Bangladesh’s exports earnings last month fell 16.06% year-on-year, slowing down the fiscal year 2024’s annual export growth and constraining hopes of shoring up foreign currency reserve. The export earnings were $4.07 billion in May, up from $4.84 billion in May 2023. The

The government is set to place 53rd national budget of Tk 7, 97,000 crore for the next fiscal year (FY25) at Jatiya Sangsad (JS) tomorrow (Thursday). Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will announce the budget amid the growing inflation, and maintaining forex reserve.

Police arrested two people for their alleged involvement in rape and murder of a 3-year-old child in Gazipur. The incident happened in Baimail Madhyapara area under Konabari Police Station of Gazipur City Corporation. On Wednesday (June 5), members of police recovered the body of

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today (June 5) predicted the ongoing mild heat wave is likely to continue over five places of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today. According to the BMD weather bulletin, mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Dhaka,

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 5) inaugurated the 'National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2024' and the 'Environment Fair 2024'. She opened the tree plantation campaign and the fairs at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC)

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Wednesday (June 5), arrested 42 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

The fourth phase of the sixth upazila parishad elections is underway in 60 upazilas across the country today (June 5). The voting began at 8am and will continue till 4pm. A total of 721 candidates are in the electoral race against 180 posts at 60 upazila councils. As many as 721

The Coal Power Generation Company Bangladesh Limited (CPGCBL) has allegedly held a secret meeting with a company over the supply of coal to Matarbari Power Plant though its bid was earlier rejected for lacking qualification. The technical evaluation committee for the project rejected

A Faridpur court today (June 4) sentenced a youth to death for rape and killing of an 11-year-old child at Boalmar. The convict was present on the dock while pronouncement of the verdict. Then he was sent to jail under police escort. Faridpur Woman and Child Repression

Romel Mia of Narsingdi traveled to Libya, Africa, with a dream of working in a carpet company, but his dream fell short after he was captured by a hostage gang. The group tortured Romel and demanded a ransom of Tk 12 lakh from the family. In this situation, Romel's family

Malaysia decided not to extend the deadline for Bangladeshi workers with approved work visas who missed the May 31 cut-off date to reach that country. At the end of last month, agents and employers were rushing in Bangladeshi workers to meet the May 31 deadline set by the government in

Two brothers were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Chauddagram upazila in Cumilla on Tuesday (June 4). The deceased were identified as truck driver Md Sagar and his assistant Belal Hossain, sons of Ashraful Islam, hailed from Baragram village in

A court in Dhaka today (June 4) recorded Shilasti Rahman’s confessional statement in a case of kidnapping with intent to murder MP Anwarul Azim Anar. Extra Chief Metropolitan magistrate of Dhaka on Tuesday recorded the testimonial of Shilasti, who is also the mastermind in

Beijing has cherished Bangladesh's interest to join BRICS and assured of China's active support in this regard. The assurance came at the 13th round of bilateral political consultations between Bangladesh and China held in Beijing on Monday, a foreign ministry's press

Bangladesh has appealed to Malaysia to let in almost 17,000 Bangladeshi workers with approved work visas who missed the May 31 deadline to reach Malaysia. Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury, the minister of state for expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment, called for a special

After several failed attempts to trace the body of slain Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, the West Bengal police have engaged an Indian Navy team from Visakhapatnam to search a canal in Kolkata where pieces of his dismembered body were said to have been thrown. Although the accused,

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (June 4) arrested 21 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign in

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) raised serious alarms over revelations surrounding former IGP Benazir Ahmed, who allegedly amassed huge illegal wealth through the misuse of the state-granted authority. The anti-corruption organization also called for taking decisive legal

Two motorcyclists in Sunamganj were killed after a bus hit a motorcycle at Santiganj upazila on Monday (June 3). The happened around 12:30 pm in Dorgapasa point on the Jagannathpur-Sunamganj regional highway in the upazila.  The deceased were identified as Md Shibbir

A data released by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday said inflation rose to 9.89% in May due to the higher food prices. The food inflation surged by 54 basis points to 10.76% from 10.22%, while non-food inflation decreased by 15 basis points to 9.19% from 9.34%, according