Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged his allies to bring about 鈥榬egime change鈥� in Russia, hours after a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed 11 people including a six-year-old boy...
Dhaka Stock Exchange on Thursday wrapped up the week on a high note with turnover crossing the Tk聽1,000-crore mark, despite the majority of listed companies witnessing a drop in share prices...
The country鈥檚 stock markets continued to face a downward trend for the second consecutive day of the week, with most companies witnessing a fall in share prices on both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses...
BANGLADESH is known as one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of global climate change, but the country is moving fast from the vulnerability to a become climate-resilient society through various policy responses and climate actions at various levels. The country has formulated a set of policies, plans and strategies to address climate change through...
China and the European Union vowed Thursday to 鈥榮tep up鈥� action on climate change, according to a joint statement released as Beijing hosted the bloc鈥檚 leaders for a one-day summit.
Bangladesh Bank has purchased another US $10 million from commercial banks through an auction to boost dollar exchange rate against taka...
Bangladesh鈥檚 interbank foreign exchange market experienced a sharp rise in transaction volumes in June, driven primarily by intensified spot market activity and sustained swap transactions...
Country鈥檚 both bourses 鈥� Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Tuesday continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a sixth consecutive session...
CLIMATE change stands as one of the most pressing global challenges of the twenty-first century, with its impacts reverberating through both the natural environment and human societies. To understand, predict and potentially mitigate these impacts, scientists depend heavily on climate models. At the very core of these models lies mathematics, an indispensable...
Over 100 protesting students and 16 members of the security forces were injured as the students entered the Bangladesh secretariat bypassing security barricades and locked into clashes with the Bangladesh Army and police in the capital Dhaka on Tuesday, demanding mainly the resignation of the education adviser and the secretary for their alleged failure...
Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...
Country鈥檚 both bourses -- Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange聽 -- on Monday聽 continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a fifth consecutive session...
Tajik apricot farmer Uktam Kuziev is worried about the future now that climate change is threatening Central Asia鈥檚 vital fruit harvest...
Both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges closed higher on Sunday, the first trading session of the week, with most listed companies ending the day in the green...
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Saturday called for effective measures to ensure cleanliness at Kuakata and Cox鈥檚 Bazar during the upcoming tourist season...
Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed record-breaking trading activity throughout the past week, pushing average daily turnover to Tk 681 crore, the highest so far this year...
Dhaka Stock Exchange turnover on Thursday reached Tk 7.90 billion, marking a 7.53 per cent increase from the previous session and the highest single-day figure in more than eight months.
Stock markets on Sunday finished the session of the week flat amid heightened intraday volatility as investors opted to lock in short-term gains from recently appreciated stocks while taking renewed positions on selected small-cap and blue-chip scrips...
NRBC Bank PLC has concluded a four-day training programme on Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade at its training institute, aimed at enhancing the knowledge and operational efficiency of its officials...
Some 2,300 people are likely to have died of heat-related causes across 12 European cities during a severe heatwave that ended last week, with two-thirds of the deaths directly linked to climate change, according to a new study, reports Al Jazeera...
AS MONSOON clouds gather over Bangladesh鈥檚 emerald paddies, a silent force shapes the fate of its 170 million people: water, and the shifting layers of earth beneath it. From the Brahmaputra鈥檚 mighty flow in the north to the deltaic veins in the south, Bangladesh鈥檚 geo-hydrology is both its strength and vulnerability. Yet, as climate change accelerates and urban...
Country鈥檚 both bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Tuesday also continued its upward trajectory, extending its gaining streak for a fourth consecutive session...
The overall Purchasing Managers鈥� Index (PMI) of Bangladesh declined by 5.8 points in June, reaching 53.1, according to the latest PMI index published jointly by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Monday...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses鈥擠haka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Monday witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investor sentiment remained upbeat, particularly toward banking sector scrips amid renewed sector specific optimism following recent reform initiatives undertaken by the central bank...
CLIMATE change in Bangladesh is no longer a distant environmental threat; it is unfolding as a public health crisis. The signs are unmistakable. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall, recurrent floods, saltwater intrusion and worsening air pollution are already placing considerable strain on an overburdened healthcare system. These environmental pressures are not...
Police have detained six people over their alleged involvement in looting of 5,00,000 Saudi riyals of a money exchange company in the capital鈥檚 Tejgaon on Tuesday...
The indices at both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges ended higher on Wednesday, the third trading session of the week, with most companies registering price gains, while turnover increased in Dhaka and declined in Chattogram...
Independent University, Bangladesh has recently signed a memorandum of understanding with Far Western University in Nepal, aiming to strengthen academic cooperation and facilitate joint initiatives in research, education and student engagement...
Country鈥檚 both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Bangladesh鈥檚 gross foreign exchange reserves, calculated under IMF guidelines, soared to $26.32 billion on Sunday amid disbursements from a number of foreign lenders including the International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank and World Bank...