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Planning Adviser provides overview on govt's reform initiatives, hits and misses

, Dec. 1 -- Bangladesh's Planning Adviser on Monday underscored the huge scale of reforms undertaken by the interim government across multiple sectors, ranging from public broadcasting and civil admin... Read More


Bac Ninh aims to have 15 private firms in Vietnam's Top 500 enterprises

Bac Ninh, Dec. 1 -- The northern province of Bac Ninh is accelerating efforts to expand and modernise its private sector, targeting 85,000 enterprises by 2030 while developing a high-quality pool of e... Read More


22 non-cadre officials get promotions

, Dec. 1 -- The government has promoted 22 administrative officers (AOs) and personal officers (POs) to the post of non-cadre Assistant Secretary. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notifica... Read More


AmCham dialogue stresses urgent reforms to boost investment competitiveness

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) hosted a high-level dialogue, calling for immediate and sustained government-private sector collaboration to enhance the countr... Read More


Cyclone Ditwa: Bangladesh to send relief, rescue team to Sri Lanka on Dec 3

, Dec. 1 -- The interim government has decided to send relief materials and a rescue team to Sri Lanka on December 3 as the death toll from devastating floods and mudslides in the South Asian nation h... Read More


NBR makes digital bond management mandatory from 2026

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made the use of the Customs Bond Management System (CBMS) compulsory for all bonded warehouse licence-holding export-oriented industries from J... Read More


'Eight-party alliance' fighting for people's victory: Jamaat Ameer

Khulna, Dec. 1 -- Jamaat Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said on Monday that the 'eight-party alliance' does not want victory only for itself, but for the 180 million people of Bangladesh. "We want to keep ... Read More


Party leader meets Lao NA Chairman in Vientiane

Vientiane, Dec. 1 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam met with Lao National Assembly (NA) Chairman Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on December 1. ... Read More


Top legislator calls for stronger discipline among NA Party Organisation

Hanoi, Dec. 1 -- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man chaired the second session of the NA Party Committee for the 2025-2030 tenure on December 1, stressing the need to work on the issues ag... Read More


BJP tightens grip in Bihar as Prem Kumar set for Speaker's chair

Patna, Dec. 1 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Gaya City MLA Dr. Prem Kumar is set to become the Speaker of the 18th Bihar Legislative Assembly, which commenced on Monday with the swe... Read More