Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan yesterday sought India’s cooperation for the quick release of funds for the projects which are being implemented under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC), in order to maintain deadlines.

The 15th death anniversary of Professor Emeritus M Nabi Alam Khan was observed yesterday.

Roushan Ara Chowdhury passed away in a city hospital on Sunday evening. She was 67.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately shut down the offices of unauthorised financial and microcredit institutions and cooperative societies and to take appropriate legal actions against them for lending at high interest rates.

Bangladesh Bank today said banks can buy private sector-issued green Sukuk from their special funds, which they were allowed to form to invest in the stock market.

App-based drivers’ union of Bangladesh, a platform of drivers providing ride sharing services, will go on work abstention tomorrow to press home their six-point demand.

A former student of Dhaka University who was preparing for job exams, was found dead at a mess in old Dhaka’s Chankharpool area this afternoon.

Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Banshidhar Mishra has stressed the need for taking increased efforts to boost trade with Bangladesh.

Twenty-five people have died from Covid-19 in 24 hours (till 8am today), according to a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Bangladesh may get extension of tariff benefit for few more years after its graduation from the least developed country category in 2026, Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.

The stock market bounced back today just after experiencing a fall a day ago.

Amid widespread criticism of authorities’ lacklustre monitoring of errant e-commerce companies, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday described how even he was once cheated by an online company.

Jewel Mia, a temporary employee of Motel Sylhet, has been working for the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation for the last four years.

The High Court yesterday expressed utter dismay about the errors regarding the history of the country’s Liberation War in some textbooks of secondary and higher secondary levels, saying such mistakes in the books are unfortunate.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has taken an initiative to build permanent structures in the capital’s Gabtoli, Amin Bazar, and Diabari areas by filling the Turag.

Prime Minister Tajuddin Ahmad today held meeting with secretaries of different ministries of the exiled government. The finance secretary reported on his recent visit to Delhi in connection with formalisation of trade and commerce with India.

Green activists yesterday observed World Rivers Day, vowing to save the country’s rivers from pollution and encroachment.

A Bangladeshi expat worker has died after falling from a crane in Saudi Arabia.

Harun Ar Rashid, a banker by profession, has set up 11 libraries in salons in 11 districts of the country at his own expense. His goal is to set up salon libraries in every district of the country.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam yesterday said that car users must pay additional taxes to use their vehicles in the capital’s affluent areas, like Gulshan and Baridhara.