The number of registered voters in Bangladesh has reached approximately 127.6 million (12.76 crore), according to the draft updated electoral rolls released by the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday.The total number of the country's voters is 12,76,12,384, reports UNB.Of them,...
The National Citizen Party, formed by young leaders who spearheaded the July Uprising, has agreed to take 'Shapla Koli' as its election symbol -- backing away from its earlier insistence on securing the Shapla logo, reports bdnews24.com.The decision was announced...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher said on Sunday that reform was indispensable for Bangladesh's development, democracy, and good governance, affirming that the party will make no compromise on the issue, reports BSS. "Reform is essential for the...
Voicing concern over growing public doubt as to whether the upcoming national elections will be held as scheduled, Acting Chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman Sunday alerted that such uncertainty could undermine Bangladesh's democratic transition from the post-uprising interregnum.In his virtual...
Multiple protests and simultaneous road blockades in front of the Jatiya Press Club and adjoining areas of the capital on Sunday morning caused severe traffic congestions on several key routes, leaving officegoers and commuters stranded for hours and bringing parts...
Bangladesh's remittances rose to US$2.56 billion in October, recording a 7 per cent year-on-year growth and giving a fresh boost to the economy, reports UNB.The growth rate slowed significantly compared to previous months in the current fiscal year, FY2025-26.According to...
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Accelerate the development of multimodal transport system integrating road, rail, air, and waterways, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus directed Sunday, alerting that chaotic communications could turn into noose around economy's neck. The head of interim government spelt out the direction...
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Most private-sector power plants implemented during the previous Awami League government's tenure were steeped in blatant "corruption, fraud and irregularities" in the process of executing deals, investigators found. A national committee formed after the fall of the past government in...
NAIROBI, Nov 02 (BBC): The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall.Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said the bodies had been transferred to a nearby airstrip...
TEHRAN, Nov 02 (AFP): Iran said on Sunday that it would rebuild nuclear sites damaged by Israeli and US strikes "stronger than before", as mediator Oman urged Tehran and Washington to revive stalled diplomacy.US President Donald Trump has said the...
MANAMA, Nov 02 (AFP): Syria's president will discuss issues including lifting remaining sanctions, reconstruction and counter-terrorism when he becomes the country's first leader to pay an official visit to Washington later this month, the foreign minister said Sunday.Ahmed al-Sharaa is...
NEW YORK, Nov 02 (AFP): New Yorkers will pick a new mayor on Tuesday after an unpredictable race that has drawn attention from far beyond the largest city in the United States, with President Donald Trump branding frontrunner Zohran Mamdani...
WASHINGTON, Nov 02 (AFP): US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Saturday that during talks with his Chinese counterpart, the two sides had agreed to reboot military-to-military links to "deconflict and deescalate".Hegseth met with China's Defense Minister Dong Jun on...
HOBART, Australia, Nov 02 (AFP): Washington Sundar hit an unbeaten 49 as India chased down 187 to beat Australia by five wickets in the third Twenty20 international on Sunday and level the series.The hosts were sent in at Hobart and...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Nov 02 (AFP): Fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets and star batter Babar Azam hit a half-century to guide Pakistan to a four-wicket win over South Africa in the second Twenty20 international.Shaheen took 3-26 to restrict...
WELLINGTON, Nov 02 (AFP): New Zealand batting great Kane Williamson announced his retirement from Twenty20 internationals on Sunday, saying the team needed "clarity" ahead of next year's World Cup.Williamson will depart the shortest format as his country's second-highest run-scorer, tallying...
On the second day of the second round of the National Cricket League, Mymensingh's Abdul Majid and Dhaka's Mahidul Islam struck brilliant centuries, while Mominul Haque narrowly missed joining them, falling for 92, reports BSS.In Sylhet, Captain Mahidul Islam Ankon...
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Government development organisation Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) will finance an initiative taken by its RAISE to provide skills training to 400 COVID-19 affected traders and unemployed youths in Magura at the informal sector.The orientation programme for the initiative was held...
RANGPUR, Nov 02 (UNB): Farmers across five northern districts - Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Nilphamari - are facing mounting difficulties due to what they describe as an artificial crisis of non-urea fertilisers such as TSP, DAP and MOP. Many...
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MANIKGANJ, Nov 02: Construction work of a bridge over the Tarail embankment road, connecting Ghior and Harirampur upazilas in Manikganj, has remained suspended for more than a year. Consequently, several thousand local residents are forced to cross the river using...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 02 (BSS): Fertiliser production resumed Sunday at the state-owned Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL), Anwara Upazila after a six-month shutdown.Earlier, production had been halted twice this year due to mechanical issues - from January 03 to February 25,...
Jamuna Bank PLC and United Health Care Services Limited signed a Corporate Health Agreement at Jamuna Bank Tower, Gulshan-1, Dhaka recently. The agreement was formally signed by Noor Mohammed, Deputy Managing Director & CBO of Jamuna Bank PLC, and Mohammad...
PRAN-RFL Group, the country's most diversified conglomerate, has received the Global Business Leadership in Agri-Processing Excellence Award at the ABCCI Business Excellence Awards 2025, held at the Langham, Melbourne in Australia recently, says a press releaase.Md Rasedul Hasan, Deputy Managing...
United Finance PLC has entered into a strategic partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), marked by the signing of an agreement at the United Finance's head office in Dhaka on Saturday, says a press release.This collaboration aims to enhance...
The 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Eastern Housing Limited was held on a virtual platform on Thursday, says a press release.The AGM was presided over by Chairman Manzurul Islam. Members of the board of directors Suraiya Islam, Abu Luthfe...
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the apex investment promotion agency of the Government of Bangladesh, has undertaken a major internal reform to restructure its organisation in alignment with the investor lifecycle, reports BSS.The restructuring is aimed at ensuring proactive investor...
Md Rezaul Karim, Chairman of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB), and Vice-Chairman, Asian Shippers' Alliance, left Dhaka for Bali, Indonesia on Sunday for attending Asian Shippers' Alliance (ASA) and Global Shippers' Alliance (GSA) Annual Meeting which will be held on...
SIBL Securities Limited has relocated its Agrabad branch in Chattogram to Frox Tower in the area.Shafiuzzaman, managing director of Social Islami Bank PLC (SIBL), inaugurated the branch at its new location on Sunday, according to a press release.Mohammed Shoeb, head...
Rehana Rahman, a prominent female entrepreneur in Bangladesh, has been unanimously re-elected as vice chairperson of the board of directors of Southeast Bank in its 777th board meeting.Mrs. Rahman holds various key roles across several organisations, including managing director of...
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