Australian firm produces heavy rare earths, first outside China
Australian firm Lynas Rare Earths says it has become the first commercial producer outside China of heavy rare earths, used in an array of renewable energy technologies...
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StanChart鈥檚 CSR programme impacts 1.8cr lives
Standard Chartered Bank鈥檚 community investments have impacted over 18 million people across country over the past five years.
Service halted as Ishraque鈥檚 supporters lock Nagar Bhaban
Administrative activities of the Dhaka South City Corporation remained stalled for the third working day on Sunday, causing suffering to the service seekers as supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain kept the gates of its headquarters Nagar Bhaban locked, demanding his swearing-in as the south city mayor...
Security adviser denies BNP leader Salahuddin鈥檚 foreign citizenship claim
National security adviser Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said that he remained prepared to exercise his rights as a Bangladeshi citizen to the fullest extent...
Fair election govt鈥檚 only mandate: BNP
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the interim government鈥檚 only mandate was to organise a fair, neutral and transparent general election.
New political alliance Jatiya Sanskar Jote launched
A new political alliance, Jatiya Sanskar Jote, comprising at least eight political parties, was launched on Saturday with a firm call for comprehensive electoral reforms ahead of the next general election...
Ishraque鈥檚 supporters lock Nagar Bhaban
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain locked the gates of the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters for the second working day on Saturday, demanding that he be sworn in as the city mayor...
Tackling AI-generated crimes
AS BANGLADESH moves towards a digitally advanced society, it must prepare to face the growing threat of artificial intelligence-driven crimes. Artificial intelligence can help crime in various ways such as generating deepfake videos, fake audio clips and doctored screenshots, creating convincing phishing messages, automating online scams, hacking into secure...
Arteta ready to smash Arsenal transfer budget to sign striker
Mikel Arteta is willing to break Arsenal's transfer budget in a bid to land a star striker to spearhead their Premier League title challenge next season.
Postal Dept takes over Nagad
The Bangladesh Postal Department has officially taken over the responsibility of Nagad, said a press release.
SPB for 2-term limit on chiefs at all tiers of nat鈥檒, local govt
Socialist Party of Bangladesh leaders on Thursday called for a two-term limit on top governance positions, including president, prime minister, parliament members, mayors and chairs of upazila and union councils...
N鈥檊anj BNP leader arrested, expelled over extortion allegations
Riyad Mohammad Chowdhury, the organising secretary of the Fatullah Thana unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of the BNP鈥檚 district convening committee, was arrested at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Thursday morning while attempting to flee to Thailand...
Eight NCP, SAD leaders injured in attack at Ashulia lead factory
At least eight leaders of the National Citizen Party and Students Against Discrimination were injured as they came under attack early Thursday at a lead factory in the Goailbari Bazar area under Ashulia police station, on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka...
Ishraque鈥檚 supporters lock Nagar Bhaban
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain continued their demonstrations for the second consecutive day and locked the main gate of the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters on Thursday, demanding that he be sworn in as the city mayor...
Buddha of Bengal鈥檚 3rd edition ends today
The third edition of the group art exhibition 鈥楾he Buddha of Bengal鈥�, which was inaugurated on May 9 at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi, will conclude on Friday...
Gree unveils 4 new ACs
Electro Mart has unveiled four new series of Gree air conditioners, namely Cosmo, Shimo, Zeno and Clivia, on the market, said a press release...
ICAB leaders meet ICAEW leaders in UK
A two-member delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its president Maria Howlader, met Malcolm Bacchus, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) recently at the latter鈥檚 office in London...
Walmart warns of higher prices due to tariffs
Walmart on Thursday reported another solid quarter behind sales gains in the United States, but warned of higher prices and continued uncertainty over president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs...
Can Myanmar turn disaster into dialogue?
THE recent earthquake in Myanmar has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis in the war-torn region bordering Bangladesh. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagaing region of Myanmar on March 28 has resulted in the death of more than 5,000 people and the destruction of more than 120,000 houses as well as thousands of sites related to religion, schools...
SPARRSO holds seminar
A seminar titled 鈥楶rogress in earth surface monitoring utilising remote sensing techniques: Bangladesh perspective鈥� was held at the Bangladesh Space Research and Remote Sensing Organisation on Monday...
Bangladesh Republic Party set for mid-June launch
A new political party named Bangladesh Republic Party formed by various professionals, including former military officers, is set to be launched in mid-June...
NCP to launch youth wing 鈥楯atiya Juba Shakti鈥� on May 16
National Citizen Party is all set to launch its youth wing 鈥楯atiya Juba Shakti鈥� on May 16, with an aim to bring an alternative to traditional youth wings of political parties that are often associated with violence, extortion and factional control...
Ex-Sarbahara party leader shot to death
A former leader of the outlawed Purba Banglar Sarbahara Party was allegedly shot and hacked to death by unidentified miscreants in Koladi village of Bhandara union in Pabna early Tuesday...
HC allows Zubaida to appeal against jail sentence
The High Court on Tuesday granted permission to acting Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman to appeal against her Tree-year jail sentence handed to her in her absence on charge of...
CPB for only polls-centric reforms
The Communist Party of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the National Consensus Commission to advance only crucial reforms needed for credible elections so that the next parliament could fulfill the aspirations underlying the July 2024 uprising...
BNP leader Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Thailand for eye treatment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment on early Tuesday...
Nezame Islam for abolishing UPs, municipal bodies
Bangladesh Nezame Islam Party leaders on Monday recommended the abolition of all municipal bodies and union parishads across the country and adjunct the wards under those bodies directly with upazila parishads concerned...
BNP activist held for extortion in Natore
Law enforcers arrested an activist of Bangladesh Nationalist Party on various charges, including extortion and land grabbing, at Singra in Natore on Sunday night...
PKK ends decades of armed struggle
The Kurdistan Workers鈥� Party on Monday announced its dissolution and the end of its armed struggle, drawing a line under its deadly four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state.
NCP asks 鈥�71 collaborators to clarify political position
The National Citizen Party on Monday asked the accused collaborators in the genocide during the War of Independence in 1971 to clarify their political position to the nation.