Bangladesh national women football team is looking forward to make a good start as they will face upper ranked Indonesia in the first match of tri-nation International FIFA friendly series scheduled to be held at King Abdullah II Stadium in...
WASHINGTON, May 30 (Arab News): Half the global population endured an additional month of extreme heat over the past year because of manmade climate change, a new study found Friday.The findings underscore how the continued burning of fossil fuels is...
SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters): Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters on Friday, although he...
KATMANDU, May 30 (Arab News): Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal Thursday.The protesters, waving flags and chanting slogans,...
GAZA, May 30 (Agencies): A US plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian...
Md Shamim Iftakhar | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
In the past few months, there have been all sorts of issues making headlines in Bangladesh. From arguments over how to reform the country to uncertainty about when the next national election should be held, the political atmosphere has been...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Memories are the evidence of a persona. Sounds queer! But imagine how the aggregate of memories makes a complete human being. True, not all people possess equal capabilities of retaining or remembering past events or experiences. Recollection, however, varies not...
Global equity funds posted outflows for a second straight week through May 28, as risk aversion rose following US President Donald Trump's tariff threats on EU imports and overseas-made iPhones, alongside a spike in long-tenor bond yields, reports Reuters.Investors pulled...
HONG KONG/DUBAI/LONDON, May 30 (Reuters): Shein is working towards a listing in Hong Kong after the online fast-fashion retailer's proposed initial public offering (IPO) in London failed to secure the green light from Chinese regulators, said three sources with knowledge...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
State-owned Rupali Bank PLC reported a sharp 82 per cent decline in net profit for 2024, as increased provisioning against loans, leases, and advances, coupled with reduced operating profit, weighed heavily on its bottom line.The bank's net profit stood at...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
The equity benchmark index dived deeper into the red this week after taking a breather last week to find its bottom, as investors remained jittery amid growing political uncertainty that severely impacted the investor sentiment.In the absence of any strong...
Islami Bank Securities Limited (IBSL) organised its 15th Annual General Meeting on Thursday. Md Abdus Salam, chairman of the IBSL, presided over the meeting. Directors Md Abdul Jalil, Md Omar Faruk Khan and Mohammad Ali, and managing director Md Mosiur...
Ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha, Bangladesh Bank has ordered bank branches to remain open in the areas adjacent to the cattle market for sacrificial animals in Dhaka and Chattogram, reports UNB.At the same time, evening banking activities have been asked...
Bangladesh Bank has directed all scheduled banks in the country to keep sufficient money in their ATM booths to smoothen financial transactions during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha holiday, reports UNB.In addition, several instructions have been given for uninterrupted transactions through Point...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus urged the Japanese government and entrepreneurs to extend their full support in building 'New Bangladesh', translating the dreams of millions of youths into reality, reports UNB."I came here to thank you and design the next...
Norihiko Ishiguro, Chairman and CEO of Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in Tokyo on Friday. - PID
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
An intelligence agency has warned of a volatile aromatic spices market ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha festival.The spice market is heating up though there is no shortage of supply. A section of unscrupulous traders have made the market unstable.Meanwhile, the...
Bangladesh is currently passing a highly sensitive and critical phase. Instability in the economy, politics, and society has given rise to widespread uncertainty. Amidst ongoing reforms under the Yunus government, frequent protests-ranging from human chains to road blockades over relatively...
Eid ul Adha is one of the most significant Islamic festivals in Bangladesh. Beyond its religious importance, it also serves as a major economic event. Every year, thousands of Muslims perform Qurbani-the ritual sacrifice of animals such as cows, goats,...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Over the decades, government employees in the country have enjoyed exclusive perks and benefits regardless of their performance. Almost every government extended various benefits to them, ignoring the budget constraints and their due accountability to the people. The primary reason...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Humans sit at the top of the food chain and kill animals for food. But even in killing, there are moral boundaries. Animals are not starved for weeks or subjected to unnecessary suffering before being killed. Yet in Gaza today,...
Chattogram-Dhaka oil pipeline project has been encountering delays in multiple forms. First, its launching was delayed following its approval by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in October 2018. Thus its original completion deadline by December 2020...
Hossain Mohammed Omar Khayum | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Was Bangladesh's reliance on Indian transhipment inevitable - or did it unfold from failures that could, and perhaps should, have been foreseen and averted? More provocatively: was this dependency merely a by-product of internal inelasticity caused by shortcomings, or a...
Golam Rasul | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh interim government's decision to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port to Dubai-based global logistics company DP World has ignited a nationwide debate and raised significant concerns. While the government argues that the move will...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Muntaseer Kamal and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2025-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh is currently facing one of the most disruptive energy crises in recent months. Extended load shedding, acute gas shortages, and high fuel price hikes have severely impacted daily life and economic activity across the country. According to the national...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-05-30 12:00:00
Health facilities are the places where the two most important events of life for a large number of humans - birth and death - take place. In today's world parents want their babies are born in a hospital, not at...
SYLHET, May 28 (UNB): The authorities of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) suspended an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on charge of threatening to attack students inside a residential hall.The activist is Sheikh Fakabbir Shin, a 2022-23...
Abdul Hannan Masud, the senior joint chief coordinator of the National Citizens' Party (NCP), has admitted his mistake in connection with an incident involving the release of three individuals detained by Dhanmondi Police Station for alleged disorderly conduct, reports UNB.The...
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former fisheries and livestock minister Abdur Rahman and his wife Dr Mirza Nahida Hossain over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the Election Commission (EC) to give registration to Bangladesh Labour Party (BLP) and allocate them an election symbol, reports BSS.The HC bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Justice AKM Rabiul Hassan also asked...
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