Residential buildings constructed in an unplanned way line the bank of the Buriganga at Lalbagh in Old Dhaka. Small factories in the area discharge their toxic effluents into the river polluting its water. The picture was shot on Friday. —...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 08: The construction of Bangladesh's first-of-a-kind oil-transportation pipeline has been completed spending Tk 36 billion, and its operation is expected to begin this month, enabling BPC to save time, costs and curb system loss and environmental pollution.The pre-final...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
The newly built Ishwardi-Dhalarchar railway line was able to earn only 0.60 per cent of its revenue-earning target set for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24.It earned revenue amounting to Tk 17.33 million in FY'24 as against the target of Tk...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is facing hurdles in completing the process of selecting an operator for the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) following some disputes over the proposed agreement to this effect. The negotiations...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
The overall cost of operation of the country's maiden Tk 80 billion single-point mooring (SPM) to carry petroleum products from the sea to land is set to be much higher than the estimation as the authorities concerned have moved to...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
A group of export-import traders in the Sonamasjid area of Chapainawabganj has urged the government to resume issuing permits to import onions from neighbouring India.Onion prices skyrocketed in the last two days in the capital by Tk 10-20 to Tk...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
The Interim Government on Friday firmly dismissed, what it said, Newspapers Owners' Association (NOAB) allegation that it has undermined media freedom, asserting that the incumbent government has maintained an unprecedented hands-off approach towards media operations during its tenure.The NOAB had...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
Corporate external borrowing keeps ebbing down amid sluggish economic activity, at home as also abroad, with the short-term overseas debt stock having dropped to $10.06 billion in June.Officials and money-market analysts see such unrelenting contraction in private-sector foreign debt not...
SYFUL ISLAM and JASIM UDDIN | 2025-08-09 00:00:00
Squeezing cash incentives anymore is unlikely before Bangladesh's graduation from the world poor-country club as the government prioritises propping up trade and industry to navigate global trade uncertainties, officials say. To support trade against adverse affect of tariff wars and...
TORONTO, Canada, Aug 8 (AFP): Ben Shelton became the first American to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in Canada in more than two decades as he defeated Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in Toronto final on Friday...
PARIS, Aug 8, (AFP): European champions Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement with Lille to sign highly-rated goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier, a source close to the negotiations told AFP on Friday.Chevalier, 23, will sign a five-year contract and command a fee...
Pakistan cricketer Haider Ali has been suspended by the country's cricket board after being named in a criminal investigation in England concerning an alleged rape incident, reports UNB.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Thursday that the 24-year-old batsman is...
JERUSALEM, Aug 8 (AFP): Former Palestine national team player Suleiman al-Obeid, known as the "Palestinian Pele", has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, the sport's local governing body said.Obeid, 41, was killed Wednesday when Israeli forces "targeted...
Premier League's newly promoted side Burnley have signed 21-year-old Lesley Ugochukwu from Chelsea, reports bdnews24.com.The French midfielder has penned a five-year deal with the Clarets for a fee of more than £20 million ($26.7 million), close to the £23.2 million...
CINCINNATI, Aug 8 (AFP): Venus Williams rallied from 4-1 down in the first set but could not maintain momentum, the seven-time Grand Slam champion falling 6-4, 6-4 to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the first round of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open...
MONTREAL, Aug 8 (AFP): Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko conquered four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday (BST), capping a fairytale run at the WTA Canadian Open with her first WTA title.Mboko, 18 and playing in her...
Bangladesh's three senior cricketers-Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal and Mahmudullah Riyad are highly expected to take part in the upcoming NCL T20 tournament for their respective divisions, reports BSS.Akram Khan, the chairman of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Tournament Committee confirmed...
A hat-trick from striker Trishna Rani Sarkar powered Bangladesh to 8-0 demolition of Timor-Leste, sending them to the top of Group H in the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers, reports bdnews24.com.Peter James Butler's team started with caution at the...
KARACHI, Aug 08 (Reuters): Pakistani security forces killed 33 militants trying to cross from Afghanistan overnight, the military said on Friday, describing them as "Indian-sponsored".The fighters were intercepted and engaged with "precise" fire, the military's public relations wing said, adding...
FRANKFURT, Aug 08 (AFP): American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and German biotech firm BioNTech will pay Britain's GSK and Germany's CureVac $740 million plus royalties to settle US legal disputes over Covid-19 vaccines, CureVac said Friday.The royalties would amount to a...
SLOVIANSK, Aug 08 (AFP): College sweethearts Mykyta and Sofia Lamekhov had simple dreams: safety for their family and a fresh start at life, away from the war they thought they had left behind in east Ukraine.Mykyta, 23, and Sofia, 22,...
BEIJING, Aug 08 (Reuters): China is pleased to see Russia and the United States maintaining contact and improving ties to advance a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping said in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir...
NEW DELHI, Aug 08 (Reuters): New Delhi has put on hold its plans to procure new US weapons and aircraft, according to three Indian officials familiar with the matter, in India's first concrete sign of discontent after tariffs imposed on...
WASHINGTON, Aug 08 (AFP): US President Donald Trump will host the leaders of sworn enemies Armenia and Azerbaijan on Friday, touting the prospect of sealing a long-sought peace deal between the two regional rivals after decades of conflict.Armenian Prime Minister...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 08 (Arab News): Malaysia will lead a regional delegation to Myanmar next month after the junta scrapped its state of emergency, Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan announced on Friday.Mohamad told reporters the trip will "most likely" take place...
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 8 (Agencies): Nations around the world expressed concern Friday over Israel's plan to wrest control of Gaza City, saying it would only worsen the conflict and lead to more bloodshed.Israel's security cabinet approved a plan on Friday to...
SINGAPORE, Aug 8 (Reuters): Singapore Exchange (SGX) reported on Friday its highest annual earnings since its 2000 listing and said more than 30 companies are actively preparing to go public, signaling a revival in listings amid efforts to boost the...
Bank Asia's Managing Director Sohail R K Hussain inaugurated a tree plantation programme by planting a sapling on the premises of Bank Asia Tower at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka recently. This initiative is a part of the 'Festival of Youth...
SHANGHAI, Aug 8 (Reuters): China has reinstated value-added tax (VAT) on interest income from new bonds issued by government and financial institutions starting Friday, ending a long-standing tax break to ease growing fiscal pressure.The Ministry of Finance announced last week...
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