BRAC Bank has partnered with VeloxPays Pty Ltd, a new remittance service provider, to deliver a convenient app-based remittance experience for wage earners in Bangladesh.Regulated by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), VeloxPays offers a secure and user-friendly...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Amid persistent volatility in the equity market, as many as 62,552 beneficiary owners' (BO) accounts have been closed over the past nine months, reflecting investors' growing frustration and reduced participation.According to data from Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL), the number...
FE EDUCATION DESK | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The Commonwealth Youth Awards has expanded its recognition programme to include young media professionals for the first time. The new category, announced in Dhaka on October 04 will honour journalists, broadcasters and writers who use their platforms to advance community...
TANJIM HASAN PATWARY | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The project collapsed. Deadlines shattered. Budgets exploded. Fingers pointed in your direction. Most professionals instinctively retreat, hoping the storm passes unnoticed. This response, though natural, represents a fundamental miscalculation about how careers actually advance. The way you handle catastrophe creates...
Tasnima Zerin | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
At the age of 42, Shajeeb Ahmed finally held his undergraduate degree. More than two decades had passed since he left formal education after HSC, forced to support his family through a series of modest jobs. When colleagues half his...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 04 (UNB): Two men died and two others fell sick apparently after consuming excessive liquor in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district early Saturday.The deceased were identified as Srinibas Malakar, 65, and Sourav Das, 25, son of Sudha Das,...
RANGPUR, Oct 04 (BSS): Farmers in the Rangpur agricultural region have begun harvesting the early varieties of short-duration Aman rice with good yield, creating job opportunities for agricultural labourers.On this occasion, farmers' families in many villages are celebrating the centuries-old...
KHULNA, Oct 04 (UNB): Prices of daily essentials have increased unusually in Khulna kitchen markets due to a supply shortage and incessant rain, leaving low- and middle-income people struggling.Visiting different city markets on Friday, it was found that vegetables are...
BEANIBAZAR, Oct 04 (UNB): Nearly 0.3 million (three lakh) residents of Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet district are being deprived of proper healthcare as the area's only public hospital - the 50-bed Beanibazar Upazila Health Complex - faces an acute shortage...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Overwhelming crowds of tourists flocked into the recreation spots of Cox's Bazar and Sylhet districts during the Durga Puja holiday on Wednesday and Thursday added with the subsequent weekend on Friday and Saturday.In Cox's Bazar, the country's most popular tourist...
TEHRAN, Oct 04 (AFP): Iran's judiciary said on Saturday it had executed six members of a "terrorist" group convicted of waging armed attacks in the southwestern province of Khuzestan."The death sentence for six separatist terrorist elements, who in recent years...
LUXOR, Oct 04 (AFP): The tomb of Pharoah Amenhotep III, one of the largest in southern Egypt's Valley of the Kings and Queens, was officially opened to the public Saturday, after years of restoration.Egypt's tourism and antiquities minister, Sherif Fathy,...
KABUL, Oct 04 (AFP): Afghanistan's Taliban foreign minister will visit India this month after the UN Security Council Committee temporarily lifted a travel ban, Kabul's foreign ministry confirmed to AFP on Saturday.Amir Khan Muttaqi will become the first senior Taliban...
THE HAGUE, Oct 04 (AP/AFP): The Netherlands' highest court on Friday ordered the Dutch government to reconsider its suspended license for the export of F-35 fighter jet components to Israel, amid concerns the parts could be used in violations of...
RABAT, Oct 04 (AFP): Youth-led protests demanding reforms to public healthcare and education took place on Friday in several Moroccan cities for a seventh day in a row, an AFP journalist and local media reported.The protests, called by the online-based...
KYIV, Oct 04 (AP/AFP): Russia carried out its biggest attack of the war overnight, targeting natural gas facilities operated by Ukraine's state-owned Naftogaz Group, Ukrainian officials said Friday.Ukraine's air force reported that Russia launched 381 drones and 35 missiles, aiming...
TOKYO, Oct 04 (Reuters): Japan's ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours.The Liberal Democratic...
AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 04 (AFP): Test skipper Shubman Gill has replaced Rohit Sharma as India's ODI captain, the country's cricket board said Saturday, starting with the series in Australia.The 38-year-old batsman Rohit and fellow stalwart Virat Kohli, 36, were both...
AHMEDABAD, India, Oct 04 (AFP): All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja starred with bat and ball as India hammered West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days of the first Test on Saturday.India declared on their overnight 448-5, a lead...
MOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand, Oct 04 (AFP): Captain Mitchell Marsh scored a sparkling maiden Twenty20 century to steer Australia to a three- wicket win in the third and final match against New Zealand on Saturday, sealing a 2-0 series victory.Opener...
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has backed out-of-form T20I skipper Jaker Ali, insisting there is no problem with his batting, according to Cricbuzz.Jaker, who scored 32 runs at number four and played a part clinching the three-match T20I series with...
Bangladesh secured a gripping 2-wicket win over Afghanistan to clinch the T20 series 2-0 after Shoriful Islam and Nurul Hasan Sohan steered them to a tense last-over victory in a dramatic chase in Sharjah, according to bdnews24.com.Left-armer Shoriful emerged as...
In a bid to sweep the three-match T20 series, Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan in the third and final match today (Sunday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE, reports BSS.The will match start at 8.30pm and will be aired...
Tasmina Ruby | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Often called the "golden fibre", jute has been the most important fibre in the whole world for decades. It's natural golden shine and strength, made it worthy of its name "golden fibre".The story starts in the rural parts of Bengal....
Md Nazrul Islam | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh stands at the threshold of transformation, recognized globally as a story of resilience and dynamic progress. Rising from the ashes of 1971, it has developed a vibrant and diversified economy, led by the world-renowned ready-made garment sector. As Bangladesh...
Imagine a child standing in front of a sweet shop, eyes glued to colourful chocolates. What seems like harmless joy may hide serious danger. Those bright colours often contain harmful chemicals. Unfortunately, our markets are full of such deceptive appearances....
Standing at Aarong's cash counter, what should have been a happy shopping day quickly turned frustrating for many. After picking out clothes, customers were asked to pay an extra 15 taka for a shopping bag, something that had always been...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
The Bangla Academy's decision to reschedule the upcoming Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026, which has traditionally been held throughout the month of February, has sparked controversy and caused profound dismay among booklovers and publishers. The row began when the Academy...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-10-05 00:00:00
With just six months to go, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is gearing up for its 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), a crucial event that most members appear indifferent to. Scheduled to take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, from March 26 to...
Confidence in any economy is contingent upon the fair assessments provided by credit rating agencies and on investors' trust in the financial information guiding their decisions. This, thus, places a fundamental duty on these agencies to act as an impartial...
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