Japan will begin accepting Bangladeshi workers from April 1, 2027, under a new employment agreement signed between Bangladesh and Japan. The agreement, known as the Memorandum of Cooperation on Employment Skills Development (ESDP-MOC), will initially remain in effect for five years and will Continue Reading

Today marks the 47th death anniversary of Farrukh Ahmad, a leading poet of the Bengali Muslim renaissance, widely known as the poet of the Muslim renaissance. He died at Eskaton Garden in Dhaka on October 19, 1974. He was born on June 10, 1918, in Majhail village of Magura district. His poetry inspired the revival […]Continue Reading

Farmers staged a human chain in Haripur, Ward No. 6, of Burichang municipality in Cumilla on Sunday to protest attempts to occupy their farmland. Organised by local residents, the demonstration was held under the slogan, “Protect Farmers’ Farmland — It Must Be Done.” Participants told journalists that attempts to occupy agricultural land in the name […]Continue Reading

Several influential locals have been accused of attempting to grab government-owned land by blocking the opening of a bridge built by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Kashiani, Gopalganj. The obstruction has raised fears of waterlogging across a vast wetland by preventing water from draining beneath the bridge. Farmland belonging to thousands of Continue Reading

Barishal Women’s Polytechnic Institute has begun limited academic activities after completing construction and admitting its first batch of students. However, the institution has yet to be transferred to the revenue budget, leaving recruitment of teachers and staff and other administrative matters unresolved. The Education Engineering Department (EED) has completed about Continue Reading

The government is prioritising the modernisation of the armed forces and the establishment of a domestic defence industry to keep pace with changing global circumstances, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said. He also said a landmark “One Rank, One Pension” scheme to improve the living standards of army personnel was under consideration. The Prime Minister […]Continue Reading

Sonali Bank PLC will provide loans to small businesses and entrepreneurs involved in solar power installation as part of the government’s efforts to tackle the energy crisis and expand the use of renewable energy. The announcement was made on Saturday (October 17) at the inauguration of a 115-kWp on-grid solar system installed on the roof […]Continue Reading

  Bangladesh Bank has consolidated regulations on foreign currency transactions, money changer licences, limited foreign exchange operations and gold import approvals into a single circular. The new guidelines cap the fee for endorsing foreign currency on passports at Tk 300. They also specify limits on dollar sales to travellers, foreign currency holdings by money Continue Reading

The identities of 10 people killed in a fire at the Tup Tup Resort in Patuartek, Inani, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, have been confirmed. Women and children were among the victims, and six of the deceased belonged to the same family. Six others were injured. The fire broke out around 7am on Saturday (October 17) at […]Continue Reading

The government has approved in principle a proposal to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat to the former trade fair grounds in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka, in line with American architect Louis I. Kahn’s master plan for the National Parliament Complex and its surrounding area. The proposed design aims to preserve the architectural heritage and environmental Continue Reading