Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has officially approved the licence for Starlink, the US-based satellite internet provider, to begin operations in Bangladesh, marking a significant step towards improving connectivity, especially in remote and underserved areas, reports UNB.The Chief Adviser approved...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
Container handling at the inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram grew at a double-digit rate during nine months of the current fiscal year, signalling strong recovery and expansion in the country's external trade.During the July-March period of FY25, the ICDs...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
A brief spell of rain in the morning and the evening on Monday provided relief for city-dwellers from the ongoing sweltering heat in the past few days in Dhaka like other parts of the country.According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD),...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
Local manufacturers of air-conditioners and refrigerators are likely to see a twofold hike in value-added tax (VAT) in the upcoming fiscal year, under government plans for raising revenues.Also poised for coming under higher taxation the local manufacturers of mobile-phone handset,...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
High-level discussions at the Washington headquarters of the IMF on stalled fund release also ended sans agreement, leaving disbursement of the fourth and fifth tranches of its $4.7-billion loan to Bangladesh cloaked in uncertainty. Sources at Bangladesh Bank (BB) gave...
Rain/thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office....
Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) has secured the top position among Bangladesh's agricultural universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2025, according to a statement.In this year's ranking, GAU was placed in the 351-400 band in Asia. Nationally,...
The Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a seminar on 'Health Implications of Extreme Climate Change' and 'Service Quality of Digital Land Services' at its campus in the capital on Sunday, where BUP Vice Chancellor Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam...
Renowned economist Dr. Selim Jahan delivering speech at a session of the Distinguished Lecture Series of the Department of Business Administration (DBA), the University of Asia Pacific (UAP), at the UAP Auditorium in the capital on Sunday. — Press Release
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Monday said the three-day Police Week 2025 will begin today (Tuesday), focusing on promoting a discrimination-free Bangladesh through professional and effective policing, reports UNB.Addressing a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Azaz on Monday said the information on its [DNCC] all projects would be published on the website to ensure transparency and accountability, reports BSS.He said this at the inauguration and public hearing of...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The rate of workplace accidents in the country's informal sectors has increased in recent times despite a fall in formal ones stressing the need for required measures to ensure safety and compliances in all sectors.A total of 1,432 workplace fatalities...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
Members of the Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested six leaders of associate organisations of Awami League (AL) from different places during separate raids over the last 24 hours (6:00 am Sunday to 6:00 am Monday).The arrestees are: vice-president...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The prosecution team, investigating the case of six burned bodies in Ashulia, has informed the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) that they have found a video footage of killing the protesters.During the proceedings of the tribunal, Prosecutor Minhazul Islam said, "The...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The three affiliates of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -- Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal, Swechchhasebak Dal, and Chhatra Dal -- have announced a joint programme in 10 divisions of the country in efforts to restore democracy.Calling the July-August movement as a historical...
Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur has said the agreed reform proposals should be implemented through a referendum under the current interim government to sustain and validate the reforms, reports UNB."In order to make these things sustainable or to...
TUNIS, Apr 28 (AFP): Eight migrants from various countries died and 29 others were rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Sfax in central Tunisia, the Tunisian National Guard told AFP on Monday.The migrants were "all foreigners", including...
BAKU, Apr 28 (AFP): Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Monday met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, on a rare visit to Baku, marking the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the neighbouring countries.Tensions between the two have run high...
KAMPALA, Apr 28 (AFP): Uganda's opposition said on Monday that security forces had "sealed off" its headquarters in the capital Kampala to stop the party launching a protest campaign ahead of national polls next year.Security forces have in recent years...
MADRID, Apr 28 (AP): Top-seeded Alexander Zverev got a warning from the umpire for taking a photo of a ball mark during the clay-court Madrid Open on Sunday after complaining about electronic line-calling.The German player told umpire Mohamed Lahyani there...
MUNICH, Germany, Apr 28 (AFP): Real Madrid defender Antonio Ruediger "has to change and he knows it himself", Rudi Voeller, the German national team's sporting director said Monday, following the player's behaviour in the Spanish Cup final."Toni is an exceptional...
Players of the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) pose after winning the 9th National Chess Carnival at Notre Dame College in the city recently
Bangladesh International Hotel Association (BIHA), a representative organisation in the hospitality industry of the country, unveiled the trophy of BIHA Champions League (BCL) 2025 presented by Orix at Sheraton in the city on Sunday, according to a press release. A...
LIVERPOOL, Apr 28 (Reuters): Liverpool roared back from a goal behind to thrash Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 and wrap up the Premier League title in style on a momentous day at a sun-drenched Anfield on Sunday.Needing only a point to ensure...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 28 (AFP): Bangladesh's left-arm spinner Taijul Islam registered his 16th five-wicket haul as Zimbabwe slumped to 227-9 at the end of the first day of the second Test in Chattogram on Monday.Nick Welch and Sean Williams each scored...
SAVAR, Apr 28 (UNB): Three people were killed in two separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar early Monday and on Sunday night.Around 6:00am on Monday, a Dhaka-bound Nabil Paribahan bus lost control and hit a road divider,...
BHOLA, Apr 28 (UNB): Bus movement on all the internal routes in Bhola district halted as the Bus Workers Union enforced an indefinite strike from Monday morning, causing immense sufferings to the commuters.Local people said an altercation ensued between a...
NATORE, Apr 28 (BSS): A white revolution of garlic cultivation has taken place in the district through its bumper yield in the current season as the highest 30 per cent of garlic of the country was produced in the district.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Apr 28: Persistent water-logging continues to spar public sufferings in Jashore' southeastern part Bhabadah which comprise parts of Abhaynagar, Manirampur, Keshabpur, Dumuria and Phultala upazilas of the district.For the past four decades, water stagnation has plagued the area of...
Trust Bank PLC recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Jail. This payroll banking agreement was signed by Ahsan Zaman Chowdhury, Managing Director & CEO of Trust Bank, and Brig Gen Syed Md. Motaher Hossain, Inspector General of...
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