The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has raised gold prices again, taking the price of 22-carat gold to Tk 247,743 per bhori (11.664 grams). The new price, up to Tk 1,633 per bhori, came into effect at 10am on Tuesday (August 25). According to BAJUS, the increase follows a rise in the Continue Reading

Ameer Allama Muhibbullah Babunagari presided over an emergency meeting called by Hefazat-e-Islam at the Babunagar Madrasa in Chittagong to raise serious concerns about Shamim Kaiser Lincoln’s nomination as State Minister for Religious Affairs. Leaders criticised the appointee’s ideology and questioned the role’s need in light of a full cabinet minister. Continue Reading

Industrial operations in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka upazila have been badly interrupted by severe gas shortages; for the past five days, productivity has been reduced by 40 to 60 percent due to dropping pressure. Industry stakeholders claim that 76 gas-dependent enterprises in the industrial zone are currently in danger of closing, endangering both the stability of the Continue Reading

The Bangladesh Krishak-Mazdur Sanghati has called for the urgent development of an emergency fertiliser distribution task force in the midst of national instability and a serious fertiliser scarcity during the Aman paddy season. The statement released on Monday evening by General Secretary Abdul Alim and Organization President Dewan Abdur Rashid (Neelu), strongly condemned Continue Reading

According to China’s state-run news agency Xinhua, Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on taking office as President of Bangladesh on Monday. Earlier, at a regular news conference, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian welcomed the newly elected president and expressed Beijing’s satisfaction with the political Continue Reading

The 2027 SSC and equivalent examinations will begin on March 14 and continue until April 15, according to a decision by the Ministry of Education. The final schedule was approved at a meeting at the Ministry of Education on Monday (August 24). Syed Akhtaruzzaman, president of the Bangladesh Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee and chairman of […]Continue Reading

Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman held an exchange of views with editors of several national newspapers in Dhaka on Monday (August 24). The meeting began at 12:15pm at the opposition leader’s official residence on Minto Road. Editors and senior representatives from several leading newspapers and news outlets attended the meeting, including AMM Continue Reading

After visits to Malaysia and China, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is now travelling to the United States to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. If everything goes as planned, he may leave for New York on September 21. He is also scheduled to visit San Francisco afterwards. Officials at the Ministry […]Continue Reading

Runway expansion and international terminal ready, tourism and regional connectivity to increase Cox’s Bazar Airport will be launched as an international airport by October this year, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Mr. M Rashiduzzaman Millat has said. He disclosed the information while responding to questions from journalists after a meeting with officials and Continue Reading