About 30.05 per cent or 3,035 industrial units, including readymade garment (RMG) factories operating across the country under the jurisdiction of Industrial Police (IP), failed to pay festival allowances until Tuesday. On the other hand, nearly 10.16 per cent or 1,026 factories have not p
A long-dormant major project for building Padma Barrage, under consideration for over six decades amid debates over feasibility, financing and policy, is now set to be placed before the new government's highest economic policy-making body shortly. Officials say the project is expected to bri
An importer of around 80 per cent of fertilizers, Bangladesh faces substantial shortfall of the items soon as the supply lines are now caught up in a war, jointly inflicted by the USA and Israel on Iran. The annual demand for various types of fertilizers in the country stands at between 6.2 and 6.5
It is generally recognised that with the growth of technology, particularly information communication technology (ICT), youth employment all over the world is becoming increasingly reliant on the fast emerging needs of diverse skills in workplaces. Countries across the world are faced with this cha
Bangladesh is at a turning point in its economic transformation. In the past three decades, it has become one of the world’s most dynamic manufacturing economies, driven by export-oriented industries, entrepreneurship, and global supply chains. For the next phase, Bangladesh must diversify in
When war breaks out in the Middle East, its impact does not stop at the battlefields; its shockwaves are felt across the world in no time, especially in oil markets, financial systems, and national economies. The renewed conflict between the United States (US), Israel, and Iran has once again remin
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has introduced portable signal lights to enhance traffic management in the Capital. According to DMP, the signal lights are cost-effective and developed entirely using local technology. These portable devices are easy to carry and can be used on any road, said DMP'S
Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have achieved remarkable success on the global stage, securing four awards - including two gold and two bronze medals - at the international competition for engineering students organized by the International Commission of Agricultural and Biosys
The Cabinet on Tuesday approved proposals to convert two ordinances related to the supplementary budget for FY 2024-25 and the main budget for FY 2025-26 into law. The decision was taken at the Cabinet’s third meeting held at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Tarique R
The head of the National Counterterrorism Center resigned on Tuesday, becoming the first and most senior member of US President Donald Trump’s administration to resign over the war in Iran, saying Tehran posed no imminent threat to the United States. “I cannot in good conscience suppor
Three people have been killed in a head-on collision between a bus and an autorickshaw in Tangail’s Dhanbari Upazila. The victims are the autorickshaw driver, Akbar Ali, 55, from Senbari village in Dhanbari; and two passengers, Mohammad Omar Faruk, 50, from Bangalipara in Jamalpur, and Moham
The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md. Abdus Salam on Tuesday distributed Eid grants among city cleaners on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and separately handed over DSCC-funded assistance to imams and muezzins ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. The grants were distributed at two se
