77 club members take part to celebrate sporting excellence, fellowship and camaraderie

Women’s Health Initiative aims to expand maternal care, cancer services and health-system resilience for about 47 million women and girls from 2027 to 2031

Ten-man Tottenham salvaged a 1-1 draw against fellow strugglers Manchester United thanks to Dominic Solanke's last-gasp equaliser at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Tarique Rahman-led meeting also focuses on essential prices, market syndicates and party discipline

Anthony Gordon scored his first goal for Barcelona as the Spanish champions extended their perfect start in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Getafe on Saturday.

Colonial Bengal’s newspaper archives reveal how social stigma, child marriage and sexual violence shaped the lives of girls.

Locals caught and beat the accused before handing him over to police, says OC

Bangladesh's new renewable energy strategy faces critical implementation challenges regarding land availability, solar irrigation, and rooftop capacity.

As Washington and Beijing build rival AI blocs, Bangladesh must safeguard sovereignty without rushing into either alliance.

Gloria Steinem’s experiences in India reveal how South Asian traditions shaped American feminism, grassroots organising and transnational feminist thought.

Global exports of thermal coal are currently on track to register a second consecutive annual contraction.

IFIC Bank PLC celebrated its 50th founding anniversary with a programme, titled “Golden Jubilee Celebration”, at the IFIC Tower in Dhaka yesterday.

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has launched three dedicated country desks for investors from China, South Korea and Japan to provide faster, more targeted and effective services.

In Bangladesh, a student’s future can sometimes feel as if it hangs on a single sheet of exam results.

National Bank PLC will resume full banking services from October 15, allowing customers to withdraw money according to their needs from all its branches and ATM booths across the country.

Deli ACI Bangladesh Ltd, a joint venture between Chinese stationery maker Deli Group and ACI Bangladesh, plans to start manufacturing stationery products locally by the end of 2027.

Violence rarely ends when the bruises fade. For women and children who experience sexual or gender-based violence, the damage can follow them into classrooms, workplaces, relationships and healthcare settings.

Bangladesh could capture a share of the global halal food market, estimated at $5.2 trillion, if it adopts a comprehensive national policy and internationally accepted certification, business leaders said.

Bangladesh’s eye-care challenge extends far beyond hospital corridors.

I got my first period when I was 11. I remember being young enough to find it bewildering, but old enough to understand that something significant had happened. Today, 11 hardly seems exceptionally early.

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is considering a proposal to raise the maximum Emergency Balance (EB) limit for mobile subscribers from Tk 200 to Tk 500, but has put the proposal on hold for now to scrutinise the conditions attached to the service and ensure that customers are not adversely affected.

Her mother said educating one child, including private tuition, coaching, notebooks, food and transport, cost Tk 4,000-5,000 monthly.

India’s telecom minister said on Friday the country does not allow monopolies in any sector, pushing ​back after Elon Musk suggested billionaire Mukesh Ambani was ‌using political influence to block Starlink’s launch in the country.

A few days ago, in a lawyer’s chamber in the capital, a mother pleaded for something the law does not allow.

Ignoring the urge to urinate can seem harmless. A meeting runs late, traffic crawls, a classroom cannot be left, or the nearest toilet feels too unpleasant to use.

Over the past 25 years, Bangladesh has sharply reduced maternal and newborn deaths, expanded education and employment, and cut poverty. Yet child marriage remains a striking exception.

Following a record year in 2025, the value of global trade flows continues to rise, the United Nations said Friday.

Foodgrain distribution at subsidised rates declined in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, mainly because of a fall in open market sales (OMS), raising concerns about the impact on poverty and food security.

Islami Bank Hospital recently held a views-exchange meeting on “Cashless Payment in Healthcare Services” at the Islami Bank Foundation auditorium, in line with Bangladesh Bank’s vision of building a cashless Bangladesh.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is likely to seek time-bound measures to resolve problems in vulnerable banks and set specific targets and deadlines for domestic revenue collection as conditions for a new loan programme, according to government officials.

United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB) recently organised a promotional campaign at ShoppingBag Super Market on Chatteswari Road in Chattogram to encourage the use of Bangla QR for digital payments.

Israeli strikes killed at least five Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in two separate attacks yesterday, health officials said.

Bangladesh needs to bring more companies to the stock market and diversify corporate financing beyond bank loans to build a more balanced and resilient financial system, speakers said at a capital market conclave in Dhaka yesterday.

For Bangladesh, the latest global cancer figures carry an uncomfortable message: some cancers may begin with infections that can often be prevented, detected or treated long before a tumour appears.

Several people were wounded in an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia’s capital yesterday that forced a suspension of operations, the country’s civil aviation authority said.

The resumption of public infrastructure projects has raised hopes of a recovery among steelmakers, who have been struggling with weak demand, rising costs and financial pressure.

Prime Bank PLC has signed an agreement with Plan Medi Trip Ltd, a Bangladesh-based medical tourism facilitation startup, to provide healthcare-related benefits to the bank’s priority banking customers.

Bangladesh Bank has proposed a Tk 60,000 crore-fund every year from the national budget for the next five to eight years to make up for money plundered from banks,  said its Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman yesterday.

Tigers in Moghbazar? Doesn't sound like Moghbazar at all! But today's Moghbazar and the Moghbazar of history are unimaginably different.

BRAC Bank debit and credit cardholders will get discounts on healthcare products and laboratory tests through Arogga Limited, a Dhaka-based healthtech startup and online pharmacy.

Biman has 35 aircraft on order against its current 19-strong fleet. The scale of the expansion is significant. But the more fundamental question is whether it rests on an adequately deliberated business case.

The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) made Tk 4,316 crore in profit last year. Yet, between March and August this year, it incurred losses of around Tk 22,875 crore.

ONE Bank PLC, in partnership with United International University (UIU), has launched “Bangla QR” to promote convenient and interoperable digital payments among students and the university community.

The Nakugaon Land Port in Nalitabari, Sherpur, has yet to operate as a full-fledged port since beginning operations in 2015, despite its strategic location on the Bangladesh-India border and its potential to facilitate trade with India’s northeastern states.