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Unilever launches insurance policy for waste pickers
07:31 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayUnilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the country’s premier Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, announces the launch of life insurance policy for waste workers as part of its plastic waste management initiative in Chattogram, a press release said on Thursday, March 6...
Pope Francis invites Yunus to World Meeting on Human Fraternity
07:16 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayPope Francis has invited Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to attend the World Meeting on Human Fraternity in Vatican City on September 12-13, 2025.
Gazette listing 772 more as July Warriors published
07:09 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe government has published a gazette notification recognising 772 more individuals, who were injured in the mass uprising, as July Warriors...
Eight to receive Swadhinata Puraskar 2025
05:43 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayEight distinguished individuals will be honoured with the Swadhinata Puraskar 2025, the highest civilian award of the country, for their outstanding national contributions, a government source confirmed on Thursday, March 6.
BSEC chairman Maqsood says won’t resign
05:35 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, BSEC, Chairman Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has said the commission led by him decided not to step down...
Polls in either Dec or June, depends on parties, says Yunus
05:12 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus announced on Thursday that national elections could be held in December if political parties consent to limited reforms beforehand, or by June 2025 otherwise.
Mob chaos outpaces law enforcers’ control: Home Adviser
04:55 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayRecent incidents of mob violence—including the ransacking of a Gulshan house under the guise of a “search,” the midday beating of three people (including two Iranians) in Bhatara, and the killing of two alleged robbers in Satkania, Chattogram, after a mosque announcement—highlight a growing disorder in Bangladesh.
Nightmare on wheels: Bus robberies drive passengers away
04:38 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayA wave of night bus robberies has gripped highways from Rangpur and surrounding districts, with robbers posing as passengers, holding drivers and staff at gunpoint, and looting valuables.
Yunus likens Hasina regime to 'terrible tornado'
04:34 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh's interim leader says he felt "dazzled" when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year...
Potato storage woes: Traders dominate cold stores, farmers left stranded
04:07 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayIn Joypurhat, farmers are grappling with a dual crisis: low potato prices and limited access to cold storage. Despite government intervention setting a maximum storage rent of Tk 6.75 per kilogram—offering some relief—farmers say they’re struggling to secure storage permits, while traders monopolise the facilities.
BCB hails Mushfiqur Rahim for exceptional ODI Career
03:57 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board, BCB, extends its heartfelt gratitude to Mushfiqur Rahim for his outstanding service to the country in One-Day Internationals (ODIs), following the announcement of his retirement from the format after a remarkable two-decade-long journey.
Mushfiqur Rahim announces retirement from ODI format
03:44 PM, 06 Mar 2025 ThursdayBangladesh veteran wicket-keeper and batter Mushfiqur Rahim retired from the ODI format, ending his 19-year-long career...