Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has called on local election observer organisations to take a more active role in addressing public apathy and distrust toward elections, saying their ...

A 60-year-old worker died on Monday evening (24 November) after being injured at a green-certified shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, raising fresh concerns over safety standards in the ...

Workers face severe health risks, and access to medical care and compensation is nearly nonexistent, while many workers are trapped in cycles of debt and dependence ...

The most alarming sign of stagnation is private sector credit growth, which dropped to a historic low of 6.29% in September 2025, far below the Bangladesh Bank's 7.20% target for December.

Sonali Bank panel lawyer Advocate Jahangir Hossain said the case was withdrawn after the company cleared its dues with the bank.

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Md Khorshed Alam, president of BCCCI, emphasised opportunities for joint ventures with Chinese investors, especially in rehabilitating sick or non-operational industrial units ...

Business leaders have called for public-private partnerships, rational drug pricing, developing the API sector and an easier licensing process.

The protesters were seen blocking the road by setting fires on the street, bringing traffic between Dhaka University and Shahbagh to a standstill.

According to a PEC report, no intentional bias or motivated error was detected. The mistakes were random and did not undermine the overall reliability of the census ...

Zakir Hossain, general secretary of Charon Cultural Centre, accused the government of providing tacit support to communal and anti-liberal forces ...

Referendum ballots will be printed in different colours to make the voting process easier for voters, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said today (25 November). Speaking at a press conference at the Foreign ...