Bank mergers in Bangladesh herald a significant shift in the country's banking sector, as troubled institutions seek solace through mergers with more stable counterparts. The landmark merger between Padma Bank and EXIM Bank represents a pivotal moment in Bangladesh's banking...
Attracting foreign tourists remains a challenge for Bangladesh. And that is due to various factors including security concerns and inadequate infrastructure support. Additionally, the country faces significant revenue loss as Bangladeshis often choose to vacation abroad. However, recent government initiatives...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
Politics on the educational campuses, or student politics, in short, has often been glorified in the political history of the country. Especially, in the second half of the last century, the universities of the country turned into the battlegrounds for...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
What motivates the mainstream newspapers in Bangladesh to choose newsmaking needs more scrutiny as they face greater challenges than ever to survive functionally. It's not just about being in the news but about being relevant as market pressure intensifies. This...
Against the backdrop of growing climatic turmoil Bangladesh and the rest of the world find themselves in, the country has formulated a national climate adaptability plan covering 27 years called 'National Adaptation Plan (NAP) 2023-2050. With the country ranking 7th...
Md Shamsuddoha, Al Imran, Naznin Sultana, FHM Humayan Kabir and Shekhar Chakraborty | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh is one of the worst victims of climate change in the globe. As a deltaic country, it has a lot of cross-border rivers, which work as catalysts to lessen the impact of climate change and natural disasters. However, the...
TOKYO, Apr 21 (AP): Two Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force helicopters carrying eight crewmembers were believed to have crashed in the Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo during night-time training, Japan's defense minister said.The two SH-60K reconnaissance choppers, carrying four crew...
TEHRAN, Apr 21 (BBC): Satellite imagery released over the past 24 hours has revealed evidence of probable damage at an Iranian air base following an Israeli strike in the early hours of Friday morning.BBC Verify has analysed two images showing...
RAFAH, Apr 21 (AP): Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children, health officials said Sunday, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid...
MALE, Apr 21 (AP): Maldivians voted in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a ballot crucial for President Mohamed Muizzu, whose policies are keenly watched by India and China as they vie for influence in the archipelago nation.Both countries are seeking a...
ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 (AFP): Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Islamabad on Monday to meet his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's foreign ministry said, as the two countries seek to mend ties following deadly cross-border attacks this year.Raisi...
Spain's former world number 1 and Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbine Muguruza announced her retirement at a news conference on Saturday, making the extended break she had announced a year ago a permanent step, report agencies.Venezuelan-born Muguruza won the...
After eleven rounds of matches, the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, (DPDCL) Bangladesh's most prestigious 50-over domestic competition, continues to showcase the best of local cricket talent, reports UNB. Let's take a look at the top performers of the ongoing...
KOLKATA, Apr 21 (AFP): Kolkata Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday.Bengaluru conceded 222-6 after electing to...
STUTTGART, Germany, Apr 21 (AFP): Kazakh fourth seed Elena Rybakina defeated Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in straight sets to win the WTA event in Stuttgart on Sunday.The 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina beat Kostyuk 6-2, 6-2 in one hour nine minutes, ending...
Defending champions Abahani Limited are determined to keep up its winning spree when it starts it Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) Super League mission with the match against Prime Bank Cricket Club at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today (Monday).The...
FENI, Apr 21 (UNB): The body of a member of Bangladesh Navy who went missing while taking a bath in the Muhuri River in Feni on Saturday afternoon has been recovered after more than 8 hours.The deceased Abul Hasan was...
CHANDPUR, Apr 21 (UNB): At least 10 people including women and children were injured as a Dhaka-bound launch from Bhola, the Karnafuli-3, caught fire in the middle of the Meghna river in Majherchar area in Chandpur's Haimchar on Saturday.Md Shahadat...
Cash donations from the faithful at Pagla Masjid, a 250-year-old mosque in Kishoreganj, shattered all previous records, clocking Tk 7,78,67,537 (77.9 million/ 7.79 crore), an increase of nearly Tk 15 million (1.5 crore) over last time, by the time counting...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA/ PABNA, Apr 21: Public life has become miserable for a sultry heatwave that has been sweeping the country in the last few days.Amid the soaring heat, people crowd sherbet shops in different places to quench their thirst. Moreover, load-shedding...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-22 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 21: Public health in Rajshahi is falling into ruin with a widespread outbreak of seasonal diseases under the influence of the severe heat wave sweeping over the region for the past one week. Different types of diseases including...
Pabna Zilla Bidi Mazdoor Union formed a human chain on Sunday to press home their four-point demand, including a cut in tariffs on bidi in the upcoming budget, says a press release.Around 1,000 bidi workers took part in the demonstration...
United Airlines will receive compensation from planemaker Boeing for financial damages incurred in the first quarter due to the grounding of 737 MAX 9 aircraft, the carrier said last week, reports Reuters.US regulators had in January grounded some Boeing 737...
BEIJING/SINGAPORE, Apr 21 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden's push to triple tariffs on Chinese steel imports strikes a mostly symbolic blow on an industry facing bigger concerns over faltering local demand and threats of even stronger blowback against China's surging...
RABAT, April 21 (Reuters): Crop Trust, which works to preserve crop bio-diversity, needs to more than double its $300 million endowment fund to be able to support seed banks across the world, Executive Director Stefan Schmitz said.The non-profit organisation jointly...
LONDON, Apr 21 (Reuters): Banks must anticipate risks from using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in their operations as part of their day-to-day governance, a top global banking regulator said last week.There are unanswered questions on whether the...
DUBAI, April 21 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday Middle East economies would grow at a slower pace this year than it previously projected as the war in Gaza, attacks on Red Sea shipping and lower oil output...
WASHINGTON, Apr 21 (Reuters): The United States needs to raise revenues to bring down high budget deficits even though they are helping to fuel global growth by stoking domestic US demand, International Monetary Fund First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath...
NRBC Bank has opened a Sub-Branch at Agarpur in Babuganj, Barishal, on Sunday. Golam Kibria Tipu, a Member of Parliament, inaugurated the Sub-branch as the chief guest while Golam Awlia, Managing Director of NRBC Bank, chaired the event.
Social Islami Bank launched a three-week foundation training course in banking at the bank's head office on Sunday. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO, inaugurated the training programme as the chief guest. Md Shafiqul Islam, Principal of the Training Institute,...
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