Bangladesh

Sep 9, 2025

Voting begins in DUCSU polls

The long-awaited elections to the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and hall unions began on schedule at 8 am…

Sep 7, 2025

Experts call for stronger trade negotiations capacity ahead of LDC graduation

Experts from different sectors on Sunday have underscored the urgency of strengthening Bangladesh’s trade negotiation capacity as the country prepares…

Sep 4, 2025

BD to observe Oct 17 as Lalon Shah’s death anniv under ‘Ka’ category National

The Bangladesh government has decided to observe October 17 every year as the death anniversary of Lalon Shah under “Ka”…

Sep 3, 2025

ASEAN body proposes new conference on Rohingya crisis

ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR), a platform of former and present lawmakers of Southeast Asian countries, on Wednesday proposed…

Sep 2, 2025

Plot scam: 6 witnesses testify against Sheikh Hasina, family

Six witnesses have testified in three corruption cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 22 others over alleged misuse…

Aug 30, 2025

BNP Promises Full Rights for Minorities if Elected, Says Tareq Rahman

BNP’s acting chairman Tareq Rahman has pledged to ensure all rights for minority communities in Bangladesh if his party comes…

Aug 30, 2025

Yunus to meet political parties tomorrow to discuss JS polls

Chief Adviser Prof Mohammad Yunus will hold a meeting with the country’s major political parties tomorrow to discuss the upcoming…

Aug 27, 2025

Bangladeshi workers top Malaysia’s foreign labor market with over 800,000 active employees

Bangladeshi nationals are now the largest group of legally employed foreign workers in Malaysia, comprising 37 percent of the country’s…

Aug 25, 2025

Poverty in Bangladesh increases sharply to 27.93%

Poverty in Bangladesh has surged to 27.93%, up sharply from 18.7% in 2022, according to new estimates by the Power…

Aug 24, 2025

3-day int’l dialogue on Rohingya crisis begins in Cox’s Bazar

A three-day international conference titled “Stakeholders’ Dialogue: Takeaway to the High-Level Conference on the Rohingya Situation” began on Sunday in…

Aug 24, 2025

Bangladesh disagrees with Pakistan FM’s statement on 1971 issue

Bangladesh has dissented from the statement made by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on the…

Aug 10, 2025

Kolkata’s ‘mini Bangladesh’ counts its losses

The ‘mini Bangladesh’ of Kolkata was a small but thriving area of the city’s culinary, hospitality, and forex ecosystem a…