Bangladesh

In 2024, the Padma Bridge brought in the highest toll of Taka 838.56 crore for the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA). Abu Saad Niloy, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge’s executive engineer, informed BSS that 67,36,478 cars paid the...

Metrorail and other utility payments will be integrated with the state-owned Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited’s (BTCL) “Alaap Pay” wallet. In order to give its customers access to a variety of utility payment options through a single...

Since Kazi Nazrul Islam arrived in Bangladesh on May 24, 1972, the government has formally acknowledged him as the country’s national poet. “In accordance with the proposal approved at the December meeting of the Advisory Council,...

The reciprocal repatriation of 95 Indian fishermen detained in Bangladesh and 90 Bangladeshi fishermen detained in India  begun today, which is expected to be completed Sunday next, said the foreign ministry here today. “Bangladesh Coast Guard...

In honor of its 73rd Foundation Day, the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (ASB) made a commitment to develop into a leading center of scholarly and academic achievement in the years to come. The national anthem was...

Early today, a suspected member of the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) was shot and killed in a confrontation between UPDF members and combined troops headed by the Bangladesh Army in the Perachhara area of Rangamati...

Professor Muhammad Yunus, Chief Adviser (CA), stated today that the social safety net program currently serves more than 1.26 crore individuals. “With the help of information technology, the allowances of social safety net programme are reaching...

In the Sundarbans, the world’s biggest mangrove forest, a two-month prohibition on crab harvesting has been put in place during the aquatic animal’s breeding season. From January 1 to February 28, the Department of Forests will...

A new regulation to safeguard trees is being drafted, according to Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan, and it will contain specific prohibitions against using nails for advertising. In order to halt this detrimental behavior, she emphasized...

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today inaugurated the 29th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2025 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, among others, was present on the occasion.  Later, the...