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Saudi envoy calls on PM

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer H Bin Abiyah on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.He met the premier at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat around 11am, Prime Minister's Press Secretary Saleh Shibly told BSS.The Prime Minister conveyed his respectful regards to The...

China ready to execute Teesta project

China has expressed readiness to implement the long-discussed Teesta River water- management project amid a renewed push in Beijing's engagement with Dhaka following Bangladesh's new parliament election.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Bangladesh's foreign minister, Yao Wen, China's ambassador in Dhaka, said Sunday that Beijing was prepared to move...

Delhi to deepen 'people-centric' cooperation

India's high commissioner has said New Delhi is keen to deepen "people-centric" cooperation with Dhaka across all sectors, signalling willingness to engage constructively with Bangladesh's new government.Speaking to reporters Sunday after courtesy meetings at the foreign ministry, Pranay Verma said India wanted to strengthen ties with Bangladesh in a "positive,...

Saudi issues 750,000 work visas in 2025

Saudi Arabia granted 750,000 work visas to Bangladeshi nationals in 2025, part of a total 1.4 million visas issued to Bangladeshis this year, underscoring the scale of labour migration that anchors relations between the two countries.The figures were disclosed on Sunday when Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Bangladesh, Abdullah Zafer H....

Tk 80m needed to pilot family card prog in eight upazilas

Around Tk 80 million may be required to pilot the "Family Card" programme in eight upazilas across the country for four months in the current fiscal year, the first meeting of a committee formed for the purpose was told on Sunday.Sources said the meeting, presided over by Finance and Planning...

Inflation defies monetary antidote, keeps rising

A daunting challenge left to the new government is stubborn inflation as its month-on-month rate has been on upturn over the last three months in defiance of the contractionary monetary-policy antidote, analysts say.Despite applying a more-than-a year-long tight monetary policy under the immediate-past interim government, point-to-point inflation started swelling in...

Yunus back at Yunus Centre after 18 months

Muhammad Yunus has returned to the Yunus Centre after 18 months following his stint as chief advisor to the interim government.In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Yunus Centre said he was received by long-time colleagues when he arrived at its office at Telecom Bhaban in Mirpur in the morning,...

2025 RMG exports to US increase 11.75pc

Bangladesh's ready-made garment (RMG) exports to its largest destination, the United States, sustained double-digit growth both in terms of value and volume in 2025 amid the declining US import trend caused by tariff-related tension and uncertainty.Vietnam became the top exporter of apparel items to the US during the January-December period...

DU VC submits resignation

Dhaka University (DU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan has submitted his resignation letter to the President, seeking to step down from his position.According to a press release issued by the university's Public Relations Office, Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan met Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milan...

T-bill yields fall as BB buys dollars

Yields on treasury bills fell again on Sunday as Bangladesh Bank purchased a further US$123 million from eight banks, injecting liquidity into the market while seeking to stabilise the exchange rate of the US dollar against the taka.The cut-off yield, commonly known as the interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills...

Major shake-up at Army top tier

A major shake-up at the top levels of the Bangladesh Army has brought new leadership to key posts, including the chief of general staff (CGS), principal staff officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD), and the head of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), reports bdnews24.com.According to a...

Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata bus service trial run held

Trial run of the much-anticipated Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata international bus service was held on Saturday, before resumption of the service on a regular basis soon, restoring a crucial road link between Northeast India and Bangladesh and reopening a shorter corridor to Kolkata for travellers from Tripura.Welcoming the revival, Tripura Chief Minister Manik...