Beneficiaries across the country have continued to choose Nagad, a digital financial service provider of Bangladesh Postal Department, in receiving various government allowances disbursed for the installment of fiscal year 2025-2026 - reflecting the growing public trust in this MFS...
NRBC Bank has published its first-ever Sustainability Report-2024 focusing on sustainable development, social responsibility and environmentally-friendly financing.The report, prepared in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, carries the theme "Inclusive Innovation, Green Tomorrow", says a press release.On Wednesday,...
Bangladesh's leading soy processors and feed importers have signed agreements worth over $1.25 billion to import US soybeans and soybean meal, aiming to boost the country's protein and feed industries while narrowing the trade gap with the United States, reports...
Bangladesh Ambassador to Mexico Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey has emphasized strengthening economic and commercial linkages between Bangladesh and Mexico, highlighting opportunities in trade, investment, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing during his recent official visit to Querétaro, reports BSS.The Ambassador undertook the visit from...
The Posts and Telecommunications Division has unveiled the draft of the "Bangladesh Telecommunication Ordinance 2025" and invited feedback from stakeholders and the general public, reports BSS.The draft is now accessible on the division's official website for public review and comments,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to launch an investigation into the years-long concealment of a staggering volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh's banking sector, seeking to identify those responsible for the large-scale cover-up, reports UNB.The global lender...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-11-06 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has proposed applying same fees and charges that are levied on Indian cargo for Bhutan's first transit trial through Bangladesh, officials said.The revenue board this week sought opinion from the Finance Division on whether...
Rishabh Pant has returned to India's Test squad for the two-match series against South Africa and has been reinstated as vice-captain. Pant was Shubman Gill's deputy during the England series before a foot injury in the fourth Test ruled him...
Cristiano Ronaldo said he will retire "soon" and while he admits it will be difficult to bring his glittering career to an end the 40-year-old has been planning for his post-football life for some time, reports Reuters.The Al Nassr striker...
Bangladesh national men's cricket team's senior assistant coach Mohammed Salahuddin has submitted his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO, reports UNB.He will leave his position at the end of the upcoming Test and T20I series against Ireland.Chairman of...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said it "strongly refutes" allegations of physical abuse made by fast bowler Jahanara Alam against the current national women's team captain Nigar Sultana.Alam, who has not played international cricket since December 2024, claimed that...
AUCKLAND, Nov 05 (AFP): A brilliant bowling performance secured the West Indies an unlikely seven-run victory in the first T20 against New Zealand on Wednesday, despite a stunning solo effort from Mitchell Santner.The West Indies, who landed in New Zealand...
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) governing council has announced that the 12th edition of the tournament will kick-start on December 19, featuring five teams, report agencies.Dhaka, Rangpur, Chattogram, Rajshahi, and Sylhet are the five participating teams in this year. It's...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05 (bdnews24.com):A man has allegedly been killed with sharp weapons in an attack by his cousins over a land feud in Chattogram.The victim, 65-year-old Zakir Hossain, was a resident of Banshkhali Upazila's Puro Ilsha village. He was injured...
BOGURA, Nov 05 (bdnews24.com): Police have recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver with the throat slit at Shajahanpur upazila in Bogura district.The body was recovered from the edge of a mulberry garden adjacent to the first bypass highway in...
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BENAPOLE, Nov 04: Thousands of families in ten villages of Jessore's Keshabpur Upazila have to travel extra kilometres to reach their destinations in the Keshabpur and Monirampur upazilas as floods left part of a bypass road submerged and approach roads...
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RANGPUR, Nov 05: Three months have already elapsed since bacterial disease anthrax was transmitted to humans from infected livestock in Rangpur, but most of the farm and domestic animals in the district are yet to be vaccinated, giving rise to...
OSLO, Nov 05 (AFP): Ukraine on Wednesday obtained "enhanced partnership" status in the JEF alliance of northern and eastern European countries, said Britain's Defence Minister John Healey.The 10-strong Joint Expeditionary Force led by Britain also includes Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland,...
BRUSSELS, Nov 05 (AFP): The European Union's 27 member states struck a deal Wednesday on the bloc's next big emissions-cutting targets, after making overnight concessions to win over reluctant capitals in time for the UN's COP30 summit. EU countries have...
MOSCOW, Nov 05 (Reuters): Russia is still awaiting U.S. clarification of President Donald Trump's remarks on resuming nuclear testing, TASS state news agency cited Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying late on Tuesday.Trump had ordered in late October testing of...
PORT SUDAN, Nov 05 (AFP): An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive.The United Nations' humanitarian office...
Bangladesh women entrepreneurs have demonstrated their immense strength, but still, several challenges exist, such as low access to formal finance, data expensive and connectivity, skills-gap in e-commerce and digital channels of finance. It has been proven that because of digital...
In recent years, Dhaka has witnessed a subtle yet significant shift in its street-food ecology. The rise of 'eat-out' and social-media driven trends has shifted consumption patterns among urban citizens and taken a new dimension. What was once limited to...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-06 00:00:00
Candidates from different political parties for the 13th parliamentary elections have already started trying to make their presence felt, even before announcement of election schedules by the Election Commission. They are quite eager to reach the voters, and their supporters...
No nation can be proud if only 32.9 per cent of its population have full food security. Of the rest, 22.75 face extreme food insecurity and 44.57 per cent people enjoy marginal food security which otherwise translates into vulnerability of...
Md Golzare Nabi, Nurun Nahar Sultana, Alok Roy, Md Masudur Rahman, Md Jahedul Islam, Farah Nasreen, Md Ashik Ali and Mohua Akter | 2025-11-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank, as a forward-looking central bank, is dedicated to maintaining price stability and a robust financial system by promoting inclusive and broad-based economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. A sound comprehension of the fundamental elements that influence price...
The Revolutionary Workers Party (RWP) has voiced its dissatisfaction over the amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO), saying that changes were made without consulting political parties, report agencies.Talking to the media after a meeting with the chief...
MADARIPUR, Nov 5 (UNB): BNP on Tuesday suspended the nomination of Kamal Jaman Mollah for the Madaripur-1 constituency.The announcement came in a press release signed by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.The release said Kamal Jaman Molla's...
Violence, arson, and vandalism have erupted between supporters of the nominated and denied BNP candidates in Meherpur-2, prompting police and Army deployment in Gangni to restore law and order, reports bdnews24.com.In Meherpur-2, former MP Amzad Hossain was nominated as the...
Four supporters of BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury have been expelled for blocking highways and resorting to violence over his failure to get the BNP nomination for the Chattogram-4 (Sitakunda) constituency, reports bdnews24.com.The information was provided in a press statement signed...
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