A gruesome daylight killing in Old Dhaka has reignited tensions in the country's fractured political landscape, with parties scrambling to weaponise the fallout ahead of a possible general election.

সংগঠনটি বলছে, আইনি ব্যবস্থা না নেওয়ায় টিকেটের মূল্য ক্রমাগত বাড়ছে এবং শ্রমিক ও যাত্রীদের নাগালের বাইরে চলে যাচ্ছে। ...

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.

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 ...

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' ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) experienced a robust performance in the past week, with market capitalisation surging by Tk10,740 crore, despite lingering concerns over a proposed 35% reciprocal tariff ...

Despite the absence of any price-sensitive information, the sudden rise in Regent Textile’s share price has surprised market insiders ...