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Bangladesh needs coordinated efforts by the government, employers, training institutions and development organisations to help young people with disabilities transition from skills development to decent employment, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.
Rejecting police's clarification, party says no government approval can legitimise extrajudicial killings
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the way journalism is practised, creating new opportunities in news gathering, data analysis and report writing. However, its growing use is also raising fresh challenges in terms of professional skills, accuracy and responsible journalism, speakers said
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
BNP, Jamaat and three other contenders outline development agendas before October 29 vote
The Bangladesh Coast Guard’s East Zone has intensified patrols, special operations and public awareness campaigns to protect mother hilsa during the ongoing 22-day fishing ban.The nationwide ban, effective from October 8 to October 29, prohibits the catching, transportation, storage, marketing
Diplomatic representatives from Singapore, Morocco, Kosovo and the Maldives visited the Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force (VDP) Academy in Shafipur, Gazipur, on Monday to observe its training facilities and initiatives to develop skilled workers for domestic and international labour markets
According to Financial Institutions Division letters, all executives are to be appointed on a contractual basis for three years.
The letter has been sent to the chairmen of the three banks.
is a Research Fellow at the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).
Family and locals link the incident to an earlier sand dispute, but police have not confirmed whether the alleged attack caused his death
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday called for increased Japanese investment in Bangladesh’s promising sectors, including automobiles, semiconductors, information and communication technology (ICT), renewable energy, agro-processing and advanced manufacturing.He made the call when Masumi K
The move comes as the government seeks to overhaul management of state-owned banks amid wider financial sector reforms.
Held along the Bakkhali River from noon to evening, the centuries-old festival drew thousands. This year, the ships carried messages calling for religious freedom, communal harmony and an end to impunity.
Grameenphone, the country’s largest mobile network operator, reported a decline in its earnings in the first nine months of the current financial year.
On factory floors across Bangladesh right now, workers are welding frames that will never touch a sewing machine. What leaves those gates does not stitch anyone a shirt. It rolls out on two wheels, bound for Hamburg or Vienna. Nobody outside the industry notices them much....
The investment pipeline also includes LNG infrastructure, port facilities and the proposed Chattogram Free Trade Zone, as Bangladesh seeks to attract global investors.
The desk lamp in a newsroom in Dhaka flickers at 2:00 AM, casting long, fatigued shadows across pages of investigative drafts, while a weary educator in a rural government primary school in Kurigram corrects her 400th exam paper by the dim glow of a mobile phone torch. ...
Square Pharmaceuticals has recommended a 130 percent cash dividend for the fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26), backed by higher sales and profits
Fast bowler Gerald Coetzee will replace injured fellow paceman Anrich Nortje in the South African team for the series-deciding third Test against Australia, starting at Newlands on Tuesday.
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