The debate comes as lending rates remain elevated following recent policy rate hikes. Businesses have repeatedly urged the central bank to reduce rates, but no action has been taken so far.

In 1996, Cuban fighter jets shot down two unarmed civilian planes over international waters and killed four volunteers ...

DMP Additional Commissioner SN Nazrul Islam said that initial forensic assumptions indicate the child suffered a sexual assault in the bathroom of Rana and Swapna’s flat before being killed by Rana ...

The shift is so dramatic that LPG operators are now struggling with storage management. With sales stalled, storage tanks have filled to capacity, preventing companies from unloading fresh LPG ...

In Ghor province, where drought, unemployment and shrinking foreign aid have combined to worsen living conditions, many families say they are struggling to secure even one meal a day ...

Google is returning to the smart glasses market with new Gemini AI-powered eyewear launching this autumn. The audio-first glasses feature built-in speakers, cameras and support for both Android and ...

The burial of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter, who was raped and murdered in the capital's Pallabi area was completed in Munshiganj's Sirajdikhan last night (20 May). After the namaz-e-janaza, held at ...

A 10-year-old madrasah student was found dead in a washroom of a local madrasah in the Banasree area of the capital today (20 May). The deceased was identified as Md Abdullah, son of Abul Kalam Azad ...

Dhaka University unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti staged a torch procession on the campus last night (20 May) protesting incidents of child rape, murder, and what it described as a worsening law and ...

Ambassador Christensen says the United States and Bangladesh were advancing a "mutually beneficial partnership" through expanded trade, investment, aviation and energy cooperation.

The minister said senior leaders of newspaper owners’ associations and the Editors’ Council recently held fruitful discussions with the head of government on the issue.

The government also plans to compare Bangladesh’s proposed metro construction costs with similar projects in other countries and appoint professional negotiators or technical experts to strengthen ...