In another show of the growing strength of Bangladesh’s economy, the government might give loans to the Maldives after the Island nation sought funds.

With Bangladesh passing 50 years of its independence, it aspires to become an upper-middle income country 10 years from now, and a developed nation by 2041. In his keynote at the conclusion of the three-day Annual BIDS Conference on Development, Economist Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud says these are inspirational goals and suggests caution when crossing the pathways through which, by trial and error, the country shall reach there.

Two people were killed and three others injured after a microbus hit an autorickshaw on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid Land Port Highway in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj this afternoon.

At least 32 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Developing countries like Bangladesh can take advantage of the apparel industry as an indirect launching platform to help women transition from jobs to careers and to bring more women into the labour markets by adopting complementary policies, experts said.

Members of Rapid Action Battalion during a drive arrested five robbers of a gang including its ringleader from the Galachipa Ferry Terminal area of Patuakhali early today.

Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) has been declared closed till December 13.

A government-led quarter is involved in a conspiracy to ruin the Chattogram Hill Tracts Peace Accord, said Santu Larma yesterday.

A 12-kg cylinder of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will now cost Tk 85 less at Tk 1,228 from private operators after the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission yesterday adjusted the price in line with the international market.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the members of the Bangladesh Armed Forces to work as “frontline soldiers” to implement the Perspective Plan 2041 to make Bangladesh a developed country.

Pakistan today launched an undeclared full-scale war on India. Pakistan made air strikes on a number of airfields in the western region of India and began shelling several places. Immediately,

Even though they had no disabilities at birth, two sisters, namely Supriya Sinha, 22, and Priyanti Sinha, 19, lost motor function in their hands when they were in school. Presently, they are living with their family in a rented house in Magura area of Moulvibazar’s Kulaura municipal town.

Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla is likely to arrive in Dhaka on December 7 on a two-day visit.

Six power distribution companies have so far filed a total of 21,838 cases against customers for non-payment of outstanding electricity bills while the total arrears against these cases is Tk 594.16 crore.

Bangladesh has suspended on-arrival visas for passengers coming from outside of the country to contain the new Covid-19 variant Omicron.

The High Court today directed the Dhaka University authorities to reinstate Sabnam Jahan, a faculty member of its management department, to the post of associate professor with all relevant facilities.

The High Court today confirmed the death sentence of two convicts, upheld the life imprisonment of one, and acquitted two others in a case filed for the rape and murder of a child, Tania Akhter, in Narayanganj, 22 years ago.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen today said passengers arriving from South Africa must undergo a compulsory quarantine period of 14 days.

The government will launch a long-term project on the supply of drinking water across the country through the use of internal sources of water, said LGRD Minister Md Tazul Islam today.

Health Minister Zahid Maleque today said the number of Covid-19 testing labs will be increased if the number of passengers at Dhaka airport go up.