4 Bangladeshis killed in KSA road crash
Four Bangladeshi expatriates from Sylhet were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia while travelling from Taif to Jeddah on Monday night. The accident...
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Gold price surge lifts BB’s reserve value
The financial value of gold held in Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserves increased by Tk 2,422.52 crore in the 2025-26 fiscal year as global gold prices...
104-year-old Nur sent to jail
A Dhaka court has sent 104-year-old Md. Nur Muhammad to jail in a double-murder case stemming from a robbery at a jewellery shop in Kishoreganj...
Stop arrests over anti-govt views: Rizvi
BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for an end to the practice of arresting people merely for...
Anu warns of risks in DP world port deal
Economist Professor Anu Muhammad has accused successive Bangladeshi governments of using a “lack of capacity” argument for 54 years to justify foreign takeovers of national...
Nearly 40m people can’t read
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has stressed the need to strengthen non-formal education to bring nearly 40 million people who remain...
US sanctions put Iran’s students in peril
US sanctions have disrupted English proficiency testing in Iran, threatening the overseas study plans of thousands of Iranian students who can no longer sit for...
Where does BD export rice?
Saudi Arabia and the United States are among the leading destinations for Bangladeshi milled rice. In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported around 1,643 tonnes of rice...
Govt cuts aromatic rice export quota by 50pc
The government has cut the approved quota for aromatic rice exports by 50% to maintain normal rice supplies in the domestic market, ensure food security...
Aziz Khan drops off Forbes list
Muhammad Aziz Khan, a businessman of Bangladeshi origin and chairman of Summit Group, has been dropped off Forbes’ list of Singapore’s 50 richest people after...
Focus must be given to urban planning
Dr. Abdul Moyeen Khan, Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, has called for prioritizing the needs of the poor and marginalized communities in...