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Financing a green revolution in Bangladesh

Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-12 00:00:00

A new-world order—one described by increasing numbers of economists as the climate economy—is arising. Rather than being fueled by smoke and coal, it will be propelled by clean energies, climate-resilient infrastructure, clean technologies, and sustainable finance. In reaction to global...

Let healthcare be affordable for all

2025-12-12 00:00:00

What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you seek medical care? Is it the comfort of being cared for, or is it just the stress of the bill waiting for you at the end?In Bangladesh, this is...

Unemployment of the educated

2025-12-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh has recently been witnessing a surge of graduates with no jobs. The issue is not restricted to a lack of jobs; rather, it is accentuated by employers offering a low salary compared to the skills and qualifications of an...

Why cruelty to animals keeps repeating

Shiabur Rahman | 2025-12-12 00:00:00

A recent incident of allegedly killing eight newborn puppies by stuffing them in a sack and drowning them in a pond by a woman in Pabna has once again exposed a harsh reality about the treatment of animals in Bangladesh....

When food hygiene is not a priority

Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-12 00:00:00

A high-level meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and held at the state guest house Jamuna on Sunday last emphasised the need for making foods safe for consumption. Indeed, food safety is a much neglected issue in this country....

A new chapter for judiciary

2025-12-12 00:00:00

Bangladesh's judiciary is poised to enter a new era of institutional independence and operational efficiency with the promulgation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025-a long-anticipated reform that grants the Supreme Court financial and administrative autonomy. This landmark measure fundamentally...

BP, Woodside and Chevron are big winners at Gulf of Mexico oil and gas auction

2025-12-12 00:00:00

BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners on Wednesday at the US government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023, reports Reuters.The auction, which ended with $279.4 million in high...

Vietnam curbs export of refined rare earths, reaffirms ban on ore trade

2025-12-12 00:00:00

HANOI, Dec 11 (Reuters): Vietnam's parliament on Thursday approved a revised law that restricts exports of refined rare earths and reaffirms a ban on ore exports, in a bid to support a domestic industry that has struggled for decades to...

Gold eases after divided Fed rate cut vote

2025-12-12 00:00:00

Gold edged lower on Thursday, as traders weighed the US Federal Reserve's divided vote on a quarter-percentage-point interest rate cut, while silver climbed to yet another record high, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 0.3 per cent to $4,217.09 per ounce, as...

US coal binge helps Asia pull ahead of the West in clean power push

2025-12-12 00:00:00

LITTLETON, Colorado, Dec 11 (Reuters): Major Asian economies including China, India, Japan and Vietnam have cleaned up their power generation systems by more than the United States and Europe in 2025, setting the stage for an East-West divergence in energy...

IEA lowers 2026 oil glut forecast for first time since May

2025-12-12 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters): The International Energy Agency trimmed its forecast of next year's global oil supply glut for the first time since May on Thursday, flagging higher demand prospects due to a stronger world economy and lower supply from...

New Public Procurement Rules boost e-GP participation

2025-12-12 00:00:00

The implementation of the newly enacted Public Procurement Rules, 2025 has led to a significant increase in participation in tenders through electronic government procurement (e-GP). S. M. Moin Uddin Ahmed, Chief Executive Officer (Secretary) of the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority...

Oil retreats as investor focus returns to Ukraine peace talks

2025-12-12 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters): Oil prices eased on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a US seizure of a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.Brent crude futures were down...

US seizes oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

2025-12-12 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (AP): President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.Using U.S. forces to take control of a...

NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for past decade

2025-12-12 00:00:00

FLORIDA, Dec 11 (AP): NASA has lost contact with a spacecraft that has orbited Mars for more than a decade.Maven abruptly stopped communicating to ground stations over the weekend. NASA said this week that it was working fine before it...

Pakistan's military sentences its former spy chief to 14 years in jail

2025-12-12 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (BBC): Pakistan's former spy chief has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a military court, on charges including violation of state secrets and interfering in politics.Faiz Hameed led Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency from 2019...

Nobel winner emerges to collect prize in Oslo

2025-12-12 00:00:00

OSLO, Dec 11 (BBC): Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding for months, has told the BBC that she knows "exactly the risks" she's taking by travelling to Norway to collect her Nobel Peace Prize.Machado appeared...

Trump discusses proposals with European leaders to end war

2025-12-12 00:00:00

KYIV, Dec 11 (AP): U.S. President Donald Trump said he and European leaders discussed proposals to end the war in Ukraine in "pretty strong terms" Wednesday, adding that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "has to be realistic" about his country's position on...

Indonesia floods toll nears 1,000

2025-12-12 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Dec 11 (AFP): The death toll in Indonesia's devastating floods closed in on the 1,000 mark Thursday as hundreds of thousands more continued to face shortages, with frustration growing over relief efforts.Disaster mitigation agency spokesman Abdul Muhari said 990...

Trump to name Gaza Board of Peace early next year

2025-12-12 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters/AFP): U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an announcement about which world leaders will serve on the Gaza Board of Peace should be made early next year.Trump told reporters during an economic event in the...

More than 30 dead, dozens hurt

2025-12-12 00:00:00

YANGON, Dec 11 (BBC): At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar's military hit a hospital in the country's west on Wednesday night, according to ground sources.The hospital is located in Mrauk-U...

Weather (2025-12-11)

2025-12-11 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...

BRACU women become champions in inter-university volleyball tournament

2025-12-11 00:00:00

BRAC University (BRACU) women's team became the champions at the inter-university volley-ball tournament "Spike Fest 2025" -- defeating Daffodil International University (DIU) 2-1 in a thrilling final on Monday.DIU became the winner in the men's division, defeating Independent University, Bangladesh...

377 dengue cases recorded in 24 hours

2025-12-11 00:00:00

Health officials from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) have reported 377 new dengue cases over the past 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports BSS.The cases were spread across several divisions, with 88 reported in Dhaka North City Corporation...

20th death anniv of Mostafijur Rahman observed

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 10: The 20th death anniversary of Alhaj Mostafijur Rahman, the founder of Mostafa Group, was observed in the port city on Wednesday. To mark the day, a commemorative meeting was held at the head office of the Mostafa...

Police block workers' red-flag march towards Ctg Port

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 10: Police halted a red-flag procession of the Chattogram Sramik Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) in Agrabad area on Wednesday, as the group headed towards the port. Hundreds of workers from different labour organisations joined the programme that began...

RV&F Corps Yearly Commanders' Conference 2025

2025-12-11 00:00:00

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was present as the chief guest of the RV&F Corps Yearly Commanders' Conference 2025 at the RV&F Depot in Savar on Wednesday. — ISPR

DUCSU hosts Victory Day theatre fest Dec 11-13

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-11 00:00:00

Ahead of the Victory Day, the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) is hosting a special theatre festival on December 11-13.Titled "From Victory to Victory, Theatre Festival 2025," the event will be held at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh...

Sumaiya Islam wins Franco-German Award for Human Rights

FE REPORT | 2025-12-11 00:00:00

Sumaiya Islam, executive director of Bangladesh Nari Sramik Kendra (BNSK), has been awarded the 2025 Franco-German Award for Human Rights and Rule of Law.Ambassadors of France and Germany to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet and Dr. Rüdiger Lotz, presented the award to...

Ten journalists receive accolades for in-depth judicial reporting

FE REPORT | 2025-12-11 00:00:00

A total of 10 journalists from different media outlets have received "Media Award on Judicial Independence 2025" for their outstanding performance in-depth reporting on judicial independence and reforms.They were conferred the award at a ceremony, jointly organised by National Institute...