It is a shame that Bangladesh continues to slip in the World Press Freedom Index for the fifth successive year. In the latest index published by Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontiers (Reporters Without Borders) on Wednesday, Bangladesh slipped one notch to 163 out of 180 countries. According to the Press Freedom Index 2024 published on Friday by Reporters Without Borders, Bangladesh was ranked 146th in 2017 and 2018, but since then maintained a consistent fall slipping 17 notches over the last...
Staff Reporter : The government is waxing its policy to obtain more foreign loans as a strategic measure to prevent...
UNB: The government plans to substantially increase public investments across key sectors such as road, rail, bridge, shipping, civil aviation,...
Business Desk : India has allowed export of 99,150 tonnes of onion to six neighbouring countries including Bangladesh despite the...
Anisur Rahman Khan : Experts have linked the depletion of forests and uncontrolled carbon emissions from industries and vehicles to...
BSS: Foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged the Thai private sector to make investment in Bangladesh by taking full...
UNB: As the country grapples with an intense heatwave, the government has announced the reopening of primary school academic activities...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : The movies ‘Priyotoma’ and ‘Rajkumar’ are two successful commercial movies of 2023 and 2024 respectively. Both...
Business Report : A visiting delegation from Jiangsu Soho Holdings Group Co Ltd engaged in discussions with the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) regarding potential collaborations and investment opportunities in the textile and apparel sector. The delegation led by Zhou Yong, chairman of Jiangsu Soho Holdings Group met the BGMEA team headed by its Senior Vice President Khandoker Rafiqul Islam at the BGMEA complex on Wednesday. BGMEA leaders provided an insightful overview of Bangladesh’s thriving apparel industry, highlighting...
City Desk : Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has called upon the country’s esteemed partners and stakeholders to join hands with Bangladesh in leveraging digital innovation for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. “Together, let us harness the transformative power of technology to build a future that is equitable, inclusive, and sustainable for generations to come,” he said. The finance minister said this while delivering the country statement at the 80th Session of UNESCAP on Monday at the...
Agency : Bangladesh ace-all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan likely to miss the first three matches of the five-match T20I series against...
UNB:Bangladesh and Qatar on Tuesday signed 10 cooperation documents – five agreements and five MoUs – to strengthen ties on...