Demonstrators reached Shahbag and blocked the intersection around 6:15pm, halting traffic for nearly 15 minutes ...

After a three-year break, Arekta Rock Band has made a striking return with the release of their latest single 'Bhera'.  Not long after their debut album in 2022, the group went on an indefinite hiatus ...

The decision was made by the bank's board of directors after receiving formal approval from the Bangladesh Bank today (15 July) ...

"Our health teams are confirming that malnutrition rates are increasing in Gaza, especially since the siege was tightened more than four months ago on the second of March," UNRWA's Director of ...

A Dhaka court today (15 July) ordered authorities concerned to seize assets worth more than Tk5 crore of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Inspector Md Ekram Ali, his wife Kanij Fatema Mukta and ...

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged all to work together to utilise the opportunity created with the sacrifice of July martyrs aiming to build a new Bangladesh. He made the call in a message issued ...

Bangladesh Bank has lowered the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate also known as reverse repo rate by 50 basis points. However, the policy rate or the overnight repo rate remains unchanged. The ...

A joint survey initially identified 4,409 families from 21 wards in 2011. However, a 2016 review of the list reportedly excluded over 1,000 genuinely needy families, replacing them with individuals li ...

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The Election Commission (EC) has found errors in the registration applications of 144 new political parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP).

He has expressed hope that a consensus on the appointment of the caretaker government's chief would be reached by next week ...

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