$800m FDI announced for Laldia Port expansion
Staff Reporter : Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), announced on Thursday that an $800 million investment...
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ADB reaffirms support to BD’s reform drive
Staff Reporter : As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from Least Developed Country status, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reaffirmed its strong commitment to the...
Hamid’s escape sparks calls for Home Adviser’s resignation
Staff Reporter : The National Citizen Party (NCP) and Gono Odhikar Parishad have demanded resignation of interim Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam...
Airstrikes push India-Pakistan to brink
Diplomatic Correspondent : Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated dramatically early Wednesday morning as India launched coordinated air and missile strikes on nine locations within...
Warm reception to Khaleda: Tarique thanks countrymen
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman has expressed heartfelt gratitude to the thousands of party leaders, activists, and members of the public who...
Market crashes as regional tensions rise
Staff Reporter : Dhaka stocks experienced their steepest decline in more than four years on Wednesday, as escalating geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan sparked...
UAE eases visa curbs, eyes investment in Bangladesh
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday expressed gratitude to the United Arab Emirates for its significant steps towards reinstating visa...
Outlook positive as reserves grow
Staff Reporter : The General Economics Division (GED) of Bangladesh’s Planning Commission has projected a gradual economic recovery, driven by improving export performance, rising remittance...
123 Pushed In
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has expressed deep concern over reports that India’s Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 123 individuals across the border into Bangladesh,...
ECNEC okays 9 projects, focus on flood recovery
Staff Reporter : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved nine development projects with a combined estimated cost of BDT 3,756.20...
Human Development Index: Though up a notch, BD still stuck in ‘medium’ category
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has advanced one position to rank 130th out of 193 countries in the 2023 Human Development Index (HDI), according to the...
Govt redirects gas from power sector to industry
Staff Reporter : In a strategic move to address the ongoing industrial gas crisis, the Bangladeshi government has decided to cut gas supply to the...