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Govt orders action against corrupt officials

06:49 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

The government has directed departmental action against public officials and employees deemed corrupt by the public, based on intelligence reports.

Bangladesh beckons: Business Summit to sell the real story

06:01 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

From April 7-10, Dhaka rolls out the red carpet for 550 global players from 50 countries—China, the UK, the US, Singapore, South Korea, India, and more. Ashik’s promise? Strip away the Zoom-call haze.

Yunus to pitch Bangladesh to over 200 Chinese investors

05:42 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will meet over 200 Chinese investors during his four-day state visit to China starting March 26.

No more US bounties on Taliban top echelon

05:38 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

The US has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government, officials in Kabul said Sunday...

Musk skips Business Summit, Starlink still shines

05:26 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

Elon Musk will not grace the upcoming Business Summit in Bangladesh, but his tech will.

Submarine Cables co slashes Internet prices by 10%

05:11 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC announced a 10 per cent cut in prices for all internet services Sunday, following a decision at its Saturday board meeting.

A new blaze erupts in Sundarbans

04:55 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

Relief was fleeting in the Sundarbans. Hours after firefighters tamed a blaze in Kalamteji Tepar khal Sunday morning, a fresh fire flared in Shaplar Bil, in Dhansagar Patrol Post in the Chandpai Range.

Probe into burning bodies in Ashulia completed: Tajul

04:53 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

International Crimes Tribunal’s (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam said they have completed the investigation into burning the bodies of six people after killing in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka during the July mass uprising 2024...

Pahela Baishakh procession won’t be called ‘Mangal Shobhajatra’ any more: Farooki

04:24 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

The Pahela Baishakh procession is shedding its old skin. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki dropped the news Sunday: “Mangal Shobhajatra” is out, and a fresh name awaits Monday’s meeting at Dhaka University.

BNP opposes likening July Uprising to Liberation War in constitution

03:57 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

BNP on Sunday, March 23, submitted its proposal to the National Consensus Commission, strongly opposing the inclusion of the July 2024 Uprising with same importance of the 1971 Liberation War in the preamble of the constitution...

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury elected Midland Bank chairman

03:34 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

Ahsan Khan Chowdhury has been elected Chairman of Midland Bank PLC. This decision was made in the 165th meeting of the Board of Directors held on March 20, 2025...

Hasnat’s Facebook post about army was inappropriate: Sarjis

03:01 PM, 23 Mar 2025 Sunday

The process of how statements about the army were posted on Facebook by Hasnat Abdullah, the Chief Organiser (Southern Region) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), did not seem appropriate, commented Sarjis Alam, the Chief Organiser (Northern Region) of the party. He stated that this approach could create a trust crisis in future discussions with any stakeholders.