BHOLA, May 16 (BSS): The government is going to build the country's longest bridge at a cost of Taka 170 billion (17,000 crore) to connect island district Bhola with Barishal.According to an official of the Bridge Division, Japanese firm Miyagawa...
Authorities said on Friday they were set to allow 19 makeshift cattle markets within purviews of Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations on the occasion of Eid ul Azha, reports BSS.According to officials concerned, 10 of the cattle trading...
Prime Bank PLC., in collaboration with City Group, launched the country's first-ever Shariah-compliant short-term investment opportunity in `Teer Islamic Commercial Paper'. This pioneering initiative aims to create a new investment avenue aligned with Islamic finance principles, offering investors an attractive...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 16: The government has decided to build a chord line of the Dhaka-Chattogram railway with an eye to reducing travel time and distance between the capital and the port city.Bangladesh Railway (BR) officials said the new line would...
Global equity funds attracted the largest weekly inflow in seven weeks in the week through May 14, buoyed by a US-China trade war truce that has significantly reduced the risk of a global recession, reports Reuters.According to LSEG Lipper data,...
Al-Arafah Islami Bank held a daylong 'Town Hall Meeting' of its Bogura Zone at a resort in Bogura on Friday. Managing Director (Current Charge) of the bank Mohd. Rafat Ullah Khan inaugurated the event as the chief guest. Deputy Managing...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
Bank Asia PLC has reported a remarkable 113 per cent year-on-year growth in profit for the first quarter of 2025, driven by substantial income from investments in government securities.The third generation private commercial bank logged a consolidated profit of Tk...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
The benchmark equity index continued its downward trajectory this week, dropping to its lowest in nearly five years as investor sentiment remains battered due to lack of any positive cues. Fears of further devaluation of the taka following the adoption...
TOKYO, May 16 (AFP): Japan's economy suffered its first quarterly contraction for a year in January-March, preliminary data showed Friday, and analysts warned Donald Trump's tariffs could tip it into recession if a deal is not struck.The 0.2 percent on-quarter...
Gold prices dropped more than 2% on Friday and were set for their worst week since November, as increased risk appetite from the U.S.-China trade agreement weighed on the market, reports Reuters.Spot gold fell 1.7% to $3,185.87 an ounce as...
LONDON (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Friday, heading for a modest weekly gain as easing U.S.-China trade tensions were somewhat offset by higher supply expectations from Iran and OPEC+.Brent crude futures were up 5 cents, or 0.1%, at...
NATORE, May 16 (UNB): With Eid-ul-Azha approaching, traders at Chakbaidyanath Mukam, the country's second-largest rawhide market, have completed their preparations.But, a sudden rise in salt prices and the spread of a bovine virus among cattle have left them deeply concerned.Due...
Krishna Kanta Biswas | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
All government offices including ministries, directorates, departments, divisions as well as district and upazila administration have their own websites. These websites are designed by the A2I at the Prime Minister's Office of the previous government and the Aspire to Innovation...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
Amar mukti alloy alloy ei akashey,/ amar mukti dhulai dhulai ghase ghase. Poignant and elevating, the song cannot but resonate with all receptive souls. Now what kind of 'mukti'---liberty, freedom or emancipation---Rabindranth is referring to here? Or, is there any...
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (AFP): UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy met with his Pakistani counterpart in Islamabad on Friday, a week after the country's most serious military confrontation with India in decades.The latest conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan had...
NEW YORK, May 16 (AFP): An American-Lebanese man will be sentenced on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural centre.Hadi Matar, 27, faces up to 25 years in prison...
KABUL, May 16 (AFP): Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital.Kabul faces a looming water crisis, driven by unruly...
To live along the Line of Control (LoC) - the volatile de facto border that separates India and Pakistan - is to exist perpetually on the razor's edge between fragile peace and open conflict, reports BBC.The recent escalation after the...
PARIS, May 16 (AFP): More than 295 million people faced acute hunger last year, a new high driven by conflict along with other crises -- and the outlook is "bleak" for 2025 as humanitarian aid falters, a UN-backed report said...
ISTANBUL, May 16 (Reuters/AFP): Russian and Ukrainian negotiators met in Istanbul on Friday at their first direct peace talks in more than three years, under pressure from US President Donald Trump to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.Live...
PARIS, May 16 (AFP): On May 16, 1975, Japan's Junko Tabei became the first woman to climb to the top of Mount Everest.Half a century later, the world's highest mountain is set to record its thousandth ascent by a woman.Scaling...
GAZA CITY, May 16 (Agencies): Nearly 100 people, including children, have been killed in a large-scale Israeli ground, air and sea attack launched early Friday in north Gaza, the Hamas-run civil defence and residents have said. They were killed by...
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes for the third consecutive year and the fifth time in his career, reports Reuters.Following his move to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr, Ronaldo's estimated total earnings are around $275 million.The Portuguese...
Bangladesh Men's Emerging team clinched the three-match one-day series against South African Emerging side after securing a 34-run victory over the visitors in the third and final game at Rajshahi Stadium in Friday, reports BSS.They gave them a 2-1 victory...
Mustafizur Rahman, the Bangladesh left-arm pacer, has been granted the no-objection certificate by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Mustafizur's participation with the Delhi Capitals, however, will be limited to the...
BARCELONA, Spain, May 16 (AP): Lamine Yamal provided the dazzle, Pedri set the pace and Raphinha scored the crucial goals as Barcelona won the La Liga title by playing its most electric soccer since the heyday of Lionel Messi.While his...
Defending champions Bangladesh stormed into the final of SAFF U-19 Championship beating Nepal by 2-1 goals in the exciting first semifinal match at Yupia-based Golden Jubilee Outdoor Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh, India on Friday, reports BSS.Bangladesh will now play the...
In a bid to continue its recent rejuvenation in the shortest format of the game, Bangladesh will take on United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the two-match series opening T20 match at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today (Saturday), report agencies.The match...
Shezan Shams | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
Only a few years ago, financial investment or ownership of a fraction of gold was nothing but a privilege of the well-off section of society. Today, even a smallholder in Rajshahi can invest using a smartphone, and a university student...
The Motijheel area, in the heart of the capital city, has been suffering due to the improper disposal of waste following drain-cleaning activities. Pedestrians are currently facing significant difficulty walking along the side roads, especially the footpaths. The local environment...
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