247 candidates cleared for RUCSU polls
The election commission for the Rajshahi University Central Students鈥� Union and hall elections on Sunday published the final list of candidates, clearing 247 contestants for 23 posts...
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鈥楧esired Korail鈥� features artworks of children
Children living in Korail slum have depicted their everyday life and surroundings in a five-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楧esired Korail鈥� under way at Nook Dhaka at Banani in Dhaka...
UK police vow 鈥榝urther arrests鈥� after far-right rally violence
London police pledged Sunday to make 鈥榝urther arrests in the coming days and weeks鈥�, following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.
US may cut tariffs further if trade deficit reduces: adviser
The United States assured that it might cut the imposed 20 per cent tariffs on Bangladeshi products if the country continues to shrink the trade deficit, said commerce adviser on Sunday...
Banks鈥� retained earnings negative of Tk聽7,421cr
The retained earnings of Bangladesh鈥檚 banking sector have plunged into negative territory, exposing the depth of financial stress that has gripped the industry...
BEPZA to form fund to clear dues of closed factory workers
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority is planning to form a fund to ensure payment of wages and benefits to workers of factories that shut down or suspended operations...
Online filing of company tax returns mandatory from next year
From next year, company taxpayers in Bangladesh would require to file their returns online, said National Board of Revenue chairman Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday...
New round of US-China trade talks kicks off in Madrid
China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks on Sunday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump鈥檚 promised hefty tariffs...
5 new services of integrated into BIDA鈥檚 OSS
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) has expanded its online One Stop Service (OSS) platform with the inclusion of five new services from the Directorate of Registration...
DSE, CSE start week in red
Dhaka and Chattogram stock markets fell sharply on Sunday, with indices losing early gains as most share prices and turnover declined from the previous session...
Community Bank celebrates 6th anniversary
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC celebrated its 6th anniversary on Thursday with a function at a hotel in the capital...
bKash, Gulf Exchange build strategic partnership
Gulf Exchange, a premier financial services provider in Qatar, and bKash, the largest mobile financial services platform in Bangladesh, have announced a strategic partnership to improve cross-border remittance services for the Bangladeshi community in Qatar...
Dhaka Advertising School opens
Copyshop, an acclaimed platform for advertising and communication professionals in Bangladesh, has long been working to enhance creative skills in advertising and communications through structured and meaningful training for both current and future professionals...
ADN Telecom to install AI traffic signal
ADN Telecom Limited has signed MoUs with South Korea鈥檚 prominent company PBS Co Ltd and CND Motors Co Ltd to collaborate in sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and smart mobility solutions in Bangladesh...
ACI hygiene products factory achieves ISO certification
ACI Hygiene Products Factory has recently been awarded the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System certification by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI)...
Pubali Bank, Delta Life鈥檚 bancassurance workshop held
Pubali Bank PLC and Delta Life Insurance Company Limited recently held a workshop titled 鈥榃orkshop on Bancassurance鈥� at the Syed Nazrul Islam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh...
Pragati Life approves 15pc cash dividend
The 25th annual general meeting (AGM) of Pragati Life Insurance PLC was held on Sunday...
ICAB and FRC sign MoU on DVS
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka to strengthen the verification of audited financial statements and audit reports submitted by public interest entities to the FRC...
Chelsea blow chance to go top
Chelsea missed the chance to go top of the Premier League as Fabio Carvalho鈥檚 93rd minute equaliser salvaged a 2-2 draw for Brentford in Saturday鈥檚 west London derby.
Metro edge Rajshahi in five-over affair
The opening day of the National Cricket League T20 was marred by persistent rain, which saw Dhaka Metro beat Rajshahi division by seven wickets in a shortened to five-over game in Rajshahi, while the match between Sylhet and Rangpur was abandoned in Bogura.
Toffee users can pay from mobile balance
Toffee, Bangladesh鈥檚 leading digital entertainment platform powered by Banglalink, has introduced a new payment option that makes subscribing easier than ever. From now on, users can seamlessly purchase their Toffee subscriptions with Banglalink mobile balance, making the process more convenient and hassle-free...
Quantitative and qualitative reading
THE macroeconomic outlook of a country can be projected quantitatively through a large number of economic tools applied on a plethora of variables. However, the numbers do not always reflect the real truth hidden behind the projections. More importantly, the projections often make realistic assumptions, which hold a number of explanatory variables fixed at their...
Govt, too, is indifferent towards road safety issues
PUBLIC transports remains fatally unsafe for passengers as the interim government has so far kept the sector off its reform agenda. The Passengers Welfare Association of Bangladesh on September 13 reported that at least 86,690 people died and 153,257 became wounded in 62,619 road accidents in 11 years. The number of fatalities, however shocking, is not surprising as...
Govt should tie all loose ends to meet timely textbook supply
THE National Curriculum and Textbook Board, meant to provide about 40 million students with textbooks on January 1, when the academic year begins, could print about 410.5 million copies of textbooks for the current academic year and complete the distribution by March, three months after classes began. The failure earned the board criticism. The board could run into...
Three dengue patients die, 685 hospitalised in 24 hours
Three dengue patient died and 685 patients have been hospitalised in the country during the past 24 hours.
Festive polls in Feb if consensus reached: CA
Interim government chief adviser and National Consensus Commission chair Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged the politicians to reach consensus on the July National Charter鈥檚 execution method so that the 13th national elections, planned for...
July uprising Injured victim doubts getting justice over 鈥榝alse鈥� case
A July uprising injured victim on Sunday expressed doubt over getting justice regarding a 鈥榝alse case鈥� filed by a person in Dhaka in his name, claiming that he was actually injured in Chattogram and filed a case there in that connection...
Former boxing world champion Hatton found dead
Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died aged 46, Britain's Press Association news agency reported Sunday.
Man killed, wife allegedly raped in Cox鈥檚 Bazar
A man from the Chakma community was killed, and his wife was allegedly raped by a fellow on Saturday night.
BURNING BODIES AT ASHULIA:聽Trial of ex-MP Saiful, 15 cops begins聽
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Sunday began the trial of former independent lawmaker for Dhaka-19, Muhammad Saiful Islam, along with 15 former police personnel, over the killing of nine protesters at Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka during the July 2024 mass uprising.