Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has purchased a further $123 million from the market as part of its efforts to stabilise the exchange rate. With the latest intervention, the central bank's total do... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has assured teachers that they will no longer need to stage street protests to realise their "fair demands", as the government is prioritis... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A total of 586 people have been killed and 1,238 injured in 597 transport accidents across Bangladesh in January, according to the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association. The grou... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Veteran investigative journalist Saleem Samad has died at the age of 74 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Saleem passed away at a hospital in Dhaka's Dhanmondi around 11:30am on... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced two men to death for the murder of Tejgaon College student Ikram Hossain Molla in 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Sabbir Faiz delivered the ve... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Two people have died and another has been injured after a speeding bus ploughed into a small passenger carrier, locally known as a "Leguna", in Dhaka's Jatrabari area while passenger... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has chaired a meeting on the long-delayed third terminal at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, with a focus on bringing the facility into o... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H Bin Abiyah has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting took place at the Cabinet Division in the Secret... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has begun attending office at the Secretariat in line with the Ramadan schedule, arriving shortly after 9am on Sunday. His Additional Press Secretary, ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Five people have been arrested over an attack on an embroidery factory in Dhaka's Adabor after workers surrounded the local police station at midnight demanding action. Adabor Polic... Read More