Bangladesh

DHAKA: Former interim government chief Dr Muhammad Yunus has received the Hillary Rodham Clinton Award at a grand ceremony held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, yesterday. Former US Secretary […]

DHAKA: Bangladesh will begin discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week to finalise the details of its loan proposal, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. The […]

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated steps to reconstitute the minimum wage board for the readymade garment (RMG) sector, paving the way for a review of workers’ wages. […]

Md Jahangir Alam, director general of the Government Employees Hospital and an additional secretary, has been appointed the new divisional commissioner of Rangpur. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a […]

Road Transport, Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam has inspected the ongoing construction of an elevated road and the widening of the existing road from Panchabati in Narayanganj […]

Md. Ariful Islam, a Joint District and Sessions Judge currently posted in Lalmonirhat, has been temporarily suspended following the initiation of departmental proceedings against him over allegations of incompetence and […]

A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam, son of former Public Service Commission (PSC) driver Syed Abed Ali, to four years in prison in a case over […]

The government is working to transform the Bangladesh Post Office into a modern, public-friendly and profitable institution, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam said on Thursday. He […]

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday called for transforming Bangladesh’s agriculture sector into a profitable and revenue-generating industry to prevent farmers from leaving the profession. “Bangladesh’s agriculture is no […]

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has accused the government of mismanagement, political favouritism and corruption in fertiliser dealer appointments, demanding an investigation and punitive action against those responsible. Speaking at a press conference […]