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4 DIGs sent on forced retirement

Dhaka, July 29 -- The government has sent four Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) into forced retirement. The Public Security Division under the home ministry disclosed the matter in separate no... Read More


DUCSU elections on September 9

Dhaka, July 29 -- The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections are set to take place on September 9, as officially announced by the university administration. According ... Read More


City suffocates under unchecked urban growth

Dhaka, July 28 -- Once known as the city of mosques and water, Dhaka is now gasping for breath beneath the weight of unchecked urbanisation, disappearing greenery, and dying rivers, according to a new... Read More


Bangladesh renews ASEAN entry

Dhaka, July 28 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has reaffirmed Bangladesh's aspiration to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), urging Malaysia to actively support the coun... Read More


Lack of policy, PayPal access hampers freelance growth

Dhaka, July 28 -- Despite enormous potential to generate foreign currency through freelancing, Bangladesh has yet to fully tap into this growing global sector, experts have said. They believe that fr... Read More


Dhaka steps up US engagement with aviation deal

Dhaka, July 28 -- In a significant step to address its widening trade imbalance with the United States, Bangladesh has announced the purchase of 25 commercial aircraft from American aerospace manufact... Read More


Inflation continues to ease, but rice prices still a major concern: Planning Commission

Dhaka, July 28 -- Bangladesh has seen a steady decline in both headline and food inflation since December 2024, bringing the overall inflation rate closer to the government's target of 7-8per cent set... Read More


Khaled new City Bank chair

Dhaka, July 28 -- Director Hossain Khaled was elected as the new Chairman of City Bank PLC at meeting of the Board of Directors held at the bank's head office in the capital on Sunday. A sponsor dire... Read More


Milestone Tragedy

Dhaka, July 28 -- In 2011, a US Special Force helicopter unintentionally killed a number of children aged between 8 and14 in Kunar province, Afghanistan. The US general of ISAF apologized in a video m... Read More


Cautious optimism in GED report as FY26 begins

Dhaka, July 28 -- The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission has expressed cautious optimism about the state of Bangladesh's economy in the opening month of the current fiscal yea... Read More