Eid Approaches: Salaries still unpaid
Despite the deadline passing, salaries for February remain unpaid in a quarter of RMG and some other industrial factories, while nearly half of all factories...
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Iran’s new supreme leader rejects proposals for reducing tensions
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has rejected proposals for reducing tensions or for a ceasefire with the United States that were conveyed to Tehran...
Reform Commitments: NCP accuses BNP of backtracking
The convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam has accused the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of failing to honour...
Cabinet approves move to turn budget ordinances into law
The cabinet on Tuesday approved proposals to convert two ordinances related to the supplementary budget for the 2024–25 fiscal year and the national budget for...
Dhaka, Beijing comprehensive strategic cooperative partners
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said Bangladesh and China are ‘comprehensive strategic cooperative partners’ and his country will continue to implement more...
Salahuddin seeks UK support on police reform, Rohingya crisis at Vienna bilateral meeting
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a high-level bilateral meeting with UK Home Office Minister Lord Hanson at the Vienna International Centre on the sidelines of...
US counterterrorism chief resigns over Iran war
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump’s administration to resign...
No bank counters, new notes sold costlier on footpaths
Fresh taka notes traditionally bring extra joy to Eid celebrations, particularly for children and younger family members. Distributing crisp notes among relatives is a cherished...
Top police posts see major overhaul
The government on Monday carried out a significant reshuffle in the top ranks of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Bangladesh Police, reassigning eight senior...
Skills gap looms as education budget falls
Public expenditure on education in Bangladesh has dropped to around 1.7 per cent of GDP, significantly below international recommendations, raising concerns about the country’s future...
War on Iran would end in just four days
The United States government had told Turkey through official channels that the war on Iran would only take four days, Asli Aydintasbas, a Washington-based Turkey...