Punam Shahriar Nirjhar | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
The Taliban takeover of the capital Kabul in August 2021 and the consequent proclamation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have posed a serious dilemma to the international community. The recognition of a new government is one of the most...
While unemployment continues to dominate discussions around Bangladesh's economic challenges, an equally pressing yet often overlooked issue is the quality of life of those already employed, particularly in the corporate sector. Beneath the appearance of white-collar stability lies a growing...
In behavioural economics, the symbolic and social value of a gift often outweighs its monetary worth. A gift is not merely a material exchange, it serves to strengthen emotional and social bonds.Recently, the Government of Bangladesh sent 300 kg of...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
It was, to be honest, necessary to burst the GPA-5 bubble. For years, the number of students achieving the coveted GPA-5 (A+) in both Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams had been escalating at astonishing rates....
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
Notwithstanding the tariff blitz initiated by the United States (US) President Donald Trump three months ago, global trade registered a modest growth in the first half of the current year. It remains uncertain whether the pace of growth will continue...
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations have broken the trend of consistently high scores observed over the past 15 years, registering a significant decline in academic performance across all education boards. The overall pass...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, July 11 (AFP): Iran's foreign minister has held talks with Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, the Saudi foreign ministry said, two weeks after a ceasefire between regional rivals Iran and Israel began.Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman said...
GENEVA, July 11 (AFP) : Nearly 800 people have died trying to access aid in Gaza since late May, with most killed near the US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's sites, the UN said Friday.An officially private effort, the Gaza...
President Md Shahabuddin has issued an ordinance amending the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1898, introducing a new provision concerning the fate of suspects during criminal investigations, reports bdnews24.com.The law ministry announced the amendment in a gazette issued on Thursday.With...
Applications for re-checking the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent exam results begins on Friday and will continue until July 17, reports BSS.To this end, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee day issued a press release.According to the press release, students...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (AFP) : A meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Malaysia on Friday was "positive", Beijing said."Both sides agreed that the meeting was positive, pragmatic and constructive," the foreign...
RANGAMATI, July 11 (BSS): The noted writer and researcher Supriyo Talukder passed away on Friday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Chattogram. He was 76, reports BSS.Supriyo Talukder, also former director of Rangamati Minority Cultural Institute, left behind his...
The 89th birth anniversary of Al Mahmud, one of the most prominent voices in modern Bangla poetry, is being observed on Friday with reverence and remembrance across literary circles in the country, reports UNB.Born on July 11, 1936, in Brahmanbaria,...
MOSCOW, July 11 (AFP) : Russian air defence systems intercepted 155 Ukrainian drones from late Thursday into Friday morning, the defence ministry said.From 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Thursday to 7:00 am Friday, "air defense systems on duty intercepted and destroyed...
WASHINGTON, July 11 (AFP): US President Donald Trump flew to Texas Friday as questions swirled over the authorities' response to flash floods that have left at least 120 people dead, including dozens of children.The Republican leader and First Lady Melania...
The Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) of the Forest Department on Friday rescued 50 wild birds from different pet shops and kitchen market areas of Mirpur-1 in the capital, reports BSS.The rescued birds include three hill mynas, two crested mynas,...
Persistent rainfall over the past several days has created potholes in parts of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, causing a 20km tailback in the Brahmanbaria section, reports bdnews24.com.The congestion began on Friday, stretching from Ashuganj roundabout to Shahbazpur via Sarail Bishwa Road.As...
BHOLA, July 11 (UNB): Launch and sea-truck services resumed on 10 major river routes in Bhola on Friday morning after a week-long suspension following the withdrawal of local cautionary signal No-3 for maritime ports.BIWTA Bhola River Port Traffic Officer Jasim...
WASHINGTON, July 11 (AFP) : The US State Department said Thursday it will "soon" implement a plan to reduce its workforce, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for mass layoffs sought by President Donald Trump."In May, the secretary reviewed...
A woman sitting amid debris looks on as Palestinians inspect destroyed tents at a makeshift displacement camp following a reported incursion a day earlier by Israeli tanks in the area in Khan Yunis in the northern Gaza strip on Friday....
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 11: Due to heavy rain during the current monsoon season, the power generation at the Kaptai plant has increased to its highest level this year compared to the generation in the past few years. The Kaptai Hydroelectric Power...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
The cumulative written-off loans in Bangladesh's banking sector rose to over Tk 818.63 billion until March 2025, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.State-owned commercial banks accounted for a major share of such loans, amounting to over Tk 258.39 billion....
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
Power-sector investors, particularly in the renewable-energy sector, get in dilemmas over government move to renegotiate tariffs as they say contract-time and current costs make a mismatch. The rate re-fixing is especially disadvantageous for those who have already started electricity generation...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 11: Heavy rainfall in the current monsoon season left most of Chattogram's roads in severely dilapidated condition, causing immense sufferings to people.Cracks, potholes, ditches and water-logging left the city unfit for traffic with the continuation of rainfall from...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
The Ministry of Science and Technology has sent a proposal to the Planning Commission to cancel the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Space Observatory project after spending Tk 62.27 million on construction.The project was initiated four years ago to set up...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
Nearly 0.1 million hectares of farmland have gone under water in the ongoing flood that has affected low-lying areas in 21 districts of Bangladesh.The flood, caused by heavy rainfall and water rushing in from upstream India, has submerged standing Aus...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Friday sent Prof Abul Barkat, an economist and former chairman of Janata Bank PLC, to jail in connection with a graft case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on charge of embezzling Tk2.97 billion through loan...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
A move gets underway to hire local and foreign consultants for Tk 274.20 million for operating systems automation of Pyra seaport while the port struggles for viability, sources said Friday.Besides, they said, superfluous purchases and staff training at additional costs...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-07-12 00:00:00
Tourist havens like beaches and bewitching forests across Bangladesh being overwhelmed with backpackers, potential new tourism products are now envisaged for the fast-growing economic sector. The country's tourism sector is evolving into a significant economic pillar, contributing around 4.0 per...
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