BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 04 (Agencies): Australian veteran Mitchell Starc became the most prolific left-arm paceman in Test history on Thursday, surpassing Pakistan great Wasim Akram.The 35-year-old bagged England's Harry Brook at the Gabba in Brisbane on day one of the...
LIVERPOOL, England, Dec 04 (Agencies): Mohamed Salah was left out of Liverpool's starting lineup by manager Arne Slot on Wednesday for the second straight Premier League match, in what could be a sign of the Egypt winger's fading status in...
BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 04 (AFP): Joe Root finally scored his maiden Test century in Australia on his fourth Ashes tour to guide England from a precarious 5-2 to 325-9 at stumps after a pulsating first day of the second Ashes...
A Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Thursday that the board has decided to extend Mohammad Ashraful's role as batting coach, reports Cricbuzz.Ashraful had initially been added to the support staff only for the home series against Ireland, but BCB's...
Shares of European carmakers jumped between 2.5 per cent and 5 per cent in early Thursday trading after US President Donald Trump proposed slashing fuel economy standards finalised by his predecessor Joe Biden, reports Reuters.The Trump administration cast the change,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters): A bipartisan coalition in the US Congress is seeking action to ban lawmakers from buying and selling individual stocks, a practice that has long raised ethics questions and is stoking infighting among lawmakers over how deeply...
Md. Abul Hashem, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC, inaugurated the 250th branch of the bank in Laksam, Cumilla, on Thursday. Additional Managing Director Maksudul Hasan was present as the special guest. Md. Rabiul Hasan, General Manager (Public...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its "Jhenaidah Branch" as its 53rd branch at Sher-e-Bangla Road in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila on Thursday. Humayun Kabir, chairman of the bank's board of directors, inaugurated the branch as the chief guest. Salahuddin Alamgir, chairman of the...
BRAC Bank has partnered with iFarmer, a Bangladeshi agri-tech company, to extend its digital lending programme 'Shafollo'. Through this collaboration, iFarmerCenter (IFC) retailers will be able to access working capital directly from BRAC Bank's Shafollo initiative. Loans can be accessed...
Pubali Bank has officially launched its first-ever independent Annual Sustainability & Impact Report 2024. Carrying the tagline "Green Financing: Leads to Sustainability," the report is fully aligned with the globally recognised IFRS S1 and S2 sustainability disclosure standards. This landmark...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) to jointly accelerate education, research and training activities reports BSS. The MoU was signed at the Petrobangla's...
Grameenphone, the country's leading telecommunications services provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Glafit Bangladesh, the local subsidiary of Japan's Glafit Inc., renowned for developing, manufacturing, and marketing electric personal mobility devices.The collaboration marks a major step towards advancing...
Habiganj well No. 5, operated by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL), is now supplying around 26 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid following a workover operation that led to increased gas production.The workover operation...
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Speakers at a policy dialogue said Bangladesh's shrimp industry is at a critical crossroads and requires urgent, strategic policy reforms to reinstate its global competitiveness after years of decline.The Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI), in collaboration with the Bangladesh...
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The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has begun looking into alleged loan irregularities at KHB Securities Limited.Abul Kalam, spokesperson for the market watchdog, said the inquiry committee would determine whether any operational irregularities had been committed at the brokerage...
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Many junk stocks have continued to rally against the price correction experienced by market blue-chip stocks, leading to volatility on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).Such stocks, including Zeal Bangla Sugar Mills, also topped the chart of gainers on Thursday.On the...
NARSINGDI, Dec 04 (BSS): Favourable weather throughout the season has resulted Narsingdi farmers achieve a higher-than-targeted yield of transplanted Aman paddy this year. Growers across the district are reporting bumper production with improved grain quality. Farmers in Radhanagar, Lochanpur and...
NOAKHALI, Dec 4 (UNB): Three buses were burnt as a fire broke out at the BRTC bus depot in Sonapur of Noakhali district town early Thursday.Md Arifur Rahman tushar, manager of BRTC Sonapur, said the fire broke out at the...
KURIGRAM, Dec 04 (bdnews24.com): Kurigram has been gripped by dense fog and a biting cold for four consecutive days, disrupting public life across the northern district.Chilly winds and a heavy blanket of fog have shrouded the area since early Thursday.Vehicles...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (AP): China and France pledged deeper cooperation on global issues like the war in Ukraine and trade, as France prepares to take on the presidency of the Group of Seven next year.French President Emmanuel Macron met with...
The 339th meeting of the board of directors of Pragati Insurance Limited was held at its head office in the city on Wednesday. Chairman of the company Syed M Altaf Hussain presided over the meeting. Pragati Insurance Directors Khalilur Rahman,...
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The government has made electronic government procurement (e-GP) mandatory with the enactment of the Public Procurement Rules, 2025, said CEO of Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) SM Moin Uddin Ahmed on Thursday.To implement the new provisions properly, it is crucial...
Commerce, Textile and Jute Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Thursday the government is determined to advance the textile sector by learning from the past failures of the jute industry, ensuring that similar mistakes are not repeated, reports BSS.He made...
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Islamic banking in Bangladesh is entering a new phase of transformation shaped by evolving customer expectations, rapid technological progress and an increasingly digital financial landscape. As the market expands and customers seek more accessible, transparent and value-driven financial solutions, the...
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The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division published on Thursday the draft of the National Source Code Policy 2025 on its official website, with the slogan "Public Money, Public Code". The proposed policy aims to formally recognise the government-funded software...
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Leathertech Bangladesh 2025, the 11th edition of international technology tradeshow for leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemicals and accessories sectors, kicked off in the city on Thursday.Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, executive chairman of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), inaugurated...
HONG KONG, Dec 04 (AFP): Workers began removing protective netting from construction sites across Hong Kong on Thursday to comply with a government order after the city's deadliest fire in decades.The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern...
GAZA, Dec 04 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP on Wednesday that an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory killed five people including two children.The Israeli military said it had struck a "Hamas terrorist" in southern Gaza in response...
PADANG, Dec 04 (AP): Deaths from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the...
PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP): A majority of citizens across nine EU countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc's members and Russia, according to a survey by polling group Cluster 17 published Thursday in the French...
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