The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved five development projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 7,003.36 crore. Of the total project cost, Tk…
Dr Sheikh Mohiuddin, executive director of Ad-din Foundation, has stepped down from his post “voluntarily”. Following his resignation, the Board of Directors has appointed Professor Jamalunnessa as the new executive…
The government will resume the nationwide Vitamin A plus campaign after a suspension of more than a year, a gap experts say may have worsened the measles outbreak. Around 23.5…
US President Donald Trump said Monday that ships were again moving through the Strait of Hormuz and the vital oil route would be “completely open” by Friday, after Washington and…
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing the necessary documentation to secure the return of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed, who was recently arrested by Dubai Police in…
Prime minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman has described his decision to return to Bangladesh from India after being kept waiting for nearly two and a half hours…
When Bangladesh emerged from a bloody war of independence in 1971, the economy was devastated, institutions were fragile, and resources were scarce. Foreign grants became a lifeline for rebuilding the…
The price of gold in domestic market has been increased by Tk 5,482 per bhori. According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jeweller's Association (BAJUS) on Monday morning,…
The shocking assault on Bangladesh national team cricketer Nayeem Hasan by police officers in Chittagong is a disgrace that has rightly sparked outrage. That a citizen - let alone a…
A lawyer of the Supreme Court has lodged a writ petition with the High Court seeking to overturn the Directorate General of Health Services’ (DGHS) decision to revoke the licence…