8+ hour, 7+ min ago   (847+ words) Bangladesh's medicine policy has once again reached a crossroads, but the debate risks focusing on the wrong problem. The legal objection was reasonable. A policy of this magnitude should not bypass the statutory body created to vet it. But there…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago   (621+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today sought people’s cooperation in keeping their homes and surroundings clean to prevent dengue, saying collective efforts over the next three months can significantly reduce the disease. “Let us keep ourselves healthy, our families healthy, our…...

10+ hour, 28+ min ago   (337+ words) Mehidy Hasan Miraz continued his impressive start to the Caribbean Premier League with a four-wicket haul as Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by six wickets in Providence on Saturday. Playing his second match of the tournament, Miraz returned…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago   (594+ words) Walking into the training hall at Dhaka’s Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Indoor Stadium during a national session, one hears a rhythmic, high-tempo syncopation: the sharp clack-clack of celluloid balls striking blue wooden tables. A close look at the line of tables…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (256+ words) The first issue is data. Researchers in Bangladesh often work with data that is delayed, difficult to access or inconsistent across sources. This makes analysis difficult. We need a statistical system that provides timely, reliable and transparent data, and makes…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (606+ words) The central bank has ordered Bangladesh Commerce Bank to take the highest administrative action against 13 officials for allegedly receiving Tk 4 crore from the bank’s funds in the name of incentives under a deposit mobilisation campaign. Through a letter to the…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (489+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government is increasing domestic gas production, setting up LNG terminals and intensifying exploration to protect industries from losses caused by sudden or temporary gas shortages. Responding to a starred question from ruling party…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (675+ words) Bangladesh Bank has ordered Bangladesh Commerce Bank to take the highest administrative action against 13 officials for allegedly receiving Tk 4 crore from the bank’s funds in the name of incentives under a deposit mobilisation campaign. Through a letter to the managing…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (351+ words) A disappointing effort from Bangladesh in all three departments saw them lose to India by 40 runs in the first semifinal of the ongoing Women’s Asia Cup T20 in Dubai on Thursday, ending their campaign in the regional competition. Bangladesh had kept…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (458+ words) Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman today said Bangladesh’s foreign relations with all countries are being taken forward based on sovereign equality, mutual respect, fairness and strategic balance, without being overly dependent on any single power or alliance. He made the remarks…...