Inward remittances sent by expatriate Bangladeshis rose by 13.4% year-on-year, reaching $2.19 billion in January, according to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank. This increase compares to $2.11 billion in remittances during January 2024. Of the total remittance inflow for January 2025, state-owned and specialized banks accounted for $627.17 million, while private banks received $1.55 billion. From July to January ...

India showcased their dominance once again as they clinched their second consecutive ICC Women’s U19 T20 World Cup title, defeating South Africa by nine wickets in a one-sided final. The victory underscored India’s confidence and brilliance throughout the tournament, culminating in a commanding performance in the title clash. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, South Africa struggled to ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has recovered a large amount of drugs, including 169 bottles of liquor and 32 kilogram of cannabis in Habiganj district. They were recovered the drugs suring several drives on Sunday night. It said that a BGB team conducted a raid at the Teliapara tea garden in Madhabpur upazila at 9:00 PM on Sunday night, recovering 62 ...

Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has urged Kuwait to recruit more workers from Bangladesh to strengthen bilateral labor cooperation. He made this call during a meeting with Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bangladesh H. E. Ali Th A Q Hamadah at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Monday afternoon. Highlighting the strong historical ties between the two nations, the ...

A Dhaka court on Monday, granted two-day remand to seven people, including former Justice Abul Hossain Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, former Prime Minister’s Advisor Salman F Rahman, former Law Minister Anisul Haque, in murder case of auto-rickshaw driver Hafizul Sikder in Badda during the anti-discrimination movement on Monday (February 3). The other accused on remand are former Social Welfare Minister Dr. ...

Bangladesh Development Party (BDP) has been officially registered as a political party. The party, led by Chairman Anwarul Islam Chan, received its registration certificate from EC Secretary Akhter Ahmed at the EC headquarters on Monday morning. BDP’s registration number is 54, and its election symbol is ‘Cauliflower.’ BDP Chairman Anwarul Islam Chan said to media that his party is committed ...

A court in Dhaka on Monday placed six persons, including Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former Law Minister Anisul Haq and Dipu Moni, on a two-day remand each in a murder case filed with Badda Police Station. The other remanded accused are former Justice Abul Hossain Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, former State ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a Taka 4,068.23 crore project for expansion and modernization of Mongla Port facilities. The approval came from the 7th meeting of the ECNEC in this fiscal year (FY25) and the 6th of the interim government held at the NEC Conference Room in the city’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagra area. ECNEC Chairperson ...

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Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan today said life would be brought back to the city canals through coordinated efforts of all. “Life would be brought back to the canals in the city through coordinated efforts of all …and that’s why canals should be excavated, restored and freed from pollution”, he ...