SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) finds the new Bangladesh government "sincere" to carry forward the Fund's lending programme and conduct the reforms pledged by its predecessors while seeking assistance for restoring macroeconomic stability."It is a new government, but they are...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
The government on Wednesday approved the procurement of two cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United Kingdom to weather the energy crisis in Bangladesh amid the Gulf tension. It also endorsed five separate procurement proposals, including 10 million...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Wednesday held a special meeting on measures to address the country's fuel situation as queues to pumps lengthened amid panic buying triggered by war disruption to Arab oil hubs. Meanwhile, the government reassured there was no...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh is celebrating its 56th Independence and National Day today (Thursday) through a wide range of programmes to pay due respect to freedom fighters and highlight the significance of the day.People from all strata of society will pay homage at...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
A bus with over 40 passengers aboard plunged into the Padma River while boarding Daulatdia ferry in Rajbari district on Wednesday afternoon, stoking fear of numerous casualties. Police and witnesses said 17 of the passengers could swim to safety while...
NUUK, Mar 25 (AFP): A candidate from a party pushing to fast-track Greenland's independence will soon represent the island in the Danish parliament.The mineral-rich territory coveted by President Donald Trump is represented by two seats in Denmark's 179-seat legislature.Greenland's voters...
HAVANA, Mar 25 (AFP): The first boat of a flotilla carrying medical supplies, food and solar panels reached Cuba on Tuesday to aid the island as a US fuel blockade deepens its energy crisis.The Maguro shrimp fishing boat docked in...
WASHINGTON, Mar 25 (AFP): More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration.The long-delayed...
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 25 (AFP): The UN General Assembly will vote Wednesday on a resolution designating the transatlantic African slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity," in a move advocates say is a step towards healing and justice.Ghana's President...
BAGHDAD, Mar 25 (AFP): Iraq said late on Tuesday it would summon the US charge d'affaires and the Iranian ambassador after deadly strikes blamed on their countries, as Iraqi authorities granted targeted former paramilitary groups the "right to respond".Iraq has...
TEHRAN, Mar 25 (AFP/Reuters): Iran's powerful parliament speaker on Wednesday warned Washington not to test the Islamic republic's determination to defend its territory after the United States was reported to be sending more troops to the Middle East."We are closely...
Italy's failure to develop and trust young players lies at the heart of a 20-year decline, 2006 World Cup winners Massimo Oddo and Marco Amelia told Reuters, as the Azzurri head into another playoff at risk of missing a third...
Iran were one of the first nations to qualify for the finals but their participation has been in doubt since the US-Israeli conflict with the Islamic Republic broke out at the end of February, reports Reuters.Team Melli are scheduled to...
LILLEHAMMER, Norway, Mar 25 (AFP): US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin held off Emma Aicher to wrap up the overall World Cup title for a sixth time after Wednesday's season-ending giant slalom.Shiffrin, who previously won the big crystal globe in 2017,...
LIVERPOOL, Mar 25 (AFP): Mohamed Salah's long goodbye from Liverpool signals the end of a glorious era and leaves the Premier League giants facing another expensive rebuild.The Egyptian superstar announced on Tuesday that he would be leaving Anfield at the...
Bangladesh will begin their 2026 campaign as they face higher-ranked Vietnam in a FIFA international friendly match scheduled to be held at Hang Day Stadium in Hanoi, Vietnam today (Thursday), reports BSS. The match will kick off at 6 pm...
JAMALPUR, Mar 25 (bdnews24.com): Police have arrested seven people in Jamalpur with 3,053 litres of petrol stockpiled for illegal sale, after locals intervened to stop black-market activities.The arrests took place in the early hours of Wednesday at Kendua Kalibari in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
MAGURA, Mar 25: After sustaining heavy losses in betel leaf cultivation last year, the farmers of Magura have turned their fortunes around this year as the crop brings handsome profit for them.Some 139 hectares of land have been brought under...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Mar 25: Mosquito attacks have surged alarmingly in Rangpur city in recent time, causing unbearable sufferings to the city-dwellers. The city inhabitants have become helpless as they are quite unable to get rid of the menace of mosquitoes, which...
BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters): Shares of Pop Mart International Group, the Hong Kong-listed maker of collectible "blind box" toys - including the viral, toothy-grinned Labubu - experienced their biggest drop in nearly a year on Wednesday after the company reported...
China's chip industry is showing strong growth momentum as a global sprint to build AI infrastructure creates an explosion in demand, sparking higher capital spending and capacity expansion as chipmakers race to keep up, executives said on Wednesday, reports Reuters.Growth...
On Monday evening, Walt Disney Co and OpenAI teams were working together on a project linked to Sora, OpenAI's AI video tool. Just 30 minutes after that meeting, the Disney team was blindsided with word that OpenAI was dropping the...
Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the COVID pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggered by the Iran war, reports Reutres.Asia is at the frontline of the fuel crisis,...
SEOUL, March 25 (Reuters): General Motors, which received a South Korea government rescue package in 2018 to stay in the Asian country, said on Wednesday it plans to invest $600 million in its local unit to upgrade manufacturing facilities and...
BEIJING, March 25 (Reuters): China said on Wednesday that Mexico's trade measures against it, including tariff increases, constitute trade and investment barriers and that it had the right to take countermeasures.The import duty hikes affect more than $30 billion worth...
U.S. President Donald Trump appointed Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang to a council that will weigh in on AI policy and other issues, the White House said on Wednesday, reports...
WASHINGTON, March 25 (Reuters): US corporate finance chiefs' outlook for the economy improved over the first months of the year, at least until the outbreak of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with executives expecting to increase employment amid solid revenue...
MANHATTAN, Mar 25 (Reuters): Inside a locked chamber the size of a walk-in freezer in Manhattan, Kansas, a few dozen wheat plants growing under bright LED lights are being genetically modified with a sunflower gene to resist drought.Some 20 miles...
RIYADH, Mar 25 (Arab News): Saudi Ports Authority has launched a new maritime link with Bahrain via MSC's Gulf Shuttle service, as regional shipping routes come under strain from escalating conflict between the US, Israel and Iran. The service connects...
LONDON, Mar 25 (Arab News): Egypt's The Waterway Developments plans to establish a real estate investment fund worth 10 billion Egyptian pounds ($190.2 million) in the first half of this year to help finance its project spending, CEO Hossam Hassan...
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