More than 19,500 people in three unions of Manikganj’s Harirampur upazila remain heavily dependent on waterways because they have no direct road connection to the upazila or district headquarters. Harirampur, […]
TANGAIL: After spending six years working in Saudi Arabia, Shamim Al Mamun returned home with a dream of becoming an entrepreneur. Inspired by a television programme and later by online […]
Jute was once deeply intertwined with the rural economy of Nilphamari. Known as the “golden fibre”, the crop was a major cash earner for farmers, while jute harvesting, retting, fibre […]
Recent incidents involving explosives, suspected bombs and drugs at Dhaka’s metro rail stations have raised questions about the effectiveness of security screening and surveillance across the network. An IED was […]
The government has set an ambitious target of raising Bangladesh’s average per capita income to $4,591 and increasing economic growth to 8.5 percent by fiscal year 2030-31, with sweeping reforms […]
A three-day Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 will be held in Dhaka to promote an innovation-driven economy and bring local and international innovators, researchers, educational institutions and industries together on a […]
Bangladesh is set to hold direct voting in Parliament today to elect the country’s next President, 35 years after the last contested presidential election. Voting will take place in the […]
Date seeds, long considered waste and usually discarded after the fruit is eaten, are being turned into aromatic coffee by an entrepreneur in Fakirhat, Bagerhat. The unusual initiative has drawn […]
Bangladesh is facing renewed uncertainty over its gas supply as none of the four LNG cargoes scheduled for August under direct purchase agreements had arrived by Monday, with no firm […]
Bangladesh produced a record 5.11 million metric tonnes of fish in the 2024-25 fiscal year, underscoring the growing importance of the fisheries sector to food security, nutrition, employment and the […]
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