Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- The board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has decided to increase the bank's authorized capital fivefold, raising it from the existing Tk 2,000 crore to Tk 10,000 crore. T... Read More
Savar, Nov. 5 -- Garment workers in Savar and Ashulia staged demonstrations on Thursday, demanding justice for a fellow worker who died after being injured in an attack in Gazipur. Witnesses said wor... Read More
Khulna, Nov. 5 -- A fish enclosure owner was shot to death by unidentified assailants in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Tarikul Islam, 35, son of Abdu... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Bangladesh is facing a growing subsidy burden from its reliance on imported LNG, with the government having to provide over Tk 60 in subsidy for every cubic metre of gas when imported... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday sent The Daily Observer Editor Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury to jail in a murder case linked to the July 2024 mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sarah Fa... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Amir Jangoo's unbeaten 111 and debutant Kevin Wickham's 61 took West Indies from 27 for three to 235 for four when bad light ended the first day of the second Test against Bangladesh ... Read More
Khulna, Nov. 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday urged children and adolescents to excel not only in their studies but also in sports, arts and culture, saying they would have to build a st... Read More
, Nov. 5 -- Referring to the existing extradition treaty with India, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Thursday said they want former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who now faces the ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Police recovered 20 crude bombs, 41 torch sticks, around 2 litres of kerosene and several sheets of polystyrene during a drive in the Paikpara Ansar Camp area in Mirpur of the capital... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Seven more people died of dengue and 1,596 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Thursday. With the latest fatalities, the country's d... Read More