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Yunus proposes four agendas for BIMSTEC

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday proposed four agendas for the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation as he delivered his speech at the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok...

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Greece to spend 25b euros in defence overhaul: PM

Greece will spend 25 billion euros ($27 billion) through to 2036 in the ‘most drastic’ defence overhaul in its modern history, prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday...

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Hay shines as NZ seal Pakistan ODI series

Mitch Hay’s rollicking 99 not out backed by some feisty seam bowling steered New Zealand to an 84-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series...

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Yunus to hold talks with Modi in Bangkok

Bangladesh interim government chief advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus is going to hold a bilateral meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok on Friday....

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Barapukuria coal storage overflows

The coal yards at the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited are already overflowing while fresh supplies are coming in every day as the Chinese contractor lifting the coal has refused to comply with requests to suspend operations.

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BB raises transaction limits for MFS users

The Bangladesh Bank on Thursday raised transaction limits for mobile financial services such as bKash, Rocket and Nagad, allowing customers to conduct larger transactions and maintain higher account balances...

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Govt should have fire mitigation plans for Sunderbans

A FIRE broke out in a place in the Sunderbans, the world’s largest contiguous stretch of mangrove forest, in the afternoon on March 23 a few hours after firefighters, aided by forest staff and volunteers, had that morning put out another fire that broke out in another place in the morning on March 22. The March 23 fire broke out in the area of Shaplar Bil and the March 22 fire in...

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No confirmation yet about Yunus-Modi meeting in Bangkok

There is no confirmation yet about interim government’s chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus’ meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok of Thailand in the first week of April...

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Islami Bank to auction S Alam subsidiary co

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has issued a notice to auction the assets of Infinity CR Strips Industries Limited, a subsidiary of S Alam Group, to recover outstanding loans...

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Starlink to power Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025

Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Startlink will power the main event of the ‘Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025’ to be held in the capital on April 9 aiming at attracting foreign direct investment...

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US threatens UN agencies

‘Are you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?’ was the key question at the US House Un-American Activities Committee hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global...

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BKB hosts lottery draw of remittance festival

Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Tuesday conducted lottery draw of the first phase of its ‘Remittance Festival 2025’ organised on the occasion of Eid-Ul Fitr, said a press release...

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Abahani move to top

Mominul Haque missed a ton, yet Abahani Limited maintained their winning streak as they beat Brothers Union by 80 runs to secure their fourth consecutive victory in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Saturday.

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Haier Global Commendation Summit held

‘Haier Service Platform Digital Transformation Global Commendation Summit’ has been held at Qingdao in China recently, with the theme ‘wise-hearted service, warm you and me.’...

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S’pore-Indian tobacco co to invest $9.24m in BEPZA EZ

The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority has signed a lease agreement with Allied Tobacco Company Limited, a Singapore-India-owned company, to establish a 100 per cent export-oriented cigarette manufacturing industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone...

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Seizure of 54 kathas of land of Summit Group ordered

The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize 54 kathas of land worth Tk 9.70 crore owned by Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan’s wife Anjuman Aziz Khan...

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R Sarangapani joins BIFPCL as MD

R Sarangapani has joined Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited as managing director on Sunday, said a press release...

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Freeze on 191 accounts of Aziz Khan ordered

The Dhaka metropolitan senior special judge court on Sunday ordered the freezing of 191 bank accounts of Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan and his 10 family members in connection with graft allegations.

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Yunus invites Kuwaiti investors to investment summit

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Sunday invited Kuwaiti investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh’s Special Economic Zones and the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit to be held in April 7-9 in Dhaka...

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