JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh joins the world in hailing 2026 with cautious expectations of a socioeconomic resurgence, as 2025 draws to a close amid historic political developments and unresolved economic strains.The passing of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia cast a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
South Asian government leaders like the foreign ministers of India, Nepal and Bhutan and the Speaker of Pakistan's National Assembly met BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to convey condolences on the death of Khaleda Zia on behalf of their respective...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Tarique Rahman, acting chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday appealed to all to pray for his mother and former prime minister of Bangladesh Begum Khaleda Zia.While attending the Namaz-e-Janaza of the party chairperson at the South Plaza of...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh stands still as a massive state farewell marks the end of a stoic political matriarch, Khaleda Zia, amid high tributes from home and abroad. In scenes of a rare national unanimity, the vast vacant parliament premises in Dhaka turned...
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany, Dec 31 (AP) : Thieves stole tens of millions of euros worth of property from safety deposit boxes inside a German bank vault that they drilled into Monday during the holiday lull, police said.Some 2,700 bank customers were...
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua): China has decided to implement safeguard measures on imported beef from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2028, the Ministry of Commerce announced Wednesday.The decision came after a final ruling of a safeguard investigation into imported...
DETROIT, Dec 31 (AP): Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an aggressive push to amp up AI offerings across its platforms.The California tech giant declined to disclose financial details of the...
The 38th annual general meeting (AGM) of Monospool Bangladesh PLC was held in a hybrid mode on Monday. Mustafa Kamal Mohiuddin, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. The shareholders approved 15% stock and 5% cash dividends at the...
The 36th annual general meeting (AGM) of Magura Multiplex PLC was held in a hybrid mode on Monday. Mustafa Kamal Mohiuddin, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. The shareholders approved 11% cash dividend at the meeting. Mostafa Jamal...
The 42nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tamijuddin Textile Mills PLC was held at Gulshan Club in Dhaka on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by Chowdhury Mohammad Hanif Shoeb, Chairman of the company. The AGM approved a 12% cash dividend...
The Board of Directors of Rupali Bank at a meeting on Tuesday has expressed deep shock at the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of the country. A condolence motion was adopted at the meeting, and...
Green Delta Insurance PLC (GDI PLC) has once again won the Gold Award at the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) Best Presented Annual Reports (BPA) Awards 2025 in the insurance category. This marks the second consecutive year that GDI...
The 19th annual general meeting (AGM) of GPH Ispat Limited was held on a digital platform on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by the company Chairman Md Alamgir Kabir. Group Chairman and Managing Director Mohammed Jahangir Alam, Additional Managing...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Dec 31: The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo over the Bangladesh Shipping Agents Association (BSAA) election for the 2025-27 term, following legal challenges over alleged violations of a High...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has decided to further reduce the price of gold on the country's market. This time, the price of 22-carat gold per bhori (11.664 grams) has been reduced by 2,741 taka, setting it at 224,182 taka, the...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon all participating countries and institutions at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) to work together in a spirit of mutual cooperation and partnership, reports BSS."The interim government has remained firmly committed...
JAKARTA, Dec 31 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed lower on Wednesday as market participants booked profits ahead of the New Year holiday, winding up a volatile year with a nearly 9% loss as geopolitical uncertainties and tariff worries took...
LONDON, Dec 31 (Reuters): Oil prices crept higher on Wednesday, while heading for a fall of more than 15 per cent over the course of 2025, as expectations of oversupply increased in a year marked by wars, higher tariffs, increased...
India rice export prices rose to a near three-month high this week to reflect higher local paddy costs, even as traders in Thailand and Vietnam worried about persistent lackluster global demand, reports Reuters.India's 5 per cent broken parboiled variety was...
Precious metals rounded out the year with blockbuster annual gains on Wednesday, with silver and platinum prices more than doubling and gold's run of record highs leading to its strongest performance in more than four decades, reports Reuters.On the day,...
SYDNEY, Dec 31 (AFP): Former Australian Test batsman Damien Martyn has been rushed to hospital in an induced coma after being diagnosed with meningitis, media reports said Wednesday.The 54-year-old, who played 67 Tests between 1992 and 2006 and 208 one-day...
A Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Wednesday that the board will host the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the country's lone franchise-based T20 tournament, in Sylhet and Dhaka, having decided to omit Chattogram from the list of host venues,...
The year 2025 in Bangladesh cricket was marked by a combination of achievement and individual brilliance. While the men's team struggled with consistency, several players reached historic milestones. The women's team achieved a significant feat, while the Under-19 side showed...
The 2025 will be remembered as a watershed year for Bangladeshi football. After decades on the fringes of regional relevance, the nation's footballing identity underwent a dramatic resurgence, driven by diaspora integration, landmark victories, and unprecedented success in the women's...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Jhenaidah districts on Wednesday and Tuesday night, reports BSS.In Bogura, a truck driver was killed in a road accident in the Telipukur area of the district town on Wednesday...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Dec 31: Thousands of local residents have been suffering immensely as a vital rural road in Singair Upazila of Manikganj is in poor condition.Although over a year and a half has passed since the deadline to complete the road...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 31: Hundreds of thousands of tourists have thronged Cox's Bazar to mark new year's eve, eager to witness the year's final sunset from the beach and welcome 2026.Throughout December, the world's longest natural sea beach remained vibrant...
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (Reuters): When Bianca Jones, a 33-year-old special education teacher in Memphis, Tennessee, decided a couple of years ago that she wanted to buy a house, she started digging into her Experian credit report. She was shocked by...
Prime Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Fair Face Holdings Limited, one of Bangladesh's most reputed real estate developers, to offer exclusive discounts on flat purchases for its valued customers. A formal signing ceremony marking this collaboration was...
Southeast Bank has inaugurated its Gouripur branch as its 137th branch at Jinnot Ali Complex, Homna Road, Gouripur Bazar, Daudkandi, Cumilla. Md. Sekander-E-Azam, deputy managing director of Southeast Bank, formally inaugurated the branch. Mohammad Ashikuzzaman Khan, head of SME and...
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