Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli and Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Fernando Dias Feres separately paid courtesy calls on BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday, reports UNB.The Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh first met Tarique Rahman at the party chairman's Gulshan political office around...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged a sit-in in front of the Election Commission headquarters in the capital's Agargaon on Sunday, alleging that the EC is biased under pressure from a particular political group. — FE Photo
BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan has stressed the importance of recognising the fighters of July uprising as the freedom fighters of the present time, reports BSS."If the aspirations of the Liberation War had been fully realised, the country...
TEHRAN, Jan 18 (Reuters): An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blaming "terrorists and armed rioters" for killing...
LISBON, Jan 18 (AFP): Portugal votes on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election in which a far-right candidate could for the first time make it to a run-off ballot, but with the final result hard to predict.Polls...
FLORIDA, Jan 18 (AFP): NASA on Saturday rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft as it began preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.The maneuver, which takes up to 12 hours,...
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AFP): US President Donald Trump is starting to flesh out his so-called "Board of Peace" and related entities for postwar Gaza, with multiple world leaders saying Saturday they have been asked to join.The White House said that...
MELBOURNE, Jan 18 (AFP): Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka launched their Australian Open title bids with straight-sets wins but there was no fairytale for 45-year-old Venus Williams on Sunday.On a hot Melbourne day in which a ball girl fainted,...
Cricket Ireland (CI) has categorically stated that the International Cricket Council (ICC) will not move their T20I World Cup games out of Sri Lanka. The CI assertion comes in the wake of reports from Bangladesh that the Bangladesh Cricket Board...
Bangladesh Women's team got off to a winning start to the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier with a 21-run victory over USA at Upper Mulpani Cricket Ground in Nepal on Sunday, reports BSS.Sharmin Akter Supta hammered a 39 ball-63 and...
Towhid Hridoy struck an impressive century to guide Rangpur Riders' chase, outshining a brilliant hundred by Hassan Eisakhil in a high-scoring contest.Riding on his knock, Rangpur Riders sealed a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over Noakhali Express in their final Bangladesh Premier...
SUNAMGANJ, Jan 18 (UNB): Conservation dredging by the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has significantly improved navigability of key waterways in Tahirpur upazila, reviving trade, easing transportation and creating fresh employment opportunities in the region.As dredging has restored water...
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PABNA, Jan 18: Proper healthcare service is being hampered at the Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex in the district's Ishwardi upazila due to poor infrastructure and unhealthy environment stemming from lack of supervision and renovation by the authorities.A spot visit found...
DETROIT, Jan 18 (Reuters): The Trump administration's top auto policy officials on Saturday touted federal efforts to lower car prices by eliminating vehicle emissions regulations, as affordability remains a key concern among Americans.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Environmental Protection Agency head...
As part of the initiatives undertaken in accordance with Bangladesh Bank's directives on the formation and operational activities of Bangladesh Startup Investment Company PLC, IFIC Bank PLC has formally handed over a cheque for Tk 80,057,080 to Bangladesh Bank. Nawshad...
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has recently elected its new office bearers during a council meeting for the year 2026.At the meeting, Md. Kausar Alam FCMA was elected President of the Institute, while Abdul Matin...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed a Participatory Agreement with the Sustainable Finance Department of Bangladesh Bank to facilitate access to concessional financing under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) Refinancing Scheme.The agreement aims to support technology upgradation, innovation and sustainable...
The Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) plans to construct a multi-storied green office building in the administrative hub of the city's Agargaon area, in line with the Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) policy.Green building is an approach to designing, constructing, and...
Novelist and essayist Md. Ashanur Rahman has been awarded The International Creative Arts Award 2025 by the International Creative Arts, Language & Development Research Centre of the University of Dhaka for his outstanding contribution to literature and its role in...
The Ministry of Land has launched a mobile application named 'Bhumi' to address the emerging situation and to ensure easy, safe and reliable land services for the citizens, said a ministry release on Sunday.The government has introduced the app as...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$ 32.62 billion, reports BSS.But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $28.03 billion, according...
Dr. Md. Ezazul Islam, Director General of the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), has said that Bangladesh stands in the frontline of climate vulnerability."For us, adaptation is not a distant concept; it is an urgent national priority. This is...
London's benchmark stock index was largely unchanged on Friday after a record close the previous day, but it notched up a weekly gain thanks to strong earnings for financials, upbeat data, and strength in resource-linked shares, reports Reuters.The blue?chip FTSE...
MUMBAI, Jan 18 (Reuters): The delay in including Indian bonds in a key global index has raised the chances of the central bank extending its record government debt buying, seeking to cushion the market from weaker foreign inflows and rising...
NEW YORK, Jan 18 (Reuters): Investors will be counting on a strong corporate earnings season to keep the US stock market rally intact as they digest a wave of domestic policy proposals and heightened geopolitical tensions to start the year.After...
Annual Branch Managers’ Conference-2026 of Union Insurance Co. Ltd. was held at Hotel InterContinental, Dhaka on Saturday. The conference was presided over by Chief Executive Officer Talukder Md. Zakaria Hossain. Chairman of the company Mohammed Hasmot Ali was present in...
The 450th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held at the bank's head office on Sunday. Chairman of the board of directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeting. Directors of the bank Md. Abdul Wadud, Prof. Dr. Mohammed...
WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump purchased about $100 million in municipal and corporate bonds from mid-November to late December, his latest disclosures showed, including up to $2 million in Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery bonds just weeks...
Islami Bank Bangladesh organised a business development conference for its sub-branches on Saturday at Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chairman of the board of directors of the bank, attended the closing programme as chief guest. Md. Omar...
Modhumoti Bank inaugurated its Barlekha branch at Haji Nizam Uddin Complex in South Bazar area under Barlekha upazila, Moulvibazar, on Sunday. Md. Shafiul Azam, managing director & CEO of the bank, inaugurated the branch as chief guest. Shahnawaj Chowdhury, additional...
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