Dhaka joins global protest against Israel
Bangladesh joined a mass diplomatic walkout at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began addressing the 81st session,...
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3-R route to economic recovery outlined
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has explained his three-pronged strategy of recovery, restoration and reconstruction to rebuild Bangladesh’s economy, pledging to create jobs, expand industries, attract...
Fuel price hike further pushes up prices of essentials
Essential commodity prices experienced a fresh upward surge across the capital’s kitchen markets on Friday, as traders passed the burden of higher transportation costs triggered...
‘People around world want peace, not war’
BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed on Friday praised Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s address to the 81st session of the United Nations General...
Am I stupid or is this mind: Tama Mirza
Popular Dhallywood actress Tama Mirza, who is at the peak of her career with one hit movie after another and successful work on OTT platforms,...
3 govts, one evolving Biman fleet strategy
Bangladesh has signed an agreement with Boeing to purchase 11 additional aircraft, taking Biman Bangladesh Airlines’ Boeing order book to 25 aircraft and marking another...
Ishwardi’s traditional pottery industry disappearing
Ishwardi’s traditional pottery industry is as changing consumer preferences, rising costs and falling demand push potters away from their ancestral profession. Once, the pottery neighbourhoods...
Gets initial nod from Bangladesh Bank
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday issued letters of intent (LoIs) to five proposed digital banks, allowing them to begin preparations for launching fully online banking...
Court blocks Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS, NOW, Politico
Federal Judge Timothy Kelly has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate CNN, MS, NOW and Politico’s access to the White House after they were...
331 rape cases recorded this year
A total of 1,919 incidents of violence against women and girl children were recorded across Bangladesh in the first eight months of this year, including...
ACC okays graft cases against Nizam, Farida Yasmin
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved separate cases against former Bangladesh Pratidin editor Naim Nizam and his wife, former reserved-seat lawmaker Farida Yasmin, over allegations...
BD shuts door on Indian hilsa imports
The import of hilsa from India through the Benapole land port has been suspended after the Department of Fisheries cancelled 103 no-objection certificates (NOCs), leaving...