Nissan shares fall as reports say Honda merger talks off
Nissan shares plunged on Wednesday as reports said the struggling Japanese carmaker was walking away from merger talks with rival Honda...
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StanChart, BRAC help climate-affected farmers, fishermen
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in partnership with BRAC, has completed two agricultural initiatives aimed at uplifting farmers in Sunamganj, Habiganj haor areas and the Barind region, helping them mitigate adverse effects of climate change in flood- and drought-prone areas, said a press release...
Congolese protest against EU support of Rwanda
Hundreds of Congolese nationals protested on Tuesday at the EU offices in South Africa to demand sanctions against Rwanda over its support for rebels in the turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Road accidents kill 608 in Jan
At least 608 people were killed and 1,100 more injured in 621 road accidents in the country in January, said a Road Safety Foundation report published on Tuesday...
Lt Gen Aminul Karim joins Cosmos Foundation, Bay of Bengal Institute as honorary board member
Lieutenant General (retd) Mohd Aminul Karim, a distinguished military strategist and academic, has joined the Cosmos Foundation and the Bay of Bengal Institute as Honorary Board Member, a move expected to further strengthen the organisations鈥� contributions to strategic policy research and regional discourse...
7 workers abducted in Bandarban
Seven workers have reportedly been abducted by armed miscreants in Lama upazila of Bandarban district on Sunday.
CA press wing debunks Indian Anandabazar Patrika鈥檚 report on Bangladesh army
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press wing has said the news story of Indian daily Ananda Bazar published on Friday is false.
Four-day fair promotes culture, cuisines of CHT
A four-day Hill Fair and Youth Festival 2025 began on Wednesday to promote the products and culture of the national minorities residing in the Chattogram Hill Tracts region, comprising Rangamati, Bandarban and Khagrachari, of Bangladesh.
Universal College hosts orientation programme
Universal College Bangladesh has recently held its orientation programme for the second cohort of students enrolled in the UCBD International Foundation Year programme in Dhaka, said a press release on Wednesday...
Office of Saima鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation not found: ACC
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday said that they did not find the existence of the office of Suchona Foundation, founded by ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 daughter Saima Wazed, at the organisation鈥檚 registered address in the capital鈥檚 Dhanmondi area...
AIB gets PCI DSS certification
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Certification, said a press release...
Standard Chartered charts path to renewable energy
Key stakeholders from government, private sector and financial institutions on Wednesday convened at a high-level roundtable hosted by Standard Chartered Bank to address challenges and opportunities in accelerating renewable energy adoption in Bangladesh.
Centre for Studies on Jogendranath Mandal鈥檚 Thoughts, Practices formed
Centre for Studies on Jogendranath Mandal鈥檚 Thoughts and Practices has been formed with the aim of practicing the political ideology and thoughts of the prominent politician of the undivided India and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly...
聽SUBSTANDARD EVMS: Zafar Iqbal, others under ACC probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission will probe why experts, including Professor Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, found the electronic voting machines suitable, despite allegations of the substandard quality of the EVMs...
Rajapaksa鈥檚 son issued travel ban
The son of Sri Lanka鈥檚 former president Mahinda Rajapaksa was banned on Monday from leaving the island nation following his arrest for alleged money laundering...
Two KNF suspects detained in Bandarban
Security forces detained two suspected members of ethnic armed group Kuki-Chin National Front during a special drive at Keplongpara area under Ruma upazila in Bandarban district Monday morning...
Joyeeta Foundation entrepreneurs protest at eviction
A group of entrepreneurs from Joyeeta Foundation on Monday demanded the rehabilitation in the foundation鈥檚 building after being instructed to vacate their spaces at Rapa Plaza by March 31.
Elephant attack kills worker in Bandarban
A worker was killed as a wild elephant attack him in Lama upazila of Bandarban district early Saturday...
Bus vandalised at IU
A group of students of Islamic University in Kushtia allegedly vandalised a bus of SB Paribahan early Thursday...
SME Foundation seeks funds to implement SME Policy 2025
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation has called for regular budget allocations to implement the newly drafted SME Policy 2025 effectively, along with consistent monitoring of its progress...
SCB, SAF Bangladesh build 2 smart farming villages
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, in collaboration with Sustainable Agriculture Foundation Bangladesh, has developed two farming smart model villages in Rangpur district, said a press release...
Sarjis Alam resigns from July Shaheed Smrity Foundation
Md Sarjis Alam, a key coordinator of the Students Against Discrimination platform, has resigned as the general secretary of the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation amid criticism...
Welfare of construction workers should no more be neglected
ISSUES of worker welfare, which have largely been ignored by successive governments, have once again come to the fore with construction workers having pushed for a set of demands. The Building Construction Workers鈥� Union at a rally in Dhaka on January 18 demanded that the government should ensure fundamental rights of construction workers...
Deplorable nonchalance towards student suicide
A LACK of initiatives to arrest student suicide is deplorable. When a few hundred students commit suicides and many more attempt it every year, it is worrying that authorities and educational institutions fail to take programmes that could contain such incidents. A report by the Aachol Foundation says that at least 310 students committed suicide...
Foreign ministry for resolving border issue with India thru dialogue
Bangladesh has expressed confidence that border-related issues with India will be resolved through dialogue under the framework of the existing Land Boundary Agreement between the two neighbouring nations.
STUDENT SUICIDE IN 2024: Nearly 58pc schoolchildren: Aachol Foundation 聽
Nearly 58 per cent were schoolchildren among those who allegedly committed suicide in the past year, according to a report of volunteer organisation Aachol Foundation.
3 motorcyclists killed in Bandarban road accident
Three motorcyclists were killed in a road accident at Alikadam upazila of Bandarban Saturday afternoon....
BSTI to formulate MEPS standards for LED lamps
National standards and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate minimum energy performance standards for LED lamps, focusing on the issue of electricity saving...
GAS-RELATED ACCIDENTS: BSTI to formulate safety standards
The national standards setting and regulatory body, Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution, is going to formulate 17 safety standards to prevent accidents in gas cooking used in households...