Former Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka with dengue but is now recovering.Mahmudullah's wife, Jannatul Kawsar Mishti, shared the news on social media Thursday, posting a photo of him lying in a hospital bed...
Bangladesh Opener Tanzid Hasan's one man show of a gritty 89 of 62 balls went in vain on Friday as the Windies beat the Tigers by five wickets with 19 balls remaining in the third T20 international in Chattogram.Saif Hassan...
GYEONGJU, South Korea (AP): U.S. chipmaking giant Nvidia has announced a major partnership with the South Korean government and leading companies including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Hyundai Motor to accelerate the country's artificial intelligence (AI) development and infrastructure.The collaboration,...
The Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) and Thailand's International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen mutual cooperation in the trade and development sectors between the two countries.Faiyaz Murshid Kazi, the Bangladesh...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has signed a " Business Collaboration Agreement" with WeGro Technologies Limited to extend agricultural services to improve the lives of the farmers and agricultural MSMEs. Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (Current Charge) of Community Bank Bangladesh, and...
Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) honoured agricultural entrepreneurs in recognition of their contributions to remarkable food production. The entrepreneurs were awarded at a ceremony at the auditorium of BKB Khulna Divisional Office on Thursday. A total of nine people, including three...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Algeria are moving closer to sealing a major cooperation agreement in the energy sector, a step that could deepen economic ties between the two nations, according to Algerian Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdelouahab Saidani.In an exclusive interview with...
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (AFP):NASA hit back on Thursday at reality TV star Kim Kardashian's claim that the 1969 Moon landing "didn't happen," a theory consistently debunked over decades."Yes, we've been to the Moon before... 6 times!" NASA acting administrator Sean...
NAIROBI, Oct 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - "Around 700" people have been killed in three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition Chadema party told AFP on Friday.Protesters were marching on the city centre in the economic capital Dar...
GYEONGJU, South Korea/BEIJING (Reuters): Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to visit China after meeting with President Xi Jinping on Friday, in an encounter that may have marked a turning point but offered no breakthroughs on trade.Xi and Carney met...
MAAR SHAMARIN, Syria (AP): In the battered countryside of southern Idlib, families displaced for years by Syria's civil war are returning home - and sending their children back to schools stripped bare by conflict and looting.Nearly a year after former...
TAIPEI, Oct 31 (AFP): Taiwan sweltered through its hottest October on record, the weather agency said Friday, the latest in a string of global temperature records.The main island endured its highest average temperature since 1950, Central Weather Administration forecaster Liu...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct 31 (AFP): Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a temporary ceasefire and will hold another round of peace talks in Istanbul next week, aiming to defuse tensions after a deadly flare-up this month.The talks, set for...
Global equity funds attracted massive investments in the week to October 29 ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and a trade deal between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, reports Reuters.Investors...
The 25th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ICB Asset Management PLC was held in the Board Room of the company in Dhaka on Thursday. The meeting was presided over by Prof Abu Ahmed, the Chairman of the Board of Directors...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh has posted a 23 per cent year-on-year decline in profits for the third quarter of this year, primarily driven by lower sales and increased operational costs.The multinational tobacco company reported a profit of Tk 3.05...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
The benchmark index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped into the red this week, reversing a single-week of gains, as risk-averse investors largely stayed on the sidelines amid the ongoing earnings disclosures.Market analysts noted that investors appeared cautious, adopting...
Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has emphasized the importance of registering mobile handsets brought from abroad, saying that such registration is a standard practice worldwide."Mobile phones brought from abroad must...
More than 1.o million individual taxpayers have submitted their income tax returns online so far in the current tax year, marking a significant milestone in Bangladesh's ongoing digital transformation of tax administration, according to the National Board of Revenue (NBR).The...
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct 31 (BSS): China has said Bangladesh's development vision and the Chinese Dream share deep similarities, reflecting shared aspirations for prosperity and offering broad prospects for enhanced cooperation between the two countries, especially between Guangzhou and Bangladesh."We are...
Barely 24 hours after raising prices by over Tk 8,000 per bhori, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has announced a reduction in gold prices once again.In a new decision, BAJUS has lowered the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 2,613...
Analysts are holding their oil price forecasts largely unchanged as rising OPEC+ output targets and lacklustre demand offset geopolitical risks to supply, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.A survey of 36 economists and analysts conducted in October forecasts Brent crude...
MAHMUDUL ISLAM | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
It is a damp September morning. The early morning rain has left the long platforms of the Lalmonirhat railway station wet. The chirping of birds is heard from time to time amid the babble of passengers waiting under the blue...
Tahjibul Anam in Cox's Bazar | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
The first tourist trip of the season to the Saint Martin's is going to start today (Saturday). Tourists and locals are very happy to have the opportunity to go to Saint Martin's after a lapse of about 9 months. Local...
As Bangladesh approaches elections, political instability and electoral tension are increasingly affecting the business environment. Frequent protests, strikes, and confrontations have disrupted economic activity and weakened investor confidence, slowing trade, industrial productivity and overall business operations.Major cities, including Dhaka and...
The anticipation surrounding the new pay scale for government employees has reached a fever pitch. Across ministries and departments, excitement is palpable as employees share their expectations with the pay commission. The minimum they confidently anticipate is a doubling of...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
A short video clip showing a young lady and a man exchanging verbal arguments inside a public bus went viral recently. The incident began when the lady boarded the bus and was looking for a seat. The man, sitting next...
As far as a new fiscal year's budget is concerned, it was a tradition that its size would be bigger than that of the previous fiscal year. But the interim government seems to have departed from that norm by reducing...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-11-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh has long been praised for its sustained growth trajectory, supported by strong export industries, remittance inflows, and a youthful population. However, behind the overall figures lies a troubling reality: the educated youth of the country are increasingly unable to...
FE Report | 2025-10-31 12:00:00
Berger Paints reported a slight year-on-year decline in profit - by 2.70 per cent - to Tk 1.49 billion in the first six months of FY26, as the cost of sales increased due to currency devaluation.According to a disclosure on...
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