Bangladesh

The NBR Reform Unity Council has announced that its complete shutdown of tax, customs and VAT offices will continue into Sunday, alongside plans for a fresh round of peaceful marches. The declaration came on Saturday through a statement issued after observing the first day of the shutdown. According to the statement, all offices under the National Board of Revenue will ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a month-long programme to the anniversary of the student-led uprising in July. The party’s Secretary General, Mia Golam Porwar, unveiled the program at a press conference held Saturday at Jamaat’s central office in Moghbazar, Dhaka. Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a month-long programme tocommemorate the anniversary of the student-led uprising in July. The party’s Secretary General, Mia ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s only Nobel Laureate and global pioneer of microfinance, turned 85 on Saturday. Born on June 28, 1940, at Bathua village under Hathazari upazila of Chattogram, Prof Yunus’s birthday has, for the past 15 years, been globally observed as Social Business Day. However, according to his Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam, there were no official celebrations ...

Anti-Discrimination Student Movement spokesperson Umama Fatema has left the organisation, aFacebook post of her confirmed the matter. She made the announcement in the Facebook post on Friday (June 27). “A central council of the organisation has been made on Wednesday. I just ended my formal journey with the anti-discrimination student movement,” the post said. She alleged widespread irregularities within the ...

The three-wheeler battery-run rickshaw, designed by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), will be seen on Dhaka streets from early August. At first, the rickshaws will run on Paltan, Dhanmondi and Uttara roads. Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain came up with the information at a programme held at Nagar Bhaban on Saturday.

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has called on the global community to reject despair and reimagine the world through the lens of social business, urging collective action to address inequality, climate change, and systemic injustice. Speaking at the 15th Social Business Day, held at the Samajik Convention Centre in Savar, the Chief Adviser to Bangladesh’s interim government described the world’s ...

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has called for August 5 to be officially recognized as “New Bangladesh Day”, rejecting the government’s proposed observance on August 8. In a post from his verified Facebook page on Friday, Dr. Rahman wrote, “It should not be August 8 — August 5 must be declared as New Bangladesh Day.” His remarks come amid growing ...

By Shahidul Islam: Wednesday 25th June 2025. at 4. PM Ascott The Residence Dhaka, located in the Baridhara Diplomatic Zone, the Europe-Bangladesh Federation of Commerce and Industry (EBFCI) proudly marked a historic milestone with the official inauguration of its Bangladesh Chapter. The high-level event brought together senior government officials, diplomats, business leaders, and development partners. (EBFCI) has been established as ...

India on Friday said they are “prepared to engage” with Bangladesh on all matters in an environment that is “conducive” to mutually beneficial dialogue, reports UNB. “We share 54 rivers, which also includes the Ganga. To discuss all relevant issues that form part of this cooperation, the two countries have bilateral mechanism in place, which is the Joint Rivers Commission,” ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus joined as the chief guest and keynote speaker at the 15th edition of Social Business Day amid brief rich cultural show on Friday morning. The 15th edition of Social Business Day, organised by the Yunus Centre and Grameen Group, is taking place at the Samajik Convention Centre in Zirabo in Savar. This year’s theme is: ...