Wednesday | January 28, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced its opposition to the proposal to shorten the terms of the President and Parliament from five years to four, a reform suggested by the National Consensus Commission...
Staff Reporter : Banks in Bangladesh disbursed Tk 24,860 crore in agricultural loans during the July-March period of the 2024-25 financial year, achieving 65.42 per cent of the total disbursement target for FY25, according...
Staff Reporter : A blackout swept across 21 districts in the southern region of Bangladesh on Saturday due to a technical issue in the national power grid. “The blackout began at 5:48pm,” said Mohammad...
Farrukh Khosru : The third quarter of FY2025 (January-March 2025) presented a relatively stable period for Bangladesh’s power and energy sector, marked by steady electricity supply, particularly during Ramadan, and modest improvements in sectoral...
Staff Reporter : Muhammad Fayzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources, has stated that efforts are underway to keep load shedding at a limited and manageable level during...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s readymade garment (RMG) exports recorded remarkable growth during January-February 2025, rising by 36.99 per cent, supported by a strong 39.02 per cent increase in shipment volume. However, a 1.46 per...
News Desk : More than two hundred thousand people from all walks of life gathered at St Peter’s Square and its surrounding areas on Saturday morning to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis...
Staff Reporter : Teachers and staff of private educational institutions under the Monthly Payment Order (MPO) system are set to receive 50 percent of their basic salaries as a festival allowance during the upcoming...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has achieved a significant diplomatic milestone by being elected to the governing councils of two key regional institutions under the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is considering introducing a system to account its officers for skipping any business entity without enlisting that in the Value Added Tax (VAT) net.The existing...
Staff Reporter : The disbursement of the fourth and fifth instalments of Bangladesh’s $4.7 billion loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now depends on the government’s willingness to allow the US dollar...
News Desk : Armed police and soldiers intensified operations in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday, conducting searches in homes and forests for suspected militants following a deadly attack that claimed the lives of 26 men...