BIMSTEC to pursue visa facilitation scheme
BIMSTEC expert group on visa matters will pursue visa facilitation scheme to promote intra-BIMSTEC travels, people-to-people exchanges, trade and tourism.
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Dengue treatment inadequacy outside cities warrants action
THE proposition that 78 per cent of the dengue patients recorded as residents of Dhaka鈥檚 south city areas in hospital documents are from outside Dhaka is worrying on a couple of counts. This brings to the fore the weakness of the reporting mechanism put in place in hospitals. This also stands to frustrate any plan to fight against the disease. Above all else...
South Asia needs $625b to reach RE target by 2030
South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, need $625b to fulfill their targets of renewable energy capacity by 2030...
Indo-Pacific free of dominance underscored
Politicians, academics and officials at a geopolitical conference in Dhaka on Sunday called for a free and open Indo-Pacific without dominance of any individual country while...
UK Indo-Pacific minister to arrive Dhaka tomorrow
British parliamentary under-secretary of state for Indo-Pacific Catherine West will visit Bangladesh on November 16-17 to discuss ways to strengthen ties with Bangladesh on key fronts...
Arbitrary act gives rise to energy costs
Bangladesh paid over Tk 1 trillion in capacity charge to power plants during the 14 years of rule of the immediate-past and now ousted Awami League government until 2023...
Deputy commander of US Indo-Pacific Command meets Bangladesh鈥檚 army chief
A five-member delegation headed by deputy commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command Lt Gen Joshua M Rudd has paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh鈥檚 army chief General Waqar-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka during a three-day visit.
鈥業n the short run, Awami League doesn鈥檛 have a place in Bangladesh鈥�: Yunus tells FT
The chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus has said the Awami League exhibited 鈥榓ll the characteristics of fascism鈥� and it has 鈥榥o place鈥� in the country鈥檚 politics for now...
Thousands rally in Lisbon against racism in policing
Thousands took to Lisbon鈥檚 streets on Saturday to protest against police use of force and racism, following a week of unrest sparked by the shooting of a black man by officers...
Govt should investigate dengue further for better management
AN INCREASING number of death from dengue infection may have been the result, as experts believe, of mutation in both the dengue virus and its vector 鈥� primarily, Aedes aegypti. As dengue virus has its genome based on ribonucleic acid which can mutate fast to adapt to adverse conditions, experts say that such...
Yamaha participates in 鈥�7th Chattogram Motor Fest 2024鈥�
ACI Motors-Yamaha participated in the 鈥�7th Chattogram Motor Fest 2024鈥� held at GEC Convention Hall, Chattogram from October 17 to 19, says a press release.
China opens $71b 鈥榮wap facility鈥� to boost markets
China鈥檚 central bank boosted support for markets Thursday by opening up tens of billions of dollars in liquidity for firms to buy stocks as part of a raft of measures by Beijing to kickstart the country鈥檚 flagging聽economy...
Man kills 3 in Shanghai supermarket stabbing
A man killed three people and wounded 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai, police said Tuesday.
ACI Motors launches Yamaha FZS Version 4.0 in Bangladesh
Yamaha Bangladesh announced the launch of the new Yamaha FZS Version 4.0 in the Bangladesh market, says a press release.
SEU celebrates World Pharmacists Day 2024 in Dhaka
The Southeast University pharmacy department in collaboration with the Southeast Pharmacy Club celebrated the World Pharmacists Day, holding a rally and a discussion, at the university in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Wednesday.
NSU observes World Pharmacist Day 2024
The North South University Pharmaceutical Club in association with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences observed the World Pharmacist Day 2024, holding a rally on its campus in Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release...
AmCham submits reform proposals to finance adviser
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh put forward a set of recommendations, including trade facilitation, public sector modernisation and enhancing digital payment infrastructure to attract foreign direct investment and improve the ease of doing business in the country...
China test fires ICBM missile into Pacific
China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades...
New Bangladesh and our aspirations
TODAY is World Pharmacists Day. The day marks the anniversary of the inception of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, FIP, in 1912 and was adopted by the FIP Council, made up of pharmacy leaders from throughout the world, at their congress in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2009. Since then, World Pharmacists Day has been celebrated...
Rolls-Royce engine defect a new blow for historic firm
After a recent strong recovery, Rolls-Royce is looking to overcome a setback caused by a defect to one of its engines on a plane flown by Hong Kong鈥檚 Cathay Pacific...
S Alam takes Tk 3,287cr in power capacity charge
The coal-based 1,224MW Banshkhali power station, owned by the controversial S Alam group, realised up to more than double the amount received by its peers in capacity charge payment in the 2023鈥�24 financial year, revealed data obtained from the Bangladesh Power Development Board...
Italy's 1990 World Cup icon Schillaci dies aged 59
Former Italy striker Salvatore 鈥楾oto鈥� Schillaci, most famous for being top scorer at the 1990 World Cup, died on Wednesday at the age of 59.
P Chandra Shekara new DG of CIRDAP
The Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP) now has a new director general P Chandra Shekara, an Indian national, replacing Cherdsak Virapat, Thai national, who has completed his four-year term (2020 -2024), says a press release.
Vinicius says Spain should lose 2030 World Cup unless racism declines
Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior has called for Spain to be stripped of its 2030 World Cup hosting duties unless it makes progress on the issue of racism in stadiums.
India launches flood warning systems at Himalayan glacial lakes
India is setting up high-tech warning systems at nearly 200 Himalayan glacial lakes at risk of bursting their banks, a deadly threat exacerbated by climate change, disaster officials said on Tuesday.
Pope arrives in Indonesia to start Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old鈥檚 papacy.
$325m capacity enhancing programme stalled
The capacity building of the National Pension Authority under a proposed programme worth $325 million is likely to drop amid scarcity of dollars...
Saidur becomes Asia Pacific Insurance CEO
KM Saidur Rahman has been appointed as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited, said a press release...
Pacific leaders reject Beijing's call to cut ties with Taiwan
Pacific leaders on Friday rejected a Beijing-backed call to break ties with Taiwan.
Uruguayan footballer dies after collapsing
Uruguayan footballer Juan Izquierdo of the Nacional club died in Brazil Tuesday, five days after collapsing from a heart attack during a match against Sao Paolo, his team announced late Tuesday...