Economy at a crossroads: Experts
Staff Reporter : The economy of the country is at a crossroads, said experts at a roundtable discussion at the ICAB council hall in the capital on Wednesday. They stressed the need for adoption...
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Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia to elevate ties to a higher level
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday agreed to take the existing excellent bilateral relations to a higher level. This was expressed when President of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of...
What the US State Department said regarding those arrested in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka : The United States has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure a fair and transparent legal process for all arrested individuals. It also called on the Bangladesh government to allow opposition...
Govt eyes hiking power price
Special Correspondent : The demand for electricity is increasing in line with population growth and housing in the country. Electricity prices have been increased more than hundred times though the number of power plants...
Take stern action against graft, reform financial sector: President tells newly elected MPs
UNB, Dhaka : President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged all concerned to take stern actions against corruption alongside reforming the financial sector. “Uncertainty is increasing in the global economy due to geopolitical instability. In...
Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan to 10 years for revealing state secrets
UNB, ISLAMABAD : A Pakistani court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and one of his party deputies to 10 years in prison each, after finding them guilty of revealing official secrets....
US senators’ letter in support of Dr. Yunus shows lack of respect for the office of PM of an independent nation: Congress of Bangladeshi Americans
UNB, Dhaka : The Congress of Bangladeshi Americans have encouraged US senators not to take the side of Nobel laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, and instead support employees “deprived of their legal and financial rights.”...
Fire at bank in Dhaka’s Gulistan extinguished
UNB, Dhaka : A fire that broke out in a private bank branch, housed in a four-storey building, on Nawabpur Road in Dhaka’s Gulistan early today was extinguished after over one hour. Anwarul Islam,...
PM meets independent MPs: World must find end to Rohingya crisis: Hasina
UNB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the international community to think about a solution of the Rohingya crisis so the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals could return to their homeland and live...
GM Quader made opposition leader in JS, Anisul Islam deputy
UNB, Dhaka : Ghulam Muhammad Quader, chairman of the Jatiya Party, has been made Leader of the Opposition in parliament while Anisul Islam Mahmud as deputy leader of the opposition. The parliament secretariat issued...