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Political instability affecting stock investors

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The current political instability has resulted in a very worrisome environment for investors trading in stocks in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges. As political tensions continue to rise, stock values continue to plummet drastically. This has resulted in huge...

Rule of law is key to holding peaceful polls

Neil Ray | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

With the announcement of the polls schedule, the nation is in the throes of expectation. Barely two months away from the 13th national election, peace-loving people of this country are not all expectant of a smooth holding of polls and...

Potato can be a lucrative export crop

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

While speaking at an event on the second day of the two-day (December12-13) potato festival 2025 held in the city, experts highlighted the potential of potato as an exportable agricultural commodity of Bangladesh. Notably, the country exported over 62,000 tonnes...

Apparel sector's stake in climate adaptation

2025-12-15 00:00:00

The findings of a new study conducted by the Global Labor Institute (GLI) of Cornell University, USA could trigger both optimism and concern. The study suggests investing in climate adaptation can help Bangladesh fetch US$122.01 billion in apparel exports by...

Artificial intelligence is good but needs to be better and safer

Muhammad Zamir | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

In the landmark G20 Summit on African soil, world leaders converged on digital innovations as a force for inclusive growth, urging ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance to bridge global divides. Despite the absence of the U.S. in this meeting, the...

Banglalink CEO wins 'CEO of the Year' award

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Techexpress Desk Banglalink, the country’s leading digital operator, has won two prestigious awards at The Fast Mode Awards 2025. The company's Chief Executive Officer, Johan Buse, received the 'CEO of the Year' (Asia Pacific Region) award in recognition of his...

How NEIR fits Bangladesh into worldwide crackdown on mobile underworld

Ishtiaque Mahmud | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

As countries tighten their control over mobile device ownership, handset registration has become a central tool for governments seeking to curb smuggling, recover tax revenue and strengthen digital security. And Bangladesh is set to join this global shift with the...

NEWS IN BRIEF__2025-12-15

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Two held in Ctg over tea vendor killingCHATTOGRAM, Dec 14: Members of RAB-7 have detained two persons in connection with the killing of a small tea vendor in the city's Laittaghata area under Kotowali thana on Saturday. The arrested individuals...

Legal notice served over Tanore child Sajid's death

2025-12-15 00:00:00

Legal notices have been served on the authorities concerned, including the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), seeking Tk 50 million (5 crore) in compensation for the family of two-year-old Sajid who died after falling into an abandoned irrigation shaft in...

Himalayan vulture rescued

2025-12-15 00:00:00

SIRAJGANJ, Dec 14 (BSS): A rare Himalayan griffon vulture, weakened from a long flight, has been rescued from Amlapara in the Sirajganj municipal area.Mamun Biswas, chairman of the environmental organisation - 'The Bird Safety House', confirmed the rescue on Sunday.Locals...

Arms manufacturing den busted in Khulna, 3 held

2025-12-15 00:00:00

KHULNA, Dec 14 (UNB): Detectives have detained three suspects with a huge quantity of materials used in producing arms after busting a den (in disguise of factory) in Khulna city, reports UNB.The discovery was made on Saturday at 7:30pm in...

Farmers busy preparing Boro seedbeds in Sylhet

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

SYLHET, Dec. 14: Farmers across four districts in Sylhet division are racing against time to prepare seedbeds as the window for Boro rice cultivation rapidly closes. With the target for Boro farming this season set at 497,683 hectares, officials and...

Airport runway expansion creates navigational hazards

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00

The expansion work of Cox's Bazar Airport has created serious environmental and navigational hazards, as the support infrastructure for the extended runway is being constructed by piling at the mouth of the Maheshkhali Channel, where the Bakkhali River meets the...

HK's oldest pro-democracy party declares dissolution

2025-12-15 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Dec 14 (AFP): Hong Kong's oldest pro-democracy party has formally decided to disband, its leader announced Sunday, following its annual meeting.The Democratic Party was founded in 1994, near the end of British colonial rule, when Hong Kong's leading...

Police hold person of interest as US university shooting kills 2

2025-12-15 00:00:00

PROVIDENCE, Dec 14 (Reuters): Providence police have detained a "person of interest" in connection with the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the U.S. Ivy League school.Providence's Chief Public Information Officer for...

Zelensky ready for 'dialogue'

2025-12-15 00:00:00

KYIV, Dec 14 (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday he was ready for "dialogue" as he headed for high-stakes talks with US President Donald Trump's envoy and European leaders in Berlin on ending the war with Russia.Trump has...

Weapons are 'legitimate right', says Hamas

2025-12-15 00:00:00

DOHA, Dec 14 (AFP): Hamas's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Sunday that the militant group had a "legitimate right" to hold weapons and that any proposal for the next phases of the Gaza ceasefire must uphold that right."Resistance and...

Trump vows revenge after troops in Syria killed

2025-12-15 00:00:00

DAMASCUS, Dec 14 (AFP): Two American troops and a civilian interpreter were killed in central Syria on Saturday after an alleged member of the Islamic State (IS) group opened fire on a joint US-Syrian patrol, officials said."We mourn the loss...

Shooting at Australia's Jewish event kills 12

2025-12-15 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Dec 14 (Reuters): At least 12 people were killed and almost 30 wounded when gunmen fired on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in what Australian police and officials described as a terrorist attack.One suspected...

BSF returns body of BD youth through C'nawabganj border

2025-12-14 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 14 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth, recovered from the Indian territory along the Chapainawabganj border, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).The body of Tasir Ali, son of...

Attack on Hadi 'dangerous' for peaceful political climate: SHUJAN

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Civil society platform Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) has warned that the attack on Inquilab Mancha Convener Sharif Osman Hadi could undermine the country's peaceful political environment and democratic process ahead of the upcoming national election, reports bdnews24.com. In a statement...

Burglary reported at Hadi's home

2025-12-14 00:00:00

A burglary has been reported at the village home of Osman Hadi, an election hopeful and convener of Inquilab Mancha who was shot in the capital, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place late on Friday night at Hadi's house in the...

Govt assures full security for Tarique ahead of homecoming

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has assured that the government will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman upon his return to the country, reports BSS."There is no apprehension regarding his security....

No forgiveness for those who destroyed country: Nahid

2025-12-14 00:00:00

National Citizens Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam has said there would be 'not a single inch of forgiveness' for those who destroyed the country, institutionalised repression, and killed thousands of people, reports BSS.In a Facebook post on Friday night,...

Ex-BNP MP Akhtaruzzaman joins Jamaat, calls it a patriotic party

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Freedom fighter and former BNP lawmaker Akhtaruzzaman has described the Jamaat-e-Islami as a "patriotic party" after joining the party, reports bdnews24.com.The retired Army major made the comments in a telephone interview with bdnews24.com on Saturday.Asked why he had joined Jamaat,...

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed-

2025-12-14 00:00:00

BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed and Vice-Chairman Hafiz Uddin Ahmed., Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, and Assistant Secretary General Ehsanul Mahbub Zubair, and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam and Chief Organiser for the Southern Region Hasnat...

BNP stages nationwide demo; Inqilab Manch holds protest rally

FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday organised a nation-wide protest programme to condemn the heinous assassination attempt on Inqilab Manch founder Osman Hadi, who was shot by miscreants on Friday noon.Hadi is an aspirant for Dhaka-8 constituency in the...

Weather (2025-12-14)

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET)

2025-12-14 00:00:00

Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Prof Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin speaking at a programme on the campus on Friday, marking the Mechanical Day-2025.

Elderly woman killed in Jatrabari road crash

2025-12-14 00:00:00

An elderly woman has been killed after being hit by a bus while crossing the road in the capital's Jatrabari, reports UNB.The deceased is Anwara Begum (65), daughter of late Nazim Uddin of the Ali area under Bandar Police Station...