MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
Real estate company Eastern Housing Ltd fears an increase in the cost of doing business for a wholly unexpected reason - the breakdown of the design approval mechanism of Dhaka's urban development authority.It sought approval of the design of a...
Today, August 29, is the International Day against Nuclear Tests. The day reminds us that not the flash of weapons, but the light of peace is the only path to survival. It was on August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union...
Bangladesh is at a critical juncture in its energy sector. With increasing demand on account of rapid urbanisation, industrial growth, and rising living standards, the reliance on conventional fossil fuels is proving unsustainable. According to the Bangladesh Power Development Board,...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is lately witnessing an unusual trend in its fashion marketplace. Beginning from posh global footwear and apparel brands such as Adidas, Puma, Nike and Levi's to spectacles brands such as Gucci, Prada and Chanel are being sold on online...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh's logistical paucity is endemic. It ranges from all ports -- land, sea and air -- to digital system to road and rail communication to distribution and supply chains. It goes to the credit of the interim government for making...
The poor performance by the Ministry of Health in executing the Annual Development Plan (ADP) has long been a recurring challenge, affecting the health sector more than any other. In the current fiscal year 2024-25, the situation has reached a...
50th meeting of the Board of Directors of Standard Bank Securities Limited was held recently at the bank's head office in Dhaka with Chairman Ferozur Rahman presiding over the meeting.
The 54th board meeting of the newly-formed Board of Directors of Union Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office on Thursday. Chairman of the Board of the Directors Md. Fariduddin Ahmed in the chair. Chairman of the Board...
Anti-Money Laundering Division of Midland Bank PLC. arranged an Awareness Session on AML & CFT for the Board of Directors and Senior Management of the Bank, where Board of Directors and Senior Management Team were present. Chairman of the Bank...
Enamul Hoq has been re-elected as Chairman of Federal Insurance PLC in a recently held board meeting, says a press release. In the same meeting, Elias Siddiquee was re-elected as Vice Chairman, Jainul Abedin Jamal as Chairman of the Executive...
Robi's customer loyalty programme Robi Elite has partnered with Sheba XYZ to provide its premium customers with exclusive access to over 150 professional services, including AC servicing, laundry, beauty home service, car wash, and home/office shifting. Robi Elites can enjoy...
COX'S BAZAR, August 28 (BSS) - Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin said on Thursday international flight operations woule begin at Cox's Bazar Airport in the middle of October. "Eighty percent construction work of the international terminal building...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
The proposed 'Bhola Eco-Development Economic Zone' recently received a pre-qualification licence from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), paving the way for new prospects for industrial growth in the country's southern region. The economic zone (EZ), designed to be an...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh has moved to amend the double taxation avoidance treaty with Pakistan to boost bilateral trade and investment in the wake of the recent diplomatic correspondence between the two countries.The initiative to amend the treaty, signed with Pakistan in 1981,...
DAMASCUS, Aug 28 (AFP): Israeli forces conducted an airborne raid on a site near the Syrian capital after bombing it several times, Syrian state media reported.Israel has not confirmed the raid, but Defence Minister Israel Katz said its forces operate...
TEHRAN, Aug 28 (AFP): Iran on Wednesday said cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog would be affected in the event that Britain, France and Germany trigger snapback sanctions outlined in a moribund 2015 deal."If this action is taken, the path...
KYIV, Aug 28 (AFP): Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including three children, in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky said showed Moscow's rejection of peace...
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing, marking the first public appearance of the two leaders alongside President Xi Jinping in a show of collective defiance...
WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (AFP): Global air pollution is worsening, with the United States and Canada experiencing the sharpest increases due to record-breaking, climate-supercharged wildfires that are undoing decades of progress, a study said Thursday.The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) annual...
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters/BBC/AFP): President Donald Trump was presiding over a policy meeting on the Gaza war on Wednesday with input from former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and former Trump Middle East envoy Jared Kushner, a senior White...
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has confirmed that he will feature in the upcoming US Minor League Cricket season, signing with Atlanta Fire as an international wildcard, reports UNB.Currently playing in the Caribbean Premier League for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons,...
NEW YORK, Aug 28 (AFP): Carlos Alcaraz put the "bad thoughts" of last year's early US Open exit behind him Wednesday as he charged into the third round with a straight-sets win over Mattia Bellucci.Five-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz powered...
Bangladesh U-17 women's football team will face host Bhutan in their return match of four-nation SAFF U-17 Women's Championship at Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu today (Friday), reports BSS.The match will kick off at 3 pm Bangladesh time. India will meet...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam wants to take school cricket back to where it once belonged: at the heart of talent discovery, reports UNB.Speaking in Chattogram on Wednesday, at the launch of a regional tournament, Aminul said Bangladesh's...
Bangladesh's T20I skipper Litton Das believes the upcoming T20I series against Netherlands would provide the ideal preparation for his side ahead of the Asia Cup. However, he is hoping Bangladesh would build a habit of notching totals in excess of...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 28 (UNB): A 12-year-old schoolgirl died tragically in Gopalganj Sadar upazila on Wednesday after being chased by a dog.The deceased was identified as Sohagi, daughter of Abdul Hamid Chowdhury of Moulvipara area in the district town and a...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 28: Rajshahi University (RU) engineering students blocked the Dhaka-Rajshahi highway on Thursday as part of their protest over the police 'attack' on engineering students' march in Dhaka.Students started their procession from RU's ZabirIbn-e-Hayyan building at 11 AM and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 28: A large number of low-income families in Rajshahi and surrounding districts fall into devastating consequences due to mounting pressure of debt, mostly driven by high-interest loans from NGOs and informal moneylenders.Recent investigations reveal that many farmers, rickshaw-pullers,...
A Flagship programme under the 'Youth Festival 2025' was celebrated at BADC High School, Mirpur on Wednesday, under the initiative of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC). Chairman (Grade-1) of BADC Md. Ruhul Amin Khan was the chief guest of the...
Janata Bank PLC Managing Director Md. Mazibur Rahman presides over the asset-liability management committee meeting of the bank at its head office in Dhaka on Thursday.
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