DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) today held a law and order coordination meeting with 16 divisions and agencies, including the armed forces, ahead of the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and the Referendum.
The meeting began at 9am at...
DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) today commenced the second day of hearings on appeals lodged against the decisions of returning officers regarding the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.
The hearings began at...
PARIS : Anti-government chants filled the streets of Iran's capital on Saturday night, as protesters pressed the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years despite a deadly crackdown under cover of an internet blackout.
Iran has...
YANGON : Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been siloed in military detention since a 2021 coup, but her absence looms large over junta-run polls the generals are touting as a return to democracy.
The Nobel Peace Prize...
Barrister Safayet Mohammad Raju has been elected Chairman of the Eastern University Foundation and the Board of Trustees for the year 2026. The decision was made unanimously at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Foundation and the Board...
By transforming challenges into opportunities, the total deposits of Islami Bank reached at BDT183,000 crore as of December 31, 2025. This reflects a growth of over BDT22,000 crore within a single year. Furthermore, deposits in the bank’s Agent Banking...
Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), in collaboration with Visa, has launched the EBL Visa SME Credit Card, a dedicated credit solution designed exclusively for sole proprietorship business loan customers. The dual-currency, EMV chip secured Visa Credit card is aimed at...
DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) today began hearing of appeals filed against the decisions of returning officers on the acceptance and rejection of nomination papers for the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.
The appeal hearings are being held from...
DHAKA : Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that Bangladesh’s economy has demonstrated resilience and gradual stabilization despite inheriting a challenging macroeconomic environment from the previous regime.
“We inherited a fragile macroeconomic situation, but now there has been stability...
DHAKA : National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman requested Allison Hooker, US Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, to ease travel of Bangladeshi businessmen to US in the context of the recent visa bond move as he met her...