National

Hoarders driving jute industry into uncertainty: Adviser Bashir

Staff Correspondent: Textiles and Jute Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said while the jute industry held significant potential post-COVID, the uncontrolled prices of raw jute led to Bangladesh losing international

Elections depending on reforms: CA

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Bangladesh general elections will be held between December 2025 and March 2026, depending on how quickly his government can institute

Officials, experts of Bangladesh, India to sit over Ganges water talks

Staff Correspondent: After an intensive on-the-spot survey for two days of the current status of the flow in the Ganges river at Farakka in West Bengal, technical experts and senior

Demands for Khulna’s raw jute increase in India, Pakistan

Khulna Correspondent: Demands for raw jute of Khulna’s Daulatpur, the second-largest raw jute market in the country, increased in India and Pakistan. Previously, China was the largest importer of raw

TCB starts countrywide sale of essential goods

Staff Correspondent: Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on Wednesday started selling of essential commodities through trucks in all 64 districts to ensure benefits for low-income groups. In Tangail, on the

Ban bulkhead movement to avoid waterway accidents during Eid trips: SCRF

Staff Correspondent: Shipping and Communication Reporters Forum (SCRF) and the National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways (NCPSRR) on Wednesday urged the government to ban movement of sand-carrying vessels