Proper utilisation of the proposed fund of Tk 100 crore in the budget for fiscal 2019-2020 is necessary for creation of new entrepreneurs for sustainability of the economy, Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) President Anwar-Ul-Alam Chowdhury (Parvez) says.

Prime Minster and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina greets the countrymen on the occasion of AL’s 70th founding anniversary saying the party along with the people would build a hunger-poverty free, happy and prosperous Sonar Bangla as dreamt by Bangabandhu.

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is coming to Bangladesh on a three-day visit starting from July 8.

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader slams BNP for its frequent warning of waging anti-government movement and calls upon it to prove the ability on the streets.

A father of an accused of rape and murder case reportedly commits suicide in Brahmanbaria.

State-run commercial and specialised banks waived interest amounting to Tk 1,198.24 crore last year, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal tells the parliament.

Malaysia says the perpetrators of violence against Myanmar's Rohingya minority must "be brought to justice", in sharp comments delivered at a normally tame regional summit.

The amount of total default loan in the country’s banks and financial institutions has increased by about Tk 43,210 crore since September 2015, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal informs parliament.

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal reveals the names of the top 300 loan defaulters in the parliament.

The paper importers of the country urge the government to fix five percent import duty in the budget from the existing 25 percent to help the local industry flourish.

An advice columnist for Elle fashion magazine said in an account published Friday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room of a New York department store more than two decades ago.

Hello dear readers! How are you doing today? Here are the news headlines so far on June 22, 2019

In a major development, hundreds of human skeletal remains have been found in a forest area behind Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH) in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur.

BNP is preparing for the seventh national council of the party, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.

Students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) returns to classes after a week following an assurance that their 16-point demand would be met.

Eminent economist and scholar Dr Akbar Ali Khan says repression against women is taking place unabatedly due to the existing the culture of impunity.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted that light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places in the country in the next 24 hours as of 9:00am tomorrow.

Only madrassa education cannot be blamed for militancy as 56 per cent of those involved in militancy are from general education background, according to a research of the police headquarters.

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has warned Pakistan of action against it if the country does not improve its counter-terror financing operations in line with an internationally agreed action plan by October.

The national Vitamin A plus campaign is underway across the country, aiming to feed Vitamin A-plus capsules to nearly 2.20 crore children aged from six months to 59 months.