- Exports decline in fiscal year 2025-26
- Legal action to be taken against cyber criminals: Home Minister
- Oyarzabal at double as Spain beat Austria to reach last 16
- Powerful Iranian general emerges before Khamenei funeral
- Proposal to merge 8 DU depts into 3 under discussion
- Portugal survive Croatia test, reach round of 16
- ACC seeks documents from BCB to investigate against Papon
- Govt preparing a new visa policy, placed the draft to cabinet
- Developing highly skilled professional diplomats very important: Shama
- 160 gold bars seized in Dhaka airport
- Portugal declares state of alert as extreme heat grips country
- July Shaheed Memorial Meeting on Saturday, PM to attend
- PM unveils book on President Ziaur Rahman
- ‘Think twice’: Iran’s army warns against any ‘miscalculation’ by US, Israel
- Govt won’t tolerate any attempt to damage country’s image: Home Minister
- Measles-like symptoms claim 5 more lives in 24 hrs
- Bangladesh enacts new anti-online gambling law
- Palestinian Ambassador calls on PM's Foreign Affairs Advisor
- Mohammad Monirul Islam becomes ACC DG
- Nazrul's pen was sharp weapon against colonial rule, oppression: PM
PM travels from Dalian to Beijing by high-speed bullet train
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman departed for Beijing from Dalian on Wednesday aboard a high-speed bullet train at 2:00 pm local time. He is accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman. Earlier in the day, at 10:00 am local time, the Prime Minister attended the annual meeting of the World...
Work shortages, financial strain trigger industrial slump as 86% of 457 factories shut
Unique Designers and Unique Washing Ltd, located in Gazipurs Board Bazar area, has been permanently shut down due to financial difficulties and other challenges, leaving around 2,200 employees, including 1,700 workers, unemployed. According to the Industrial Police, the factory has remained...
PM launches skills-based training programme for 12000 teachers
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday inaugurated a national training programme for college teachers aimed at integrating skills-based and technical education into the curriculum of the National University (NU). The programme, titled Inclusion of Skills-Based Education in National University...
Mega budget built on borrowing despite economic strains
The first national budget of Prime Minister Tarique Rahmans BNP-led coalition government is nearly finalized. Barring any major changes, the proposed Tk 9.38 lakh crore budget for the 202627 fiscal year is set to be presented in Parliament on 11 June. The government is preparing the budget at a...
At least 24 killed in Pakistan train blast claimed by separatist militants
A bomb blast hit a shuttle train carrying Pakistani security personnel and their families in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest major attack claimed by separatist militants. The explosion killed at least 24 people and injured around 70, according...
2 June Eid return train tickets on sale today
Bangladesh Railway has begun selling advance train tickets for return journeys to facilitate the return of holidaymakers to their workplaces after the Eid-ul-Azha vacation. The tickets for travel on 2 June are being sold today (23 May). Ticket sales for trains operating in the western region...
Bashundhara Group sets example of humanity
A group of disadvantaged women in the Adamdighi upazila of Bogura received free sewing training and sewing machines under an initiative aimed at helping widows, divorced women and financially struggling women become self-reliant. The programme, supported by Bashundhara Group through Bashundhara...
Return train journey: Tickets for 31 May go on sale today
To facilitate the return journey of travelers after Eid-ul-Azha, Bangladesh Railway is selling advance tickets for intercity train seats under a special arrangement. Tickets for intercity trains scheduled for 31 May went on sale today. The ticket sales for trains operating in the western region...
At least 8 killed as freight train crashes into bus in Bangkok
A train crashed into a public bus on Saturday in Thailands capital, Bangkok, killing at least eight people, Audacy reported. Thai news reported that the crash happened in late afternoon near an airport rail link station in the central area. The citys emergency services Erawan Medical Center said...
HC orders separate train bogies for women during Eid
The High Court on Tuesday directed authorities concerned to reserve a separate compartment for women passengers on every train during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha journey. The order was issued by a High Court bench comprising Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Asif Hasan following a supplementary...
Eid travel: May 23 train tickets to go on sale tomorrow
Bangladesh Railway has decided to sell advance train tickets ahead of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha to ensure smooth travel for homebound passengers. Railway authorities said the advance sale of Eid journey tickets will begin on Wednesday (May 13). On the first day, passengers will be able to...
UNESCO to support police training in Bangladesh
A delegation from UNESCO met with Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at his office in the Jatiya Sangsad on Wednesday, where both sides discussed cooperation in police training, media relations, and freedom of expression, reports BSS. The three-member UNESCO delegation was led by Country...
FY27 budget under fiscal strain
Amid mounting economic pressure, a widening revenue deficit and tightening conditions from international lenders, the government is preparing an ambitious national budget for the 202627 fiscal year. Initial projections from the Finance Division put the proposed budget at around Tk9,30,000 crore,...