Promoting democracy around the world is one of Switzerland’s goals, but at the same time the funds for such efforts are dwindling. A case in Bangladesh illustrates what this means in practice ...

Beza, under the Yunus-led interim government, has opted to focus on completing just 10 zones instead of nearly 100 planned by the previous government ...

The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has increased gold prices by Tk2,192 per bhori, less than 10 days after the last hike just ahead of Eid. According to a press release issued by Bajus ...

This misinformation campaign appears to be deliberately designed to exploit religious symbolism and provoke identity-based outrage, especially among nationalist or conservative audiences, the press wi ...

A 17-year-old school student drowned while bathing in a natural waterfall named Sahasradhara-2 in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram yesterday afternoon (14 June). The deceased, Tahsin Anwar, was the ...

Three people, including a child, were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a sand-laden pickup truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram ...

The US Army has brought nearly 7,000 troops into Washington, along with 150 vehicles, including more than 25 M1 Abrams tanks, 28 Stryker armored vehicles, four Paladin self-propelled artillery ...

Bangladesh is set to formally start importing electricity from Nepal today under a deal to receive 40 megawatts of hydropower over the next five months via India. As per the agreement, the supply will ...

According to stock exchange officials, trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) will resume as usual today, starting at 10am and continuing until 2:20pm ...

মধ্যপ্রাচ্যে চলছে ইসরায়েল-ইরান সংঘাত। পাল্টাপাল্টি হামলা। যা এরই মধ্যে যুদ্ধে রূপ নিতে শুরু করেছে। এই যুদ্ধ যদি বড় পরিসরে শুরু হয় তবে কী সেটি তৃতীয় বিশ্বযুদ্ধের বার্তা দিচ্ছে? তখন বিশ্বের কোন পরাশ ...

In 2024, the port's revenue hit Tk5,055 crore ($430 million), up 21% from 2023, while its surplus jumped 37% to Tk2,948 crore ($250 million). Despite robust earnings, officials cite rising operational ...

The Detective Branch (DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested a man from Shahbag in the capital with a large quantity of women's clothing allegedly smuggled from India evading customs ...