NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 22: A total of 12 panels are contesting in the upcoming Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall union elections, scheduled for Oct 12. The EC announced the primary candidatures after scrutiny on Monday. A total of...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Setting up new election infrastructures is estimated to cost Tk 4.65 billion under an Election Commission scheme for constructing 46 new server stations and regional, district and upazila offices. With national elections ahead for transition from the current post-uprising stand-in...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Despite various initiatives taken by the interim government, the prices of air tickets to several international destinations, including Saudi Arabia, have surged again after a brief decline, according to travel agencies and passengers. The abnormal rise in prices is attributed...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
BEXIMCO Zero Coupon Bond holders have started panicking over the future of their investments, as the issuer missed this month's due date for interest payment and investors have yet to receive the money.The trustee of the debt instrument, Sandhani Life...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-09-23 00:00:00
Finally, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have given formal recognition to the state of Palestine on Sunday, September 21. The three staunch supporters of Israel-they still are-have decided to accept the Palestinian people's right to statehood. So, what prompted...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 21: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has decided to hand over 30 luxury vehicles, imported by former ministers and members of parliament (MPs) under duty-free facilities, to the government after two failed attempts to sell those at...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
Multi-donor-funded Dhaka metro-rail southern-route project is put on the backburner as the post-uprising government culled some previously conceived megaprojects under reset development priorities to make the most of scant resources, officials say. Put on hold is the proposed Dhaka Mass...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
A synchronized special government drive is being launched for speedy settlement of top 100 cases of state-owned banks, insurance companies, financial institutions and regulatory bodies to recover some Tk 380 billion.Officials have said the Ministry of Finance has made the...
Ismail Hossain | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
The second attempt to execute Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited's (BTCL) Switching and Transmission Network (STN) project is on the verge of failure amid serious allegations of irregularities and arbitrary decisions during the tender process.The project, aimed at improving digital connectivity...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
The committee formed after the fall of the previous government to probe stock market frauds has shed light on shortcomings in the securities rules, which seemed to have protected manipulators instead of investors.The most obvious outcome is the legal challenges...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
For the sixth time, America has used its veto power in Security Council to oppose an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. On previous occasions when veto power was used by America only its blind support for Israel was seen as the...
Neil Ray | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
Old habits die hard. A section of the bungling bureaucracy inherits this element much like people naturally inheriting the deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) from their ancestors. Or, how could the public administration ministry submit a proposal for purchasing luxury cars for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-09-22 00:00:00
Repeated warnings by medical scientists and numerous studies conducted both by international as well as local research bodies have more than once come up with stark reminders against the dangers of improper, excessive and non-prescribed use and over-the-counter (OTC) sale...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
Spadework for the much-hyped bifurcation of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) picks speed as the government decides to make the reform progress before the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) next month.As...
MD. MOIN UDDIN MUSLIM | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
In the narrow, chaotic lanes of Khatunganj with the air thick with the scent of spices and the din of commerce, transactions worth over $250 million are sealed every day with little more than a handshake. In the heart of...
Md Tanjil Hossain | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
The July 2024 uprising, while it raised hopes for political change, also had significant economic implications. The aftermath of the uprising has created new expectations in Bangladesh's political landscape. Ordinary citizens believed that political change would soon translate into improvements...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
No fewer than 150 hills and hillocks are now at risk of being completely flattened. This time, the cause is not population pressure or the need to reclaim land for agriculture, but a grave error in survey records that borders...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
In its three decades of existence, the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have negotiated only two new trade deals. The latest one is the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS), which entered into force last week. At the 12th...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
Six audit firms are likely to be barred from auditing the financial statements of listed companies for what the market watchdog describes as their involvement in preparing fabricated balance sheets.According to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), auditors from...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The government plans to construct a 10-storey building at Gulshan in Dhaka for the headquarters of BIMSTEC, the Bay of Bengal regional bloc, comprising seven countries, formed to boost technical and economic cooperation.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed a project...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The Ministry of Finance has moved to bring the procurements made by all entities, which have public investments, under the purview of the cabinet committee/advisers' council on economic affairs "to ensure transparency and accountability", officials say.Also, the move is aimed...
Munima Sultana | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
A single moment in the early morning shattered the trust Mohammad Tawrit had built over six decades. Despite a lifetime of disciplined lifestyle, he was blindsided when he was diagnosed with a blocked artery -- his first serious health scare....
Nilratan Halder | 2025-09-20 00:00:00
The decline of aristocracy began in the late 18th century and continued throughout the 19th century with events like the French Revolution bringing an end to monarchy. It set into motion the process of decimation of aristocratic wealth and influence...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Sept 18: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has announced its full panel for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) elections, which will be held after 35 years. JCD Central Committee General Secretary Nasir Uddin announced the panel at a...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
More than five years after its launch, Bangladesh's first national tourism master plan remains unfinished, leaving the sector's significant job-creation potential largely untapped.Adopted in 2020 with promises of new infrastructure and services meeting international standards, the plan remains largely on...
MUNIMA SULTANA from Paris | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh gradually becomes a priority country to France under Indo- Pacific development policy but its assistance, as of other countries, may pass through challenges ahead due to US global pullback trendsThe next G7 summit where the United States' role is...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
The government is going to hold a national dialogue with the stakeholders to reach a national consensus on the issue of possible deferment of Bangladesh's graduation from the LDC bloc.Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will convene the dialogue so that...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
The interim government is moving to extend the Aspire to Innovate (a2i) project by one year, a programme widely recognised as the Awami League government's flagship ICT initiative.Alongside the extension, the ICT Division has sent a proposal to the Planning...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
The association of listed companies has demanded that the regulator forgo the existing categorisation of equity-based securities and instead consider features that reflect organisations' real business performance.Bangladesh Association of Publicly Listed Companies (BAPLC) broached the matter at a meeting with...
Mohammed Abdul Basith | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
Scientific journals have long been central to the advancement of discovery, defining how knowledge is disseminated, scrutinised, and preserved. From 17th-century pamphlets to contemporary digital platforms, journals have transmitted insights across generations. They serve as channels for new findings, forums...
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