IEPMP not economically viable: confce
The Integrated Power Master Plan is economically non-viable, speakers said at an energy conference on Wednesday...
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US Trade Representative, BGMEA discuss RMG issues
US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch and Trade Policy Analyst for South and Central Asia Emily Ashby met with the leadership of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association at a hotel in Dhaka on Tuesday...
French internet firm fined 50m euros for unsolicited ads
France鈥檚 largest internet operator Orange was on Tuesday slapped with a 50-million-euro ($53-million) fine for sending unsolicited adverts resembling emails to customers...
Growing distrust of USA globally
THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...
OECD warns of protectionism weeks before Trump return
The OECD warned Wednesday that protectionist trade measures pose a major risk to disrupting the world聽economy, just weeks before Donald Trump is set to return to the White House...
GIZ delegation meets UGC chairman
A three-member German technical cooperation agency delegation paid a courtesy call on the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh chairman Professor SMA Faiz at the UGC in Dhaka on Tuesday...
Kuwait urges 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� for Gaza at Gulf summit
Kuwait鈥檚 ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...
Kyiv, Seoul will deepen security ties over North Korea troops
South Korea and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to deepen security cooperation in response to the 鈥榯hreat鈥� posed by the deployment of North Korea troops in Russia, the presidency in Seoul announced...
An opportunity to strengthen trade relations
EGYPT will host this year鈥檚 D-8 Summit (Developing-8) Organisation for Economic Cooperation, bringing together leaders from member states, namely Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey, targeting talks on boosting trade, investment, exports, and economic collaboration among each member. Meanwhile...
Three IUT students killed as picnic bus gets electrified in Gazipur
Three students of Islamic University of Technology, run and funded by Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, were killed and three others were injured as a bus carrying them became electrified when it came into contact with a high-voltage power cable in Gazipur鈥檚 Sreepur upazila on Saturday morning.
Air traffic disrupted in north as winter arrives
Dense fog disrupted flight operations during morning hours for the second consecutive running on Sunday at Saidpur airport as temperature has started falling in the northern region...
Bangladesh Biman receives ISAGO, RA3 certificates
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has recently received the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations certificate from the International Air Transport Association as the highest recognition in the ground handling sector...
UGC holds exchange of views with KOICA delegation
Bangladesh University Grants Commission on Thursday held an exchange of views with a seven-member delegation of the Korea International Cooperation Agency at the commission in Dhaka...
How BRICS redefines global cooperation
THE 16th BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, felt like a deliberate contrast to the annual IMF and World Bank meetings taking place in Washington. The timing couldn鈥檛 have been more telling. The optics of this contrast were hard to miss, giving off the impression of a bloc standing firmly apart from the US-dominated global order. While the West may see Kazan...
TOAB warns of strong movement to save industry
The president of the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh Mohammad Rafeuzzaman on Sunday warned that they would go on a greater movement to save the industries if stopped tourists visiting and staying overnight in St Martins Island...
OECD launches guidelines on living wage due diligence
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, has developed a handbook to guide companies in applying the OECD due diligence framework to support living incomes and living wages in global supply chains...
Telco operators keep losing subscribers
All four mobile operators in the country experienced a decrease of subscription for the second consecutive month in August, according to data published by the Bangladesh...
China, Russia pledge to strengthen military cooperation
The Chinese and Russian defence ministers pledged on Monday to deepen cooperation between their two countries鈥� militaries as they met in Beijing...
Indian foreign minister to visit Pakistan in rare trip
Indian foreign minister will be in Pakistan later this month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, a government spokesman said on Friday, in a rare visit by a top New Delhi official....
Bangladesh signs tripartite deal to import 40 MW electricity
Bangladesh, Nepal and India on Thursday inked a tripartite power sales agreement for electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh via India...
Tour operators oppose licensing fees, VAT, cite threat to business
The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh on Wednesday called on the government to cancel new deposit requirements and address inconsistencies in the Tour Operator and Tour Guide Act, 2024, warning that these measures could harm future of the tourism industry...
Asia鈥檚 oldest operating trams see slow death in India
The dinging bell of a tram rattling through the streets of the Indian city of Kolkata is all it takes for Deep Das to have the 鈥榟appiest moment鈥� of his day...
Bangladesh, China to strengthen water management cooperation: adviser
The water resources and environment adviser to the interim government, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, said on Wednesday that China expressed its commitment to sharing expertise in water management, building a smart water conservancy system, and enhancing data sharing during floods...
Joint operation to recover illegal arms begins midnight past
A joint operation will begin across the country from tonight in an effort to recover illegal firearms.
A new era in China-Africa cooperation
AS THE 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation approaches, the stage is set for a new chapter in Sino-African relations. From September 4 to 6, Beijing will host this pivotal gathering, where strategic partnerships between China and Africa are expected to deepen significantly. For China, this summit is more than a diplomatic event...
Death toll rises as Israeli West Bank raids enter second day
The death toll climbed on Thursday as Israel pressed a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank for a second day, despite UN concerns it is 鈥榝uelling an already explosive situation鈥�...
7-Eleven operator drops on reports of anti-takeover move
Shares in the Japanese operator of 7-Eleven fell Wednesday as reports suggested growing opposition within the firm to a takeover bid by Canadian rival Couche-Tard to create an international convenience store empire...
All police stations resume operations in Bangladesh
All 639 police stations in Bangladesh resumed operations on Thursday, said authorities.
DMCB donates diagnostic machines to Gonoshasthaya
The Dhaka Mercantile Co-operative Bank Limited has recently donated 10 diagnostic machines to Gonoshasthaya Nagar Hospital for advanced treatment of kidney diagnosis patients...
Flight operation at Sylhet Airport suspended for six hours
Flight operations at Sylhet Osmani International Airport were suspended for six hours on Monday.
