Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has made history by becoming the first bank in Bangladesh to establish connectivity through Starlink satellite communication, ushering in a new era of innovation, resilience, and efficiency in the nation's financial technology landscape.The official launch ceremony...
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority and BUET to establish the Institute of Frontier Technology (IFT) on the BUET campus. The agreement was signed at a programme held at a city hotel in presence...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Aligning spectrum costs with Asia-Pacific benchmarks could enable Bangladesh to achieve 17 per cent faster internet speeds and expand 5G coverage to 99 per cent of the population by 2035, a new study says.A spectrum fee is what mobile operators...
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam became the first Bangladeshi cricketers to be picked up by any team in the SA T20.He was roped in by the Durban Super Giants for the upcoming South African franchise T20 tournament, reports BSS.The spinner went...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul was optimistic about the national team's prospect in the upcoming Asia Cup, saying that 'if they can give their all, they will definitely do well,' reports BSS."We have a potential to make...
Argentina suffered a 1-0 defeat by Ecuador in the final round of South America's 2026 qualifiers on Tuesday, reports Reuters.Ecuador and reigning champions Argentina had already qualified for the World Cup, but there was no shortage of intensity in their...
After nearly two years of transition, Bangladesh arrive at the 2025 Asia Cup with a largely settled squad and the momentum of three consecutive T20I series wins, reports Cricbuzz.The UAE hasn't traditionally been a happy hunting ground for them -...
COLOMBO, Sept 10 (AFP): Sri Lanka's parliament voted on Wednesday to evict former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and two others from state-owned mansions under austerity measures introduced by the new leftist government.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's party voted en masse to endorse...
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (AFP/AP): President Donald Trump gave Benjamin Netanyahu a rare slap on the wrist Tuesday over Israel's strikes against Hamas in Qatar, as he insisted he played no role in the attack by one close US ally against...
WARSAW, Sept 10 (Reuters/AFP): Poland shot down drones in its airspace on Wednesday with the backing of military aircraft from its NATO allies, the first time a member of the Western military alliance is known to have fired shots during...
JAMALPUR, Sept 10 (BSS): A court here on Wednesday convicted two persons andsentenced them to life-term imprisonment for raping a girl in Dewanganj upazila of the district in 2004.Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal- 1 Muhammad AbdurRahim delivered...
TANGAIL, Sept 10 (BSS): A mobile court, in a drive, fined a man Tk 50,000 for extracting sand illegally at Bhuapur Upazila of the district on Wednesday.A mobile team led by Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Md. Rajib Hossain...
KUSHTIA, Sept 10 (UNB): Two people were killed and four others injured in a clash between two rival groups over establishing dominance at Bagoan Kandipara village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia early Wednesday.The deceased were Sarfan Sardar,50, son of late...
Habiganj, Sept 10 (UNB): Three children drowned in a pond in Nabiganj Upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Shrabon Sarker (3), son of Ratish Sarker; Shubho Sarker (4), son of Jagai Sarker; and Ahona Sarker (5),...
Our CorrespondentGAIBANDHA, Sept 10: Access to healthcare is a fundamental human right. Yet, for the residents of the Char areas in Phulchhari Upazila of Gaibandha, receiving medical treatment often feels like fighting a war.The reality is grim. To reach the...
BENGALURU, Sept 10 (Reuters): The fading impact of high base effects likely pushed India's consumer inflation higher in August, ending a nine-month streak of declines, according to a Reuters poll of economists.Base effects, which kept headline inflation at multi-year lows...
Air-taxi maker Joby Aviation said on Wednesday that it planned to bring Blade's helicopter and seaplane services to the Uber app as soon as next year, reports Reuters.Joby acquired Blade Air Mobility's passenger business in August for up to $125...
Gold prices hovered near an all-time high on Wednesday, buoyed by expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this month, while market participants awaited U.S. inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path, reports Reuters. Spot...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE/CHICAGO, Sept 10 (Reuters): US farmers are missing out on billions of dollars of soybean sales to China halfway through their prime marketing season, as stalled trade talks halt exports and rival South American suppliers step in to fill the...
LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Wednesday after Israel attacked Hamas leadership in Qatar, Poland shot down drones and the U.S. made a push for new sanctions on buyers of Russian oil, but concerns over crude oversupply capped...
Bangladesh currently lacks a central platform through which ordinary citizens can actively participate in good governance and national development. For the sake of stability and economic progress, effective communication between the government and the people is essential. To this end,...
Food waste and the crisis of hunger | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Millions of people continue to go hungry despite massive amounts of food being wasted worldwide. The problem is not the lack of food, but rather how it is grown, handled, and distributed. Currently, about one-third of all food produced globally...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Speakers at the recent National Conference on Social Security rightly underscored the urgency of expanding social safety net coverage in urban areas. Numerous studies over the years have shown that while rural poverty is on the decline, urban poverty is...
A fair and genuine economy takes into account the value of all kinds of labour or work, formal or informal, and their overall contribution to it. When economy demands reasonable payment for work, Bangladesh has so far failed to recognise...
Abdullah A. Dewan | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
America is both a rich and wealthy country. Its richness lies in abundant natural resources-but its true strength emerges in transforming those resources into lasting wealth through robust institutions, innovation, and productivity. Wall Street is more than a speculative arena;...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-10 12:00:00
Oikyabaddha Shikkharthi Jote-nominated candidate Abu Sadiq Kayem was staying ahead in the race for VP post in the DUCSU election and SM Farhad was leading in results as the GS candidate.According to results available from four halls of Dhaka University...
Captains of participating—teams (L-R) Oman's Jatinder Singh, Hong Kong's Yasim Murtaza, Pakistan's Salman Agha, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, India's Suryakumar Yadav, Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka, Bangladesh's Litton Das and UAE's Muhammad Waseem—pose with the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh GDP misses a hopping Tk 6.7 trillion or 18.9 per cent in economic value of unpaid work, the womenfolk contributing the highest amount, according to latest official statistics. Of the total unaccounted-for economic value in terms of gross domestic...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-10 00:00:00
All Bangladeshi nationals currently living or stuck in Nepal are strongly advised not to move outside and to stay inside their respective places or hotels, as the Himalayan country's government falls amid mass upsurge.The scheduled flights from Dhaka to Kathmandu...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-10 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday denounced some media reports regarding the interim government's move to purchase cars for members of the next cabinet."Where did you see this, I don't know. We did not approve anything like this. The...
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