Army Chief's remarks distorted by malicious groups: ISPR

The Army Chief has not made any statement about giving indemnity to anyone accused of enforced disappearances, murder, or other crimes against humanity, said a statement of the Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) on Monday, reports UNB.Some dishonest and...

Israel, Hamas in ceasefire talks

CAIRO, Oct 6 (Agencies): Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States were set to convene in Egypt on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire and comprehensive peace plan to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza.The negotiations,...

Nobel in medicine goes to 3 scientists for discoveries on immune control

Scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance", the award-giving body said on Monday, reports Reuters.This year's prize "relates to how we keep our...

State-run fertiliser factories seek tariff relief, steady natural gas supply

State-run fertiliser factories have urged the government to ensure a steady supply of natural gas alongside a proposed tariff increase, warning that domestic production will remain constrained without adequate fuel.Fertiliser production costs at state-owned plants could be 32.6-percent lower than...

Bulbul elected BCB president uncontested

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) election has unfolded as expected, with no surprises in the race for the board's top positions, as Aminul Islam Bulbul secured the position of president unopposed, reports bdnews24.com.Having first assumed the role unopposed on May...

Research must power national progress

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has underscored the need to align research and innovation with Bangladesh's national development priorities, warning that the country's future competitiveness will hinge on scientific progress and technological application.He urged closer cooperation among academia, industry and...

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Displaced Palestinian children help each other to carry a jerrycan filled up with drinking water

Displaced Palestinian children help each other to carry a jerrycan filled up with drinking water from a mobile cistern at the Bureij camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Monday. — AFP

Depositors to get 11.61pc profit for FY'25

The National Pension Authority (NPA) has announced an 11.61-percent profit for investors in its pension schemes for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25.The NPA board of directors approved the profit at a meeting on Monday, chaired by board chairman and finance...

Inflation inches up on price rises

Inflation in Bangladesh rebounds after a recession as September rate rose to 8.36 per cent compared to the preceding month, with the index mainly pushed up by price rises.Living in villages has become costlier in recent times as the inflation...

Banks owning laundered assets asked to sign deals with global firms

Banks owning laundered assets are directed to sign deals with competent global firms in a regulatory firman that says a dozen stolen-asset-recovery groups are ready for hire to launch the hunt. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Monday issued the instructions for such...

BB buys $104 million through auction

The central bank purchased US$ 104 million more through auction from 8 banks on the interbank spot market on Monday to keep the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency stable.The amount was bought under the Multiple...

India ready to engage with any govt after BD election

India is ready to engage with any government that emerges from Bangladesh's forthcoming elections as their policy remains "people-centric, pragmatic and non-partisan", says a spokesperson in an update on Delhi's stance on bilateral ties in post-uprising period.The remarks come from...

Bureaucrats’ tax privileges come under NPC review

The National Pay Commission (NPC), now working on a new pay scale for government servants, is going to undertake a review of tax privileges enjoyed by the latter to minimize long-persistent disparity with private employees. It is a long-debated issue...

Man to die for killing wife, two daughters in Jashore

JASHORE, Oct 06 (BSS): A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife and two daughters in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore district in 2022.Judge of Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-8 Md. Zakir Hossain Tipu...

Three killed as bus hits autorickshaw in Natore

NATORE, Oct 06 (bdnews24.com): At least three people have been killed and two others injured after a passenger bus hit an autorickshaw, locally known as an easy bike, at Baraigram upazila in Natore district.The accident occurred around 2pm on Monday...

Flash flood triggers woes in five Lalmonirhat upazilas

LALMONIRHAT, Oct 06: Flash floods have hit at least 20,000 families residing in the low lying areas of Lalmonirhat's five upazilas due to heavy rainfall and onrush of upstream waters in the Teesta and Dharla rivers.Road communication were disrupted in...

Homestead cultivation becomes a game changer for womenfolk

RAJSHAHI, Oct 06: Once an ordinary rural community, Chandopara- a small village under Jahanabad union in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi - is now widely known as a "ginger village."The reason? Almost every homestead in the village is now covered with...

US federal shutdown enters sixth day as threat of layoffs looms

WASHINGTON, Oct 06 (Reuters): The US government shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday, with President Donald Trump's Republicans and congressional Democrats still at an impasse and the White House threatening to ramp up pressure by ordering mass layoffs of...

Shimanto Bank signs agreement with Bangladesh Bank

Shimanto Bank has recently signed a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank under the "Financial Inclusion Credit Guarantee Scheme" to provide guarantee facility under inclusive financing. Small depositors such as TK 10/50/100 account holders, marginal and landless farmers, low-income professionals, school...

Trust Bank signs MoU with Air Arabia

An MoU has been signed between Trust Bank PLC and Air Arabia. Md. Mostafa Musharrof, Head of Card Division, Trust Bank PLC, and Syed Md Mobin Rashid, Country Manager, Air Arabia, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organisations....

Shahjalal Islami Bank's CTSD moves to new location

Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC's "Centralised Trade Services Division (CTSD), Gulshan Hub, Dhaka" moved to a new location-Devotech Technology Park Limited, Holding No. 11, Road No. 113/A, Gulshan, Dhaka on 05 October in order to provide better services for the customers....

TikTok launches STEM Feed in Bangladesh

TikTok, in collaboration with the Bangladesh government, has launched a dedicated STEM Feed - a new in-app feature designed to promote credible and engaging educational content in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).The initiative, unveiled at an event in a...

Final list of candidates for CCCI election announced

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 06: The final list of the candidates for the election of the Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) board of directors has been announced by the Election Board formed by the Ministry of Commerce (Trade Organisation-1). According...

BGMEA to develop AI-enabled ESG compliance framework

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) will develop an AI-enabled ESG compliance framework namely 'digital factory passport' to strengthen transparency, accountability, and global competitiveness across country's garment industry.In this connection, BGMEA and Digital Bridge Partners (DBP) announced a strategic...

IBC seeks changes in proposed trade union registration rules

IndustriaLL Bangladesh Council (IBC) demanded changes in the proposed trade union registration requirements recommending 10 to 300 workers' representation depending on the size of the factories. Its other proposals included six months maternity leaves for all establishments, 30 days notice...

Tesla's German car sales fall though wider EV sales jump

NEW YORK, Oct 06 (Reuters): Tesla's sales volume in Germany fell by 9.4 per cent in September, the German road traffic agency KBA said on Monday, although overall sales of battery electric vehicles rose by 31.9 per cent year on...

AMD signs AI chip-supply deal with OpenAI

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 06 (Reuters): AMD said on Monday it will supply artificial intelligence chips to OpenAI in a multi-year deal that would bring in tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue and give the ChatGPT creator the option...

Japan stocks hit record highs

Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped over 4 per cent to hit a record high on Monday after the country's ruling Liberal Democratic Party elected staunch conservative Sanae Takaichi as its new leader Saturday, positioning her to become the country's first...

Wajid Hasan joins BICM as Executive President

Wajid Hasan Shah joined as the Executive President of the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) on Monday. Before his new appointment, he served as a Member (Additional Secretary) of the Bangladesh Competition Commission. Prior to that, he worked as...