Bangladesh is set to sign a landmark labour agreement with Saudi Arabia within the next two to three weeks, Adviser Asif Nazrul said today (2 August).  "Such an agreement has never existed in the ...

According to sources at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, they were flown back on a special military aircraft (C-17), which landed at 6:45am.

Visits to several markets in the capital, including Shahjadpur, Badda, Notun Bazar, and Rampura today (1 August), showed that a dozen farm eggs are now selling for Tk130–135, up from Tk120–125 last ...

The latest US executive order clearly states that negotiations with some countries are ongoing. Once finalised, these countries could enjoy further tariff reductions. So, Bangladesh must stay engaged, ...

The fire started in a godown on the 5th floor of the building. The fire spread to other floors of the building. This caused panic among the shopkeepers. 11 units of the fire service worked to put out ...

The Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has commended the recent breakthrough on tariff reduction during an official visit to Washington, DC, calling it a significant step forward for the ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has demanded that the July Declaration be granted constitutional recognition by including it in both the preamble and schedules of the Constitution.

All five arrested individuals, who were also leaders of the SAD and the Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, were subsequently expelled from their organisations ...

A businessman was shot and injured at his residence in Chattogram's Chandgaon area yesterday night (1 August), after reportedly refusing to pay extortion money to an unidentified group. The victim, ...

The Police Headquarters in a statement today (2 August) confirmed that the Bangladesh Police has no female officer named Sumaiya Zafrin. The statement said that a woman named Sumaiya Zafrin has ...

Shortly afterwards, another train, the Saikat Express, travelling from Chattogram to Cox’s Bazar using the same route, was blocked by angry locals at the site in protest.

The National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) today (2 August) discharged another child, who suffered burn injuries in the fighter jet crash at Milestone School and College in Uttara. The ...