World Bank to provide loan for Dhaka’s beautification: Kamal

The World Bank will provide a loan to make Dhaka a more livable city by removing encroachment from the surrounding rivers, said Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today (November 13, 2022).
13 November 2022, 11:09 AM

Joy gives deposition before court over ‘plot to kill him’

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT affairs adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, narrated before a Dhaka court today how journalist Shafik Rehman and four others “plotted to kill him”.
13 November 2022, 09:22 AM

Duronto Biplob was murdered, say doctors

Awami League leader Duronto Biplob, whose body was found in the Buriganga river on Saturday, was murdered, doctors said after conducting autopsy.
13 November 2022, 08:39 AM

Dead body of Central Awami League Leader, Duronto Biplob, found in Buriganga

The body found floating in the Buriganga river in Narayanganj’s Fatullah has been identified as Duronto Biplob (51).
13 November 2022, 06:33 AM

Gold becomes Tk 2,333 a bhori costlier

The jewellers have decided to increase gold prices by Tk 2,333 per bhori from tomorrow.
12 November 2022, 15:39 PM

MasterCard prepaid card launched for RMG wage payment

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and MasterCard today launched co-branded credit cards for the BGMEA members and prepaid cards for more than 4.5 million garment workers.
12 November 2022, 15:20 PM

Operators asked to bring proper ‘data without expiry’ packages

Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), today directed the telecom operators to provide people with proper ‘data without expiry’ packages.
12 November 2022, 15:00 PM

SAFF champions receive grand reception

Bangladesh national women's football team were given a grand reception by their official sponsor, Dhaka Bank Limited, at the Independent University (IUB) campus in Dhaka on Tuesday to mark their maiden SAFF Championship triumph.
12 November 2022, 14:13 PM

Proper utilisation of credit guarantee scheme inevitable for revival of CMSMEs

Proper utilisation of the credit guarantee scheme is inevitable for the revival of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs), said Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Abu Farah Md Nasser today.
12 November 2022, 11:04 AM

SAFF U-15 Women's title slips away from hosts

Bangladesh failed to regain the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title after Joynob Bibi Rita squandered a last-gasp penalty in a 1-1 draw with Nepal in the final group-stage game at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Motafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Friday.
11 November 2022, 14:39 PM

Forex reserves should be utilised: PM

The country’s forex reserves should not be left intact, it has to be utilised, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said.
11 November 2022, 12:45 PM

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions to hit all-time high: Scientists at COP27

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change, are on track to rise one percent in 2022 to reach an all-time high, scientists said Friday at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.
11 November 2022, 09:27 AM

Go to village and cultivate land, PM tells Jubo League men

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the Jubo League leaders and activists to go village and cultivate the arable land.
11 November 2022, 08:41 AM

KUET student dies falling off a train in Joypurhat

A student of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) died early today after being crushed under the wheels of a train in Joypurhat.
11 November 2022, 07:18 AM

Bus-minibus strike ahead of Faridpur BNP rally: Commuters left in the lurch

Commuters have been suffering following the 38-hour bus-minibus strike since this morning ahead of a BNP divisional rally scheduled to be held in Faridpur tomorrow.
11 November 2022, 05:50 AM

Twitter losing $4m a day, Musk warns of bankruptcy

Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. privacy regulator and the exit of the company's trust and safety leader.
11 November 2022, 05:15 AM

Jubo League grand rally: Which roads to avoid today

Jubo League, ruling Awami League’s youth wing, is all set to hold a mammoth rally in the capital today.
11 November 2022, 04:59 AM

Solve dollar crisis fast for sake of garment sector: BGMEA

The apparel industry and other major export sectors of Bangladesh are being left with unsold products due to reduced buying orders from abroad, according to various businesspeople.
10 November 2022, 16:05 PM

Padma enter Qualifiers alongside Chattogram, Barishal

Monarch Padma booked their place in the Qualifiers of Hockey Champions Trophy with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Saif Power Group Khulna at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Thursday.
10 November 2022, 15:39 PM

Start negotiation for Japan, Bangladesh FTA soon: envoy

The negotiation between Bangladesh and Japan for signing a free trade agreement (FTA) or an economic partnership agreement (EPA) should start as soon as possible, Japanese Ambassador ITO Naoki said today.
10 November 2022, 14:50 PM