Corinne Henchoz Pignani, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, presenting a crest to Marina Huq, Co-Founder and Director of Baah handicrafts, winner of the pitching session organized during the "SME Exhibition: Showcasing Impact" event held in Dhaka...
YUNNAN, Mar 5 (UNB): Three hospitals in Kunming, China are fully prepared to offer advanced medical treatment to Bangladeshi patients, marking a new chapter in medical cooperation between Bangladesh and China."We're ready to welcome Bangladeshi patients at our designated hospitals...
Prime Bank PLC has introduced the 'Sadaqah Jariyah' account, a new Islamic banking product that allows customers to donate to charitable causes continuously. This special account lets people make donations in memory of loved ones or for themselves, helping their...
The new website of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was officially inaugurated on Wednesday. On this occasion, an inauguration ceremony was organised at the bank's Corporate Head Office, says a press release. Chairman of the Board of Directors of Shahjalal Islami...
The agricultural credit growth is on pace as the banks disbursed around 50.57 percent of the fiscal target in seven months, reports UNB.According to the latest update from Bangladesh Bank, the scheduled banks have disbursed Tk 19215 crore in seven...
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) has been adjusted the 'Best Trade Finance Bank' for the 7th year in Bangladesh and 8th year globally in the Euromoney Trade Finance Survey 2025. The bank has been also nominated as...
The government will clear the arrears it owes to international energy suppliers within the next two months, reports UNB."We are going to clear the arrears to international companies in the next two months," said Fouzul Kabir Khan, energy adviser of...
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (Reuters): Oil prices declined for a third day on Wednesday, as investors worried about OPEC+ plans to proceed with output increases in April, and US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico escalated trade...
US Bangla Airlines is going to launch direct flights from Dhaka to Riyadh from April 21, reports BSS.The private airlines will operate five weekly flights on this route using a 436-seater Airbus A330-300."The largest private aircraft operator has started selling...
KHULNA, Mar 5 (BSS): Demands for raw jute of Khulna's Daulatpur, the second-largest raw jute market in the country, increased in India and Pakistan.Previously, China was the largest importer of raw jute from this region.However, due to high demand from...
BEIRUT, Mar 05 (AFP): Amnesty International said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on ambulances, paramedics and health facilities during its recent war with Hezbollah should be investigated as war crimes.A November 27 truce agreement largely halted more than a year...
SEOUL, Mar 05 (AP): North Korea appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft, satellite imagery showed, an asset that experts say will sharply bolster the country's air force power when it's deployed.North Korea's nuclear and missile programs...
TOKYO, Mar 05 (AFP): Resembling a squat, wide fridge, the world's most accurate clock went on sale for $3.3 million in Japan on Wednesday.The "Aether clock OC 020" is so precise that it would take 10 billion years for it...
CAIRO, Mar 05 (BBC): A $53bn (£41.4 billion) reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump's idea for the US to "take over Gaza" and move out more than two million Palestinians has been approved by Arab leaders at an emergency...
NEW YORK, Mar 05 (Reuters/AFP): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in which the Ukrainian leader expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table over the Russia-Ukraine war."Ukraine is ready...
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., Mar 05 (AP): Emma Raducanu says she "couldn't see the ball through tears" and struggled to breathe after spotting a man who was "fixated" on her during a match.The British tennis player and 2021 U.S. Open winner...
SYDNEY, Mar 05 (Agencies): Steve Smith has retired from one-day internationals following the defeat to India in the Champions Trophy semi-finals, Cricket Australia said on Wednesday.The 35-year-old batsman, who led the team in the absence of regular skipper Pat Cummins,...
South Africa's Lungi Ngidi looks frustrated after a delivery during the ICC Champions Trophy ODI semi-final match against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Wednesday-AFP
Pace bowler Taskin Ahmed has been rewarded for his perseverance and hard work as Bangladesh's national selection panel has put him in the A+ bracket in their proposed 22-member central contract for 2025, according to Cricbuzz.The proposed draft of the...
Zimbabwe will visit Bangladesh for a two-match Test series in April, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said, reports BSS.Zimbabwe were supposed to play these two Tests in the last year alongside a three T20 Internationals. Since T20 World Cup...
DUBAI, Mar 05 (AFP): Virat Kohli was hailed on Wednesday as the "chase master" after his latest trademark innings took India into a third successive Champions Trophy final.Kohli stroked a controlled 84 to put India within sight of their victory...
A 27- member of the 30-member preliminary squad of Bangladesh National Football team left the capital for Saudi Arabia on Wednesday afternoon for an intensive training there ahead of their AFC Asian Cup'2027 qualifiers match against India in Shillong on...
RAJBARI, Mar 05 (BSS): An apprentice lawyer of Rajbari District Bar was killed in a road accident at Boalia intersection under Kalukhali upazila here on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased was identified as M Juwel Rana, 35, son of Mohammad Montu Member,...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 05 (UNB): Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a cornfield in Lalmonirhat district on Wednesday.The body was found in the afternoon in the Bamanatari area of Mogolhat Union in Lalmonirhat, said Nur Nabi, officer-in-charge of...
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SYLHET, Mar 05: A large number of people from 30 villages in two unions in Jagannathpur upazila of Sunamganj have been suffering extremely as traffic on Shibganj-Begumpur road has remained suspended for over six months.The most portion of the road...
Much to their utter frustration, potato farmers in Lalmonirhat and Gopalganj districts are incurring heavy losses as the prices of the crop they are getting in the current season are far less than their production cost. Last year, the prices...
In the eyes of the Western world, the East is a mysterious, uneducated, and undeveloped region-a concept known as "Orientalism." Edward Said, in his famous book Orientalism, shows how European colonial powers portrayed the East as the 'Other' and asserted...
A growing number of Gen Z and Millennial professionals in Bangladesh are choosing startups over traditional corporate positions. The flexibility, creativity, and opportunities for professional growth offered by startups are driving this trend.Unlike strict corporate structures, startups provide a dynamic...
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That brick kilns cause colossal damage to the environment is an established truth that needs little elaboration. However, neither the decision-makers nor the law enforcers are showing a good understanding of the issue, let alone members of the public. Decision...
A 10.53 per cent rise in the country's export earnings to $32.94 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal year on the back of an augmented remittance received during the same period provides a sense of relief...
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