Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Stocks open lower at DSE, CSE

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh's stock markets opened on Wednesday with a downtrend, as indices in both Dhaka and Chattogram exchanges declined in the first hour of trading amid price fall of most compa... Read More


104 fishermen arrested for illegal hilsa fishing

Khulna, Oct. 22 -- Members of the Bangladesh Naval has detained 104 fishermen for illegally catching mother hilsa in the Bay of Bengal as a 22-day ban has been in place, with effect from October 4. B... Read More


Bangladesh delegation visits Algeria to strengthen cooperation

, Oct. 21 -- A business delegation from Bangladesh's maritime and shipbuilding industry has visited the Bangladesh Embassy in Algiers on Monday and met with Md. Najmul Huda, Ambassador of Bangladesh t... Read More


Police constable dies in Sylhet road crash

, Oct. 21 -- A police constable was killed in a road accident involving a private car and a motorcycle near the Fenchuganj Bridge ferry terminal in Sylhet on Tuesday night. The deceased was identifie... Read More


Bangladeshis' Qatar visa restriction claim baseless: Ministry

, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has dismissed as baseless and misleading the recent social media posts claiming that Qatar has stopped issuing visas for Bangl... Read More


Two killed in M'singh road crash

Mymensingh, Oct. 21 -- A trucker and his assistant were killed when a truck slammed into another from behind on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal upazila of Mymensingh district on Tuesday morning. ... Read More


Toxic harvest: Food safety slipping away in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- With toxic pesticides and chemical fertilisers saturating its farmlands, Bangladesh faces a growing public health crisis as food safety slips further out of reach. Although these ag... Read More


Early winter vegetable cultivation gains momentum across Khulna division

Khulna, Oct. 21 -- Farmers across four districts in the Khulna division have started cultivating winter vegetables for the Rabi season, with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), setting a t... Read More


Woman killed, three family members injured in Meherpur road accident

, Oct. 21 -- A woman was killed and three of her family members were injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased was identified a... Read More


Govt forms taskforce for national spatial planning

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has formed a nine-member taskforce comprising prominent urban planners and academics to provide recommendations for integrating spatial planning into the country's ove... Read More