BGB foils BSF push-in attempt
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) today said it prevented an alleged push-in attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF), after four people, including a woman and...
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Mobile data access set to expand sharply
Around 7 crore mobile phone users in Bangladesh could be brought under mobile data network coverage within the next six to 12 months, as the...
Trivedi puts people at heart of India ties
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi has called for renewed efforts to strengthen people-to-people ties between Bangladesh and India, describing such connections as the...
Pay scale set for Cabinet review
The minimum basic salary of Bangladesh’s government employees could rise to Tk 20,000 under the proposed Ninth National Pay Scale, as preparations to place the...
Shipyard closure follows deadly incident
Authorities have suspended operations at a ship recycling yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, following the deaths of nine workers in a toxic gas incident, as three...
Rohingya return remains out of reach
Bangladesh is stepping up diplomatic efforts to restart the stalled repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, nearly a decade after the 2017 influx, as Dhaka...
Imported gas availability improves
Bangladesh’s imported gas availability has improved significantly, with liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply to the national grid rising to 810 million cubic feet per day...
Nationwide protests erupt
Bangladesh’s prolonged gas shortage is increasingly disrupting everyday life, with stranded motorists, long queues at CNG stations, disrupted public transport and protests reported in several...
Bangladesh gets mixed regional ratings
Bangladesh is viewed more positively in Pakistan and Sri Lanka than in India, according to a new Pew Research Centre survey, highlighting a marked contrast...
Tanzid Hasan hits maiden Test century
Tanzid Hasan of Bangladesh created history hitting his first Test century against Australia on Australian soil. He scored his maiden century at the Marrara Cricket...
BNP accused of ‘duplicity’
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar on Friday sharply criticised the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over its stance on the recent referendum, accusing the party...