MAIDUGURI, Feb 16 (Reuters) : Armed assailants on motorbikes killed at least 30 people and burned houses and shops during raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria's Niger State on Sunday, residents who escaped the violence told Reuters.The attacks on...
JERUSALEM, Feb 16 (AFP): Israel's government has approved a process to register land in the West Bank, drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who labelled it a "mega land grab" that would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory.Israel's foreign...
KATHMANDU, Feb 16 (AFP): Nepali candidates launch their campaigns on Monday for next month's parliamentary elections, the first since deadly anti? corruption protests toppled the previous government in 2025."This election will draw the future of the country," Sushila Karki, who...
PESHAWAR, Feb 16 (AP): Explosives rigged to a motorcycle went off near the gate of a police station in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing at least two people, including a child, and wounding several others, police and rescue officials said....
KYIV, Feb 16 (AFP): Earlier this winter, Ali's unit was flying an interceptor drone in subzero temperatures on the front when the camera suddenly froze, sabotaging their mission to detect and thwart an incoming Russian attack.Temperatures across the 1,200-kilometre (745-mile)...
DUBAI, Feb 16 (Reuters): Iran's foreign minister met with the U.N. nuclear watchdog chief on Monday, ahead of talks between Washington and Tehran aimed at resolving a decades-long nuclear dispute, with few clear signs of compromise from either side amid...
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters): Gold prices fell on Monday, weighed down by low liquidity as key markets in the US and Asia were shut for holidays, while a firm dollar added further pressure on bullion.Spot gold fell 0.7 per...
LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Monday, with investors weighing the market implications of upcoming US-Iran talks aimed at de-escalating tensions against a backdrop of expected OPEC+ supply increases. Brent crude futures edged down 9 cents,...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting online VAT returns for the January 2026 tax period through its e-VAT system until February 22, citing public interest, reports BSS.According to an official order, the extension was...
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters): India's wholesale prices rose 1.81 per cent year-on-year in January, the fastest pace in 10 months, as vegetable and basic metal prices picked up, government data showed on Monday.Economists polled by Reuters had projected wholesale...
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) and World Bank (WB) signed a US$150.75 million financing agreement on Monday to strengthen skills development and expand employment opportunities for the country's youth, reports UNB.The agreement was signed by PKSF Managing Director Md Fazlul Kader...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 16: The long-delayed China Economic and Industrial Zone (CEIZ), first announced in 2016, is finally moving forward in Anwara upazila of the port city as Bangladesh and China seek to deepen economic ties amid shifting global trade patterns.Authorities...
TOKYO, Feb 16 (Reuters): Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as cost-of-living pressures drag on confidence and domestic demand.Fresh off a...
Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC Bangladesh Operations has officially inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art corporate banking department at its head office in Gulshan 2, Dhaka. This move underscores the bank's long-term commitment to the Bangladesh financial sector. The opening was marked...
Ispahani Centre, a newly-constructed nine-storey commercial development located at Ispahani Moor, Lalkhan Bazar in Chattogram, has welcomed the Chattogram sales office of YKK Bangladesh Pte Ltd. The company will operate from the fifth floor of the building under a lease...
NRBC Bank awards 66 branches and sub-branches for achieving more than 100 per cent of their targets in collecting current and savings accounts (CASA), which are low- and no-cost deposits. The certificates were handed over to the heads of branches...
Under the initiative of its flagship platform PrimeAcademia, Prime Bank PLC recently organised a seminar titled "Empowering Youth" at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU), in collaboration with GAU and the GAU Career Club. The programme was attended by Shaila Abedin, SEVP...
Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest, is a terrain of mystery, danger and constant risk. Yet this is where the region's traditional honey collectors, known as Mawalis, venture deep into the wilderness, often staking their lives to collect honey. Their...
Sylhet, Feb 16 (UNB) - Power supply will be temporarily suspended in several key areas of Sylhet city today due to transformer repair, renovation, and transmission line development work.A press release on Monday, signed by the Executive Engineer of Sales...
Bangladesh Bank on Monday issued a special warning against the growing circulation and promotional use of 'sample notes' designed to resemble genuine currency, saying such practices risk fuelling counterfeit activities and destabilising the country's monetary management system, reports UNB.In a...
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Global readymade garment (RMG) buyers have largely welcomed Bangladesh's 13th parliamentary election, viewing the smooth transition of power as a positive signal for business continuity, while setting their sights on securing preferential market access as the country approaches graduation from...
Bangladesh Women's A team clinched their second straight win in the Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament by securing a three-wicket victory against Thailand at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok on Monday, reports BSS.Electing to bat first, the Thai women's...
Bangladesh's pace bowler Taskin Ahmed is available for the upcoming ODI series against Pakistan despite not being part of upcoming BCL one-day tournament, a competition organized by Bangladesh Cricket Board as part of the preparation for the hosts, reports Cricbuzz.BCB...
DUBAI, Feb 16 (Gulf News): Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is known for speaking his mind, and he did so again after Pakistan's 61-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup group-stage clash in Colombo. Clearly disappointed, Akhtar...
KOLKATA, Feb 16 (AFP): England survived a scare to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup on Monday as Italy's swashbuckling chase of 203 fell agonisingly short in a pulsating match in Kolkata.Will Jacks scored the fastest...
Rashid Khan has become the first bowler to get to the 700-wicket mark in T20 cricket, getting to the mark when he removed Muhammad Arfan in Afghanistan's T20 World Cup match against UAE in Delhi on Monday, according to ESPNcricinfo....
NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (Reuters): Afghanistan clung to their fading hopes of making the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup after Azmatullah Omarzai's all-round brilliance fashioned their five-wicket victory against the United Arab Emirates in a Group D...
MUNSHIGANJ, Feb 16 (BSS): The National Consumer Rights Protection Department fined four commercial establishments for failing to display price lists and preserve purchase receipts at Baligaon Bazar under Tongibari upazila of the district on Monday.During the drive, the mobile court...
NATORE, Feb 16 (UNB): A 65-year-old woman suffered burn injuries in an acid attack by some miscreants in Gurudaspur upazila of Natore district early Sunday.The victim was identified as Halima Begum, mother of union parishad member Chameli Begum.Victim's family said...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Khulna and Panchagarh district on Monday, reports BSS.In Khulna, a motorcyclist was killed in a road accident on the western approach of Khan Jahan Ali Bridge in Khulna city on Monday...
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