One of the world’s leading names in Haute Couture and a red-carpet favourite, ELIE SAAB’s furniture and home accessories collection is now available at Penthouse Livings’ showroom in Dhaka, following …
Your evening brief – PM Hasina unveils vision to build Smart Bangladesh by 2041
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday unveiled her vision to build a “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041 along with making it a developed country. “We will make Bangladesh a developed one by 2041, and that …
Smart Bangladesh to be built by 2041: PM
“We will build Bangladesh as a developed and prosperous country by 2041. That Bangladesh will be a Smart Bangladesh. We will transform into Smart Bangladesh from the digital one,” she said. The …
BSEC working to enhance financial literacy for capital market investors: Prof Shibli
The chairman of the Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Prof Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam has said that the capital market regulator is working to enhance the public’s financial literacy so …
The roots of Bangladesh’s success
Bangladesh’s story starts in 1947 when Pakistan and India split into two nations. Back then, Bangladesh was known as East Pakistan, a province separated from the Pakistani mainland by 1,800 kilometers …
PM seeks robust Japanese investment in Bangladesh
The prime minister said this while outgoing Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh ITO Naoki paid a courtesy call on her at Gono Bhaban in Dhaka. The Japanese envoy highly appreciated …
Tens of thousands protest in Bangladesh to demand resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Dhaka on Saturday calling for the dissolution of parliament to make way for new elections, and demand the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime …
Covid: Bangladesh sees 29 more cases, zero death
BPC faces loss despite fall in int’l fuel price, it loses Tk 4-4.5 on per litre diesel Bangladesh reported 29 more Covid cases in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s …
Bangladesh ralliers urge premier’s exit, government change
Tens of thousands of opposition supporters rallied Saturday in Bangladesh’s capital to demand the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resign and install a caretaker before next general …
UK announces additional £4.5 million funding for the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh
The United Kingdom is contributing an additional £4.5 million to sustain the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, lifting its funding from the start of the crisis in August 2017 to a total of £345 million …