PARIS : US President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on any country doing business with Iran, ramping up pressure as a rights group estimated a crackdown on protests has killed at least 648 people.
Trump, who has repeatedly...
The below is attributable to U.S. Mission Spokesperson Poornima Rai:
U.S. Ambassador-Designate to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen and his wife, Mrs. Deanne Dao, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), Dhaka, on January 12, 2026.
“It is an honor for me...
DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on Japanese investors to expand investment in Bangladesh and recruit more Bangladeshi workers for employment in Japan, the world’s fourth-largest economy.
Professor Yunus made the appeal when former Japanese First Lady...
Concluding ceremony of a two-day Business Development Conference of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Dhaka on 11 January 2026, Sunday. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, Chairman of the bank addressed the concluding session...
RAJSHAHI : Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Prof Ali Riaz has said a mandate of the voters (referendum) on the July Charter is indispensable for future Bangladesh’s state structure and full-length establishment of democracy.
Important decision on how the...
DHAKA : The National Economic Council (NEC) today approved a Taka two lakh crore Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year 2025–‘26 with the transport and communication sector witnessing the highest allocation.
The approval came from a...
BRAC University has recently emerged as the highest ranked university in Bangladesh in the 2025 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS), a press release said.
The GRAS evaluates world universities across 57 subjects in the fields of natural, life,...
North South University (NSU) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC today, 12th January 2026, at the NSU premises, marking an important milestone in strengthening collaboration between academia and the banking sector. This partnership...
NEXT Bangladesh, along with its global branches NEXT Sri Lanka and NEXT Malaysia, has been certified with the prestigious 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™, a globally recognised benchmark that honors companies with exceptional workplace culture and people practices....
North South University (NSU) successfully held its 26th Convocation on January 7, 2026, at the NSU campus, marking a significant academic milestone for the university and its graduating students, a press release said.
The Honourable Adviser to the Ministry of...