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Accolades for Syed Manzur Elahi, Firdausi Qadri, Amirul Islam Chowdhury

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and the Daily Bonik Barta honoured three eminent citizens for their outstanding contributions to Bangladesh's development at a ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in the capital on Tuesday.The honourees were late industrialist...

Primary school headmasters' salary elevated to 10th grade

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Primary and Mass Education Ministry has issued an order upgrading the existing pay scale of headmasters of government primary schools to grade 10 in accordance with the National Pay Scale 2015, reports BSS.A total of 65,502 headmasters will get salary...

Govt offers rewards to curb air pollution

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

The government has announced an incentive-based initiative to combat air pollution by encouraging citizens to submit photographs of waste burning in open areas.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment said air pollution has emerged as a serious...

Cold wave grips Panchagarh

2025-12-24 00:00:00

PANCHAGARH, Dec 23 (BSS): A severe cold wave coupled with dense fog has gripped the district, disrupting daily life as the gap between minimum and maximum temperatures narrows and sunshine remains absent until late morning.From dawn until 10 am on...

Sylhet div faces severe regional disparity

JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Sylhet division has become the worst victim of regional disparity in the banking sector, with the region witnessing the lowest inflow of bank credits despite its immense potential.While people in the four districts of the division contribute significantly to the...

Five die in clashes between 'criminal groups' in Hatiya

2025-12-24 00:00:00

At least five people have been killed and several others injured in violent clashes between "two groups of criminals" in Hatiya Upazila of Noakhali, according to police.Hatiya Police chief Saiful Alam said the incident occurred on Tuesday morning at Jaglar...

Dhaka airport restricts entry of non-passengers for 24 hours

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Entry to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) area in Dhaka will be restricted to passengers only from 6:00pm on December 24 to until 6:00pm tomorrow (Thursday), according to the airport authorities. "In the interest of maintaining smooth passenger service,...

Govt, WB sign four deals to secure $350m loans

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

The Bangladesh government and the World Bank's (WB) soft-lending arm International Development Association (IDA) recently signed four agreements with relevant stakeholders to secure loans of $350 million.State-run Petrobangla had inked project agreement and facility agreement with the IDA and three...

Prayer Timings (2025-12-24)

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Indian envoy summoned again over recurrent attacks on BD missions

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh summoned India's high commissioner in Dhaka Tuesday and lodged protest against unrelenting ruckus and acts of vandalism targeting Bangladeshi missions in India.In a retaliatory move on the day India also summoned Bangladesh High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah.However, India deployed 15,000...

New refinery gets ECNEC clearance after long delays

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Long 17 years' wait for an energy-boosting facility ends with the endorse of a project for building a second unit of the Eastern Refinery planned for augmenting Bangladesh's crude-oil-refining capacity. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved...

Higher taxing of billionaires likely to narrow inequality

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Ramping up the tax incidence on high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) is under government strategy to narrow widening income inequality in Bangladesh as the Gini index is getting imbalanced.Medium and Long-term Revenue Strategy (MLTRS) for the financial year 2025-26 to FY2034-35, published...

BD-India ties anchored in economics

FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

Bangladesh is seeking to recalibrate its relationship with neighbouring India by drawing a clear distinction between political discourse and economic decision-making, says Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, amid ongoing tensions on both sides.Emphasising pragmatism over rhetoric, he told reporters Tuesday...

Screams for help, panic

2025-12-24 00:00:00

VIENTIANE, Dec 23 (BBC): It was supposed to be just another Thursday in Laos, where Anthonin's father was born.Instead, the 30-year-old French citizen found himself among more than 140 people, mostly tourists, on a ferry that capsized in the Mekong...

Massive Russian strikes hit Ukraine energy sites

2025-12-24 00:00:00

KYIV, Dec 23 (AFP): Large-scale Russian strikes killed at least three people and cut power to thousands in freezing winter temperatures across Ukraine on Tuesday, officials said, as US-led talks to end the nearly four-year war faltered.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky...

Israel defence minister vows to stay in Gaza, establish outposts

2025-12-24 00:00:00

JERUSALEM, Dec 23 (AFP): Defence Minister Israel Katz on Tuesday vowed Israel will remain in Gaza and pledged to establish outposts in the north of the Palestinian territory, according to a video of a speech published by Israeli media.His remarks,...

Myanmar junta using 'brutal violence' to force people to vote

2025-12-24 00:00:00

GENEVA, Dec 23 (AFP): The UN said on Tuesday Myanmar's junta was using violence and intimidation to force people to vote in upcoming military-controlled elections, while armed opposition groups were using similar tactics to keep people away."The military authorities in...

New US warship named after Trump

2025-12-24 00:00:00

FLORIDA, Dec 23 (Reuters): President Donald Trump announced on Monday plans to build a new "Trump-class" of battleships - larger, faster and "100 times more powerful" than any before - aimed at cementing U.S. naval dominance, starting with two vessels...

Indonesia's Gede becomes 1st to pick five wkts in an over in T20Is

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Indonesia's Gede Priandana became the first bowler to claim five wickets in an over in a Twenty20 International, in a game against Cambodia in Bali on Tuesday, reports Reuters.The 28-year-old seamer singlehandedly derailed Cambodia's chase in a seven-ball over that...

Australia's Cummins, Lyon out of 4th Ashes Test

2025-12-24 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, Dec 23 (AFP): Australia skipper Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon were on Tuesday ruled out of the final two Ashes Tests against England with the veteran spinner facing surgery and an extended period on the sidelines.Quick bowler Jhye Richardson...

RUET cricket tournament begins

2025-12-24 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): RUET Premium Cricket Tournament began at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) at its new playground on Tuesday.A total of six teams consisting of kids and offspring of RUET teachers and staff are taking part...

Neymar undergoes minor surgery, aims for World Cup return

2025-12-24 00:00:00

SAO PAULO, Dec 23 (AP): Brazilian star Neymar has undergone minor surgery on his left knee, Santos FC announced Monday. The 33-year-old forward underwent a minimally invasive arthroscopy performed by Rodrigo Lasmar, who also works with the Brazil national team,...

Overseas cricketers start arriving for BPL

2025-12-24 00:00:00

The overseas players for the six BPL franchisees have started arriving in Bangladesh ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, which is set to begin on December 26 (Friday), reports BSS.Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who will play...

Mohammedan, Bashundhara split point

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Mohammedan Sporting Club split point with Bashundhara Kings when their match ended in a tame goalless draw in the group B match of Federation Cup Football held at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday, reports BSS.In the day's...

"Campus to Professional Career"

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Vice-Chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) Prof. Dr. Md. Alimul Islam and Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Shahidul Islam pose with the participants of the career grooming programme titled "Campus to Professional Career," held at the Athena Livestock...

Meherpur road accident kills one

2025-12-24 00:00:00

MEHERPUR, Dec 23 (BSS): A youth was killed and another injured in a road accident in Ashrafpur Bypass area of Sadar upazila on Tuesday morningThe deceased was identified as Md. Lijon, 23, son of Mofizul Islam, a resident of Monakhali...

Eight years on, Barui bridge work still unfinished in Narail

2025-12-24 00:00:00

NARAIL, Dec 23 (UNB): A project envisioned as a vital connectivity link for Narail has instead come to epitomise years of delay, mounting costs and unmet promises.Construction of the Barui Para Bridge over the Nabaganga River in Kalia upazila has...

Rangpur farmers happy with good red spinach yield

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Dec 23: Rangpur farmers are happy with the satisfactory yield and good profit from the cultivation of red spinach in this Rabi season. According to vegetable farmers, the cultivation process of leafy vegetables takes less quantity of fertilisers and...

Negligible activity after millions spent for BSCIC's Gopalganj estate

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Dec 23: Despite over millions of Taka spent so far for the BSCIC industrial estate in Gopalganj, currently there are negligible industrial activities with only 45 out of 138 plots allocated and operations ongoing only on six of them.In...

RUNNER AUTOMOBILES AGM APPROVES 10PC CASH DIVIDEND

2025-12-24 00:00:00

Runner Automobiles PLC held its 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Kurmitola Golf Club on Tuesday with spontaneous participation from shareholders. At the meeting, shareholders approved a 10% cash dividend for all shareholders, including sponsor directors, for the financial...