WASHINGTON, May 20, (AP): Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel this week to a NATO foreign ministers meeting in Sweden, where US plans to reduce troop levels in Europe coupled with President Donald Trump's often inconsistent stance on the...
BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 20 (AFP): Israeli strikes on south Lebanon Tuesday killed 19 people, the health ministry said, as Hezbollah reported clashes with Israeli troops despite a truce in the war."An Israeli airstrike on the town of Deir Qanun al-Nahr...
TEHRAN, May 20 (AFP): Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned on Wednesday that the Middle East war will extend beyond the region if the United States and Israel resume attacks on the Islamic republic."If the aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised...
Rifat Islam | 2026-05-21 00:00:00
The world is moving fast. Services are going online, classrooms are becoming digital, banks are moving into mobile apps, and artificial intelligence is beginning to influence how people learn, work, communicate, and access public services. Bangladesh is part of this...
Barkat-e-Khuda | 2026-05-21 00:00:00
Development is a multidimensional process transforming countries from low-income to high-income, sustainable economies. It includes economic growth (measured in terms of GDP), as well as improvements in living standards, human capabilities, health and nutrition, education, and institutional quality. Further, according...
Md. Refatul Hossain | 2026-05-20 12:00:00
Every year on May 20, the world celebrates World Bee Day—a moment to recognise the indispensable role of bees in sustaining ecosystems and ensuring food security. Established by the United Nations in 2017, the day also honors Anton Janša, whose...
Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Monday visited BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas, who is undergoing treatment at Prince Court Hospital in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia, reports UNB.The information was confirmed by Jamaat's Senior Assistant Secretary of the...
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday issued a rule seeking explanation as to why the allocation of spaces on roads and footpaths in the capital for hawkers should not be declared illegal and unlawful, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Tuesday said a time-befitting media policy and a media commission will be formed by July-August next to ensure the interests of all parties - journalists, owners and newspaper employees, reports BSS.Besides, he...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday spent some cheerful moments with children at a day-care centre in the "Bhumi Bhaban" in the capital after inaugurating the three-day "Land Service Fair-2026."After the inauguration programme, the Prime Minister (PM) visited the "Shishu...
MR Islam Shadhin The government has appointed MR Islam Shadhin as the administrator of the newly formed Bogura City Corporation, reports bdnews24.com.The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives issued a notice on the appointment on Monday.The notice...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) retaliated with return fire after India's Border Security Force (BSF) opened fire along the Sonarhat border area in Goainghat upazila under Sylhet district on Monday afternoon, officials said, reports UNB.The incident took place in the border...
Singapore has reiterated its interest in managing the proposed Bay Terminal at Chittagong Port and plans to invest up to $1 billion in its infrastructure development, reports bdnews24.com.The non-resident High Commissioner of Singapore to Bangladesh Derek Loh conveyed the interest...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Only 3.0 per cent of surveyed readymade garment (RMG) factories in Bangladesh meet their energy needs through renewable sources, with solar power being the only form of renewable energy currently in use, according to a new study.The study, conducted by...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has cautioned treasury heads of all scheduled banks to refrain from any form of manipulation in foreign-exchange transactions in the coming days.The warning was issued at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) headquarters in the...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
A two-day public hearing to justify proposed power -tariff hikes in bulk and retail supplies begins today (Wednesday).Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will hold the public hearing against the proposals of the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to raise...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
The government has unveiled a broad economic reform roadmap aimed at accelerating economic growth through investment-led expansion, labour market reforms and measures to improve macroeconomic stability. The strategy seeks to revive investor confidence, generate large-scale employment and strengthen the economy's...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
The newly formed BNP government is set to introduce a new development strategy, moving away from the long-standing five-year planning model used during the previous Awami League administration, which remained in power for 17 years.The ambitious macroeconomic blueprint aims to...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
The government is willing to hold the FBCCI elections within the shortest possible time, although legal challenges stemming from writ petitions filed by some business groups remain a major hurdle.Commerce, Jute and Textiles Minister Khandaker Abdul Muqtadir expressed the government's...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
The tax authority is set to ease the burden of minimum tax on businesses in the upcoming budget by incorporating provisions for tax refunds.Under the Finance Bill 2026, the government may allow businesses to claim refunds of the minimum tax...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
The central bank purchased more than US$6.0 billion from banks over the past 10 months to help maintain stability in the dollar-taka exchange rate and support both exporters and remittance earners.As part of its open market operations, Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Eleven more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, pushing the total death toll to 475 since mid-March.According to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 77...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's private bank owners have urged the government to toughen laws to help recover huge default loans and heal the ills facing banks following "massive looting" during the past political regime.They placed the demand Tuesday at a meeting with Finance...
FE Report | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued stricter rules for transferring money from bank cards to mobile financial service (MFS) accounts in a move to curb rising cyber-fraud and strengthen transaction security.Under the new rules, customers will only be allowed to transfer...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Formal credit growth for private sector plummeted to a historical low of 4.72 per cent as per latest data available up to March, indicating holdback in economic pickup for multiple adversities. Such ebb tide in investment credits is attributed to...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said the government wanted to build a modern, technology-based and citizen-friendly land-management system so that people no longer face harassment or have to make unnecessary visits to government offices for land services, reports UNB."There...
DU Correspondent | 2026-05-20 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) organised a special seminar titled "Higher Education Opportunities in France" on the campus on Tuesday to inform students and teachers about prospects for higher education, research, and international collaboration in France.The seminar was organised by the International...
North South University's (NSU) Department of Political Science and Sociology (PSS) organised the freshers' orientation for the newly launched Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Anthropo- logy programme on Tuesday.The first cohort of students of the programme's Summer 2026 semester...
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan presenting a crest to Commander of US Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) General Kevin B. Schneider recently. The chief of Air Force took part in the 2026 Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium...
Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the government has taken several pragmatic initiatives to preserve sacrificial animal hides across the country, reports BSS.These include distributing free salt to madrasas, orphanages, and Lillah boarding houses, offering especial loan facilities to hide traders,...
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