Darshana was once the preferred entry point for traders due to its lower costs and strong logistical support, but the combination of complexities in opening letters of credit (LCs), a dollar shortage ...

Tender documents and cost estimates are often prepared by Japanese consultants using technical standards that few non-Japanese firms can meet ...

Under the agreement, Thailand will release 18 detained Cambodian soldiers and both sides will gradually remove heavy weapons from the frontier ...

Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police arrested one person in connection with a crude bomb explosion in front of the Election Commission office in Dhaka last night (25 October). No further details about the ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is convening its 47th summit, alongside the East Asia Summit (EAS) and other side meetings ...

Three people, including two school students, were killed and another was injured when a truck overturned onto their van in Sadar upazila of Pabna district today (26 October) morning. The accident ...

Most plants in the industry are running at below 30% of capacity, far short of the global standard of 70%-80%, industry leaders said. The result is a market flooded with unsold cement, plummeting ...

The government identified some 850 factories as being at "extreme risk" of fire, electrical, and structural accidents long ago, but a nationwide monitoring and safety initiative has stalled for the ...

Under international law, sovereign assets cannot be confiscated, so the European Commission has put forward a plan ...

A depression over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas has intensified into a deep depression and may further develop into a cyclonic storm, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) ...

Some parties have opposed the change, while others have welcomed it. Supporters of the amendment argue that it will help smaller unregistered parties gain visibility in alliance politics, even if the ...

Park officials claimed the giraffe had been suffering from tuberculosis and was under treatment, and a six-member veterinary board was formed to treat the animal, but all efforts failed ...