The family reality game show "Konka Shera Poribar" is set to resume on NTV, courtesy of the country's leading electronics and home appliance brand 'Konka'. The event, which is gaining popularity, is coming this time with Season-4, says a press...
TishCAN successfully hosted the Pink Carnival, a vibrant two-day fundraising charity fair dedicated to supporting breast cancer warriors. The event took place on 19-20 September, from 11 AM to 8 PM, at Pink Terrace, Road 63, Gulshan 2, says a...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
OptimaPlast Industries Private Limited, a local manufacturer of plastic products, is set to invest $3.96 million in the National Special Economic Zone (NSEZ) in Chattogram to establish a new industrial unit. The company will set up its plant on 3.0...
RAJBARI, Sept 23 (BSS): A youth was killed in a road accident near Goalanda Nutan Bridge under Goalanda upazila of the district on Monday night.The deceased was Arafat Molla, 30, son of Abul Kalam Azad of Purba Tenapcha village under...
JHENAIDAH, Sept 23 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over six Bangladeshis to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Monday.According to a press note from 58 BGB, a Bangladeshi woman and a man were handed...
SHERPUR, Sep 23 (UNB): A teenage boy was killed and two others injured in an attack by another teenager on Sunday over a previous feud in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.The incident took place in the evening at Khoriapara village of...
LALMONIRHAT, Sep 23 (UNB): A husband and his wife in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat reportedly took their own lives by hanging themselves on Monday, following long-standing family disputes.The tragic incident occurred in the evening around 7 pm in Kumartari village...
KHULNA, Sept 23 (UNB): An unidentified man died early Tuesday after falling from the fourth-floor staircase of Khulna Medical College Hospital.Dr Bablu, an on-duty physician at the hospital, said the incident took place around 5:40 am.Witnesses said the man, aged...
PIROJPUR, Sept 23 (BSS): A court on Tuesday sentenced three people to life-term imprisonment in a murder case at Mathbaria upazila of the district in 2018.The court also fined them Tk 10,000 each, in default, to suffer six months more...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 23: An acute shortage of doctors is severely affecting health services for nearly 1.6 million people across Lalmonirhat district's five upazilas. Patients have long been deprived of adequate medical care at the 250-bed Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital and other...
COLOMBO, Sept 23 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's first leftist president has surprised investors by embracing pro-market reforms in his first year, and plans fresh steps to boost investment and energy supplies after crippling shortages during the 2022 economic collapse, officials say.President...
MUMBAI, Sept 23 (Reuters): India's markets regulator and its central bank are in advanced discussions to ease entry processes for new overseas investors, four sources said, at a time when foreign flows into the economy remain weak.The changes would include...
Bank Asia Agent Banking organised a day-long district managers business review meeting on Saturday at Rangs Tower, Purana Paltan, Dhaka, to evaluate the current business performance and formulate strategies to achieve budgetary targets. District managers from all 64 districts of...
BRAC Bank has been honoured as the "Sustainable SME Financier of the Year - Asia" for its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) financing programme.Additional Managing Director and Head of SME Banking Syed Abdul Momen received the award at the prestigious...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Pubali Bank and Jamuna Bank have received regulatory approval to raise Tk 13 billion through subordinated bonds in order to strengthen their capital base under Basel-III compliance, as per Bangladesh Bank's December 2014 guidelines on risk-based capital adequacy.The approval was...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Submarine Cables posted a 1.5 per cent year-on-year profit growth to Tk 1.86 billion for FY25, driven mainly by higher revenue in the final quarter.The annual result exceeded expectations, as the company had earlier reported a 17 per cent...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP): Technology veterans, politicians and Nobel Prize winners called on nations around the world Monday to quickly establish "red lines" too dangerous for artificial intelligence to cross.More than 200 prominent figures including 10 Nobel laureates and...
KYIV, Sept 23 (AFP): Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine killed two people overnight, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, while Russia's defence ministry reported several Ukrainian drones had targeted the capital, Moscow.The attacks came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky prepared to...
DELHI, Sept 23 (BBC): A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a dangerous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air passenger plane.Officials say the teen, who is from Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan, was...
NEW YORK, Sept 23 (AFP): Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, visiting New York for the UN General Assembly, voiced hope Monday for a security deal that eases tensions with Israel but he played down the prospect of recognition.Sharaa, a former...
GAZA, Sept 23 (Reuters/AFP/AP): Israel's military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday, a painful reminder for Gazans that Western powers' recognition of a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the horrors of...
Dhaka has become synonymous with traffic congestion. For millions of residents, commuting is not just a routine day-to-day hassle, but also it drains time, energy and health. According to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity, the city loses nearly 3.2 million...
Dhaka is a city where millions of people walk every day. In such a busy urban environment, footpaths should be safe, wide and accessible to everyone. Sadly, most footpaths in Dhaka are anything but pedestrian-friendly.Many are broken, narrow, or blocked...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh once stood out as a development success story, celebrated for its laudable performance in lifting millions out of poverty. Today, that narrative is fast unravelling. For the first time in decades, poverty rates are climbing rather than falling. The...
That the government is lately attaching due importance to the expeditious recovery of a huge amount of defaulted bank loans stuck in court cases is a piece of good news. The move initiated by the Financial Institution Division (FID) of...
SUBAH JAHWA PURBA | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
"Oh, our mother tongue, Bangla, blooms with beauty in many shades." Amidst our sweet Bangla language, there is a magic; the magic of dialect. Bangla is not just a single language; it's the living rhythm of countless dialects, each carrying...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
On a slow weekend afternoon in Dhaka, Spotify shuffled to a song less heard. It began with a strangely familiar image: “Rooftops and crows/And guitars and away we go.” The song “Crows” by Orford mentions rooftop hangouts, the unnoticed birds...
Nasrin Akter and Sifat Kamal | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
Rail transportation of agricultural products provides cost efficiency, bulk shipments, reduced transit congestion, and minimised spoilage of perishable items. Despite these advantages, the newly launched weekly train services for agricultural goods, which commenced in October 2024, were suspended just one...
Mohammed Abul Ahsan | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
In developed economies, professional roles in finance and other sensitive sectors are strictly regulated. Progression into such positions is contingent upon obtaining well-defined certifications that validate both technical knowledge and adherence to ethical standards. For instance, financial planners cannot rise...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2025-09-24 00:00:00
The atmosphere temperature has been increasing and all the consequences are becoming obvious around the world. It is no more a news. However, how the rise of temperature in our country impacts our everyday livelihood and health has so far...
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