A total of 512 people were detained in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) regular operations across the capital over the ...

Bangladesh’s trade deficit has climbed to a three‑year high of $27.3 billion, according to the latest data. This is a figure ...

The everyday barriers that can hold women back from leadership take centre stage in Bihan (The Beginning), a new fiction film produced by Oxfam in Bangladesh as part of its Rise & Lead initiative.

Nepal’s former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who faces arrest in a corruption case, returned to the country on Thursday nearly six months after leaving for medical treatment abroad. The veteran ...

For years, satellite images of North Korea at night showed only a few small patches of light. Electricity shortages meant that even cities remained dark. In the six years since April 2020, however, ...

All regulations related to foreign exchange transactions—including opening Letters of Credit (LCs) for import operations, remitting funds abroad, and submitting required documentation—will now be ...

Iran’s military on Thursday rejected as “lies” remarks by US President Donald Trump claiming control of the Strait of Hormuz, saying the strategic waterway was fully under Iranian control. “The false ...

Health officials on Thursday said they recorded 639 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least two persons in the past 24 hours. "During the period, (of the 639) 80 patients were hospitalized ...

Hasan Mahmud took a career-best 6-55 as Bangladesh bundled Australia out for 198 to take the honours on the opening day of the first Test in Darwin on Thursday. Mominul Haque was on 35 with Tanzid ...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested five members of an organised ring allegedly involved in operating online betting and gambling platforms. The arrested suspects are:  Rafiqul ...

Dhaka’s gas crisis has spilled onto the streets, forcing CNG-run vehicles into hours-long queues at the few filling stations still operating and squeezing drivers’ incomes as many pumps across the ...

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said the government is open to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visiting all countries, including India. She made the remarks in response to ...