LONDON, June 30 (Agencies): David Beckham and Maria Sharapova were among the stars of sports and screen at Wimbledon on Monday for the start of the tournament.Sharapova, the 2004 champion at the All England Club at age 17, posted a...
Defending champions Rangpur Riders are aiming to retain their crown in the 2025 ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL), set to begin on July 10 at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, reports UNB.The Riders will start their campaign against...
In today's rapidly evolving digital economy, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how digital-first brands engage with consumers and optimise their operations. These primarily online businesses are uniquely positioned to harness AI tools that analyse consumer behaviour and drive strategic outcomes...
In recent years, our lives have been significantly dominated by social media scrolls and 10 - 15-second videos. Our attention spans are shrinking every day, and with them, our ability to engage with thoughtful, long-form content. Instead of books or...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-07-01 00:00:00
Our very familiar and favourite summer fruit, mango, has been put in a new light by highlighting its health benefits in recent media reports. People of this part of the world have been cultivating this fruit for at least 4,000...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-07-01 00:00:00
The darkest chapters in a nation's history are often written not by foreign enemies but by its own ruling forces. In Bangladesh, the scourge of enforced disappearances under the previous Awami League regime has emerged as one such shameful chapter...
The withdrawal of the National Board of Revenue's shutdown programme has been greeted with a sigh of relief by all concerned, particularly the business community. It was businesses which suffered the most due to the two days' stoppage of export-import...
Forrest Cookson and M Kabir Hassan | 2025-07-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank, the central bank of Bangladesh, was established in 1971 following the country's independence. Initially staffed by former employees of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), it has since evolved into one of the most successful public institutions in...
Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) has got approval for its Strategic Plan for 2025-2030, aimed at accelerating inclusive growth and ensuring sustainable development for the underprivileged and low-income population of the country, reports UNB.The approval came during the 260th meeting of...
The Korea-based industrial company Youngone Corporation has awarded scholarship to six students of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) from the Summer-2025 semester. Founder Chairman and CEO of Youngone Corporation and Korean EPZ Kihak Sung was present as the chief guest at...
Police have arrested five people, including the main accused, involved in the rape of an expatriate's wife and spreading the video of the victim in social media, in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla district, report agencies.On June 26 at 8 pm,...
A group of people, especially from low-income backgrounds, queue up to buy Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) products at subsidised rates in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on Sunday. — Focus Bangla
Three members of a family, who fell sick on Sunday morning at a hotel in Dhaka's Moghbazar area,were declared dead after being taken to hospital, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Monir Hossain, an expatriate worker, his wife Swapna and...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Innocent persons can now be discharged from false cases before the trial begins as the interim government Sunday approved a draft legal amendment to this effect.The council of advisers in its meeting endorsed the amendment to the existing Criminal Penal...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) launches investigations against six NBR officials most of whom were at the forefront of the protest by the revenue-board staff.The anti-graft watchdog says there are allegations of over the past 20-25 years that by facilitating tax...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Dhaka's chaotic bus system is likely to worsen as a newly-formed committee, comprising mostly police officials and transport owners, has approved 21 fresh routes for both new and old companies to operate their fleet.The move would severely damage the scope...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
The World Bank is set to cut $70.54 million from its $500 million loan commitment to the Private Investment and Digital Entrepreneurship (PRIDE) Project, now undergoing restructuring with a proposed two-year extension.The move follows 4.5 years of sluggish implementation, during...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
In a major financial manoeuvre, the interim government has paid nearly all outstanding dues to India's Adani Power, securing a waiver of US$20 million in late payment interest. The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) confirmed a record monthly payment of...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam says the government has failed to announce the July Charter, reports bdnews24.com.The party will issue the July Charter itself on Aug 3 alongside the students and the public, he added.Nahid made the remarks...
The government has decided not to hold "New Bangladesh Day", one of the three national days it had announced to commemorate the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Advisory Council on Sunday. It...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
The government on Sunday borrowed Tk 117.94 billion in a single day by issuing three types of treasury bills to partly finance its budget deficit.The amount borrowed is well above the pre-auction target of Tk 80 billion, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh sees a record in yearly remittance receipt with the accumulated volume of foreign currencies sent by remitters having already crossed $31 billion this outgoing fiscal year -- first in its history.Such record inflow of remittance plays a significant role...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Progress in talks with political parties remained unsatisfactory as no decision was made, said National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice-Chairman Prof Ali Riaz on Sunday, calling on the parties to come forward to reach a consensus."We had hoped that we all...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
After setting an "ambitious" but "achievable" revenue mobilisation target for Bangladesh, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday said it would jointly work with the World Bank to assist the South Asian nation in achieving the target.Chris Papageorgiou, IMF mission...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Trade-disrupting shutdown at the revenue board ends as the NBR Reform Unity Council called off its protest programme on Sunday evening following government's preventive stance and business leaders' mediation.Council president Hasan Mohammad Tarek Rikabder announced the withdrawal of the shutdown...
Canadian High Commissioner Ajit Singh has met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed the upcoming national election and areas of bilateral cooperation, report agencies.The nearly hour-long meeting, which began at 3:00 pm on Sunday, was held at...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-30 00:00:00
Leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir Dhaka University (DU) unit have placed a four-point demand to resolve accommodation crisis in the residential halls for the newly-enrolled students of the 2024-25 academic session. The placed the demands through submitting a...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal in a case lodged for manipulating the national election, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate GM Farhad Ishtiaq passed the order on Sunday as police produced the...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has said the proposed appointment committee for the constitutional and statutory bodies will not undermine the Prime Minister (PM)'s power in any way, reports UNB. "This committee will not interfere with the prime...
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