BRAC Bank has launched 'Prantik', an in-house developed Agent Banking System that will deliver seamless and secure banking services to customers across the most remote corners of Bangladesh.Designed and built entirely by BRAC Bank's Technology Division, 'Prantik' eliminates reliance on...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
Unilever Bangladesh Limited marked the World Quality Day on Tuesday by showcasing its robust quality assurance framework, underscoring its commitment to delivering safe, reliable and world-class products to consumers in the country.At a special workshop held at the company's Dhaka...
Japan's Shuto Machino reacts after scoring a goal during the international friendly football against Bolivia at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday- AFP
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has included young Saif Hassan in the leadership group as he was picked as T20I vice-captain, according to Cricbuzz.BCB confirmed a series of leadership appointments across the national men's teams, naming Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Najmul...
Bangladesh's women's cricket tour of India has been postponed, with both boards citing scheduling pressures amid heightened political tensions, according to Indian English News Channel India Today.The two teams were scheduled to play three ODIs and three T20Is in December.The...
Mushfiqur Rahim will become the first Bangladesh cricketer to play the 100th Test, when his side will take on Ireland in the second and final Test at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Wednesday), report agencies.The match will...
BELEM, Nov 18 (Reuters): Pope Leo criticized world governments on Monday for failing so far to slow global warming and called for a stronger response to the threat, as countries at the U.N. climate summit in Brazil's Amazon city of...
CARACAS, Nov 18 (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Monday he was ready to talk "face to face" with his US counterpart Donald Trump, who hours earlier mentioned possible talks between the two leaders amid soaring military tensions in the...
WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (AP): President Donald Trump said Monday he will sell F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia despite some concern within the administration that such a sale could lead to China gaining access to the U.S. technology behind the...
KYIV, Nov 18 (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he will visit Turkey on Wednesday, in a bid to "reinvigorate" peace talks and to restore prisoner-of-war exchanges with Russia.Negotiations to end the war have faltered after three rounds of...
ROME, Nov 18 (AFP): The UN's World Food Programme warned Tuesday that funding cuts mean it will struggle to feed even a third of the 318 million people facing severe hunger in 2026."Declines in global humanitarian funding are forcing WFP...
BARGUNA, Nov 18 (BSS): A man was killed in a road accident on the Town Hall road under sadar upazila of Barguna district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Shyamol Chandra Shill, 55, of Kalipur village in Patharghata upazila of...
LALMONIRHAT, Nov 18 (UNB): Once a vibrant fixture of rural Bengali culture, the traditional 'Nabanna Utsab', the festival celebrating the first harvest, is quietly fading from many villages across Lalmonirhat, according to local residents.With the end of the Bangla month...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 18: Cox's Bazar, the world's longest sea beach, has seen a surge in the movement and volume of holidaymakers giving a clear sign of the arrival of winter. Now various points of the beach bustle with millions...
SURIYA JESMINE RATNA | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
Everest Base Camp is a dream destination for mountain lovers and travellers. Every mountain person dreams of standing before Mount Everest, and that dream begins at the Everest Base Camp.But can a child make this dream come true?Yes, an 11-year-old...
AFRA NAWMI | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
Remember what the millennials had for their meal as children? Home-cooked meals from their grandmother, mothers, often their sister-in-laws, and sisters. The foods were prevalent but rich in affection and health benefits. The foods had an identity based on the...
Samanta Islam | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
Shreya stands outside a small, dimly lit toilet block on a university campus in Dhaka, waiting. The door does not lock properly. The floor is still wet from the last user. She has already limited her water intake for the...
The grave allegations against Professor Ershad Halim of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Dhaka have shaken the very foundations of the education system. Students of the department have filed a case, and the police have arrested the...
Starting 16 December 2025, Bangladesh will fully enforce the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), blocking all unauthorised, smuggled, cloned, or unregistered mobile phones from accessing telecom networks. Each device's IMEI will be matched with the user's NID and SIM registration....
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-11-19 00:00:00
As delegates began to gather in Belém, deep in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, for the COP30 climate summit, reports published in the Global Carbon Budget landed like a thunderclap-reminding the world that rhetoric has far outpaced action. The...
The customs bond facility allows export-oriented industries to import raw materials and intermediate goods duty-free. The condition is that the raw materials and intermediate goods thus imported have to be stored in bonded warehouses and not diverted to the domestic...
Nowadays, the startup business has become a common phenomenon. In Bangladesh, the startups are experiencing significant growth, creating new business innovation, and also making an important contribution to the economy. For this new business idea, Bangladesh's business sector is growing...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-11-18 12:00:00
One may recall the fury of the forest grabbers when they attacked government officials including members of the joint-forces in November last year as the latter carried out an eviction drive at Rajbari in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur to recover...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal was shot dead on Monday evening in the capital's Mirpur Pallabi area.The deceased was identified as Golam Kibria, member secretary of the Pallabi thana unit of Juba Dal.The attack took place around 6:40pm...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
Families of those killed and injured in the July uprising have welcomed the death sentences handed down to deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, describing the ruling as a long-overdue step toward justice.They also...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
MEDLOG, a Switzerland-based world leader in inland logistics, will manage and operate the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) near Dhaka for 22 years.A concession agreement was signed to this end between the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and MEDLOG Bangladesh Private...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
Dhaka saw noticeably thinner crowds on Monday as the capital braced for unrest ahead of the verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Security was heightened across the city, prompting transport operators and educational institutions to scale back operations amid fears...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) will discontinue five major public services, including the sale of savings certificates (Sanchayapatra) and prize bonds, from November 30 as part of a broader effort to modernise its operations and strengthen security across its offices.Sources at the...
FE REPROT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
Police fired sound grenades and charged batons to disperse demonstrators who gathered at Dhanmondi-32 in the capital on Monday afternoon.Earlier, police and army personnel took control of Dhanmondi-32, dispersing demonstrators, who had arrived with two excavators on two trucks in...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-18 00:00:00
Denmark-based shipping-giant Maersk's outfit sets foot in Bangladesh's port venture with a substantial investment through a deal signed Monday on construction and operation of Laldia Container Terminal (LCT) in Chattogram. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and APM Terminals, a unit...
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