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Technology reshaping microfinance in BD

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- The microfinance sector of Bangladesh- once defined by group meetings, passbooks and paper-based lending - is now undergoing a digital revolution. From BRAC to Grameen Bank and ASA,... Read More


Fazlur gets show-cause notice

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- The BNP has issued a show cause notice to its leader Advocate Fazlur Rahman seeking an explanation from him within the next 24 hours why disciplinary actions shall not be taken for m... Read More


Wage board, 2 day holiday for journos

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- Dhaka reporters Unity (DRU) have demanded the implementation of nine wage board and formation of the 10th wage board immediately. In a statement on Sunday signed by DRU president Ab... Read More


EC begins hearings on demarcation disputes in Khulna, Barisal, Chattogram constituencies

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- As part of preparations for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, the Election Commission (EC) today entered its second day of hearings on demarcation objections related to const... Read More


Home Adviser announces bounty for recovery of looted firearms

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has announced bounty for providing information leading to the recovery of the looted firearms after August 5 last ye... Read More


Fair election is of essence to re-establish democracy: Moin khan

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moin Khan today said a fair election is necessary to re-establish democracy in the current situation of the coun... Read More


BNP Leader Murder in Narail: Life Terms for 6, Awami League Leader among Convicted; 21 Acquitted

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- A Dhaka tribunal has sentenced six people, including a local Awami League leader, to life imprisonment in the murder case of Office Secretary of Narail's Kalia upazila unit of BNP, M... Read More


Court Accepts Charges Against 39 Individuals, Including Chinmoy Das, in Advocate Alif Murder Case

Dhaka, Aug. 25 -- A Chattogram court has accepted the chargesheet in the murder case of lawyer Advocate Saiful Islam Alif, implicating 39 individuals including spokesperson for the Sanatani Jagaran Jo... Read More


Ishaq Dar Claims 1971 Bangladesh Issue Was Resolved Twice

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that unresolved issues between Bangladesh and Pakistan stemming from the 1971 Liberation War have already bee... Read More


Bangladesh, Afghanistan series right after Asia Cup

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh will barely have time to pause after the Asia Cup. The Tigers are set to face Afghanistan in a white-ball series in the UAE in early October - three T20s followed by thre... Read More