Comments from several government officials suggest that they are gradually taking a hardline approach. But protesters stand firm to continue their demonstrations until demands are met.

A gruesome daylight killing in Old Dhaka has reignited tensions in the country's fractured political landscape, with parties scrambling to weaponise the fallout ahead of a possible general election.

Eastern Bank, a private sector lender, has revised its earlier decision to raise Tk800 crore by issuing a zero-coupon bond, instead of a floating-rate bond, for a tenure of seven years.

Sustainability campaigners and industry leaders emphasised the critical role of sustainability in industry in achieving long-term inclusive growth and resilience in Bangladesh. At the second edition ...

Women’s Day, a documentary produced by the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs will be screened, followed by two films - 'Deepak Kumar Goswami Speaking' and 'Bishad Shindhu' ...

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a leader of the Awami Swechasebak League to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) after detaining him for his alleged illegal entry into India ...

Before the internet became widely accessible, entertainment in rural Bangladesh didn’t come from streaming services or social media—it came from small ‘memory load shops’ set up along market sidewalks ...

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A man was injured after a group of unidentified men allegedly fired shots in a real estate office in Pallabi in the capital during an attempt to extort Tk5 crore. The incident occurred around 5:00pm ...

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has fled the country following the July uprising, but her oppressive system remains in place, National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain said ...

Part memoir, part critique, Afsan Chowdhury’s sweeping reflection on Bangladeshi media interrogates power, censorship, and the digital age, urging readers to see journalism as a struggle over class ...

The United States was Bangladesh's largest exporting partner in FY25, with export receipts of $8.69 billion, marking an 14.4% increase from $7.60 billion in the previous fiscal year. Overall, the ...