The graduation ceremony of the second group of primary teachers under the Training of Master Trainers in English (TMTE) project was held today at Primary Teacher’s Training Institutes in Dhaka, Gazipur, Sherpur, Jashore, Barishal, and Gopalganj.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to start its pre-budget meetings for the next fiscal year from February 6.

At least 15,807 new infections were recorded and 15 people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

No one was given indemnity in the Election Commission formation bill that was passed in the parliament today, Law Minister Anisul Huq said.

Saying that the formation of Election Commission bill will not protect the ruling Awami league, BNP today said that this law will not be acceptable to the people of the country.

Syed Ershad Ahmed has been re-elected as the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) for 2021-22 tenure.

The stock market trading started with a rising trend today.

The government hopes the US will lift sanctions on Rab if it is provided with accurate information, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told parliament yesterday.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday dismissed the 2021 Corruption Perception Index, in which Bangladesh ranked 147 out of 180, saying the report is based on wrong data.

After scrutiny, the parliamentary standing committee on the law ministry submitted its report on the “Appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022” in parliament yesterday.

Amid high infection rate of Covid-19, the ongoing 16th session of parliament is going to be shortened.

Aavishkaar Capital and German development bank KfW are set to launch the $250 million Environmental, Social and Governance First Fund to help emerging mid-capital-based businesses scale in Africa and Asia.

The Canada-Bangladesh joint working group yesterday agreed to work to strengthen bilateral commercial relations and promote trade and investment between the two countries.

A five-member probe committee has been formed to find out the reason behind the deaths of nine zebras at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur’s Sreepur.

Banks and payment service providers have been asked to prepare business continuity plan (BCP) so that their operations remain unhurt during any future economic disasters like the ongoing pandemic.

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFUI) today submitted to the High Court a report containing names of 69 Bangladeshi individuals and entities disclosed in Panama Papers and Paradise Papers as money launderers.

Eastern Bank has decided to issue its third subordinated bond, worth up to Tk 500 crore for seven years, in a bid to enhance the company's capital base.

Two youths have been arrested for raping a seventh-grade student overnight in a locked room in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, police said.

The last girder segment of the 20.1 km Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 viaduct will be installed around 11 am tomorrow.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said that the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami had appointed eight lobbyist firms so that the US stops providing aid and development assistance to Bangladesh.