Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The government has issued ordinances amending the relevant laws to repeal clauses that allowed the use of party symbols in local government elections. The ordinances were issued on ... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Sustainability is no longer an add-on; it is today an economic and ecological imperative. In Bangladesh, transformation is underway: from green start-ups to ready-made garments, from... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Climate change is an existential threat to mankind, particularly to affected states. Among other options, Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly recognised as vital to address... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department said. The agency said the "vast majority" ... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- Pathao, one of the country's leading ride-sharing platforms, has rolled out a new feature called Pathao Connect, designed to make offline rides safer and more reliable for users, acc... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The High Court issued a rule on Monday, asking the relevant authorities to explain why the 1.0-percent surcharge collected from mobile-phone users to fund the construction of the Pad... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slashed rice import duty from the usual 63.25 per cent to nearly zero, requiring traders with Food Ministry approval to pay only a 2 per cent ... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- A Hamas source said Monday that the movement delivered a positive response to an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. The response came after internal consultations hel... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- US President Donald Trump said Monday that he called Russian President Vladimir Putin and began the arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volo... Read More
Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- A leading energy think-tank has raised doubts over whether Bangladesh can rapidly scale up rooftop solar capacity to 3,000 megawatts (MW) by December this year, citing limited instit... Read More