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To prevent him from escaping

2025-11-23 00:00:00

BRASÍLIA, Nov 22 (AFP): Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro was taken from house arrest into police custody on Saturday to prevent him from escaping as he appeals a conviction for a failed coup attempt, the Supreme Court said.The far-right firebrand...

Peru issues int'l arrest warrant for ex-PM on coup charges

2025-11-23 00:00:00

LIMA, Nov 22 (AFP): A Peruvian court issued an international arrest warrant Friday for former prime minister Betssy Chavez who has taken refuge at Mexico's embassy in Lima as she awaits trial for her alleged role in a 2022 coup...

Mamdani, Trump all smiles at White House meeting

2025-11-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (AFP): Months of sniping melted away Friday as New York's incoming leftist mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump were all smiles at a White House meeting-promising to set aside their feud and cooperate on the city's...

Trump to end temporary protected status for Somalis

2025-11-23 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (AFP): US President Donald Trump announced he will end the temporary status protecting Somali immigrants in Minnesota from deportation, claiming on Friday that his latest cut to refugee programs was a crime prevention measure.In a post on...

Australia, Turkey reach hosting deal over climate summit

2025-11-23 00:00:00

BELÉM, Nov 22 (AFP): Australia and Turkey finalised a deal Friday to share responsibilities for hosting next year's UN climate summit, resolving a long-running standoff over the event, according to the agreement seen by AFP.The unusual compromise-in which Turkey hosts...

Ukraine allies to hold talks on White House peace plan at G20

2025-11-23 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 22 (BBC/AFP): Ukraine's allies will seek to "strengthen" a US plan to end the war with Russia when they meet at the G20 summit in South Africa, UK PM Sir Keir Starmer has said.The summit begins a day...

Four killed as bus collides with easy bike in Dinajpur

2025-11-23 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Nov 22 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed when a bus collided with a three-wheeled passenger vehicle, locally known as an easy bike, in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila.The crash occurred at around 2pm in Nashipur, outside the Wheat...

IU celebrates 47th University Day

2025-11-23 00:00:00

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Nov 22 (BSS): Islamic University (IU) celebrated its 47th University Day on Saturday with vibrant and day-long programmes on the campus.Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah inaugurated the day-long programme by hoisting the national flag while Pro...

Hundreds of thousands suffer in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet due to slow progress

OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Slow progress in two government bridge construction projects has left hundreds of thousands of people to face serious inconveniences for years in Cox's Bazar and Sylhet.Our correspondent from Cox's Bazar reports, hundreds of thousands of people have been facing much...

Bitter gourd cultivation expands in Manikganj; yet yield prospects low

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Nov 22: Bitter gourd cultivation has been increasing every year in Manikganj Sadar upazila. Farmers are opting to cultivate the crop on a large scale, hoping for good yield with relatively lower production costs. But this year, natural disasters...

Reforming Bangladesh's banking sector - piecemeal or holistic approach?

Haradhan Sarker | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) in the current regime of the interim government is committed to reforming the banking sector. It is a long-awaited requirement to streamline the banking system of the country, and fortunately, the steps already taken by the central...

Death behind laughter

2025-11-23 00:00:00

We rarely consider how jokes, teasing, or even a simple comment on social media can stir a storm in someone else's mind. We overlook whose face pales, whose eyes fill with tears, or whose silent pain grows unbearable. Body shaming...

Regulation and the FinTech 'Catch-22'

2025-11-23 00:00:00

Notable turning points in Bangladesh's transition to a cashless society include the development of the Interoperable Digital Transaction Platform (IDTP) and the rapid expansion of Mobile Financial Services (MFS). A closer look, however, reveals a regulatory "Catch-22" that could stifle...

Ensuring structural integrity of city buildings

Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

The writing has long been on the wall that a powerful earthquake is quite likely any time. Friday's 5.7-magnitude tremor, with its epicentre in Narsingdi, sent a powerful jolt through Dhaka and surrounding areas. Many described the frightening shock as...

Restoring stability in the banking sector

Asjadul Kibria | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

The financial sector in Bangladesh is at a crossroads now amid the interim government's hectic efforts towards widespread redressal of irregularities, which has been long overdue. The task is challenging, and there is no quick fix for the problems created,...

Police should act to combat violent crime

2025-11-23 00:00:00

Miscreants gunned down a political worker reportedly belonging to the youth wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), named Golam Kibria, on Monday (November 17) evening from Pallabi area in the city, unchallenged either by the watching public or any...

Mapping Bangladesh’s development trajectory

Sayera Younus | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh’s economy in 2025 is navigating a turbulent phase marked by inflationary pressures, fiscal constraints, and political transition. The interim government, formed in mid-2024, inherited a fragile macroeconomic environment and has since launched a series of reform initiatives. However, the...

Who do we lend to?

Ayesha Sabrina | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

As a Relationship Manager — or a banker in the making — one inevitably delves into credit risk, its identifiers, and ways to mitigate it early in their career. With rising non-performing loans creating a significant stress on financial capital...

The future of banking and banks

A. S. M. Ahsan Habib | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

We are constantly moving towards the future. Modernity is reflected in the latest versions of various types of services. Similarly, various service providers are also busy thinking about the future and improving the service sector. Therefore, with the aim of...

Financial literacy 2.0 coupled with digital innovation

Sanjoy Pal | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Every economy encompasses the motion of production, consumption, trade and distribution of domestic and global resources in local interest. People belonging to that economy for their wellbeing surround the activity. A country considered advancing in economic dividends whose growth potential...

Bangladesh’s SDG crusade and the pindrop ‘main street’ silence

Imtiaz A. Hussain | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

As one of the world’s top-ten most vulnerable countries against rising ocean-water levels, Bangladesh’s secular threats, and not its material growth, may dictate the country’s 21st-century future.  Bangladesh joined the 15-year SDG (sustainable development goal) crusade in 2015, but with five years left, its...

The revolution is over, but the quest for leadership begins

Bishakha Devnath | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Seventeen years back on December 29, 2008, Dhaka streets felt the exuberance of people who thronged polling booths in hundreds of thousands to exercise their power to decide who would represent them in parliament. They wanted the military-backed government to...

A roadmap for developing Bangladesh's Halal industry

Mabroor Mahmood | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

During his recent visit to Malaysia, Professor Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Advisor of the Government of Bangladesh, met with the Prime Minister, Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, to discuss about developing Bangladesh's Halal industry. Professor Yunus also proposed establishing a...

From colonial relic to equal partnership

A K Enamul Haque | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

As the United Nations (UN) approaches its 80th anniversary in 2025, the global discourse surrounding its efficacy is at a fever pitch. On the one hand, multilateralism is unequivocally recognised as required to navigate the complexities of a "multiplex world"....

Education in crisis: Why simply knowing isn't enough

Sameera Zaman | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Bangladesh today stands at a demographic crossroads. With a substantial youth population, it holds a promise of a new generation that can lead the country into an era of creativity, innovation, and social progress. And yet, that promise remains only...

Rising inequality in Bangladesh: wasteful spending in weddings provides an index

Mahmudul Islam | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

It was a wedding that would put many extravagant ones to shame. As reports run, the groom and the bride are from two opulent families in Bangladesh, a country struggling to come out from the world's poor-country club, that is,...

Education reform remains an unfulfilled promise of July Revolution

Muhammad Nazmul Khan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

When the authoritarian government of Sheikh Hasina was challenged in the summer of 2024, the largest demographic that was at the forefront against it was the youth of the country. The frustration that gave rise to their heroic stand against...

Human capital imperative: education for employability and innovation

Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Regarding nation-building, there is little that can be considered more valuable than an able, educated human resource base. For a nation like Bangladesh, which stands at the juncture of demographic opportunities and international economic transformation, its true catalysts of transformation...

A growing economy without growing real wealth

Irtifa Raiyan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

How is it that Bangladeshis save, yet the country is not truly becoming wealthier? Why does so little of that hard-earned money find its way into productive ventures, businesses, or the capital market? What is stopping Bangladeshis from moving from...

Three pillars of economic resilience

Abdullah A Dewan | 2025-11-23 00:00:00

Over the past fifteen years, the country's economic resilience has rested on three enduring pillar exports, export processing zones (EPZs), and expatriate remittances. These are not merely sources of income but the arteries that have kept growth flowing through shocks,...