Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.BFF posted a picture of Hadi on its social media Facebook page on Thursday last night and...
A Bangladesh Cricket Board official said on Friday that they remain confident of hosting the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country's only franchise-based T20 tournament, on time despite doubts raised amid the volatile political situation in the country, reports Cricbuzz.The...
Veteran Bangladesh cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim is gearing up for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 as he aims to deliver consistent performances and play a key role in shaping Rajshahi Warriors' campaign, reports BSS.Speaking at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium...
Myanmar's junta said this week it had arrested more than 200 people under a new law against undermining elections, drawing criticism from a monitoring group that the legislation is being used to block criticism of the regime and prevent scrutiny,...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AP): US President Donald Trump's "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers off Venezuela's coast is raising new questions about the legality of his military campaign in Latin America, while fueling concerns that the U.S. could be edging closer...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AFP): The US military said it killed on Thursday five more alleged drug traffickers aboard two vessels in the Pacific Ocean, bringing the divisive campaign's death toll to over 100.The Trump administration has carried out such strikes...
GENEVA, Dec 19 (Agencies): There is no longer famine in Gaza, a global hunger monitor said on Friday, after access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved following a fragile October 10 ceasefire in the war between Israel and Palestinian...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AFP): US homeland security chief Kristi Noem suspended a green card lottery on Thursday, saying it was used by the suspect in a mass shooting at Brown University.Claudio Neves Valente, a 48-year-old Portuguese national, is accused of...
WASHINGTON, Dec 19 (AFP): A US judge accused of helping an undocumented man evade federal immigration agents was found guilty of obstruction on Thursday and now faces possible jail time, US media reported.The case, which became a focal point in...
BEIJING, Dec 19 (Reuters): China's military will step up training and "take forceful measures" to safeguard the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity, the defence ministry said on Friday in response to a planned $11.1 billion US arms sales package to...
ISLAMABAD, Dec 19 (AFP): Pakistan said on Friday it had detected "abrupt variations" of water flows on a river crucial to its farmers, accusing neighbouring India of releasing water without warning in defiance of a major treaty that New Delhi...
MOSCOW, Dec 19 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine on Friday and accused the European Union of attempting "daylight robbery" of Russian assets.Putin set out the Kremlin's stance on...
Every day, thousands of citizens visit the Chattogram Passport Office in search of essential services. However, many are met with long queues, indifferent officials, erratic service and the pervasive influence of brokers. The result is immense suffering for ordinary applicants.Despite...
Agriculture has long been the backbone of the global economy but traditional farming methods are struggling to meet the demands of a growing population and mounting climate pressures. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising food production, making farming smarter, more...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Throughout history, oppressors have often shown little remorse or regret for actions that caused great sufferings to others. Many rulers and regimes see a lack of repentance as a sign of strength and even justify their harsh measures. Some people...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
In recent months, Bangladesh has seen a disturbing resurgence in acts of sabotage that many had hoped belonged to the past. Ignited in the days leading up to the verdict in Sheikh Hasina's crimes against humanity trial, this surge transformed...
Undeniably, being the host to over one million Rohingya population displaced from their homeland in Myanmar, the Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar are the most environmentally and socially challenged areas of Bangladesh. As reports go, environmentally, the localities...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-12-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh is living through a period of extraordinary social transformations, where demographic shifts, political tensions, urbanisation pressures, environmental threats, labour market disruptions, and technological changes interact in ways that challenge older assumptions about society. Yet these transformations are often discussed...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 12:00:00
A regulatory watch is set to scrutinize each of bank loans worth Tk 200 million at the minimum to check whether the lending is covered with adequate collateral as failsafe measure. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur said...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 12:00:00
The securities regulator has launched fresh probes into the management of 12 mutual funds operated by Bangladesh RACE Management to dig deeper into allegations of irregularities against the fund manager.The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) formed six separate inquiry...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
The government has formed a 10-member committee to scrutinise the draft Microcredit Bank Ordinance, 2025.The body was formed Thursday at a meeting at the Financial Institution Division (FID) with its secretary Nazma Mobarek in the chair, after many sections of...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's physical condition is steady, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of her medical board and the party's standing committee, has said.He briefed journalists in front of Evercare Hospital Dhaka on Thursday noon.When reporters asked him whether...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh invites foreign election-observer missions to be deployed and says all security apparatuses have been put on high alert for holding the country's post-uprising polls in an orderly manner. Foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam Thursday briefed foreign missions in Dhaka...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Acting chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman has applied for a travel pass at the Bangladesh High Commission in London in order to return home after over 17 years in exile.The information was confirmed on Thursday night by the foreign ministry....
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi passed away on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital. His body will be brought home by this evening. His janaza will be held at Manik Mia Avenue in the city after...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Interim government’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm late Thursday night and pledged justice over Sharif Osman Had’s death following a sniper attack on him.In an impromptu televised address to the nation, he also announced that the government...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-12-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's second oil refinery is now in sight as a project with an estimated cost Tk 355 billion in domestic financing awaits ECNEC seal at its next meeting, officials say. With this decisive initiative by the interim government a prolonged...
LONDON, Dec 18 (AFP): British energy giant BP, which this year shelved targets on reducing carbon emissions, has appointed company outsider Meg O'Neill to be its chief executive from April, replacing Murray Auchincloss who stepped down Thursday.BP said in a...
JEDDAH, Dec 18 (Arab News): Oman and India signed a series of agreements aimed at deepening trade, investment and maritime cooperation during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Muscat. The deals include an executive program, a Joint Maritime Vision...
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