Nayma Akther Jahan and Haseeb Md. Irfanullah | 2025-07-16 00:00:00
Climate change is no longer only an environmental phenomenon. It is now the greatest justice challenge of our time. Its worst impacts are suffered by those least responsible, especially low-paid workers in the Global South. In Bangladesh, the ready-made garment...
The roads of Bangladesh are increasingly turning into stages of tragedy. Reckless speeding, dangerous overtaking, and blatant disregard for traffic rules have transformed our highways into death traps. What was once a rush to reach destinations has now become a...
The COVID-19 pandemic redefined the traditional workplace across the globe, turning remote work from a flexible option into an operational necessity. In Bangladesh, the corporate sector is gradually coming to terms with this cultural shift, even as many international organisations...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-07-16 00:00:00
In the light of the latest US tariff salvo on Bangladesh exports, questions are being raised over what Bangladesh can realistically offer to lower the steep duties imposed by the Trump administration. Although US officials have said that negotiation channels...
Rice prices in Bangladesh markets do not seem to follow the laws of supply and demand, the fundamental principles of economics. Reports published in this paper on the basis of information from the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the...
N N Tarun Chakravorty | 2025-07-16 00:00:00
The finance advisor of the interim government, Dr Saleuddin Ahmad, presented the national budget for fiscal year 2025-26 (FY26) when the country is going through a crucial moment after the fall of the Hasina's autocratic regime. Given the fact that...
Rangpur Riders sealed their second straight victory in the Global Super League (GSL), edging past Australia's Big Bash League (BBL) champions Hobart Hurricanes by one run in a breathtaking contest at Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on Sunday night,...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N,J., July 14 (AP): Cole Palmer scored twice and fed João Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 on Sunday in the final of the first...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., July 14 (AP): Chelsea midfielder Cole Palmer earned the Golden Ball as the top player at the Club World Cup after scoring three goals, including two in the 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the final on...
LONDON, July 14 (Reuters): When Jannik Sinner arrived at three match points in the fourth set of his Wimbledon final against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday, the memory of what happened five weeks ago in Paris was flashing through the minds...
Bangladesh batter Shamim Patwari stayed upbeat to win the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka, stating that their comprehensive victory in the second gave them a much-needed boost, reports BSS.The third T20I will be held on Wednesday, The visiting side...
PARIS, July 14 (AFP): President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday called for a massive boost to France's defence spending, saying freedom in Europe was facing a greater threat than at any time since the end of World War II."We are living...
TEHRAN, July 14 (Reuters): Iran will react to any reimposition of United Nations (UN) sanctions over its nuclear programme, the country's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, without elaborating on what actions Tehran might take.A French diplomatic source told Reuters...
SWEIDA, July 14 (Reuters): More than 80 people were killed and 100 injured in armed clashes in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, the Syrian interior ministry said early on Monday, in the latest bout of sectarian clashes.The violence erupted...
KENTUCKY, July 14 (Reuters): A gunman killed two women at a church in Kentucky and shot and wounded a state trooper outside an airport on Sunday before police were able to shoot him to death, authorities said.The women were killed...
LONDON, July 14 (AFP): The Facebook post shows a photo of a pretty curly-haired girl on a tricycle and says she is Hannelore Kaufmann, 13-year-old from Berlin who died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.But there is no such Holocaust victim...
NEW YORK, July 14 (AFP): US President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that talks are ongoing over Israel's conflict in Gaza and he hopes for progress in the next week, even as ceasefire negotiations in Doha stalled."Gaza-we are talking...
NEW YORK, July 14 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will send Patriot air defence missiles to Ukraine, saying they are necessary to defend the country because Russian President Vladimir Putin "talks nice but then he bombs...
FARIDPUR, July 14 (UNB): For thousands of people who travel the Faridpur-Barishal Highway every day, the road has long been a lifeline, linking communities, supporting local trade and making travel easier across southern Bangladesh.But over the past week, relentless monsoon...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2025-07-15 00:00:00
A sudden price hike of green chilli, an indispensible cooking ingredient, has come as a deep concern for the common consumers in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Manikganj and Sylhet in recent time.Our Rangpur correspondent reports: Abnormal price rise of the most import...
As part of the preparation of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Hall Sangsad Polls-2025, the returning officials have exchanged views with the student representatives of various department and Institute for second time, reports BSS.The second round meeting was...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said freedom of expression is a right to all, urging them not to malign any person or party, reports BSS."Freedom of expression is certainly your own right. In this regard, protest against injustice...
The full text of the High Court (HC) verdict has been published, granting the appeal filed against the three-year imprisonment sentence of Dr. Zubaida Rahman, wife of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tariq Rahman, reports BSS.Tarique Rahman has also...
Law Adviser Asif Nazrul on Monday said the trial of the July mass killings is moving forward at a good pace and is expected to conclude under the current government."I want to assure you that the trial is moving ahead...
On July 15 last year, workers of Bangladesh Chhatra League (now banned student wing of fascist Awami League) attacked protesters who were demanding quota reform in public jobs across the country including on Dhaka University (DU) campus, leaving at least...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday accused certain political quarters of deeply plotting to destabilise the country and derail the upcoming election and democratic process by using the Mitford murder incident to divert politics in a different...
PATUAKHALI, July 14 (UNB): Nahid Islam, convenor of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has alleged that while Mujibism stands as the guardian of the Constitution, the BNP has taken a stance in favour of corruption and extortion."They are protecting the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to...
The newly-formed executive committee of the MIS Alumni Association (MISAA) of the University of Dhaka for the 2025-27 term. Asim Kumar Sarkar has been elected its President, Md. Atikur Rahman and Md. Jobayerul Islam have been elected as Vice Presidents,...
A Dhaka court on Monday placed Sajib Bepari and Rajib Bepari on a five-day remand each in the barbaric killing of scrap metal trader Lal Chand Md Sohag in Dhaka's Mitford area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Masum Miah passed the...
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