Aminul backs Mehidy as ODI captain
Bangladesh Cricket Board president Aminul Islam backed Mehidy Hasan Miraz as ODI captain but suggested that they might reconsider their approach of choosing different captains for different formats.
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Online tax return filing made easier for expats
The National Board of Revenue has introduced an option for Bangladeshi taxpayers living abroad to receive One-Time Passwords (OTPs) via email, making online income tax return submission easier and more accessible for expatriates...
Iran says any new attack would be another failure
Iran warned on Thursday against fresh attacks on his country, after UN nuclear watchdog chief said he fears a possible 鈥榬enewed use of force鈥� if attempts at diplomacy with Tehran fail.
ILO convention ratifications landmark for labour rights: Yunus
Since the interim government on Wednesday ratified three conventions of the International Labour Organisation, chief adviser Muhammad Yunus described the day as memorable one in the history of realising the rights of working people in Bangladesh...
Macron orders tighter security as Louvre reopens doors
French president Emmanuel Macron Wednesday ordered stepped-up security measures at the Louvre, as the Paris museum reopened its doors days after a shocking daytime heist...
NCP, Jamaat demand constitutional order for July Charter implementation
Leaders of the National Citizen Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday called on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to issue a constitutional order to give the July National Charter a firm legal and institutional foundation...
NCP leaders hold talks with Yunus
Leaders of the National Citizen Party met with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government, on Wednesday.
New German envoy calls on Bangladesh interim govt chief
Newly appointed German ambassador to Bangladesh Rudiger Lotz on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
3 鈥榗onfess鈥� to JnU JCD leader murder
Three detained accused in Sunday鈥檚 murder of Jagannath University student and Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain in Old Dhaka on Tuesday confessed to their involvement in the murder before three metropolitan magistrates in Dhaka...
UK borrowing hits 5-year high
UK government borrowing reached a five-year high in September, official data showed Tuesday, adding pressure to the government ahead of its annual budget...
10 Minute School and聽 bKash launch course on everyday finance
Online learning platform 10 Minute School and mobile financial service provider bKash have launched a free special course to help people learn about daily transactions, income-expense planning, savings, loans, investments, insurance, managing emergency funds and staying safe in financial dealing...
Six int鈥檒 rights bodies urge Bangladesh interim govt chief to end arbitrary arrests, detention
Six international rights bodies, including United States-based Human Rights Watch have urged Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to immediately end arbitrary arrests and detentions and filing politically motivated cases.
BNP delegation meets Yunus at Jamuna
A delegation from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, led by secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met with the chief adviser at the Jamuna State Guesthouse on Tuesday evening.
9 consignments of Rooppur NPP damaged
Electrical equipment, motors, and other machinery parts of about nine consignments, weighing around 18 tonnes, imported for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant were destroyed in the fire at a cargo village section of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Saturday...
OpenAI big chip orders dwarf its revenues
OpenAI is ordering hundreds of billions of dollars鈥� worth of chips in the artificial intelligence race, raising questions among investors about how the startup will finance these purchases...
DNA holds secret to beating cancer
THE cells of all living organisms carry within them a microscopic blueprint of life, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. This genetic material stores and regulates essential information governing cell growth, development, structure, maintenance and disease. Human DNA, comprising around 3.2 billion sequences of four chemical bases 鈥� adenine, guanine, cytosine and...
Khamenei tells Trump to 鈥榢eep dreaming鈥�
Iran鈥檚 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday rebuffed claims by US president Donald Trump that the Islamic republic鈥檚 nuclear sites had been destroyed by US strikes in June...
CA鈥檚 intervention demanded to stop damaging haors
Environmental activists, farmers and members of the local fishing community on Sunday urged the interim government chief adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, and the authorities of the ministries concerned to take steps to stop the ongoing attempts of filling up paddy fields and destroying wetlands at Moulvibazar Sadar upazila for installing a solar power project...
Iran ditches nuclear deal limits
Iran said on Saturday that it was no longer bound by restrictions on its nuclear programme as a landmark 10-year deal between it and world powers expired, though Tehran reiterated its 鈥榗ommitment to diplomacy鈥�.
Tax receipts hit Tk 90,825cr in July-Sept
The country鈥檚 revenue collection reached a milestone of Tk 90,825 crore in July-September, the first quarter of the current financial year 2025-26, which is聽the highest-ever revenue collection in the first quarter of any fiscal year.
French PM survives two confidence votes
French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu weathered two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.
Professor Yunus to chair urgent meeting with political parties in evening
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser and head of National Consensus Commission Professor Muhammad Yunus will chair an urgent meeting of the NCC with political parties at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this evening.
Indictment hearing in Inu鈥檚 crimes case Oct 23
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Tuesday set October 23 for hearing on charge framing against former information minister and Jasad president Hasanul Haque Inu in a case filed over allegedly committing crimes against humanity in Kushtia...
French PM faces parliament in political crisis
Embattled French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu was to give a high-stakes speech to a deeply divided parliament on Tuesday, with opponents already trying to topple his government.
Yunus to leave for Rome today to join WFF event
Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus will leave for Rome in Italy today to join a flagship event of the World Food Forum.
Carmakers face massive UK dieselgate lawsuit
Five major car manufacturers go on trial at London鈥檚 High Court on Monday in the latest chapter of the dieselgate emissions scandal that has rocked the global car industry for a decade.
Europe鈥檚 33pc doctors, nurses suffer from depression: WHO
One in three doctors and nurses in Europe report suffering from depression or anxiety, a study published Friday by the European branch of the World Health Organisation said.
NBR sets up e-return help desks in all tax zones
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set up e-Return Help Desks in all tax zones across the country to facilitate smooth and hassle-free submission of online income tax returns by the esteemed taxpayers...
Green manure brings hope for sustainable farming in Khulna
Farmers in Khulna are embracing green manure as a sustainable alternative to chemical fertilizers, offering new hope for eco-friendly and cost-effective agriculture in the coastal region...
Macron seeks new PM to end France crisis
French president Emmanuel Macron was on Thursday racing to find a new prime minister within a two-day deadline after the resignation of outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu tipped the country deeper into political crisis.
