BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said the people of the country have already unmasked those who have no political principles or development plan, but are still trying to deceive the nation by selling a 'religion card', reports UNB.Speaking...
Bangladesh requires approximately $146.81 billion as total climate finance until 2050, while the total adaptation finance needs will be $86.04 billion. On the other hand, $60.77 billion will be required to address the total mitigation needs (2021-2030), says a new...
TOKYO, Dec 8 (Xinhua): A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck northeastern Japan late Monday night, prompting a tsunami warning for wide stretches of the Pacific coastline, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).The quake struck at...
Onion prices have started to ease across several districts since Sunday after news broke that Bangladesh had allowed limited imports from India. The move has brought swift relief to consumers after weeks of volatility caused by supply shortages and a...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Eliminating import tariffs on key agricultural machinery and allocating subsidies based on data-driven mechanisation are vital to increasing agricultural output, according to a study presented at the Annual BIDS Conference on Development (ABCD) 2025.The study also recommended standardising subsidy rates...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday urged party leaders and activists to prioritise the party and its electoral symbol, the "Sheaf of Paddy," over individual candidates ahead of the upcoming election, warning that a serious setback could follow if...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The High Court has summarily rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of the government initiative to merge five troubled private banks without ensuring any protection for the shareholders' interest and without issuing any shares to the existing general shareholders....
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Institutional fragmentation, weak financing, and rising climate pressures continue to limit broader water-security outcomes in Bangladesh, according to the Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) 2025.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) released the outlook on Monday, showing that while policy frameworks have...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has sought the government's cooperation for faster approvals to make a $350-million financing facility effective and operationalised.The facility aims to enhance Bangladesh's energy-sector security. The World Bank Board of Directors in June this year approved the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The delay in starting operations of the country's maiden single-point mooring (SPM) system -- designed to unload fuel quickly and cheaply -- is allegedly benefiting private operators, who are earning hefty profits at the expense of public money, industry insiders...
The Election Commission is scheduled to meet President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban tomorrow (Wednesday) ahead of poll schedule, reports agencies.The President's Office said the meeting has been scheduled for 12:30 pm on the day.According to the EC, the Commission led...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Speakers at an event in the capital on Monday emphasised the need for democratising political and economic processes, as well as ensuring good governance for sustainable development.Also, they said unless a sound democracy was there and the elected representatives were...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The air ambulance arranged for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not arriving in Dhaka today.It was supposed to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today and take her to the UK tomorrow (Wednesday). The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Interest rate cannot be reduced in the near future as price-fueled inflation still stays intractably high, Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur said Monday to set at rest businesses' pleas. Speaking at same function, Meanwhile, National Board of Revenue...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
The government is set to revise the Free of Cost (FoC) raw material-import ceiling in the upcoming amendments to the Import Policy Order 2021-2024, aiming to safeguard local industries, strengthen domestic value addition, and support to investment in backward linkage...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
Remodeling the stolen asset recovery (SAR) initiative through creating an entity under a legal framework is under active consideration to give the drive a nudge.Under the latest move Bangladesh Bank (BB) considers replicating UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) model which...
COLOMBO, Dec 08 (AFP): Sri Lanka has almost doubled its military deployment to regions struck by a cyclone that has killed 627, sending tens of thousands of troops to help areas hit by a wave of destruction, the army said...
BANGKOK, Dec 08 (BBC): Residents on both sides of Thailand's and Cambodia's border evacuated in droves on Monday as fresh clashes erupted, killing at least five people.Both sides have each accused the other of starting the violence, which is the...
WASHINGTON, Dec 08 (AFP): The United States, Israel and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday, a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, unsuccessfully targeting Hamas leadership.The White House...
KYIV, Dec 08 (AFP/BBC): The issue of territory is still the "most problematic" in discussions on ending the Russia-Ukraine war, an official familiar with the negotiations told AFP on Monday, ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky's meeting with European allies in...
SEOUL, Dec 08 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's new global security roadmap has dropped any reference to denuclearising North Korea as a goal, fuelling speculation that Washington may be angling to boost the chances of a diplomatic breakthrough with Pyongyang...
Former Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan wants to return home to play a match in all three formats before ending his international career, the 38-year-old said, reports Reuters.Considered the greatest cricketer ever produced by Bangladesh, Shakib left the country after...
Top-order batter Shubman Gill and all-rounder Hardik Pandya are fit and available for today (Tuesday)'s T20 series opener against South Africa, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said on the eve of the match, reports Reuters.Gill, who had been thrown out of...
MADRID, Dec 08 (AP): Real Madrid had two players sent off in its 2-0 home defeat to Celta Vigo on Sunday and lost more ground to Spanish league leader Barcelona.Madrid conceded early in the second half and then saw red...
LONDON, Dec 08 (AFP): Mohamed Salah is "absolutely destroying his Liverpool legacy" following an extraordinary outburst at manager Arne Slot, according to Wayne Rooney.The Egypt forward said on Saturday he felt like he had been "thrown under the bus" by...
Opener Iftekhar Hossain Ifti closed in on a century as Barishal moved into dominant position, leaving Sylhet Division's National Cricket League (NCL) title hopes in limbo at Rajshahi Divisional Cricket Stadium in Rajshahi on Monday, reports BSS.Ifti ended Day 3...
SYLHET, Dec 08 (UNB): With winter already underway, Beanibazar in Sylhet is witnessing an alarming disappearance of migratory birds. Once a vibrant winter habitat, the region's wetlands, including the Muria Haor and several small and large beels, are now largely...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
PABNA, Dec 08: Ahead of the upcoming 13th national parliamentary elections, various types of Indian weapons along with illegal drugs are entering Bangladesh through the Daulatpur border in Kushtia. These weapons smuggled from the neighbouring country through the border are...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-09 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Dec 06: Bangladesh's trade with India has not witnessed any mentionable growth as expected in the year since the change of government on August 05, 2024. Instead, multiple barriers have caused a steady decline in import-export activities through the...
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