Saturday | January 24, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) this week sought former National Board of Revenue official Matiur Rahman’s asset statement from the revenue board, according to officials familiar with the matter. The ACC’s move...
Special Correspondent : Bangladesh is currently under mounting pressure to meet its foreign debt interest obligations amid a severe economic crisis. The increasing external debt servicing obligations are putting additional strain on the country’s...
Special Report : Payoneer, a financial services company that provides online money transfer and digital payment services to freelancers, ranked Bangladesh as the eighth largest freelancing service provider globally by number of workers in...
NN Online Report: Bangladesh should explore potential avenues for joint protection of shared GI (geographical identification) with India and put in place the legal framework to avoid tensions, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue...
NN Online Report: Firefighters brought the fire that broke out in an oil tanker on the Buriganga river in Narayanganj’s Fatullah this afternoon under control after around one and a half hours. Eight fire...
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday strongly denounced the Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements signed with India during the Prime Minister’s recent visit, terming them “against the country’s interests....
Staff Reporter : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has firmly reassured the nation that the decision to grant rail transit to India will not harm Bangladesh’s sovereignty or national interests. She said that at a...
Raises concerns over Bangladesh building reservoir with Chinese help on Teesta Special Report : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is upset after being excluded from consultations on key decisions made between India and...
Staff Reporter : Public and private commercial banks owe Tk 51,391.89 crore to state-owned institutions including TCB, BADC, and Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Additionally, foreign nationals living in Bangladesh remitted US$ 130.58 million as their...
Al Amin : Renowned American economist and Nobel laureate Robert Lucas once asserted that attracting foreign capital requires more than just cheap labor and raw materials; a country needs a conducive investment environment and...
Reza Mahmud : Recruiting agencies are reportedly facing significant hurdles in obtaining services from the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET), which is hindering the growth of manpower exports. Businesspeople from various recruiting...
Staff Reporter : Former state minister for planning, Prof Shamsul Alam, highlighted the urgent need to tackle money laundering to address the current dollar crisis in Bangladesh. Speaking at a seminar titled “Bangladesh Economy...