WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (AFP): US President Donald Trump spoke by phone last week with leftist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, with the two rivals discussing a possible meeting in the United States, The New York Times reported on Friday.The reported call...
KYIV, Nov 29 (AFP/Reuters): A team of Ukrainian negotiators was on Saturday headed to the United States for talks on Washington's plan to end the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said."Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-11-30 00:00:00
The thirtieth United Nations Climate Change Conference, (COP30) held in Belem, Brazil from November 10 to 21, concluded with a compromise agreement, meaning it fell short of expectations of the majority of participants. In a conference of a few major...
The Bangladesh economy has been affected by deteriorating economic conditions, rising inflation, currency depreciation, and a decline in purchasing power. It appears that the focus of key macroeconomic challenges has begun to shift towards how brands adapt, foster, and cultivate...
Despite struggling with capital and provisioning shortfalls, as well as a large volume of non-performing and defaulted loans, most of the stressed banks received good ratings from credit rating agencies over the past years. Even those banks now undergoing mergers...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-11-30 00:00:00
Dhaka as a city is imploding. Overpopulation has overwhelmed its civic amenities, while problem such as chronic traffic congestion, utility crises, environmental pollution, and other urban stresses continue to grow unchecked. Not long ago, it earned the distinction of being...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-11-30 00:00:00
The calendar year 2025 is now set to enter its final month tomorrow. In other words, just a month from now, the world will see the start of another year. The annual stock-taking of global economic performance is already underway,...
The verdict against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina in three corruption cases involving valuable government plots has produced a moment of national reckoning over the abuse of political power and the dangers of unchecked authority. A Dhaka court sentenced her...
BNP nominated candidate for Bogura-4 (Kahaloo-Nondigram) Md Mosharraf Hossain has been accused of forging an undergraduate certificate, reports bdnews24.com.On Thursday afternoon, following a hearing, a Natore Court judge assigned the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to investigate the case, according...
JERUSALEM, Nov 28 (AFP): The Israeli army said Friday it had found the bodies of nine Palestinian militants recently killed in its attempts to dismantle the tunnel network in the southern Gaza Strip.During operations in eastern Rafah, soldiers "located nine...
SYLHET, Nov 28 (UNB): In response to widespread public criticism over high airfares on the Sylhet-Dhaka route, authorities have announced a revised fare structure, officials said on Friday.According to a statement from the Sylhet Deputy Commissioner's media cell, the revision...
GAZIPUR, Nov 28, (BSS) : A five-day 'Jor Ijtema', a preparatory event of the Bishwa Ijtema, began today after Fajr prayers on the bank of Turag river at Tongi here.The Jor Ijtema will conclude before noon on Tuesday, (December 2).Habibullah...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
A total of 410 new dengue patients were hospitalised between 8:00am on Thursday and 8:00am on Friday. No deaths were reported in this period.With the new patients, the number of hospitalisation cases reached 93,194, and the death toll stood at...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
The Islamic banking sector posted strong growth across key indicators in September 2025, with deposits, investments, total assets and remittances rising year on year, even though export proceeds declined sharply, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Deposits in Islamic...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
Mobile operators worldwide are spending unprecedented amounts on cybersecurity, yet remain exposed to accelerating digital threats due to fragmented and overly prescriptive regulation, according to a new GSMA study that quantifies the growing financial and operational burden on the industry.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that the physical condition of the party chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia was 'very critical'. She now remains admitted at a hospital."Last night, doctors said her condition is extremely...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
Even though winter vegetables are arriving in the capital's markets in large volumes, their prices are still high, with a few witnessing even a hike last week.Vendors say heavy rains in October disrupted winter vegetable production across the country.In some...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
China delays approving a concessional loan proposal for US$335 million for construction of two jetties at Mongla seaport to augment its container-handling capacity, officials say.Already, seven months have elapsed since the Economic Relations Division (ERD) sent the proposal to Beijing...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has welcomed China's interest in Bangladesh's manufacturing sectors, noting that investors from the world's second-largest economy could help transform Bangladesh into a manufacturing hub producing goods for export to developed nations, including China. "We can...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
An independent UN review team comes again in December to share its assessment report on Bangladesh's LDC graduation to ascertain whether time is ripe for its status change, officials say. In a sharing session the UN delegation would go for...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
Government authorities are going great guns to operationalise the newborn Sammilito Islami Bank in state sector as its account is opened with the central bank well before licensing, sources say. The new shariah-based bank is born out of the merger...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature of the country was recorded on...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
Thirty-nine more Bangladeshis were deported from the United States on Friday as they had illegally entered the country.They arrived at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a US military flight. BRAC provided them with transportation and emergency support through the...
Southeast University (SEU) and Amanat Shah Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at its campus in the city on Wednesday, according to a press release.The signing ceremony took place during a talk titled "Invention and Innovation in the...
BRAC University (BRAC U) has recently been selected as the exclusive host university in Bangladesh for the Queen Elizabeth Commonwealth Scholarships (QECS) for the 2026-27 award cycle, according to a statement.Administered by the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), the QECS...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
To curb the spread of dengue, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) launched anti-mosquitoes drive on Friday as part of its special cleanliness and mosquito-control campaign.Over 900 cleaners and mosquito-control workers from DSCC's waste management and health departments, along with local...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said on Friday that to ensure safer food for the people, the government should provide subsidies to the fisheries and livestock sectors-just as it does for crop agriculture.She made the remarks on the second-day...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
A group of the city dwellers, hailing from Bhola district, blocked the capital's Shahbag intersection on Friday, demanding the construction of a bridge linking Barishal and Bhola.Hundreds of people with banners and festoons positioned themselves at Shahbag at around 3:45pm...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-11-29 00:00:00
The Local Government Division (LGD) is moving to introduce a smart metering system in the water supply network, following similar modernisation efforts undertaken in the gas and power sectors.The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) is supposed to implement...
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