Tucked away onto Nawab Siraj-ud-Daulah Road in Chattogram's Chandanpura area, a timeworn structure stands steeped in history and faded grandeur. Once alive with the rhythmic jingle of ankle bells and the melodies of midnight performances, the 250-year-old Sazzalela's Dance Hall is now set to be reb
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said the country is witnessing an abnormal situation due to the absence of democracy and a lack of accountable governance, warning that several plots are underway to undermine the democratic system and ensure its collapse. Speaking at the concluding ses
Prime Bank PLC., in collaboration with Bangladesh Bank, recently organized the inaugural ceremony of ‘Customer Awareness Week 2025 (Dhaka Division)’ at the City Convention Hall in Kishoreganj. This event is organized under the theme ‘Building Awareness for Financial Security&rsquo
Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has said Bangladesh's independence "should never be underestimated", though Bengalis have yet to overcome “a tendency to be jealous of others’ success”. Speaking at the launch of the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Monday, he stressed
The trade and business at the commercial hub of Chattogram are suffering a lot, as the local businesses cannot supply the imported goods to other parts of the country smoothly due to the restrictive weighing scale set up at Boro Darogahat on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. Earlier, the goods-carryin
The Kremlin said on Monday that India would continue buying oil wherever it was profitable to do so in order to ensure its own economic interests. US President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent in August to punish New Delhi for buying Russian oil, which Washington said was
The ship-breaking industry in Chattogram, which was categorised as "Red" by the Department of Environment (DoE) on April 26 of 2023 is yet to be categorised as "Orange. As a result, the industry is suffering a lot and the supply of scrap iron for re-rolling mills in the country is being hampered. A
The Election Commission (EC) has registered 81 local observer organisations for a five-year term ahead of the parliamentary polls and referendum. EC Assistant Director Md Ashadul Haque of the public relations branch confirmed the development on Monday. More than 300 organisations had applied this
Karnaphuli is the lifeline of the country's economy as the Chittagong Port, the prime seaport of the country, is situated on this river. But the river is being polluted rampantly due to unabated dumping of toxic chemicals and solid waste into its water from the riverside industrial units. As a resu
National Bank PLC, one of Bangladesh’s leading remittance procuring banks, has signed a Remittance Service Agreement with dLocal Limited, a globally recognized Electronic Money Institution (EMI) based in Malta. According to a press release, this strategic partnership aims to strengthen cross
Across the world, demand for new ships is on a rapid rise. This surge comes at a time when many traditional shipbuilding nations, particularly Japan, South Korea, and several European countries, face major labour shortages. Shipbuilding is a labour-intensive industry, and without an abundant and ex
Iran's currency slipped to the lowest level in its history on Monday, nearing 1,250,000 rial to the US dollar on the open rate market, various outlets including the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. The Iranian rial stood around 55,000 to the US dollar in 2018, when US sanctions were reim
