The Election Commission (EC) has suspended the election in Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies until further directives from the court, report agencies.The decision was taken in line with an order issued by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on January...
BNP chief Tarique Rahman has set January 22 to officially start his election campaign for the parliamentary polls, a day after the allocation of electoral symbols, reports bdnews24.com.Senior party figures confirmed that the campaign will begin in Sylhet, upholding a...
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After the first day of hearing appeals at the Election Commission (EC) against the Returning Officer's decisions, 51 candidates have had their nominations reinstated to run for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. Besides, The EC ultimately rejected the appeals of...
The White Panel of Dhaka University (DU) has congratulated Tarique Rahman on assuming office as Chairman of the BangladeshNationalist Party (BNP), reports BSS.In a statement on Saturday, White Panel Convener Professor Dr Md Morshed Hasan Khan andJoint Conveners Professor Dr...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said a new opportunity has opened up for the nation to build a liberal democratic Bangladesh, report agencies."People are now hopeful as a scope has been created for building a liberal democratic...
WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on January 20 but he did not provide details on how his plan will...
The total deposits of Islami Bank reached BDT 1.83 trillion as of December 31, 2025, marking a rise of over BDT 220 billion within a single year.Furthermore, deposits in the bank's agent banking sector now stand at BDT 220 billion,...
Uttara Motors Ltd, the sole distributor of Bajaj motorcycles in Bangladesh, has once again reinforced its leadership in the sports motorcycle segment with the inauguration of flagship pulsar experience centre "Pulsar Studio" alongside the launch of Bajaj Pulsar N series...
Jamuna Bank holds Annual Business Conference Jamuna Bank PLC has held its Annual Business Conference 2026 at a city hotel recently. Chairman of the bank Md. Belal Hossain was present as the chief guest, while Managing Director and CEO Mirza...
RAIPUR, India, Jan 10 (Reuters): Global rice prices are expected to remain under pressure in 2026, as major producers, including India, Thailand and Vietnam, compete to ship surplus supplies, prompting buyers to delay purchases, trade and industry officials said on...
CITIZENS BANK INKS DEAL WITH TITAS GAS Citizens Bank signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution at Titas Bhaban, Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, recently. Citizens Bank will collect gas bills and demand notes from customers under the domestic (metered...
EASTERN BANK LAUNCHES VISA SME CREDIT CARDEastern Bank has launched dual-currency Visa SME credit card, designed exclusively for sole proprietorship business loan customers. M. Khorshed Anowar, deputy managing director and head of retail and SME banking, and Tasnim Hussain, head...
Gulzar Ahmed, director of Standard Bank, and head of the country's renowned jewellery company Apan Jewellers, has been elected as the vice chairman of the bank at the 421st meeting of the board of directors of Standard Bank, held recently,...
METLIFE INVESTS TK500M IN BD'S FIRST-EVER SOCIAL BOND BY BRAC BANKMetLife Bangladesh has invested Tk 500 million in the country's first-ever social bond issued by BRAC Bank. The proceeds from this bond will be directed toward sectors, including women-led MSMEs,...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-01-11 00:00:00
Last week's much-hyped meeting on the listing of state-run and multinational companies delivered little beyond a renewed reminder of the government's intent to their top management.Despite Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed's claim that 10 companies had agreed to offload shares,...
SEATTLE, Jan 10 (Reuters): The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's largest variant of its best-selling 737 MAX jet, the MAX 10, to move to the second phase of flight testing on the plane's long-delayed certification campaign, according to a...
Growth in the artificial intelligence and defense sectors will boost global copper demand 50% by 2040, but supplies are expected to fall short by more than 10 million metric tons annually without more recycling and mining, according to the consultancy...
MUMBAI, Jan 10 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures are likely to remain under pressure until production eases, after output stayed higher than expected, particularly in Malaysia, and led to a buildup in inventories, industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Saturday.The...
Prices of rice exported from India and Vietnam were stagnant this week as high prices deterred buyers, while Thai rates were at a five-week-low on muted demand, reports Reuters.India's 5% broken parboiled variety was quoted at $355-$360 per ton, unchanged...
SINGAPORE, Jan 10 (Reuters): Asia spot liquefied natural gas prices edged lower this week, weighed by tepid demand in the region and ample supply conditions.The average LNG price for February delivery into Northeast Asia was estimated at $9.50 per million...
OUR CORRESPONDENTGOPALGANJ, Jan, 10: Government initiatives to popularise oyster mushroom cultivation in two upazilas of Gopalganj has been bringing good income to farmers, as more of them have been showing interest in growing the nutritious vegetable.In FY25, the Department of...
LALMONIRHAT, Jan 10 (UNB): Prices of winter vegetables are still relatively high despite adequate supply at kitchen markets in Lalmonirhat, adding to the woes of people with fixed income already overburdened with soaring prices of daily essentials.During the peak winter...
OUR CORRESPONDENTBOGURA, Jan 10: Prices of newly-harvested potatoes in Bogura have hit all-time lowest as large volumes of old stock remain unsold in the market, widening losses for farmers already struggling after a difficult previous season.Farmers are selling new potatoes...
Bangladesh players are often forced to mask the impact of controversies in the build-up to and at major tournaments, despite how the external noise affects them, Test captain Najmul Hossain Shanto said.Uncertainty looms over Bangladesh's participation in the Twenty20 World...
Fast bowler Mrittunjoy Chowdhury became the first bowler to have more than one hat-trick in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) history when he achieved the feat for the second time during his side Rangpur Riders game against Noakhali Express at...
The 2025-26 Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) has reached a fever pitch after 20 matches, with vintage performances from local stars overshadowing the looming diplomatic crisis surrounding the upcoming T20 World Cup, reports BPL, reports UNB.Mustafizur Rahman, fresh from the controversy...
Chattogram Royals suffered a major setback in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after their in-form opener Adam Rossington was ruled out of the tournament due to a finger injury, reports BSS.The England recruit was instrumental in helping Chattogram top...
KYIV, Jan 10 (Reuters): Kyiv's water and heating systems were back on after being briefly shut down amid intense cold on Saturday, as engineers scrambled to stabilise a power grid brought to the brink by a campaign of Russian strikes,...
PARIS, Jan 10 (AFP): Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city centres.The two weeks of protests have...
Hasnat Ariyan Khan | 2026-01-11 00:00:00
Presently, his biography is not mentioned in school or college textbooks, neither in Bangladesh nor elsewhere. Yet, was he not a significant presence in our 20th-century history? I can cite a few examples, as other writers have done. In 1943,...
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