Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said a 150-member European Union (EU) observer team will come to Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election, reports BSS."This observer team of around 150 members will arrive in...
BNP Standing Committee Member Hafizuddin Ahmed has said Jamaat-e-Islami is pushing for a proportional representation (PR) system to block elections as it has always feared the people's verdict, reports UNB"A political party that opposed the Liberation War in 1971 and...
BNP and its affiliates of Dahka-10 constituency formed a human chain on Satmasjid Road in the capital's Dhanmondi on Tuesday, demanding end to movement of unauthorised and unfit vehicles and calling for introduction of modern traffic system. — Focus Bangla
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (AFP): US President Donald Trump was set to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to an elusive Gaza peace plan on Monday in high-stakes talks at the White House.Trump has presented a 21-point plan to...
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The government has decided to include five more items in the TCB's (trading Corporation of Bangladesh) sales drive of essential items from November next.The new items are: Tea, salt, detergent, and two types of soaps.Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin said...
The government has set a 22-day ban from Oct 4 to 25 to protect female hilsa during their breeding season, report agencies.Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter announced that during this period, the catching, transportation, sale, and storage of hilsa...
Bangladesh has reported three more dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, alongside 735 new hospitalisations due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, reports bdnews24.com.The tally of hospital admissions has reached 46,786 this year, alongside 195 deaths.A health directorate bulletin on...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Two more Chinese companies are set to receive work orders for two additional components of the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase III, paving the way for full-scale physical work on the long-delayed project, more than a decade after its...
NEW YORK, Sept 29 (UNB): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has invited Imran Khan, a prominent American investor of Bangladeshi origin, to invest in Bangladesh's burgeoning fintech, healthcare and social -business sectors.Khan met the Chief Adviser on Saturday (US time).Prof...
KHAGRACHHARI, Sept 29: Tension remains high in Khagrachhari hill district following Sunday's violence and protests over the alleged rape of a schoolgirl, which left three people dead and several others injured in Guimara upazila.Meanwhile, an indefinite road blockade organised under...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Two out of every three female garment workers were married before reaching 18 years of age, and nearly 65 per cent of them had their first pregnancy before turning 18, revealed the findings of an icddr,b study on Monday. Furthermore,...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
In two separate cases, a Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of Tk1.33 billion worth of investments belonging to the Sikder family in Thai companies, as well as 114 accounts in local banks that belong to the former personal secretary...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said money launderers in Bangladesh are far smarter than the government, often outwitting bankers and even central bank officials."Companies often shift money from one place to another repeatedly before it leaves the country. That...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has allowed partial export-oriented industrial enterprises to import raw materials duty-free against bank guarantee under a move to help expand the country's export trade.To this effect, the revenue authorities issued a notification on Monday.Enterprises...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Government's domestic borrowing from nonbanking sources bloats as institutional and individual depositors pour their money into secure government securities (G-Sec) failing to find better alternative investment choices as yet, sources say.Normally, major portion of government's domestic debts to meet budgetary...
The inflow of remittances witnessed a significant year-on-year growth of 16.7 per cent through the first 28 days of September, reports UNB.According to the latest data, issued by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monday, the total inflow of remittances reached US$2,465...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh expects US$300-500 million in fresh budget support from the World Bank as the WB has offered the credit to assist with its smooth graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status in November next year, officials say.A delegation of the...
LONDON, Sept 29 (AFP): England paceman Chris Woakes has announced his retirement from international cricket after England indicated he was no longer in their plans.Woakes's final match was last month against India at the Oval, where he walked out to...
Pacer Alauddin Babu became the first bowler in the second edition of NCL T20 to claim a five-wicket haul as Rangpur Division registered its first victory in the tournament, thrashing Barishal by six wickets at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in...
GUWAHATI, Sep 29 (Agencies): India will open ICC Women's World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka in Guwahati on Tuesday, aiming to break the jinx of never winning the Women's World Cup.India should make every effort to put in a "good...
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Chief Mohsin Naqvi has strongly criticised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "dragging war into sport", saying that such remarks undermine the spirit of the game, according to Pakistan TV...
DUBAI, Sept 29 (Reuters): The closing ceremony of the men's Asia Cup descended into farce on Sunday as the Indian cricket team refused to collect the winners' trophy from Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi, as politics continued to...
HAMBURG, Sept 29 (Arab News): Pakistan's state agency the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) issued a tender to purchase 100,000 metric tons of white refined sugar and is believed to have bought 80,000 tons in a tender that closed last...
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters): The US Department of the Interior on Monday said it would open 13.1 million acres (53,013.8 square kilometers) of federal land for coal leasing, as the Trump administration seeks to reverse the decline of the fuel's...
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Reuters): Malaysia is planning a revamp of its steel industry that aims to manage overcapacity, restructure licensing and prepare for decarbonisation with a goal of achieving a "fully green" sector by 2050, trade minister Tengku Zafrul...
Uttara Bank PLC held the 'Business Development Conference-2025' at a city hotel on Saturday. Azharul Islam, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank, was present as the chief guest. The conference was presided over by Md. Abul Hashem,...
An agreement was signed between Bangladesh Bank's Credit Guarantee Department (CGD) and United Finance PLC under the Credit Guarantee Scheme (CGS) Facility for Term Loans amounting to Tk 250 billion, marking a significant step toward expanding access to finance for...
Gold prices surged past $3,800 an ounce for the first time on Monday, setting a new record as investors flocked to the safe-haven asset on US rate cut expectations, fears of a potential government shutdown and escalating geopolitical tensions, reports...
Meena Bazar has signed a landmark MoU with the FoodTechBangladesh (FTB) project to revolutionise Bangladesh's aquaculture supply chain, becoming the first forward-linkage partner to source fish produced through safe, sustainable, and environmentally responsible farming. Supported by the Government of the...
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