Girls outperform boys in SSC and HSC. What prevents them from climbing higher?
*The recently published results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) 2023 shows that girls have once again won the race against boys, both in terms ...
Online nomination submission fails to gain traction
*Despite the Election Commission's encouraging candidates to submit nomination papers online, the response from aspirants has been lukewarm. On the last day for submission, only ...
EU wants Bangladesh to act on labour rights as pledged
*Bangladesh should increase the pace of implementing the commitments on labour rights included in the National Action Plan (NAP) and ILO road map, and continue ...
Electoral code violation: EC sends show cause notice to 21 candidates, most from AL
*The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (30 November) sent show cause notices to 21 candidates running in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad Election for violating electoral ...
JS polls: EC sends show cause notice to 16 candidates, most from AL
*The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday (30 November) has sent show cause notices to 16 candidates running in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad Election for violating ...
Shahjahan Omar walks out of jail, leaves BNP, submits nomination for Jhalakati-1 as AL candidate
*BNP Vice Chairman Shahjahan Omar quit the party today and submitted a nomination paper to contest in the upcoming national elections as an Awami League ...
Ambassador Haas, Foreign Secretary Masud discussed ongoing developments: US Embassy
*US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas had a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen at State Guesthouse Padma this morning where they discussed ongoing ...
EC serves show cause notice on Shakib Al Hasan for violating electoral code of conduct
*The convoy of vehicles cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, also an Awami League candidate for the Magura-1 constituency, led during his return from Dhaka to Magura ...
NBR's revenue shortfall widens further, hitting Tk4,000cr in Oct
*The gap between revenue collection and targets set for it has been widening, with October's shortfall alone reaching Tk4,123 crore, expanding from the Tk8,000 crore ...
Go for reforms as Five-Year Plan goes off track: Report
*Key 8th FYP targets have remained off track since the unforeseen global inflationary pressures of the Ukraine War period, a planning ministry review says. The ...
New parties, renewed appetites
*Among the 26 parties who are going to elections, there are three new names.* The newly-minted parties – the Trinamool BNP, the Bangladesh Nationalist Movement and ...
Dollar price cut by Tk0.25 within a week
*The buying and selling rates of the US dollar were decreased by Tk0.25 today - within a week of the last cut in dollar rates ...
Govt extends deadline for tax return filing by two months
*The government has extended the last date for filing individual income tax to 31 January instead of the previously set deadline of 30 November.* The National ...
AL leaders cannot randomly become independent candidates: Quader
*Awami League leaders and activists cannot run as independent candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections without proper consideration and party alignment, AL General Secretary Obaidul ...
Bangladesh could be one of targets of US’ labour policy: Washington mission to commerce ministry
*The US' latest policy on labour rights warrants enough reasons for Bangladesh to be alarmed, the Bangladesh embassy in Washington has said, stating that the ...
Washington embassy tells commerce ministry to prioritise US labour policy, warns it could hurt apparel sector
*The US' latest policy on labour rights warrants enough reasons for Bangladesh to be alarmed, the Bangladesh embassy in Washington has said, stating that the ...
Taka appreciated officially, market reacts quite opposite
*The Bangladesh Bank has sold $5.23 billion from its reserves to commercial banks in just four and a half months of the current fiscal year ...
Only approved appraisers to assess loan collateral: Cenbank
*The Bangladesh Bank has ordered commercial banks to engage third-party evaluation firms, licenced by the central bank, to assess the valuation of mortgaged assets against ...
AL to go cautious with its 'independent candidate'
*The Awami League will choose its independent candidates for the upcoming national elections, ensuring that the selection does not pose a threat to the party's ...
National Housing allowed to issue Tk374cr bond
*The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has allowed National Housing Finance and Investment to issue a zero-coupon bond worth Tk374.4 crore.* This would be a ...
Govt to provide Tk 270cr incentive to 2 lakh overseas returnees
*The government has undertaken a project to provide Tk270 crore as incentive to two lakh people who returned from overseas countries.* Senior secretary Dr Ahmed Munirus ...