To implement the instruction, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, regional election officers, returning officers and other relevant officials have been asked to take appropriate steps.

Bangladesh’s election season is rich in promises, but with shrinking fiscal space and an increasingly expensive political system, the real question is not what is being promised, rather how any of it ...

The government is considering either offering cash incentives for the use of locally produced yarn or temporarily suspending bonded import facilities to help ease the ongoing crisis in the country's ...

The ordinance creates a new category of institution – the microfinance bank – allowing licensed operators to mobilise deposits from low-income clients while bringing them under the prudential ...

Bangladesh's outstanding public sector external debt rose to $74.34 billion at the end of the 2024-25 fiscal year, marking an 8% increase compared to the previous year, according to preliminary ...

Dr Rafiqul also highlighted the need to increase manpower in the health sector, supply modern medical equipment and expand specialised services at district and upazila levels.

Rezaul Karim, general secretary of the Sreebardi upazila unit of the Jamaat, was critically injured during a clash with the BNP at an election manifesto event at the Jhenaigati Bazar area on Wednesday ...

Entrepreneurs also called for greater confidence in tackling emerging challenges such as AI packaging and digital twin technologies.

Experts say the step represents one of Bangladesh’s most significant policy advances in human rights protection ...

CRVS is not only a government priority; it is a shared responsibility of all civil society organisations,” Md Daud Miah said.

The chairman of a party talks about a card. He himself doesn't know which one is a family card and which one is a farmer's', says NCP Spokesperson Asif Mahmud ...

Experts said the slow uptake is mainly due to the country’s traditional irrigation water pricing system, uneven land topography, and significant gaps in farmers’ knowledge and awareness.