Before the internet became widely accessible, entertainment in rural Bangladesh didn’t come from streaming services or social media—it came from small ‘memory load shops’ set up along market sidewalks ...

Women’s Day, a documentary produced by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs will be screened, followed by two films - 'Deepak Kumar Goswami Speaking' and 'Bishad Shindhu' ...

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The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a leader of the Awami Swechasebak League to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after detaining him for his alleged illegal entry into India ...

Eastern Bank, a private sector lender, has revised its earlier decision to raise Tk800 crore by issuing a zero-coupon bond, instead of a floating-rate bond, for a tenure of seven years.

The State Department began firing more than 1,350 US-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a ...

Part memoir, part critique, Afsan Chowdhury’s sweeping reflection on Bangladeshi media interrogates power, censorship, and the digital age, urging readers to see journalism as a struggle over class ...

A man was injured after a group of unidentified men allegedly fired shots in a real estate office in Pallabi in the capital during an attempt to extort Tk5 crore. The incident occurred around 5:00pm ...

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has fled the country following the July uprising, but her oppressive system remains in place, National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain said ...

The accused Billal Hossain, a vegetable vendor in Bishnupur Union, was produced before Judicial Magistrate Shahadatul Hasan Al Murad's court, where he gave a confessional statement ...

Sustainability campaigners and industry leaders emphasised the critical role of sustainability in industry in achieving long-term inclusive growth and resilience in Bangladesh. At the second edition ...

National Consensus Commission (NCC) member Badiul Alam Majumdar today said the commission is working to ensure that autocratic regime does not return to the country. "We have presented a set of ...