1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (1221+ words) Corruption is not merely a moral failure or an administrative irregularity; it is a serious national problem that weakens institutions, damages the economy, deepens inequality and destroys public confidence in government. For Bangladesh, where millions of people depend on public…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (815+ words) The highways connecting Dhaka with the major divisional cities of the country are now in a miserable condition. Thousands of passengers and transport workers are suffering every day because of potholes, broken road surfaces, inadequate maintenance, traffic congestion and unplanned…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (947+ words) Just 14 days ago, a company in eastern China caught national (and eventually, worldwide) attention.Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting, one of the country's biggest auto-parts makers, hired 440 fresh graduates this year. Weeks later, it fired 107 of them. No warning. Just an…...

11+ hour, 36+ min ago   (927+ words) Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the government is taking a series of measures to simplify Bangladesh’s tax system, enhance transparency and reduce taxpayers’ fear of audits and harassment, with the aim of encouraging more people to voluntarily…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (596+ words) Taapsee Pannu is known for niche, hard-hitting cinema, but the actor had a brush with mainstream Bollywood when she starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan in his 2023 film Dunki. Compared to Shah Rukh's previous outings, Pathaan and Jawan, Dunki's performance at…...

14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (611+ words) The 54th death anniversary of legendary musician and multi-instrumentalist Ustad Alauddin Khan is being observed on Sunday in Brahmanbaria. The world-renowned exponent of classical music breathed his last in Maihar, India, on this day in 1972, BSS reports.Ustad Alauddin Khan was…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (397+ words) To mark the founding anniversary of The Asian Age, a leading national daily of Bangladesh, a drawing competition was held at the Bhaluka Upazila Press Club auditorium on Monday. Mymensingh South District BNP joint convener Ruhul Amin Masud cut a…...

15+ hour, 2+ min ago   (276+ words) The gas supply situation in the country is expected to return to normal within the next few days as the government is importing gas from alternative sources and taking various measures, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister's finance and…...

15+ hour, 8+ min ago   (368+ words) Leaders of the country’s apparel sector demanded setting the pension age limit at 55 years instead of 60 for apparel workers and providing a special incentive for the first two years to make the Universal Pension Scheme attractive and popular among garment…...

17+ hour, 50+ min ago   (258+ words) Gulf nations cannot rely solely on the United States and other international alliances for their security and need to be more self-sufficient, Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman said in Abu Dhabi on Monday. "We need to realise in the Gulf that…...