Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has said the automobile, agro-machinery, and light engineering sectors have demonstrated the potential and sustainability of the country's industrial sector."These sectors have played a vital role in the multi-dimensional expansion of the country's exports, employment...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh's private sector outstanding external debt fell 4.0 per cent year on year (Y-O-Y) to US$19.78 billion at the end of June, as subdued investment and slow credit demand weighed on fresh inflows.The contraction was less pronounced compared with the...
CHICAGO, Sept 20 (Reuters): S&P Global Commodity Insights projected on Friday that US farmers would plant 94.5 million acres of corn next year, down 4.3 per cent from this year, and 84 million acres of soybeans, up 3.6 per cent,...
Elon Musk on Friday said that xAI is not raising capital right now, following a CNBC report earlier in the day on the AI firm raising $10 billion at a post-money valuation of $200 billion, reports Reuters."Fake news. xAI is...
BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters): A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London's Heathrow, the continent's busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday.Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for...
Microsoft said on Friday it is raising the prices of its Xbox gaming consoles in the US for a second time this year, as the cloud giant's video game division grapples with tariff-induced cost pressures, strong competition and uncertain spending,...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 20 (BSS): Modern farming and digital agricultural technologies are promoting cost-effective techniques and revolutionizing crop production across Rajshahi, particularly in Godagari upazila, as young entrepreneurs and grassroots farmers embrace innovation.Two young friends, Sarwar Rashid and Nurullah Sadekin Sourav,...
Pregnant woman, son found dead in FaridpurFARIDPUR, Sep 20: A pregnant woman and her five-year-old son were found dead on Friday night in Purbokandi village of Krishnapur union under Faridpur Sadar upazila. The deceased were identified as Sumaya Akter, 22,...
KUSHTIA, Sept 20 (UNB): Two people, including a schoolboy, were killed in separate lightning strikes in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday.The victims were identified as Saif Hossain Toha, 10, a class four student from Shitlai Para in Rifayetpur Union,...
CUMILLA, Sept 20 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Saturday arrested three people in connection with their alleged involvement in torturing a young man by unleashing two dogs over theft charges in Burichong upazila of Cumilla district.The arrestees...
NARAIL, Sept 20 (UNB): Under the warm September sun, Narail's fields glow with an unusual sight -- plump, red watermelons ripening on the vines.Traditionally grown across Bangladesh from December to April, these luscious fruits are now flourishing out of season,...
ompaniganj Upazila administration has banned all vessels except tourist boats in Sylhet's Sada Pathor in an effort to curb sand and stones looting, reports bdnews24.com. Upazila administrator (UNO) Mohammad Robin Mia said the administration has been announcing the new directives...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
SYLHET, Sept 20: Slow water recession from the Kawadighi Haor in Moulvibazar has left nearly 1,000 hectares of land uncultivated this Aman season, as the planting period draws to a close, farmers fear.According to officials from the Bangladesh Water Development...
Liverpool's French striker Hugo Ekitike (C) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Everton at Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday.— AFP
BERLIN, Sept 20 (AFP): Former Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who won the World Cup in 2014, formally announced his retirement from the game on Friday.The 37-year-old centre-back uploaded a minute-long clip to his social media channels on Friday, bidding farewell...
DUBAI, Sept 20 (AP): Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav sidestepped the no-handshake issue ahead of the Asia Cup rematch against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, choosing to focus instead on the bat and ball.he Group A clash between the fierce rivals...
SEOUL, Sept 20 (AFP): Iga Swiatek blazed into the Korea Open final after bad weather forced her to play two matches on Saturday, winning both in a combined time of two and a half hours.The Polish six-time Grand Slam champion...
Eight more plate phase matches, three of girls' and five of boys, were of Polar Ice-cream 29th School Handball tournament (boys' and girls') were decided on the third day held at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium in...
Bangladesh Futsal National Team suffered a 12-0 goals defeat to strong Iran in their opening group G match of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers 2026 held at Stadium Tertutup Sukp in Kuantan, Malaysia on Saturday, reports BSS.Futsal is played...
Bangladesh U-17 National Football Team will take on host Sri Lanka in their ultimate group match of the SAFF U-17 Championship scheduled to be held at Racecourse ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka today (Sunday), reports BSS.The match kicks off at...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday released the revised itinerary for the NCL T20, which is all set to resume on September 26, reports BSS.Sylhet alone will host the remaining matches of the tournament, the BCB said in a...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday appointed former national pacer Hasibul Hossain Shanto as a men's team selector and also named former women's skipper Salma Khatun as a women's selector, reports BSS.Media and Communications Committee Chairman Iftekhar Rahman Mithu announced...
Bangladesh's captain Litton Das (L) and his Sri Lanka's counterpart Charith Asalanka shake hands during the toss before the start of the Asia Cup 2025 Super Four Twenty20 international cricket match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International...
Nigar Sultana Joty, the captain of the Bangladesh women's cricket team, says her side is ready to take the challenge of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025, reports UNB.She said the side is upbeat to build on the success of...
MD. MOIN UDDIN MUSLIM | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
In the narrow, chaotic lanes of Khatunganj with the air thick with the scent of spices and the din of commerce, transactions worth over $250 million are sealed every day with little more than a handshake. In the heart of...
Md Tanjil Hossain | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
The July 2024 uprising, while it raised hopes for political change, also had significant economic implications. The aftermath of the uprising has created new expectations in Bangladesh's political landscape. Ordinary citizens believed that political change would soon translate into improvements...
Data, census, and statistics are indispensable for effective policy-making and prioritization. They provide evidence for decision-making, inform economic forecasting by identifying future trends and resource needs, and support development monitoring and evaluation of past actions.A government-formed task force has made...
In both urban and rural Bangladesh, many traditional professions quietly exist, though rarely recognised. These include clock repairers, quilt makers, khundhai artists, and beading artists - trades passed down the generations. Despite their declining visibility, they play a vital role...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
No fewer than 150 hills and hillocks are now at risk of being completely flattened. This time, the cause is not population pressure or the need to reclaim land for agriculture, but a grave error in survey records that borders...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-09-21 00:00:00
In its three decades of existence, the members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have negotiated only two new trade deals. The latest one is the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS), which entered into force last week. At the 12th...
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