Friday | January 30, 2026 | Dhaka
Staff Reporter : Agricultural credit growth is gaining momentum, with banks disbursing approximately 50.57 per cent, or Tk 19,215 crore, during the first seven months of the current fiscal year FY2024-25, which is expected...
Staff Reporter : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has reaffirmed the agency’s steadfast support for over one million Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, stressing the urgent need to create conditions for...
Staff Reporter : Two units of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur have resumed electricity generation, supplying 240-250 megawatts per day to the national grid. The plant, with a total capacity of 525...
Staff Reporter : Allegations have emerged against several importers, accusing them of stockpiling imported goods at Chittagong Port to create artificial scarcity and drive up market prices ahead of the holy month of Ramadan....
Staff Reporter : The government has decided to remove the name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the “Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre” and the “Bangabandhu Science and Technology Fellowship Trust Act,” according...
Staff Reporter : The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is set to present a highly anticipated fact-finding report on the human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of...
Staff Reporter : Professor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar of the Department of International Relations at Dhaka University is set to become the Education Adviser of the interim government. He is scheduled to take the oath...
Staff Reporter : Moinul Islam Chowdhury, head of the commission investigating enforced disappearances, has disclosed that an inquiry is currently underway to determine the whereabouts of 330 individuals who were “forcibly disappeared” during the...
Staff Reporter : The central bank has decided to relax the daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks, giving them some breathing space amid persisting liquidity tightness, officials said. Under the decision,...
Staff Reporter : Nahid Islam, convener of the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), on Tuesday called for a swift trial of the oppression and violence that occurred during the July mass uprising, emphasising...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) has seen a notable improvement, bolstered by a strong foreign savings position, removing the need to seek external loans through undue dependence, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan...
Staff Reporter : The European Commission has announced an allocation of €76 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by major crises in South and Southeast Asia. A significant portion of this funding,...