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DHAKA : Bangladesh and the United States (US) have signed a strategic energy cooperation memorandum in Washington, marking a major step in bilateral relations as Dhaka seeks to strengthen long-term energy security through diversified and sustainable sourcing. The Memorandum of...

DHAKA : Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.32 billion, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday night. The central bank said that under the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Balance of Payments and International...

DHAKA : The government has announced a significant change in the schedule of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations 2027 in a bid to save students’ valuable academic time and align the country’s education...

DHAKA : The government has launched an admission assistance programme for financially insolvent meritorious students studying at government and non-government secondary and equivalent educational institutions across the country. The Prime Minister’s Education Assistance Trust has undertaken the initiative to provide...

A view exchange meeting titled “Remedial Education: Challenges and Future Visions” was organized for lagging students by the Mass Literacy Campaign and in collaboration with Save the Children. The meeting was presided over by Rasheda K. Chowdhury, Executive Director...

To make Eid-ul-Adha more rewarding even bigger for customers, OPPO, the leading global technology brand, has officially announced the nationwide availability of the new 6GB+128GB variant of the OPPO A6k. Following the successful launch of the smartphone last month,...

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC organized the closing ceremony of the 19 days long foundation training course for 40 newly appointed probationary officers of the Bank at Bank’s Training Academy on 14 May 2026. The Managing Director of Shahjalal Islami...

BEIJING : US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a "good" meeting on Thursday in which they agreed that the Strait of Hormuz "must remain open", the White House said. Iran has largely blocked shipping through...

BEIJING : Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed US President Donald Trump with a handshake on Thursday in Beijing for a superpower summit on thorny issues including Iran, trade and Taiwan. Xi greeted Trump at the opulent Great Hall of the...

The Commonwealth of Independent States-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry  (CIS-BCCI) and Labaid Group & Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Centre & Lifeplus Bangladesh Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 13 May 2026 at the     CIS-BCCI...