If 18 March is declared a public holiday, government officials and employees will receive a continuous Eid vacation from 17 March to 23 March. Offices will reopen on 24 and 25 March ...

At least 200 ships, including oil and liquefied natural gas tankers as well as cargo ships, remained at anchor in open ​waters off the coast of major Gulf producers including Iraq, Saudi Arabia and ...

The main goal of the government is to run the state in line with the people’s mandate, as the people are the owners of the state and we are their servants” ...

The new tariff rate was announced by ​Trump in late February after the Supreme ⁠Court struck down his previous global tariffs under a national ​emergencies law.

The chair of the Social Welfare Department and an assistant professor at Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia was stabbed to death allegedly by an employee on campus today (4 March).

The International Crimes Tribunal has ordered the publication of a newspaper notice asking 12 accused, including former lawmaker Shamim Osman, to appear before the court in a case over killings and ...

The governor urged officials to take necessary steps to ensure that no over-invoicing or under-invoicing takes place through commercial banks.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the Family Card programme at 10am on 10 March at the T&T ground adjacent to Korail slum. The inauguration of the programme will also be announced ...

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Over the past few days, polao rice has risen by Tk10 per kilogram, now selling at Tk145. Chinese garlic has jumped Tk30 to Tk230 per kilogram, while local garlic has fallen to Tk60 per kilogram from ...

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman today (4 March) rejected claims that the reciprocal trade agreement between Bangladesh and the US was signed abruptly just days before the recently held national ...

The meeting underscored the need to further expand and strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries ...