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Govt taking positive initiatives for private sector, but energy crisis remains challenge: BKMEA President

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has evaluated the new government's first six months in office, noting that while six months is not enough to f... Read More


NSDA formulating competency standards for Arabic

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) is formulating competency standards and a curriculum for Arabic language for the first time in Bangladesh to tap employment opportuni... Read More


Govt fails to deliver in 12 key areas in first six months: Jamaat

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- e-Islami on Tuesday claimed that the BNP government had failed completely in 12 key areas, including maintenance of law and order, the energy and banking sectors, controlling commodi... Read More


Two killed as truck, pickup collide in Sirajganj

Sirajganj, Aug. 18 -- Two people, including a pickup van driver, were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup in the Patdhari Bazar area of Sirajganj's Salanga early Tuesday. The d... Read More


Thousands of job seekers attend nextjobz career summit & job fest

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Thousands of job seekers gathered at the nextjobz Career Summit & Job Fest 2026 on Tuesday, where direct interviews and on-the-spot recruitment offered employment opportunities to pa... Read More


'Evening curfew' at DU women's halls: Provost Standing Committee recommends 1-hour extension

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Dhaka University's Provost Standing Committee has recommended one hour extension for daily entry at female halls of residence, as a group of female students protesting for the last m... Read More


Maruf Kamal brings forgotten political figures back to public attention: Nazrul

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister's Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan on Tuesday said veteran journalist and writer Maruf Kamal Khan has brought back to public attention many ... Read More


Foreign Minister meets Qatari finance and energy ministers in Doha

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman held separate meetings with Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, Energy Minister of Qatar, and Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Finance Minister of Qatar, in Doha ... Read More


Why Bangladesh is shifting its fiscal cycle to April-March

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The government of Bangladesh has decided to restructure the country's fiscal calendar, shifting it from the long-standing July 1-June 30 cycle to April 1-March 31 timeline. Under th... Read More


Bangladesh's gross reserves hit $37.24 billion

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Remittance inflow to Bangladesh rose 21.6 percent year-on-year to $4.74 billion in the first 48 days of the current fiscal year, while the country's gross foreign exchange reserves s... Read More