Dhaka: Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister Brigadier General AKM Shamsul Islam has highly praised the achievements of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) modernisation and the traditional friendship between Bangladesh and China. He expres…
Dhaka: Consumers in areas served by Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited will continue to face severely low gas pressure following a sharp decline in the supply due to technical glitches at an LNG terminal in Cox’s Bazar, said the c…
Dhaka: The implementation rate of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) fell to a five-year low in the fiscal year 2025-26, with ministries and divisions utilising only 67.52 per cent of the revised allocation, according to the Implementation Monitor…
Dhaka: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced a groundbreaking initiative to establish modern language centres at 25 universities, both public and private, throughout Bangladesh. The aim of this initiative is to bolster the global compet…
Dhaka: The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-2 has issued an order for the incarceration of former minister Abdul Latif Siddiqui, following his arrest linked to a crimes against humanity case. This case pertains to the alleged massacre at a Hefazat-…
Sirajganj: A six-year-old boy tragically drowned while bathing in a pond in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj. The incident occurred on Tuesday, leaving the local community in mourning.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the deceased, identified as …
Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to complete the process of reopening long-closed state-owned industrial units, accelerating their privatisation, and attracting private investment by 2026.
According…
Dhaka: Business leaders, government officials, and development partners have called for comprehensive regulatory reforms aimed at reducing the administrative burdens on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). They emphasized that business formal…