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Ballots, Battles, and Bedlam!

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- As the 2025 Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections approach, leaders and activists from Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatradal and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir ha... Read More


US Air Force gets first Bangladeshi Brig Gen

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Shariful M Khan has made history as the first Bangladeshi-born American to be promoted to brigadier general in the United States Air Force. The promotion ceremony took place on 20 A... Read More


No PR system, no govt pressure ahead of polls

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said "If pressure comes, I will resign. I will not remain in this chair." While speaking at a views-exchange meeting with election ... Read More


Dhaka stocks rebound after two-week slump

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Dhaka stocks rose last week, rebounding from a two-week losing streak, while the turnover also increased, reflecting higher investor activity. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the D... Read More


Mongla Port introduces LCL cargo handling

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Mongla Port authority has introduced the long-awaited Less-than-Container Load (LCL) cargo handling system, opening new opportunities for both small and large-scale importers and exp... Read More


VAT on bread, biscuits a 'national embarrassment' Industry slams

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The Bangladesh Auto Biscuits and Bread Manufacturers Association (BABBMA) has called the imposition of an additional VAT on bread and biscuits - a staple food for laborers and studen... Read More


Why outbound reform is key to stronger remittances

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh is rightly celebrated as one of the world's largest recipients of remittances, with inflows projected to exceed $30 billion by 2025. These transfers sustain household con... Read More


'Incomplete pry edu to create unskilled population'

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : Emphasising the need to enhance the equality of primary education, Primary and Mass Education Advisor Prof. Dr. Bidhan Ranjon Roy Poddar on Saturda... Read More


JCD convener arrested

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : The members of RAB have arrested Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) of Itna upazila convenor Azadur Rahman Sujan (28) , in a case related to the attack... Read More


The human cost of tea

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Hundreds of tea workers, the majority of them women, continue to endure hardship in their struggle for basic human rights and fair wages. Despite the existence of protective labour l... Read More