Police have arrested a subcontractor after bamboo was allegedly used instead of steel reinforcement bars in concrete slabs of a footpath on an under-construction bridge in Basail, Tangail, costing over […]
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has stressed the need to prioritise technology, engineering and technical education to equip young people with skills suited to job opportunities at home and abroad. […]
The government has increased the welfare fee payable by Bangladeshi workers travelling abroad for employment, raising the charge for obtaining an emigration clearance from Tk3,500 to Tk5,500. The new fee […]
Bus fares on long-distance and city routes have been increased by 17 poisa per kilometre following the latest rise in fuel prices. The decision was taken at a meeting of […]
Years of exposure, lengthy trials and inadequate storage threaten valuable public and private assets.Across Bangladesh, court compounds and evidence storage facilities often tell a troubling story: vehicles seized as evidence […]
A three-month nationwide digital awareness campaign has been launched to prevent dengue, with Health and Family Welfare State Minister Dr MA Muhit urging citizens, particularly young people and content creators, […]
Students of Comilla University on Tuesday observed the third consecutive day of protests demanding justice for Ishayat Shahriar Opratim, the only child of Dr Nahida Begum, an associate professor of […]
The Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity has proposed raising fares for long-distance buses by 8 poisha per kilometre and city buses by 10 poisha per kilometre following the recent increase in […]
Nearly 20,000 Bangladeshis applied for asylum in the European Union during the first six months of 2026, a 13% increase from the same period last year, according to a report […]
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters on Monday. A delegation led by Ambassador Christensen met the […]