MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
Readymade garment (RMG) companies are among the major targets for new listings to help the secondary market grow, but they have not been offered any incentives to go public.A major purpose of listing is to get tax benefits but RMG...
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (AP): Former U.S. President Bill Clinton featured prominently in the first set of documents released Friday by the Justice Department from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.The files include several photos of Clinton, some showing...
ANAHEIM, Dec 20 (AFP): Afghans who worked alongside US troops during almost two decades of war were once promised a home in the United States to shelter them from the extremist intolerance of the Taliban.But after two National Guard soldiers...
WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (AFP): US President Donald Trump left open the possibility of war with Venezuela, as his top diplomat Marco Rubio vowed Friday to enforce a blockade on the country's oil wealth.Asked in an interview with NBC News conducted...
TAIPEI, Dec 20 (BBC): At least three people have been killed and nine others injured as a knife-wielding attacker on a rampage in the Taiwanese capital Taipei.The 27-year-old suspect set off smoke bombs at Taipei's main metro station, before running...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 20 (BBC): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi have been sentenced for 17-year jail terms following a fraud case involving state gifts.They were convicted of breaking Pakistan's rules on gifts after Bibi was...
SYDNEY, Dec 20 (BBC): The Australian state where the Bondi shooting occurred plans to ban the phrase "globalise the intifada" as part of a crackdown on "hateful" slogans.New South Wales (NSW) premier Chris Minns has also called for a Royal...
DAMASCUS, Dec 20 (AFP): A Syria monitor said Saturday that at least five Islamic State jihadist group members including a cell leader were killed in US strikes overnight after a deadly attack on American troops last weekend.US forces said they...
MIAMI, Dec 20 (AFP): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday urged the disarmament of Hamas but voiced hope for headway on reaching the next stage of a Gaza ceasefire as regional officials met.Top officials of Qatar and Egypt...
Alik Bhowmick | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
For decades, Bangladesh's sporting identity has revolved around cricket stadiums, football grounds and other sports. That landscape has expanded decisively with DHK001 or Double Horse Knockouts 001 having introduced professional Muay Thai to the national spotlight at an event. What...
TASNIMA ZERIN | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
If you've been waiting for the 'perfect moment' to take your personal brand seriously, the window isn't just closing, but it's being boarded up. In the digital age of 2025, the window for building a meaningful presence is narrowing. For...
SABUKTAGIN MAHMUD | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
The national business idea competition Flair's Pitch 2.0, presented by AMA Coffee and powered by PUSTI, reached its conclusion recently with a grand finale at the Law Faculty Auditorium, University of Chittagong. The event showcased seven exceptional semifinalist teams competing...
Rounak Marium | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
Revolution is taken to the streets, but in Bangladesh, a silent 'revolution' has been carried out through headphones. Yes, we are talking about the podcasts. The global podcasting phenomenon is rapidly becoming a defining feature of the nation's digital arena....
In winter, the canals, haors and water bodies of our country beccome alive with the chirping of thousands of migratory birds. In the face of harsh winter and scarcity of food, these guest birds travel from Siberia, the Himalayas, and...
Today, the term "development" is often equated with numbers: GDP growth rates, per capita income and foreign exchange reserves reaching billions of dollars. Charts, graphs and percentages dominate discussions of national progress. However, true development cannot be measured by numbers...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
In the midst of the political and extra-political turbulence of the last few days, the attack on the head offices of two national dailies, Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, in Dhaka will go down as one of the most...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
Over the past thirty years, Global Value Chains (GVCs) have played a critical role in international trade and growth. Many countries have tried to increase their participation in GVCs to stay competitive in production and trade. As a result, GVC-related...
Long dismissed as an unavoidable cost of development, air pollution in Bangladesh has now become a serious threat to the country's future generation. A recent World Bank report shows that hazardous air exposure has reached levels where every schoolgoing child...
Manmohan Parkash | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
Every day, millions of people and businesses send money across borders - and wait. A remittance can take days to arrive, fees quietly erode income, and trillions of dollars remain locked in correspondent banking systems designed decades ago for a...
Israt Jahan Kakoly | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
There is growing interest in the application of and research on meditation observing its beneficial effects on mental and physical health. There are around 275 million people practicing meditation in the world. In the United States of America (USA), 61...
Shome Basu | 2025-12-21 00:00:00
In the aftermath of last year’s anti-Hasina uprising in Bangladesh, several student leaders emerged from obscurity, propelled by a mix of anger and a demand for justice. Sharif Osman Hadi was one of them.I first encountered Osman Hadi in September...
Police say two Bangladeshi men have been killed by gunfire allegedly from Indian Khasi people at the Sylhet border in Companiganj Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The shooting took place on Friday afternoon at the Damdama border area of Uttar Ronikhai Union, Companiganj...
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Amid the deteriorating air quality in Bangladesh, especially in the capital, businesses are identifying a growing opportunity in the sale of air purifiers.Consumer adoption of this appliance is currently at a nascent stage, but it is likely to accelerate as...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) condemned the targeted killing of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi and unprecedented destructive attacks on media freedom and dissent on Friday.TIB requested that the government take responsibility and act effectively.It expressed deep concern and strongly condemned...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
The United Nations Human Rights Office urges all to remain calm and to restrain from violence.In the wake of the death of July protester, Sharif Osman Hadi and the violence that followed Jeremy Laurence, UN Human Rights Office spokesperson, on...
The Bangladesh High Commission in London has issued a travel pass for Tarique Rahman in response to the BNP leader's application for the document, an official said, reports bdnews24.com.A foreign ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Friday...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's fiscal landscape is facing a significant strain as the government's expenditures on subsidies and incentives surged over the last several fiscal years. This sharp spike is largely attributed to a massive backlog of arrears in the power sector and...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health saw a bit more improvement on Friday from the utmost stability attained in the past one month, according to his personal physician.BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain shared the update to the reporters...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Regulatory foreign-exchange-market intervention pays off as Bangladesh's reserves stay steady for guided exchange and dollar buy from banks as a stabilising measure, sources say. The country's foreign-exchange reserves show a rebound following the Bangladesh Bank's market intervention to keep taka-dollar...
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