ShopUp, Sary to merge, raise $110m

The merged outfit will be called the Silq Group and the strategic merger is backed by a $110 million (about Tk 1,300 crore) funding round
9 April 2025, 02:40 AM

Expatriate voting to be finalised soon: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin yesterday said the voting system for expatriates will be finalised soon, based on recommendations from technical experts, to ensure their voting rights.
8 April 2025, 20:57 PM

Isn’t it a conflict of interest?

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday asked whether it would be a conflict of interest for newly appointed ICT Prosecutor Abdus Sattar since he worked as a defence counsel during previous war crimes trials and is now representing the state in a case concerning crimes against humanity in 1971.   
8 April 2025, 20:05 PM

Bangladesh navy ship leaves for Myanmar with 120 tonnes of relief materials

Carrying 120 tonnes of relief materials and emergency medical assistance, BNS Somudra Avijan, a navy ship, left the Chattogram Port for Myanmar yesterday to support the earthquake victims there.
8 April 2025, 20:00 PM

No threat centring Pahela Baishakh

Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said they have not received any security threats centring Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
8 April 2025, 18:53 PM

Job seekers break into PSC

A group of BCS job seekers broke into the Public Service Commission (PSC) in Dhaka yesterday, demanding that the written examinations for the 46th Bangladesh Civil Service be postponed.
8 April 2025, 18:45 PM

Bangladesh must look east for trade expansion

Bangladesh should consider shifting its focus from the United States to regional markets to offset the risks of export loss due to tariff hikes by the Trump administration, economists said yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:09 PM

Green shoots in economy

Bangladesh’s economy started showing signs of a turnaround in the second quarter of the fiscal year, official statistics show, although economists caution that Trump’s tariff measures are likely to slow down the momentum.
8 April 2025, 18:01 PM

6 UP chairmen removed in Netrakona

Six union parishad chairmen have been removed from their positions in Netrakona yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:01 PM

3 lemurs stolen from Gazipur Safari Park

Police have yet to launch an investigation even 15 days after a general diary was filed over three lemurs being stolen from Gazipur Safari Park.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Three killed in road accidents

At least three people were killed and four injured in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria and Barguna districts yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

1.4m lack access to safe water in port city: survey

Around 1.4 million people living in 435 low-income communities (LICs) across the 41 wards of Chattogram City Corporation lack access to proper water and sanitation facilities, researchers said at a programme yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

We are engaging with Myanmar govt, Arakan Army

Bangladesh is engaging with both the Myanmar government and the Arakan Army to ensure the safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland in Rakhine, officials said yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

‘July Charter to guide next national polls’

The upcoming national election is expected to be held in line with the July Charter, which will soon be published by the National Consensus Commission (NCC) based on input from political parties and public opinion, said the commission’s vice chairman Prof Ali Riaz yesterday.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Nation continues protests against Gaza atrocities

Protest programmes were held across the country yesterday against the ongoing Israeli offensive in Gaza and in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
8 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Clash in Brahmanbaria leaves 40 injured, including UNO and OC

The incident took place yesterday night and this morning, in two phases
8 April 2025, 15:32 PM

Man injured in 'mine explosion' on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban

This is the seventh such incident in this border area since January
8 April 2025, 14:14 PM

Universities continue to protest in solidarity with Gaza

NSTU holds human chain, rally; JnU to march towards US ; DU students to march with 70-foot Palestine flag
8 April 2025, 13:38 PM

JCD stages protests in campuses in solidarity with Palestinians

Chhatra Dal has organised demonstrations in DU, RU, and JU
8 April 2025, 13:32 PM

Sakhawat announces Bangladesh’s candidature to Int'l Maritime Organization

Shipping Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain has officially announced Bangladesh’s candidature for Category C of International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 term.
8 April 2025, 12:36 PM