Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the country to almost $700m – 5 percent of…

UN Secretary General António Guterres called coal, oil and gas corporations the “godfathers of climate chaos” who had distorted the truth and deceived the public…

In the FY 2024-25 budget, the maximum tax rate on legitimate income is proposed to be 30% while a 15% tax will be slapped on undisclosed money. This announcement is likely to discourage…

The cabinet has approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 at special meeting held at Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has chaired…

Awami League-led government is introducing a mammoth budget of nearly Tk 8 trillion amid pressure on financial account and other macroeconomic indicators after asuming office for fourth…

The results of India’s general election announced on Tuesday are being interpreted in a rather unusual way. While the winners appear subdued, the runners-up are celebrating.…

At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka for New Delhi on Friday (June 7) to attend his swearing-in ceremony as the…

The government hospitals or lab in the country have no certification of international standard, Health Minister Samanta Lal Sen said on Wednesday. The Health Minister gave this information…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a message addressed to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, congratulated the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya…

The BJP has now posted a statement on X saying that Modi has been "unanimously" chosen the leader of the National Democratic Alliance. More significantly, the statement has the names…

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said the law is taking its own course regarding the case against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. “With due respect for Dr…

The High Court (HC) today declared illegal a government circular issued in 2018 that abolished the 30 percent quota system in recruiting first class and second class officers in government…

The government has scaled back its ambitious budget for the upcoming fiscal year due to lower-than-expected revenue collections and conditions tied to loans it is expected to receive…

Morgues are overflowing and hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge of casualties in Deir el-Balah, medical sources tell Al Jazeera, as at least 75 people are killed in the past…