NRBC Bank鈥檚 Cumilla Zone holds town hall meeting
A town hall meeting was held at NRBC Bank鈥檚 Comilla Zone on Friday at a hotel in Feni, said a press release...
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NALA launched to ease remittance inflow
NALA, a US-based financial services company, has recently launched its services in Bangladesh aiming to simplify sending remittances to the country, said a press release...
Colombian ex-president Uribe gets 12yrs鈥� house arrest
A Colombian judge on Friday sentenced still-powerful former president Alvaro Uribe to 12 years of house arrest, capping a long and contentious career that defined Colombian politics for a generation.
JD.com set to acquire German electronics giant
Chinese e-commerce group JD.com looks set to acquire a German electronics retail giant, both sides said, in a 2.2-billion euro deal that would boost the Chinese group鈥檚 presence in Europe...
New push to reach plastic pollution pact
Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard.
Phelps, Lochte slam US performance
The United States preferred to do their talking in the pool on Saturday after Olympic swimming great Michael Phelps took a swipe at the team鈥檚 performance at the world championships in Singapore.
European Court of Justice challenges authority of sports court CAS
The European Court of Justice said on Friday national courts must be permitted to carry out detailed reviews of arbitral awards by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Prosecutors call Hakimi to face rape trial
French prosecutors on Friday called for Paris Saint-Germain star Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Moroccan international denies.
Carlsen wins Esports World Cup title
Norwegian Grandmaster Magnus聽Carlsen聽won the maiden Esports World Cup chess tournament as he defeated Alireza Firouzja in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Rafi, Annie fail to improve timing in 50m events
Bangladesh鈥檚 swimmers Samiul Islam Rafi and Annie Akter failed to improve timings in their respective men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 50 metre backstroke freestyle events in the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
Butler & Co off to Laos
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 under-20 football team reached Laos on Saturday for their Group H qualifying matches of the AFC U-20 Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers.
Many cricketers aspiring coaching: Bashar聽
A lot of former and current players have shown interest in taking up coaching as a career, said the Bangladesh Cricket Board鈥檚 programme coordinator of the game development, Habibul Bashar, on Saturday.聽
Building power for Palestine, a new world order
A COALITION of cross-regional states met in Bogot谩, Colombia in mid-July to discuss measures to disrupt Israel鈥檚 genocide of Palestinians. The subsequent commitments by some of those governments to end all material support to Israel and to uphold international law is an important development not just to end the genocide, but to counter the relentless militarism...
Accounting: casualty of capital market compliance
IN A world where capital flows increasingly shape the fortunes of developing economies, the importance of transparent and comparable financial statements cannot be overstated. International accounting standards, when properly applied, can help countries attract foreign investment, bolster financial credibility and unlock economic potential. But while the global...
Cut in global funding in education
A SIGNIFICANT number of underprivileged children continue to suffer from what is now recognised as learning poverty 鈥� particularly in developing foundational literacy and numeracy skills 鈥� despite the government鈥檚 considerable annual investment in primary education through the Primary Education Development Programme and additional efforts by...
Public film-making on a broken reel
THE Film Development Corporation, once the heartbeat of cinematic culture, now stands as a hollowed-out relic of its past. Established in 1957 and revitalised after independence in 1971, the corporation had flourished for decades as the nation鈥檚 premier film production hub. Since the early 2000s, this state-run institution has, however, suffered gradual disuse, bureaucratic...
Gains in US tariff can only be evaluated in light of offers
THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
Bodies of 2 Bangladeshis found in Padma River
The disfigured bodies two Bangladeshis, reportedly burned with acid, were recovered from the Padma River along the Masudpur border in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Saturday, triggering fresh outrage over...
4 dead as train聽 bumps into auto-rickshaw at Ramu
At least four people, including three from a family, were killed as a train rammed a CNG-powered autorickshaw at a level crossing in the Rashidnagar area at Ramu in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Saturday.
Supreme Court promotes key judicial reforms in dialogue with law students
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh held a special dialogue on Saturday to engage law students from public universities in ongoing judicial reform efforts...
July Proclamation to feature discrimination-free country
The interim government has finalised the draft of the July Proclamation set to be presented on August 5, according to a statement from the chief adviser鈥檚 press wing.
Three Bangladeshis dead, 2 hurt in Malaysia road accident
Three Bangladeshis were killed and two others injured after a multipurpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday.
One dies of Covid, one new case in 24hrs
The Directorate General of Health Services on Friday confirmed the death of an individual and one more was infected by Covid in the country over a 24-hour period from 8:00am Thursday to 8:00am Friday.
One held while attempting to deliver container illegally at Ctg port
The Chittagong Port Authority said that the security department of the port held a jetty assistant, Sarkar Md Ariful Islam, while collecting the pass at the GCB Gate 5 for the purpose of smuggling on-chassis container, MRKU 7133586 X 20, of Ciba Cargo International Limited.
CU students outraged聽
Students at Chittagong University have alleged that female residential students were threatened that their seats would be cancelled for returning to their halls later than the prescribed hour, prompting a wave of protest on the social media.
ACC sues ex-chair Bachchu, 16 others for embezzling Tk 30cr
The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against 17 people, including former BASIC Bank Limited chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu and its former managing director Kazi Fakhrul Islam, on charges of embezzling Tk 30 crore by approving a loan to a fake company.
UGC chairman for building new Bangladesh in spirit of July uprising
Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz has called for building a new Bangladesh free from discrimination in line with the spirit of the July uprising.
BFDC remains largely abandoned
Once a vibrant centre for film making in the country, the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation is now mostly abandoned by producers due to inefficiency, corruption and lack of advanced technology at the state-run institution.
July Charter signing date uncertain
The date of signing the July National Charter 2025 remains uncertain, as the National Consensus Commission is yet to finalise the draft charter while several political parties have vowed not to endorse it without a clear commitment to legally enforce the charter.
S African farmers on the frontline of US tariff hikes
As winter clouds gathered above South Africa鈥檚 prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of new US tariffs of 30 per cent due to come into force next week.