DHAKA : A court here today issued arrest warrants against 29 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, in two separate cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over scam in allocating plots...
Dhaka : Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC will begin installing smart prepaid gas metres in 2026, having already appointed one project management consultant (PMC) while the selection of a second is in progress.
“We’re hopeful that we can start...
Dhaka : Police have arrested an Awami League leader from Karwan Bazar area of the capital in connection with the 2015 attack on the motorcade of BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia.
AL leader Saimon was arrested Karwan...
Dhaka : Bangladesh and Singapore have reiterated their commitment to finalise the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between two countries by 2026.
They also agreed to work towards concluding the agreement on customs cooperation, the revised protocol for the avoidance of...
HONG KONG : Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as some stability returned to markets after last week's rollercoaster ride, with auto firms boosted by Donald Trump's possible compromise over steep tariffs on the sector.
However, the US president's unorthodox approach...
WASHINGTON : The United States opened the door on Monday to tariffs targeting high-end technology and pharmaceuticals, feeding the uncertainty gripping the global economy in a trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned can have "no winner."
After weeks...
DHAKA : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said it was BNP who first gave outline for state reforms defying Hasina's dictatorial regime on the streets.
"BNP did not talk about reforms from any advantage. On one...
NEW YORK : Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
The call...
DHAKA : Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki today said fascism is not part of politics as they (fascists) are the evil forces of the country.
"Barshobaran Ananda Shubhajatra is not political programme . . . this year we used...
DHAKA: Bangladesh and Turkiye have expected that a collaborative endeavor would enhance the partnership between the two nations to new heights, demonstrating a shared dedication to cultivating stronger relationships.
This was observed when Foreign Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain along with...