Last week, while sitting by the Brahmaputra River in Mymensingh, I noticed a shocking scene. A group of young men tied a boy by his hands and feet and threw him into the river. His torn shirt and face were...
The preparation of Bangladesh's national budget is exposing a structural weakness: non-discretionary liabilities are gradually displacing the vital resources for development, posing a significant challenge to attaining rapid and sustainable growth. Operating expenses and interest payments on both domestic and...
Neil Ray | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
The arrest of a journalist and a cell phone trader at midnight, Wednesday and small hours of the same night from their residences by the Detective Branch (DB) police brings back the ugly memory of similar infringements during the immediate...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
Whether it is fire, or storm, earthquake or flood, what the magnitude of devastation it would cause depends both on pre-calamity preparedness and post-calamity reaction of the population stricken by any disaster. The destruction in question is not just about...
It is indeed an affront to Bangladesh that hundreds of its citizens, deceived by false promises of jobs abroad, end up on battlefields in Ukraine, get trapped in brothels in India, suffer sexual abuse in Middle-East countries or meet a...
RIYADH, Nov 23 (Arab News): The 21st General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organisation opens on Sunday in Riyadh, bringing together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts from 173 countries under the umbrella of the Global Industry Summit 2025. The...
NEW YORK, Nov 23 (Reuters): The AI boom is bringing new risks to the financial markets as investors flock to tech stocks and executives pay steep premiums to buy AI technology they cannot build in-house, warned two top finance executives.AI...
The 41st annual general meeting (AGM) of The Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industry PLC was held through a digital (virtual) platform on Sunday. Company Chairman Kazi Harun or Rashid presided over the meeting joined by a large number of shareholders. Among...
The 401st meeting of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held at its Corporate Head Office in Dhaka recently. The meeting was presided over by Chairman of the bank A. K. Azad. The Board approved a...
To sell insurance products through its corporate agent, Jibon Bima Corporation signed a bancassurance agreement with the United Commercial Bank (UCB) PLC. The bancassurance business was inaugurated through handing over the First Premium Receipt (FPR) at a ceremony held at...
Abu Shadat Mohammad Shahin has been appointed as the managing director of IIDFC PLC recently, says a press statement. Mr Shahin joined IIDFC as Deputy Managing Director in September 2024 and has served as Managing Director (Current Charge) since April...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the UK-based Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) have renewed their commitment to advancing high-quality public sector financial management by re-signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).The MoU was signed...
Canadian Senior Assistant Deputy Minister for International Trade and Chief Trade Commissioner Sara Wilshaw paid a courtesy visit to Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) at DCCI Gulshan Centre on Sunday.She had an interactive meeting with DCCI acting President...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
Another closed-end mutual fund - Vanguard AML BD Finance Mutual Fund One - is going to be liquidated next month after a majority of its unitholders voted against its conversion into an open-ended fund upon maturity.The fund's trustee - Bangladesh...
Bangladesh's Ambassador to Japan Md Daud Ali has said that investment in Bangladesh through technology transfer and establishing factories would bring mutual benefits for both Bangladesh and Japan, reports BSS.He made the remark when a four-member delegation from AEON Co....
A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram and Chandpur districts on Sunday, reports UNB.In Chattogram, two people were killed and another one was injured when an unknown vehicle hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Chattogram-Hathazari...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
Although winter has arrived, the prices of vegetables are high in Magura and Gopalganj, while a fall in the vegetable prices in Chandpur brought relief to low-income consumers.Our correspondent from Magura reports, as much as 3,820 hectares were brought under...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-24 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Nov 23: Various types of illicit drugs are being smuggled into Bangladesh from the neighbouring country India through different boarder points in Lalmonirhat district. Trade of these narcotic substances has emerged a grave concern among the inhabitants and guardians...
HANOI, Nov 23 (AFP): Heavy rain, severe flooding and landslides in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in the last week, authorities said Sunday, leaving others stranded on rooftops and mountain roadways blocked.Relentless rain has lashed south-central Vietnam since...
CAIRO, Nov 23 (AP): A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen's capital convicted 17 people of spying for foreign governments and sentenced them to death in the latest development in a yearslong Houthi crackdown on local staff from foreign agencies. The Specialized...
TEHRAN, Nov 23 (AFP): Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilise the Islamic republic.The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that...
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said late Saturday that six Democrats involved in a video calling on military officers to refuse illegal commands "should be in jail."The Republican leader's remarks came after he accused the Democrat lawmakers...
GAZA, Nov 23 (BBC/AFP): At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across northern and central Gaza, Hamas medical and civil defence officials have said.They said five sites had been hit, including residential homes....
GENEVA, Nov 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva Sunday morning for discussions on a US plan to end the Ukraine war, after Washington signalled room for negotiation on the controversial proposal.Trump has given...
Bangladesh are four wickets away from a series sweep over Ireland on the fourth day of the Dhaka Test, with Taijul Islam dominating the attack and surpassing Shakib Al Hasan as the nation's highest Test wicket-taker, reports bdnews24.com.Ireland were 176...
Mohammed Salman Rahman | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
As shrinking concessional capital exacerbates a long-standing credibility gap, Bangladesh must pair a robust, enforced Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) architecture with a strategic government role as a first-loss catalyst to unlock significant private commercial investment.For decades, the architecture of...
Rezwanur Rahman | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
Over the past four decades, the Customs Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) sector in Bangladesh has changed dramatically alongside the country's economic growth and deeper integration into global trade. As a second-generation leader in this industry, I have watched the shift...
Gultekin Binte Azad | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
A Nation at the Climate CrossroadsAs the world faces accelerating climate shocks, Bangladesh remains one of the most vulnerable countries to their impacts. From rising sea levels and cyclones to saltwater intrusion and erratic rainfall, climate change threatens lives, livelihoods,...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.The sun sets in the city today at 05:11 pm and rises tomorrow at...
Three more deaths due to dengue fever have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 356 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
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