Riding a wave of excitement, Bangladesh football star Hamza Choudhury has arrived in Dhaka to join the national team ahead of their crucial Asian Cup qualifier against Hong Kong, reports bdnews24.com.The Leicester City midfielder flew in from England today (Tuesday)...
Bangladesh complete a clinical 3-0 sweep over Afghanistan with a six-wicket win in the third T20I at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in UAE on Sunday night, chasing 144 with 12 balls to spare after Saif Hassan's measured 64 not out...
US holiday online sales are expected to grow at a slower pace this year, according to projections by data firm Adobe Analytics released on Monday, as macroeconomic uncertainty continues to pressure consumer spending, reports Reuters.Adobe expects US online sales to...
HANOI, Oct 6 (Reuters): Vietnam's footwear exports to the United States plunged 27 per cent in September to $611 million, marking the steepest decline among all sectors following the implementation of tariffs by the US government, according to customs data...
Europe will need to import up to 160 additional liquefied natural gas cargoes this winter due to lower storage and a decline in pipeline flows from Russia and Algeria, according to analysts and data, deepening its dependency on US gas,...
PRAGUE, Oct 6 (Reuters): Executives from Boeing and Airbus dampened speculation of imminent decisions to replace their best-selling narrowbody models, telling a major audience of investors that it would take time to achieve the required jump in performance.The Wall Street...
Gold surged to an all-time high above $3,900 per ounce on Monday, buoyed by growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut this month, as well as economic and political uncertainty in the US, France and Japan, reports Reuters.Spot gold...
LONDON, Oct 6 (Reuters): Oil prices rose by about 1 per cent on Monday after OPEC+'s planned production increase for November was more modest than expected, tempering some concerns about supply additions, though a soft outlook for demand is likely...
SIDOARJO, Oct 06 (AFP): The death toll from an Indonesian school collapse rose to 63 on Monday, officials said, as workers pulled more remains from the rubble of the building that collapsed last week.Part of the multi-storey Islamic boarding school...
GENEVA, Oct 06 (AFP): The UN Human Rights Council decided on Monday to launch a probe into serious rights violations in Afghanistan, amid growing alarm over the Taliban's measures targeting women and girls.The United Nations' top rights body decided to...
DAMASCUS, Oct 06 (AFP): Local committees in Syria cast their ballots for members of a transitional parliament in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the new lawmakers to be appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.The assembly's...
WASHINGTON, Oct 06 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Russian President Vladimir Putin's offer to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed strategic nuclear weapons "sounds like a good idea".Putin last month offered to voluntarily maintain limits capping the size...
GENEVA, Oct 06 (AFP): The Red Cross said Monday it stood ready to help bring hostages held in Gaza back to their families in Israel and deliver aid into the Gaza Strip.Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are...
PARIS, Oct 06 (Reuters): France's new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu and his government resigned on Monday, hours after Lecornu announced his cabinet line-up, in a major deepening of France's political crisis that drove stocks and the euro sharply lower.The swift,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
Anthrax has been in the news in Bangladesh for nearly a month. There are reports of anthrax infection in Pirgachha upazila of the northern district of Rangpur. Though ruminating, hooved and grazing animals like cow, goat, lamb, etc., are usually...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh's animators have been busy. For more than a decade they have produced sleek, colourful sequences for global entertainment giants -- from television commercials to mobile games -- often without anyone knowing the work was done in Dhaka rather than...
At a time when Dhaka City's liveability is increasingly becoming suspect, the interim government has come up with an ambitious mega project called the Blue Network Programme under which the urban water infrastructure in and around the megalopolis will be...
MG Quibria | 2025-10-07 00:00:00
In 2026, Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the United Nations (UN)’s list of Least Developed Countries (LDCs). Some view this as a triumph, while others see it as a threat. The truth lies in between: graduation is neither a...
A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of six flats in Chattogram worth Tk 74.26 million belonging to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury as part of an ongoing investigation into money laundering allegations, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over the country until 6:00...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
The University Teachers Association of Bangladesh (UTAB) placed a 12-point demand, including the introduction of a 'balanced and dignified' pay structure for teachers at all levels of education.The demands were placed at a press conference in Dhaka University on Sunday...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
Clients of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC have demanded immediate cancellation of illegal appointments to the bank to end the influence of S Alam Group.Under the banner of Islami Bank Client Forum, they made the demand at a human chain held...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
The government has launched a comprehensive programme to combat anthrax as the deadly infectious disease has spread in the northern region, affecting both cattle and humans, with 22 people diagnosed with the disease and two suspected deaths reported so far.It...
A Dhaka court has acquitted 22 leaders of BNP, including its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a case under explosive substances act, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Sabbir Foyez on Sunday accepted the final report of the case...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) held a meeting with Bangladesh Khilafat Andolan to exchange views on current political issues, the legal basis of the 'July Charter,' and anti-hegemonic political understanding, reports BSS.The meeting took place at the central office of...
A Dhaka court has sent North South University (NSU) student Apurbo Pal to jail in a case filed over allegations that he insulted the Quran, the holy book of Islam, reports bdnews24.com.The order was issued on Sunday by Dhaka Metropolitan...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
Detective Branch (DB) police on Sunday arrested BM Mozammel Haque, former (MP) and organising secretary of the banned Awami League (AL), in the capital's Niketan area.Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad Talebur Rahman disclosed...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Sunday said an investigation will be initiated immediately to bring Awami League (AL) as a party to trial for the atrocities it committed during the July-August mass uprising in...
UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, Gwyn Lewis, has met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and had a discussion on the country's current political situation, the upcoming election, the democratic future of Bangladesh, and the Rohingya issue, reports UNB.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-06 00:00:00
Yields on Treasury bills (T-bills) showed a mixed trend on Sunday as banks channelled their excess liquidity into short-term government securities rather than longer-tenure ones amid heightened caution ahead of the upcoming national election. The shift reflects banks' preference for...
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