Munshiganj, Jul 18 (UNB): Vowing to continue resistance against 'Fascism and Mujibism', National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday urged all to remain vigilant as there is another fight ahead."There is another battle ahead. I urge our supporters...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said they will find those who are plotting to reestablish fallen Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League (AL) in the country."Politics of Hasina and her Awami League party died...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
The government is seeking $300 million in loan assistance from South Korea's Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) to upgrade 64 technical training centres (TTCs) and six institutes of marine technology into centres of excellence, said officials concerned. Modernising these institutions...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Commerce Adviser SK Bashir Uddin on Friday laid emphasis on ensuing transparency, accountability and good business practice for the sake of the country's economic uplift.He also expressed his optimism that a 'golden future truly awaits the country. "If we can...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
At least 16 development projects worth some US$3.0 billion under an Indian credit scheme for Bangladesh are being discarded shortly for funding hurdles on the lender's part, officials said.The current interim government has formed a technical committee comprising members from...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Local authorities have extended the ongoing curfew in Gopalganj until today (Saturday) morning as an uneasy calm still prevailed on Friday after the town was roiled by widespread violence surrounding a National Citizen Party (NCP) rally on July 16.In a...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
A mission office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is set to be set up in Bangladesh as a memorandum of understanding has been signed by both parties.The OHCHR headquarters in Geneva announced the development in...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh could face the highest effective tariff rate (ETR) among US trading partners-approximately 50 per cent -under the Trump tariff regime effective August 01, Fitch Ratings shows such duty disparities, released on July 18. The newly announced 35 per cent,...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
In a major development for Bangladesh's digital transformation, US satellite internet major Starlink was officially launched in the country on Friday. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, made the announcement...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Fund funnelling from the central bank into commercial banks in Bangladesh through repo instrument hits a record high of over Tk 1.45 trillion in June, indicating their severe liquidity crunch.Deposit growth remains slow amid higher non-performing loan (NPL) regime following...
Shoriful Kabir | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
The Judiciary Reform Commission (JRC), born out of the student- and people-led July Uprising of 2024, has come to symbolise more than mere institutional repair - it represents a renewed national demand for justice free from political manipulation. At the...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
Relations between and among people are increasingly getting unstable and even strained. Social scientists may explain this trend of human relations in general terms under different categories. But each individual is a complete unit of complex dispositions, mind and mentality...
TOKYO, July 18 (AFP): Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.The price of the grain already rocketed 101 percent year-on-year...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States, July 18 (AFP) : US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday signed a contract valued at $7 billion to sell 12 787 Dreamliners, with options for six more, to Gulf Air, as the Bahrain-based carrier looks to...
WASHINGTON, July 18 (AFP): The United States on Thursday unveiled preliminary anti-dumping duties of 93.5 percent on imports of a key battery component from China, after looking into a petition on the matter.Final determinations regarding duties on graphite, used in...
The two-day International Conference on Data Science, AI and Applications (ICDSAIA 2025) commenced on Friday at the EATL Innovation Hub, located in Kaliakoir Hi-Tech City, Gazipur, reports UNB.The event brings together renowned researchers, academicians, policymakers, and technology experts from Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
The Vice President of SpaceX, Lauren Dreyer, commended the coordinated efforts of government on Friday, officials in Bangladesh for supporting the effective launching of Starlink in the country, said a spokesperson of the Chief Adviser's Office.She made the remarks during...
Bangladesh Bank arranged a special award ceremony at its headquarters in Motijheel on Thursday to formally recognize and honor officials from Sri Lanka's Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC (PABC), reports UNB.The recognition was for their "exemplary vigilance, professionalism, and integrity"...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-07-19 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 18: The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has taken a step to build 'Karnaphuli Riverview Park' on the outer ring road from Chaktai to Kalurghat along the bank of the Karnaphuli River. It will be one of the city's...
Manchester United have reached an agreement with Brentford to sign Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo in a deal worth up to £65 million, reports BBC Sport.The Red Devils pursued the 25-year-old forward all summer and had two previous offers rejected by...
State authorities blamed the management of India's Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for last month's deadly stampede during celebrations for their first IPL title.Eleven fans were crushed to death and more than 50 wounded in a stampede near the M....
India's team management has decided to play their pace bowler Jasprit Bumrah in three of the five Tests series against England and have been considering to bring him in the fourth Test in Manchester next week, reports Reuters.Since Bumrah's return...
PARIS, July 18, 2025 (AFP): An investigation has been opened into potentially fraudulent payments made by Kylian Mbappe to five police officers assigned to protect the French national football team, the public prosecutor's office told AFP on Thursday.The probe comes...
ZURICH, July 18, (AFP): England roared into the semi-finals of Women's Euro 2025 on Thursday after coming back from two goals down and then beating Sweden 3-2 in a chaotic penalty shoot-out to continue their title defence.Smilla Holmberg blasted over...
Defending champions Bangladesh face Sri Lanka in their return match of the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-20 Women's Championship 2025 scheduled to be held at Bashundhara sports ground in the capital today (Saturday), reports BSS.The match kicks off...
Marathon races has been held in different districts across the country on Friday to commemorate July Uprising Day, reports BSS.In Jhenaidah, the marathon was jointly organised by the district administration and the Department of Youth Development.The race started in the...
NEW YORK, July 18 (AFP): In gloomy corridors outside a Manhattan courtroom, masked agents target and arrest migrants attending mandatory hearings -- part of US President Donald Trump's escalating immigration crackdown.Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to deport many migrants,...
NAIROBI, July 18 (AFP) : The African Union welcomed on Friday the dissolution of two of the most powerful armed groups in the Central African Republic, urging other combatants to also lay down their arms.The country is among the poorest...
PARIS, July 18 (AFP): Top European diplomats told their Iranian counterpart on Thursday they were determined to reactivate UN sanctions if Tehran does not make progress on a nuclear deal, France's foreign ministry said.The diplomats, from Britain, France, Germany and...
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