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Ctg customs revenue up 11% in 8 months of FY25

, March 19 -- Despite political instability, Chattogram Customs House, the country's largest customs station, has collected Tk 48,271 crore in revenue in eight months of the fiscal year 24-25, showing... Read More


18 Bangladeshis return home from Myanmar scam centre

Dhaka, March 19 -- Eighteen Bangladeshis, who were victims of human trafficking and imprisoned in a scam centre in Myanmar, returned home early Wednesday. A Thai Airways flight carrying them landed a... Read More


Bangladesh imposes seasonal fishing ban to protect marine stocks

Dhaka, March 19 -- The Bangladesh government has imposed a seasonal fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal and riverine water bodies to protect marine biodiversity, ensure safe breeding and sustain fish sto... Read More


EU providing EUR 2 million to support those injured in 2024 uprising in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 19 -- The European Union (EU) on Wednesday launched a project to support around 8,000 individuals severely affected by the violence and disruption which occurred in the context of the Jul... Read More


Some quarters spreading false information about Bangladesh: Foreign Adviser tells visiting US Senator

Dhaka, March 19 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, during his meeting with US Senator Gary C. Peters on Tuesday, asserted that some quarters, both home and abroad, are spreading misinformat... Read More


'Rapist' snatched by mob from police custody in Khilkhet, beaten

, March 19 -- A suspected rapist was beaten severely by a mob after being snatched from a police vehicle in Dhaka's Khilkhet area on Tuesday night. Seven to eight police personnel including Khilkhet ... Read More


Govt extends term of Enforced Disappearances Commission by 3.5 months

Dhaka, March 18 -- The government on Tuesday extended the term of the Enforced Disappearances Inquiry Commission by another three and a half months. The commission, formed to investigate the enforced... Read More


Fahmida Faiza joins FIA as first Bangladeshi

Dhaka, March 18 -- Fahmida Faiza has become the first Bangladeshi representative for the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of world motorsport, in its 120-year histor... Read More


CA Yunus invites Qatari businesses to invest in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 18 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday stressed the need for a deepening trade and investment relationship with Qatar. He invited Qatari businesspeople to invest in Banglades... Read More


JU expels 289 students, suspends 9 teachers over July uprising attacks

Bangladesh, March 18 -- Jahangirnagar University has expelled 289 students for allegedly attacking fellow students during the July protests and suspended nine teachers for directly supporting police a... Read More