Region: Bangladesh


  • 8,500 hired at Islami Bank without exams, irregularities also revealed

    After taking control of Islami Bank in 2017, S Alam Group recruited 8,542 officers and employees without any job advertisement or examination.Candidates were asked to submit their resumes in special boxes kept at the Patiya residence and Asadganj bus…

  • Life and nature in Bogura Medical College’s garden

    A small garden is there in front of Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College in Bogura. With swings and seating areas for students, it offers them a space to relax and enjoy some leisure alongside their studies. The garden is also home to a variety of pl…

  • ‘Why is my child being victim-blamed?’ asks Apratim’s mother

    Nahida Begum, associate professor in the Department of Bangla at Comilla University, has expressed anger over various posts and claims circulating on social media about her son, Ishayat Shahriar Apratim, 13.She voiced her anger when leaders of the Cu…

  • Govt earns Tk 1.73 trillion from fuel

    At the import stage, diesel generates the highest amount of government revenue among individual commodities. According to National Board of Revenue (NBR) data, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) paid Tk 112.28 billion in duties and taxes to the g…

  • Bangladesh’s growth could reach 4pc in current fiscal year: ADB

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecast an increase in Bangladesh’s economic growth rate, saying the country’s growth could rise to 4 per cent in the 2026–27 fiscal year. The projection was made in its latest “Asian Development Outlook Septembe…

  • PM attends dinner hosted by Donald Trump for world leaders

    Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman on Tuesday attended a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in honour of world leaders attending the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA…

  • PM prioritises Bangladesh’s interests, dignity in UNGA engagements: Mahdi Amin

    Prime Minister Tarique Rahman prioritised the interests of Bangladesh and its people, while enhancing the country’s dignity on the global stage through his 10 engagements on the first day of New York visit to attend the 81st session of the United Nat…

  • 3 new laws reverse rights protections, break govt’s commitments to reform: HRW

    Three laws approved in September this year by the Bangladeshi parliament have reversed human rights protections and broken the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) commitments to reform, Human Rights Watch said today, Wednesday, in a media rel…

  • Trump says freedom will come to Cuba in UN speech

    President Donald Trump said Cuba was a failed state and freedom would be coming to the island nation in a UN address on Tuesday that increased tensions with the Communist-run government.Washington has openly stated its goal is to change Cuba’s govern…

  • Rajshahi Shibir leader threatens to ‘beat Chhatra Dal activists like dogs’

    Rajshahi city unit Islami Chhatra Shibir president Imran Nazir has threatened to “beat every leader and activist of Chhatra Dal like dogs” and drive them out of Rajshahi if his patience runs out.He made the threat at a protest rally organised followi…

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