BIMSTEC joins ITU dev sector
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been admitted as a sector member of the International Telecommunication Union Development...
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Police, protesters face off at Islami Bank HQ
Tensions escalated on Monday in Dhaka’s Motijheel area as protesters remained stationed outside the head office of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, while hundreds of police...
Tofail Ahmed, key figure in 1969 uprising, dies at 82
Tofail Ahmed, one of Bangladesh’s most prominent political figures and a central leader of the historic 1969 mass uprising, died on Monday afternoon while undergoing...
Tributes pour in for Manik Mia
The 57th death anniversary of renowned journalist and founding editor of The Daily Ittefaq, Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia, was observed across the country on Monday...
Fuel costs climb again
Bangladesh has increased retail fuel prices for the second time in six weeks, raising the cost of petrol and kerosene by 5 taka per litre....
May sees alarming rise in rape, child abuse
Incidents of rape increased significantly in May, while cases involving rape followed by murder tripled compared with the previous month, according to a report released...
Gig economy offers promise but challenges remain
The rapidly expanding gig economy is playing an increasingly important role in employment generation and foreign currency earnings in Bangladesh, although concerns over worker protection,...
Road death toll reaches 136 during Eid rush
Staff Reporter At least 136 people have lost their lives in road accidents across Bangladesh during the first seven days of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday period,...
PM to address press confce today
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will address a press conference on Monday to brief the public on the government’s initiatives and programmes undertaken ahead of Eid-ul-Azha....
Border deaths, push-ins back in focus
Growing concerns over border security, civilian casualties, migration management and fencing disputes are expected to feature prominently during high-level talks between the border forces of...
Death toll rises to 585 with 2 more deaths in 24 hrs
Two more children have died from measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00am on Sunday, taking the total death toll to 585 since...
