MOSCOW, Apr 18 (Reuters): Iran believes reaching an agreement on its nuclear programme with the United States is possible as long as Washington is realistic, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday on the eve of a second round of...
GAZA CITY, Apr 18 (Agencies): Hamas urged the international community on Friday to exert immediate pressure to end Israel's complete blockade of the Gaza Strip that has been in place since March 2.The appeal from the militants comes after the...
Sohel Miah | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Labour unrest is a persistent issue in Bangladesh's industrial sector. It is particularly prevalent in the garment industry and other production-oriented sectors, posing a significant challenge to industrial productivity and the economy. Addressing this issue requires a strategic and humane...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
If natural selection has gone into the survival of the living organisms through a process of adaptation and change relative to a particular environment, compatibility between individuals with variations in traits should also play a part in continuation of life...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan and Lutfor Rahman | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
In an era where sustainability is no longer optional but essential, bamboo has emerged as a versatile, eco-friendly, and economically viable resource. Known as "green gold," bamboo is fast becoming a cornerstone of global sustainable development. With its rapid growth,...
The Bengali New Year, or Pahela Boishakh, is not the festival of any particular religion or community. It is a time-honoured cultural celebration that embodies the collective heritage of the Bangalee people, nurtured and cherished for thousands of years. Yet,...
In today's fast-paced, hyperconnected world, marketing has transformed into the backbone of success across all sectors from just a business function. Whether it's education, healthcare, technology, finance, development, or even artificial intelligence nothing thrives without the strategic power of marketing....
Tanim Asjad | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
As summer starts, different parts of the country are likely to face severe water crises in the coming days, as a piece of news warns. It is said that in Feni District, water is unavailable from 167,000 tube wells due...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
Like much of the world, Bangladesh built its economy around international trade with other countries. This reliance on exports and imports has been one of the cornerstones of the country's economic growth since its independence. It wasn't meant to be...
The interim government is reportedly going to be tightfisted while preparing the next national budget with a view to curbing inflation. It aims to bring the inflation down to 6.5 per cent by the next fiscal year (FY2025-26). However, in...
CAF Dowlah | 2025-04-19 00:00:00
During Sheikh Hasina's sixteen-year reign of despotism, nearly every institution in Bangladesh suffered severe degradation.Bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen, law enforcement agencies, bankers, and even the media-all succumbed to systemic corruption and decay, albeit, some more readily than others. Yet none disgraced...
Md Nazrul Islam has recently joined Janata Bank PLC as a Deputy Managing Director (DMD). Prior to this new role, he was a general manager at Sonali Bank PLC, says a statement.Mr Islam started off his career at the Sonali...
A Dhaka court on Thursday set May 18 as the new deadline for submitting the probe report in the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist case of 2016, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Wahiduzzaman set the date as the investigation agency...
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said the interim government strongly protested India's attempts to involve Bangladesh in communal violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and urged the neighboring country to take steps to 'fully protect' the minority Muslim...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife and former United Commercial Bank (UCB) chairperson Rukhmila Zaman, and 21 others for allegedly embezzling Tk 200m using a fake company, reports bdnews24.com.ACC Director...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Constitutional reform move in the interim period progresses Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has already agreed on 25 and partiallyanother 25 changes says it is "serious" about reforms being proposed. Party Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed claimed Thursday the former ruling...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered to freeze a total of 1,360 bank accounts owned by different persons and entities connected to S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam.These accounts are holding a total of Tk 26.19 billion. Judge of...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said that the government would continue to put emphasis on minimizing the existing trade gap between the USA and Bangladesh in the wake of the US reciprocal tariff issue."We'll try to minimize the trade gap...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is struggling with 30 substandard class 3000 locomotives imported from Korea, with nearly half of them often out of service due to technical issues and a shortage of spare parts.To address the ongoing faulty locomotive maintenance crisis,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
The development expenditure recorded a 12-year low in the first nine months of the current fiscal year (FY 2024-25), thanks to strict monitoring and dropping many big projects and cutting segments of some ongoing ones. The government ministries and agencies...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to pursue a strong, evidence-based negotiation and proactively initiate a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US in response to President Donald Trump's declaration of higher tariffs, to safeguard its $8 billion export market in the country.Additionally, comprehensive...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is likely to introduce intra-day liquidity facility (ILF) in July, giving commercial banks a much-needed respite amid the gradual squeezing of the repo facility, officials said.Commercial lenders have been demanding such a facility in recent times...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Striking a staff-level agreement between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bangladesh hangs over major sticking-points like exchange-rate flexibility and higher revenue-generation target, and the fund-release negotiations extend to the Fund's headquarters.A visiting team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF),...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday put emphasis on strengthening ties with Pakistan to boost mutual cooperation and explore trade and business potential.He made the call when Pakistani Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch called on him at the State Guest...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
A visiting US delegation called on the chief adviser (CA) on Thursday and expressed support for the reform agenda of the interim government. They discussed regional issues of peace, security, and development, said a spokesman for the CA Office. Deputy...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-18 00:00:00
A panel will accelerate trials of financial offenders under provisions of a decree styled Bank Resolution Ordinance the interim cabinet approved Thursday "to protect depositors' interests through better governance".The interim government in its meeting of the council of advisers also...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over...
A Dhaka court has sentenced eight people, including Mohammad Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan, a Dubai-based gold dealer, to life imprisonment in SB inspector Mamun Imran murder case, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Session Judge Zakir Hossain Galib pronounced the judgments on...
JASHORE, Apr 17 (UNB): A teacher of Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST) has been suspended on charge of raping a woman in Chattogram last year.The accused, Dr Sujan Chowdhury, is an assistant professor at the Department of Chemical...
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