The Bandarban District Jail is holding 557 inmates, nearly five times its authorised capacity of 114, raising concerns over their health, living conditions and security. The jail, established as a sub ...

ONE Bank PLC recently inaugurated its Narayanganj City Corporation Sub-Branch at Nagar Bhaban, BB Road under the Narayanganj Branch... Trust Bank PLC launched “Dynamic Bangla QR for Universal Pension ...

UCB Fintech Limited, also called upay, has recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Kommute (Bangladesh) Limited to bring greater convenience to everyday office commuting through the ...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested 434 people during the last 24 hours in separate anti-crime operations across the capital, while 44 cases were filed. According to a DMP press release, the arrests ...

The cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to exempt the import of machinery and parts required for setting up renewable solar power plants from various taxes and duties for six months amid the ongoing ...

Jashore-6 lawmaker Md Moktar Ali on Sunday called for setting up permanent monitoring cells in every ministry to detect and prevent corruption, irregularities, waste and abuse of power at an early ...

The government has finalised a $450 million borrowing, equivalent to Tk 5,522 crore, from the World Bank to strengthen the financial sector and rebuild the deposit-protection system. A Tk ...

The passage of the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026 by the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday has raised questions over what the new law will mean for property owners, particularly elderly parents ...

A powerful lobby within India’s Ministry of External Affairs may have played a role in thwarting efforts to improve strained ties between India and Bangladesh, according to a column published by The ...

The United Nations General Assembly voted Friday to adopt a new world map that makes the African continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington. Bangladesh Bank ...

The Customs House has seized 120 gold bars weighing 13.92 kilograms from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. According to a press release issued by the National Board of Revenue, the Customs House ...

Md Mojibur Rahman Bhuiyan and Nazrul Islam Khan were elected chairperson and secretary general of the Bangladesh Institute of Labour Studies (BILS) at its 10th biennial conference and general meeting ...