Worker unions and various organizations, including the Port Protection Movement Council, have staged a torch procession protesting the leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) and the overflow container yard of the Chittagong Port to a foreign operator. On Wednesday evening, Continue Reading

Leaders of Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarresin have urged private Madrasa teachers and employees to repose full trust in the organization to realize their legitimate demands, including job nationalization. Emphasizing unity under its banner, speakers noted that the organization has historically protected Madrasa education and secured educators’ rights. These remarks were made Continue Reading

Farmers across southwestern Bangladesh have completed transplanting Ropa Aman rice, transforming the region into a vibrant sea of green during Ashwin. Cultivation spans Khulna, Satkhira, Bagerhat, Narail, and Jessore districts, where coastal climate challenges and preparations in low-lying aquaculture enclosures often delay farming schedules by twenty to thirty days Continue Reading

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has urged the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to play a more proactive role in facilitating the prompt repatriation of displaced Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. The call was made on Wednesday during a meeting with Nicolas Fleury, Head of the ICRC Delegation in Bangladesh, at the […]Continue Reading

German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr. Rüdiger Lotz has reaffirmed Germany’s commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation. He stressed the early conclusion of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU), enhancing air connectivity, and boosting trade, investment, and people-to-people contacts. The German Ambassador made these Continue Reading

Despite an overall downturn in the US apparel import market, Bangladesh recorded robust growth in readymade garment exports to the country in August. According to the latest data from the US Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), US apparel imports from Bangladesh rose by 11.15% compared to the same period last year. However, on an […]Continue Reading

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has once again increased the price of jet fuel in the country. Under the newly set rates, the price of jet fuel for domestic flights (including duty and VAT) has been fixed at BDT 182.71 per liter. Last month, the price stood at BDT 165.65. This reflects an increase […]Continue Reading

Eligible private-sector industrial enterprises in Bangladesh are now allowed to retain approved foreign loan proceeds in foreign currency (FC) accounts. Bangladesh Bank issued a circular yesterday granting permission to open FC accounts in the borrowers’ names to streamline cross-border payment operations under foreign financing. According to the circular, this Continue Reading

Since the devastating 2024 floods, the severe deterioration of 217 gazetted roads in Brahmanpara upazila under Cumilla district has plunged residents into immense suffering. According to statistics from the Upazila Engineer’s Office, approximately 381 kilometers of road networks across eight unions became entirely impassable due to floodwaters. Data from the Local Continue Reading

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has rescheduled the hearing on charge framing against 41 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to November 1 in a case involving genocide and crimes against humanity. The charges stem from the violent crackdown on a Hefazat-e-Islam rally at Shapla Chattar in Dhaka on May 5, 2013, and subsequent […]Continue Reading