Sustainable steps urgent to deal drug issues: Aminul
State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque emphasized that effective drug prevention requires science-based, sustainable, and coordinated initiatives. He made this statement while joining...
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Human trafficking requires sustained efforts: KOICA
Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Country Director Jihoon Kim on Wednesday said human trafficking remains a serious challenge that requires coordinated and sustained efforts. He...
Shirin Sharmin detained
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury to jail in connection with an attempt to murder case filed over the...
Ordinances made law as MPs pass eight bills
The Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday approved eight bills to formalise ordinances issued during the tenure of the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus, with all...
BB steps in after depositors’ protest
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday assured depositors of the five banks merged into Sammilito Islamic Bank that their funds will be returned in phases under...
‘Authoritarian shadows loom if Charter ignored’
Election analyst Badiul Alam Majumdar on Tuesday cautioned that Bangladesh could face a return to authoritarian tendencies if the political processes and institutional structures that...
‘A whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
The US President Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not accept his demands, amid a wave of bombing...
Service sector drives economy as industrial growth lags
Bangladesh recorded a total of 1.17 crore economic units in 2024, marking the slowest growth in nearly three decades, according to the final results of...
Official of Al-Arafah Islami Bank honored
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC, one of the country’s leading Shariah-based banks, has honored its officials who have served the institution for more than 25 years...
Pubali Bank launches co-branded credit card with Square Hospitals
Pubali Bank PLC, in collaboration with Square Hospitals Ltd, inaugurated a co-branded credit card on Tuesday at the auditorium of Square Hospitals Ltd in Dhaka....
Economic Census 2024 shows strong growth, rising role of SMEs
The BNP-led government’s development philosophy is rooted in data-driven planning and a people-centred economic policy, State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki said while...