Dhaka, July 16 -- Two more members of the family of five who suffered burns in an explosion sparked by a suspected gas leak at a house in Dhaka's Sutrapur have died, bringing the death toll from the i... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Mohammad Khaled Rahim, additional secretary at the Cabinet Division, has been appointed as the new secretary of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The Ministry of Public Administ... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Expressing grave concerns, top business leaders Tuesday suggested government's strong negotiations with the USA so that the US tariffs on 'made-in-Bangladesh' goods do not exceed the... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- US President Donald Trump said Tuesday Ukraine should not target Moscow, following a report stating that he had encouraged Kiev to escalate deep strikes into Russian territory, accor... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The government is starting its special programme in August to sell rice at Tk 15 a kg to around 5.5 million poor families across Bangladesh. This move comes as rice prices have been... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The government has suspended a total of 14 officials, mostly mid-level ones, of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for allegedly defying high-ups' directives. To this effect, the N... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chairman Prof Ali Riaz has said a referendum would be required for any future change to the caretaker- government system in the Constitution.... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), has extended an invitation to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for an inter-religious dialogue schedu... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- Despite achieving record Hilsa production in recent years, Bangladesh is witnessing a sharp decline in exports of the prized fish to India, its largest foreign market, official data ... Read More
Dhaka, July 16 -- The yield on five-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) dropped significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free ... Read More