Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, former city unit president of Jatiya Sramik League and also former councilor of Chattogram City Corporation, has been arrested in Chattogram, reports BSS.Acting on a tip-off, police arrested him in his residence located in the Goasaildanga area...
Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Farah Mahbub, the newly-appointed judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), have paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban, reports BSS.During the meeting on Thursday evening, they exchanged pleasantries...
RANGAMATI, Apr 04 (UNB): Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam has said widespread extortion has mainly contributed to the ongoing unrest in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).Speaking at a press briefing held at the Border Guard Bangladesh...
BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas believes Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus's meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit was very important, reports bdnews24.com.Abbas said a meeting between the leaders of the two...
BHOLA, Apr 4 (BSS): Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested five dacoits and recovered a locally manufactured firearm, 21 handmade bombs and 569 pieces of yaba tablets along with cash from Bheduria area of the disttrict.The arrestees are Md Jahangir, 65,...
FE REPORTThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is going to organise the 'Shadhinota Concert' on April 11 in four cities, including Dhaka, to promote local traditions and reduce the dominance of foreign culture, particularly Hindi. Currently there is a culture of...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the talks between Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a ray of hope for the nation, reports BSS."It's a matter of great joy...
Syed Tahmeed Hossain | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, serves as a thorough framework for maritime governance, addressing critical aspects such as navigation rights, marine resource management, and environmental conservation. Part XV is fundamental to this framework,...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Role models are increasingly becoming a species on the verge of extinction. Even the millennials felt the urge to look to someone for inspiration and tried to build their life after their real-life idols' models. Ever since the arrival of...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-04-05 12:00:00
Dhaka's air is now hazardous to breathe even for healthy people with residents increasingly reporting a burning sensation in their noses and eyes. This is particularly acute in industrial and construction areas. Parts of the city are so dusty that...
SRINAGAR, India, Apr 4 (AP): India's parliament passed a controversial bill moved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government to amend laws governing Muslim land endowments while Muslim groups and opposition parties protested the move.The bill would add non-Muslims...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-04-05 00:00:00
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has set a target to execute eight major projects, including the much-talked-about third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka, by 2025.The aviation regulator is now continuing with nine projects...
Monira Munni | 2025-04-05 00:00:00
Apparel exports to the United States, the single-largest market for made-in-Bangladesh clothing, sustained double-digit growth during the first two months of 2025.Bangladesh fetched $1.50 billion from the US market during the January-February period of 2025, marking 26.64 per cent growth...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-04-05 00:00:00
The finance ministry is pressing various ministries and divisions for steps with an eye to increasing non-tax revenue for the upcoming fiscal year, 2025-26.The development came from tripartite meetings with different line ministries hosted to discuss budget estimates for the...
Bangkok (Thailand), April 4 (UNB/BSS): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday called upon the leaders of BIMSTEC-member states to extend their valued support in redeeming their collective commitments to revitalise the organisation, rising above differences and divergences."We need a...
LONDON, April 4 (Reuters): World cocoa, coffee and sugar prices slid again on Friday as markets remained rattled by US president Donald Trump's sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs, especially after China retaliated with its own tariffs on US imports.Trump on Wednesday...
LONDON, April 4 (Reuters): Oil prices plunged by 8 per cent on Friday, heading for their lowest close since the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2021, as China hit back in an escalating global trade war with the US...
TOKYO/LONDON, April 4 (Reuters): Bank shares tanked across the globe on Friday as fears of a recession swept through markets in the wake of US President Donald Trump announcing the highest tariff walls in a century.European banking stocks had tumbled...
BANGKOK (Thailand), April 4 (UNB): Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday urged the Prime Minister of Thailand, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to ease visa procedures for the Bangladeshi citizens travelling to the South East Asian kingdom.The head of the interim government...
WASHINGTON, April 4 (AFP): IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday said new US tariffs "clearly represent a significant risk to the global outlook" and urged Washington to work with its trade partners.The statement was the first from the IMF chief...
BANGKOK, April 4 (UNB): Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday sought support from the elite of Thai society for Dhaka's efforts to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)."That is where our future is," the Chief Adviser told...
When Manchester City signed Kevin De Bruyne for a record fee in 2015, the sceptics wondered if the Belgian who flopped at Chelsea was worth the money, but after a decade of remarkable service he will leave the club as...
Bangladesh's national cricket team is set for an intense and uninterrupted run of international fixtures over the next two years, as the current Future Tours Programme (FTP) outlines a packed schedule through March 2027, reports UNB.The upcoming two-match Test series...
Tawhid Hridoy is likely to be named captain of Mohammedan Sporting Club for the remainder of the Dhaka Premier League season, as veteran opener Tamim Iqbal continues his recovery following a recent health scare and his return to cricket remaining...
WASHINGTON, Apr 04 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said Thursday he wanted "direct talks" with Tehran on a nuclear deal, after he threatened to bomb Iran if it develops nuclear weapons.Trump has given Iran's leaders a two-month deadline to reach...
KYIV, Apr 04 (AFP): Russian drone strikes killed at least three people and injured dozens in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, Kyiv authorities said Friday.Russia and Ukraine have stepped up aerial attacks even as US President Donald Trump pushes...
SEOUL, Apr 04 (AFP): South Korea's top court on Friday unanimously ruled to remove impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol from office over his disastrous martial law declaration, triggering fresh elections after months of political turmoil.Yoon, 64, was suspended by lawmakers...
WASHINGTON, Apr 04 (AFP): US President Donald Trump unveiled the first "gold card", a residency permit sold for $5 million each, aboard Air Force One on Thursday.Holding a prototype that bore his face and an inscription "The Trump Card", the...
SIDON (Lebanon), Apr 04 (AFP): At least 112 Palestinians reported killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the past day, including mostly women and children among 33 slain in three separate attacks on schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.The...
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries at an unprecedented pace. However, the urgency of addressing the economic implications of this AI boom cannot be overstated. While AI promises efficiency and innovation, its economic implications are complex...
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