Road crashes claim 11 lives in 7 dists
UNB : At least eleven people were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Faridpur, Cumilla, Gazipur, Dinajpur, Narsingdi, Chattogram and Sylhet districts...
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Lu to discuss BD-US co-op
Staff Reporter : The State Department announced that Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu will be visiting Bangladesh to...
How climate change threatens education
AFP : Record-breaking heat last month that prompted governments in Asia to close schools offers fresh evidence of how climate change is threatening the education...
David Meale named as new US envoy to BD
Diplomatic Correspondent : US President Joe Biden has nominated David Slayton Meale as the next Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh....
Economists call for incentive review, businesses seek stability
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Bank’s recent decision to raise the dollar price by Tk 7 to Tk 117 has sparked mixed reactions from economists...
Food inflation hits 15pc inflicts people: BIDS
Staff Reporter : Food inflation in the country spiked to 15 percent in December, driven primarily by soaring prices of fish and poultry chicken, according...
AMBITIOUS OUTER RING ROAD PROJECT: Promising solution to traffic jam amid ballooning cost
Special Correspondent : The Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has embarked on an ambitious endeavor to construct the Dhaka Outer Ring Road, a visionary solution...
Govt may downsize budget
Al Amin : Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government’s upcoming budget for fiscal year 2024-25 may see only a marginal increase....
JnU operates under expired syndicate
Md Abdur Rakib, JnU : Jagannath University’s Syndicate, its top policymaking body, currently operates with several members whose terms have long expired. This situation has...
PM for inclusion of public cos in stocks
UNB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed the Finance Division to take an effective step for enlisting the state-owned companies in the country’s...
Health promotion body must to reduce deaths from NCDs
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh is alarmingly witnessing a high fatality rate of about 70% from non-communicable diseases (NDCs), as recent trends indicate, prompting experts to...
Bangladesh caught in a geopolitical tug-of-war: Bangladesh maintains balance between Chinese & Indian offers
Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh faces a tough decision as both China and India express interest in financing the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project....