US defends Trump’s Venezuela oil deal
US officials on Tuesday (Sep 1) defended President Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela, saying it would lower oil prices for Americans and counter Russian...
Today’s Newspaper
Missing Miraj was ‘with the police’
Nearly five months after Miraj Sheikh vanished from Mongla, the government maintains it has no information on his whereabouts and continues to deny that any...
Dhaka hosts Int’l Textile Expos
A four-day international textile exhibition, featuring the latest technologies, machinery, yarn, fabrics, accessories, dyes and chemicals for the textile and ready-made garment industries, began at...
National Pay Scale: Private Sector Should Also Build Capacity
The government has approved a new national pay scale that increases salaries, allowances, and pensions for government employees. It will come into effect on July...
Nigeria’s EFCC sacks 40 staff over misconduct
Nigeria’s anticorruption watchdog has dismissed more than 40 of its own employees for alleged corruption and financial misconduct over the past three years.Ola Olukoyede, the...
Adani cuts power supply to Bangladesh
Adani Power has reduced electricity dispatch from its 1,600-megawatt Godda power plant to Bangladesh during off-peak daytime hours because disruptions in coal transportation by rail...
Janata Bank, DSCC sign deal to improve services
Janata Bank PLC and Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) signed a memorandum of understanding today to facilitate banking services for citizens and support the collection...
Power cannot run on promises alone
Bangladesh is once again looking to the sun for a way out of an electricity crisis. As load shedding has become a daily reality and...
Zverev avoids upset in five-set thriller
Top seed Alexander Zverev survived a huge scare at the U.S. Open after overcoming Italian Lorenzo Sonego 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in a first-round...
Bangladesh urges calm, protection of 8m expats
Bangladesh has urged all parties involved in the ongoing tensions in the Middle East to exercise restraint, return to dialogue and pursue a diplomatic solution....
Southeast Bank joins BB’s Tk 41,000cr financing deal
Southeast Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement for a Tk.41,000 crore fund aimed at implementing the financing packages announced by Bangladesh Bank. The financing...
Zero tolerance for drugs: Putul
State Minister for Social Welfare Barrister Farzana Sharmin Putul has said drugs, corruption and unemployment are among the biggest problems in Bangladesh. “The current government...