Mercantile Bank PLC has reported an 8% year-on-year drop in its consolidated net profit for the first half of 2025, driven by mounting non-performing loans and a significant provision shortfall.

The benchmark index DSEX of the Dhaka bourse jumped by 64 points, or 1.27%, closing at 5,132. The blue-chip DS30 also saw significant gains, rising by 28 points, or 1.47%, to settle at 1,936. Out of ...

We must question why almost one-third of the students could not even pass. So, is it that the result has revealed the true face of our education system?

The crisis facing the Tottho Apas began after the ouster of the fascist regime on 5 August last year. Soon after, their salaries were frozen. From July to December, these women, many the sole earners ...

A new constitution is needed to ensure constitutional recognition of all ethnic communities in Bangladesh, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said. "Bangladesh is a multi-ethnic ...

DBA proposed cutting the DSE board from 13 to 11 members by reducing the number of independent directors from seven to five ...

At least 30 people were injured early Saturday morning when a vehicle drove into a crowd outside a club on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, the city's fire department and local media reports ...

Chattogram hosted the district-level round of the nationwide Colours of '24: Graffiti and Art Competition today, from 10am to 2pm, with vibrant artworks displayed across selected city walls and public ...

"This is my first meeting on the issue and there’s much to learn and understand. There have been long-standing challenges in implementing the Accord and identifying these problems is crucial. Once the ...

The student wing of the BNP said the NCP leader made “highly disrespectful and inflammatory” comments about BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed.

A coalition resistant to reforms has emerged, comprising bureaucrats, politicians, and business elites, said Sanem Executive Director Selim Raihan ...

"The concerns raised by many over the interim government’s capacity to hold the national election can no longer be overlooked," he says ...