Exporters seek exclusion of certain yarn types from duty-free facility

In a bid to safeguard local spinning mills, apparel exporters and spinners have agreed on a proposal to exclude certain types of yarn from the duty-free bonded-warehouse facility and will soon request the government to take necessary action in this...

Graduation may hit country's apparel exports hard: Study

LDC graduation poses a significant threat, with Bangladeshi exporters likely to bear a large share of tariff costs, as they may need to absorb 40 per cent of post-graduation tariffs to remain competitive in the European Union, according to a...

Urges citizens to contribute to nation-building tasks

Acting Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman Sunday sat in his party headquarters, long after banishment, and then urged people from all walks of life to contribute to rebuilding Bangladesh according to their own capacity.Even small civic acts matter for the...

2,582 seek nomination after large dropouts

A total of 2,582 candidates have submitted nomination papers to contest 300 parliament seats in the first electoral race in Bangladesh after a mass uprising that toppled the past regime. However, 3,407 aspirants had collected the nomination papers since the...

Bangladesh fully ready for polls

February elections and referendum, trade, civil aviation, labour reforms initiated by the interim government and overall relations between Bangladesh and the United States came up for discussion when a US top diplomat met the Chief Adviser Monday.Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson,...

15 years of investment, little modal shift

An enormous amount of money had been invested in developing Bangladesh's communications system over the past 15 years but modal transport share remained heavily skewed toward overburdened roads for no significant shift to rail, water, or air transport.A baseline study...

Kuakata's climate displacement a national emergency

The southwest coastal belt of Bangladesh from Kuakata to Kalapara, Galachipa, Amtali, Taltali, and Patharghata has long supported generations of fishing communities, farmers, forest resource collectors, and tourism workers. These livelihoods were not only economic activities but symbols of dignity,...

Impact of ECL on banking sector

The introduction of the Expected Credit Loss (ECL) framework under IFRS-9 has significantly reshaped credit risk management and financial reporting in the banking sector. Unlike the incurred-loss model, ECL require1s banks to recognise forward-looking credit losses, integrating probability of default,...

A market run by non-market forces

A former lead economist of the World Bank (WB)'s Dhaka office, Dr Zahid Hussain recently said what Bangladesh economy is experiencing at the moment is a form of stagflation. Stagflation in developed economies like in the UK is characterized by...

Why agro-processing remains timid

If agro-processing is value-addition to farm outputs such as crops, livestock, fish, timber etc., Bangladesh has a long way to go before it economically transforms the raw versions of produce into products. The country has to its credit surplus production...

A new dawn for democratic media

The print media in Bangladesh is going through one of the most critical periods in its history. Advertisements shrinking in number, production costs rising, and readership dwindling have pushed newspapers, especially ones that carry serious and public interest-based content, to...

Bangladesh's telecom overhaul faces acid test

In a move that has sent ripples across South Asia's technology and investment landscape, Bangladesh interim government's advisory council has given the final approval for the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. Framed by the government as a long-overdue modernisation of...

Mohiuddin Roni to run for Dhaka-18 as independent candidate

Mohiuddin Roni, a key figure of July Uprising, is going to contest from Dhaka-18 constituency in the 13th parliamentary election as an independent candidate, reports UNB.In a video message posted on his verified Facebook account, Roni said he wants to...

BNP Vice Chairman Altaf Hossain submits nomination paper

 PATUAKHALI, Dec 28 (UNB): BNP-nominated candidate and Vice Chairman of the party's National Executive Committee Air Vice Marshal Altaf Hossain Chowdhury on Sunday submitted his nomination papers for Patuakhali-1 constituency in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election.The BNP leader, also a...

NCP leader Akhter granted bail in two cases

Two separate courts on Sunday granted bail to National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhter Hossen in two cases filed with Shahbagh Police Station over allegations of obstructing police in discharging their duties and attempt to murder, reports BSS.Earlier, Akhter...

I won't resign, though NCP deviated from founding goal: Samantha

National Citizen Party (NCP) has deviated from its original political objective by joining an alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, but there is no justification for her to resign from the party, said NCP Senior Joint Convener Samantha Sharmin on Sunday...

BNP delegation holds meeting with CEC

A delegation of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday held a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin, focusing on preparations for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and the Referendum, reports BSS.The meeting began at...

Jara, Tajnuva invited to Aam Jonotar Dal

Aam Jonotar Dal's General Secretary Tarek Rahman has invited former National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Tasnim Jara and Tajnuva Jabeen to join his party, reports bdnews24.com.He made the call in a Facebook post at 2:10pm on Sunday."For those who are...

Providing dependents' income tax info in nomination form optional: EC

Hours after a demand for clarification from BNP, the Election Commission on Sunday said providing the income tax information of an aspirant's spouse, children and dependents in the nomination form would be considered as optional, reports UNB.The EC issued the...

Conspiracy afoot to destabilise the country: Mirza Fakhrul

THAKURGAON, Dec 28 (BSS): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said a vested quarter is hatching conspiracies from behind to destabilise the country, reports BSS.Fakhrul made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a view-exchange...

Weather (2025-12-29)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 28.6 degrees...

‘All students will receive new textbooks by mid-January’

Education Advisor Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar has said all of the new textbooks for both primary and secondary students will be distributed before the middle of January next year, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at the launch of uploading soft copies of the new...

Mustafa K Mujeri, Enamul Haque join PKSF General Body

Dr Mustafa K Mujeri, a distinguished economist and the Executive Director of the Institute for Inclusive Finance and Development (InM), and Dr A K Enamul Haque, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), have joined the General...

Six remanded over Keraniganj blast

A Dhaka court today placed six people arrested in connection with a devastating blast at a madrasa in South Keraniganj on different terms of remand, reports BSS.The remanded accused are Shahin alias Abu Bakkar, Aminur alias Dorji Amin, Shafian Rahman...

Dhaka-Ctg Highway blockade withdrawn

A blockade of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway has been withdrawn after one and a half hours on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.Tarek Al Mehedi, additional police superintendent, confirmed that it was withdrawn at around 04:00 pm.Traffic movement on one of the country's busiest...

Road crashes kill six in Bhola, Cumilla

Six people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Bhola and Cumilla districts on Sunday, reports UNB.In Bhola, three people were killed and three others injured when a truck rammed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Bhola-Charfasson...

Six trainee ASPs dismissed from service

The government has dismissed six apprentice assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) from government service while they were undergoing basic training at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sardah, Rajshahi.The decision was formalised through a gazette notification issued on Sunday by deputy...

Inqilab Moncho continues Shahbag blockade

Inqilab Moncho began a total blockade at Shahbag intersection in the capital on Sunday, demanding the arrest and trial of the killers of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Although the programme was scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm, protesters started gathering...

Prime accused, associate fled to India: DMP

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has claimed that the prime accused in the case filed over the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi and his associate have fled to India.Meanwhile, India's Meghalaya Police and the Border Security Force...

NRBs from 25 countries to meet in capital tomorrow

A day-long convention of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) to highlight the contributions of NRBs in various sectors, celebrate their impacts on the country's growth, and strengthen ties between Bangladesh and its international partners.NRBs from about 25...