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TRUST BANK SIGNS MOU WITH RANCON CARS LIMITED

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Trust Bank PLC has recently signed an agreement with RANCON Cars Limited, the authorised distributor of PROTON vehicles in Bangladesh. Md. Wahed Ibne Shahed, Head of the Retail Banking Division of Trust Bank, and Anusha Khalid, Team Leader of RANCON...

IPDC, IBA Alumni Club to launch exclusive business lounge

2025-12-03 00:00:00

IPDC Finance PLC has joined hands with the IBA Alumni Club to introduce the IPDC Business Lounge on the club's premises.A formal agreement was signed at a ceremony in this regard. This collaboration marks a significant step towards fostering stronger...

Djibouti seeks Bangladeshi investment in its emerging opportunities

FE REPORT | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

Djibouti has urged Bangladeshi investors and manufacturers to seize the emerging investment and export opportunities in the East African country, describing it as a strategic trade gateway linking Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.The non-resident ambassador of Djibouti to Bangladesh,...

Dhaka Chamber unveils DCCI Journal, Tax Guide

2025-12-03 00:00:00

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) unveiled the second edition of 'DCCI Journal of Business and Economic Policy (DJBEP)' and the 'Tax Guide 2025-26', two of its own publications, at a simple ceremony on Monday at the DCCI...

UK to increase its spending on medicine under a zero-tariff deal with US

2025-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 2 (AP): The U.K. has secured a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least three years, officials said Monday, in return for the U.K. spending more on new medicines.Under the deal,...

Leathertech 2025 to showcase latest innovations in leather, footwear and accessories

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Leathertech Bangladesh 2025, the 11th edition of the international technology tradeshow for leather, footwear machinery, shoe materials, chemicals, and accessories sectors, will begin in the city tomorrow (Thursday). The three-day fair will be held at the Expo Village at International...

UK becomes BD's second largest export market on steady shipment growth

FE REPORT | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh's exports to the United Kingdom (UK) registered steady growth in the first five months of the ongoing FY26, consolidating the UK's position as the country's second-largest export destination, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) vice-chairman and chief executive Mohammad...

Mongla Port emerging as regional transit hub

2025-12-03 00:00:00

KHULNA, Dec 2, (BSS): Mongla Port, the country's second-largest seaport, is rapidly transforming into a strategic regional transit hub, strengthening connectivity with neighbouring countries while expanding road, river, and rail linkages to the Rajshahi, Rangpur and Barishal divisions.A Port Reception...

Trendy outfits shape fashion this winter

AFROZA TARANA | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

The winter shopping season has started early this year. Young people are already out in the markets in search of new looks for the colder days. Many shops in Dhaka report a rise in customers from mid-November. The rush is...

Against the odds, Bangladeshi female e-gamers claim their space in e-sports

SANJIDA HOSSAIN FARIHA | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

"Women are not good with technology, let alone gaming. Gaming is for 'boys' only."- A common phrase to strike against younger girls who want to play online games. Since the advent of Artificial Intelligence, we have gone beyond many of...

Maduro rejects 'slave's peace' at rally

2025-12-03 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Dec 02 (AFP): US President Donald Trump summoned his top national security officials to the Oval Office on Monday to discuss Venezuela, as his counterpart Nicolas Maduro rejected a "slave's peace" amid mounting fears of American military action.The meeting...

Right-wing rivals for Honduras presidency in 'technical tie'

2025-12-03 00:00:00

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 02 (AFP): A businessman who has US President Donald Trump's backing for the presidency of Honduras was locked in a "technical tie" with a rightwing TV host after a preliminary vote count, the Central American country's electoral body...

Israeli troops kill man in Gaza, two suspected attackers in W Bank

2025-12-03 00:00:00

GAZA, Dec 02 (AP): Israeli forces on Tuesday shot and killed a man near a refugee camp in Gaza and two suspected Palestinian assailants in the West Bank wanted in a pair of attacks that wounded three Israelis.It was the...

Imran Khan's sister meets him in Jail

2025-12-03 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Dec 02 (Dawn): The authorities at Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail have allowed Uzma Khanum, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, to meet the incarcerated former prime minister.Uzma entered the prison on Tuesday while a large number of PTI supporters gathered...

UK minister set to unveil 'sweeping' court reforms

2025-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 02 (AFP): Britain's justice minister is set Tuesday to unveil "the most sweeping modernisation" of the courts "in a generation", with media reporting plans to end jury trials except for the most serious crimes.The planned changes would massively...

Witkoff, Kushner hold talks with Putin

2025-12-03 00:00:00

MOSCOW, Dec 02 (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law Jared Kushner were set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday for talks on a possible way to end the war in Ukraine.Trump has said...

Youth's throat-slit body found in Chuadanga

2025-12-03 00:00:00

CHUADANGA, Nov 02 (UNB): A 25-year-old young man was found dead with his throat slit at Belgachi in Chuadanga municipality area on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sohel, son of Asabul Haque of Bakcharpara area of the village.Md Shahidur Rahman,...

RU launches healthcare services for pet animals

2025-12-03 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Dec 02 (BSS): Rajshahi University (RU) has launched "Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Research Centre" for pet and domestic animals for the first time.The Veterinary and Animal Sciences Faculty and the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences will jointly provide...

Child care worsens at Gaibandha Hospital as patients' number rises

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

GAIBANDHA, Dec 02: Doctors and nurses at the 250-bed Gaibandha General Hospital have been struggling to handle a rising number of patients, as ailing children receive treatment on the floor and stairs due to space shortage.Out of around 300 patients...

Tk 69m bridge lying unused without approach road

2025-12-03 00:00:00

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 02 (UNB): For the residents of Shahjahanpur, Alatuli and Charbagdanga unions in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila , a 60-metre bridge over the Narendrapur-Kachrar canal is more than just concrete and steel--it is the promise of easier journeys and safer...

Manikganj farmers say no alternative to using chemical pesticides

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-03 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Dec 02: On the eve of No Pesticide Use Day, discussions with farmers in Manikganj points out that the dependency on toxic chemicals for pest control will not disappear soon, but experts warned about the health risks of their...

Australia's Maxwell to skip 2026 IPL

2025-12-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Dec 02 (AFP): Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Tuesday ruled himself out of this month's Indian Premier League auction to all but end a 13-year journey in the lucrative T20 tournament.The 37-year-old joined Punjab Kings for $467,000 ahead...

Slot tight-lipped over Salah's return to team today

2025-12-03 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL, Dec 02 (Agencies): Arne Slot would not confirm whether Mohamed Salah will return to Liverpool's team for Wednesday's Premier League match against Sunderland at Anfield, after the Egyptian was left on the bench during the 2-0 win at West...

Khawaja out of Gabba Test as England make one change

2025-12-03 00:00:00

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec 02 (AFP): Australia opening batsman Usman Khawaja was on Tuesday ruled out of the second Ashes Test against England at Brisbane's Gabba starting on Thursday with the back injury he suffered during the Perth opener.The veteran had...

Tanzid becomes 1st Test-nation cricketer to take five catches in a T20I

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim inscribed his name into the record book after taking five catches as a fielder during his side series-deciding third T20 International against Ireland at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram...

Tigers seal Ireland T20I series with dominant win

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh sealed the three-match T20I series against Ireland with a big eight-wicket victory in the final game at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Tuesday, reports UNB.It came riding on a composed fifty from opener...

China issues first batch of streamlined rare earth export licences

2025-12-03 00:00:00

China has issued the first batch of new rare earth export licences that should accelerate shipments to certain customers, a source said on Tuesday, fulfilling a key outcome of the summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, reports Reuters.The...

Oil prices steady on worries about geopolitical risks to supply

2025-12-03 00:00:00

LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters): Oil prices held firm on Tuesday as traders weighed up risks from Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian energy sites and mounting US-Venezuela tensions.Brent crude futures fell 12 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to $63.05 a barrel...

China's LNG importer crown at risk as high prices cap demand

2025-12-03 00:00:00

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 2 (Reuters): Asia's imports of liquefied natural gas flatlined in November, putting the top-buying region of the super-chilled fuel on track to record its first annual decline in three years.Much of the blame for the soft outcome...

Gold prices fall 1.0pc as investors book profits

2025-12-03 00:00:00

Gold prices fell 1.0 per cent on Tuesday, pressured by rising US Treasury yields and profit-booking following a six-week high hit in the prior session, while silver pulled back from its record high hit the previous day, reports Reuters.Spot gold...