Nepal interim PM adds youth figures to cabinet
Nepal鈥檚 prime minister Sushila Karki expanded on Sunday her interim cabinet which was formed in the wake of youth-led uprising last month, inducting two ministers seen as popular among young people...
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BNP to recruit religious teachers in pry schools
BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that the party would create posts for religious teachers in the country鈥檚 primary schools if voted to power...
Prices of essentials continue to soar in Khulna straining consumers
The prices of essentials and kitchen items in Khulna have remained on an upward trajectory for nearly two months, putting them beyond the reach of many consumers...
Prime Bank partners with JAMS
Prime Bank PLC entered into a strategic partnership with JAMS Construction and JAMS Development Ltd, one of Bangladesh鈥檚 most reputed real estate developers, to offer exclusive discounts on flat purchases for its valued customers, said a press release...
India can switch from Russian crude, but at a cost: analysts
Indian oil refiners can shift away from Russian crude after US president Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Moscow鈥檚 two largest oil companies 鈥� but the move will come at a cost, analysts said Friday.
Prime Bank cardholders to get discounts at D茅lifrance
Prime Bank PLC has entered into a strategic partnership with Les Bleus Limited (D茅lifrance) to offer exclusive dining and gifting discounts for its employees and customers.
鈥楥rony capitalism鈥� established in country: Debapriya
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh convener Debapriya Bhattacharya at a programme in Sylhet on Thursday said that a 鈥榗rony capitalist鈥� economy had been established in the country...
Oil prices surge as Trump hits Russian crude with sanctions
Oil prices surged more than 5 per cent Thursday after US president Donald Trump targeted Russia鈥檚 key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine...
Workshop on corporate tax, transfer pricing held聽
Rahman Rahman Huq, Chartered Accountants (KPMG in Bangladesh), organised a workshop on the 鈥楴ew Corporate Tax Landscape and Transfer pricing,鈥� reviewing the country鈥檚 fiscal framework, Export Processing Zone operations, and international tax developments, said a press release...
Mintoo receives Top Agri-food Pioneer award
Abdul Awal Mintoo have been awarded 鈥楾op Agri-Food Pioneer (TAP), 2025鈥� award by World Food Prize Foundation, said a press release...
ICT ends trial of Hasina
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday concluded the trial of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan, and former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun...
Dollar rate rises to Tk聽122.8
The dollar price has increased against the taka as demand for the greenback increased amid a rebound in import payments and large-scale purchases by the Bangladesh Bank...
Gold, global stocks slide
Gold prices sank further Wednesday and major stock markets mostly fell on fresh economic jitters caused by China-US trade uncertainty and a batch of weak company earnings...
Prime Bank, Green University to host student-focused progs
Prime Bank PLC and Green University of Bangladesh recently signed an agreement to strengthen industry-academia collaboration through joint initiatives and student-focused programmes...
Jailed Belarus, Georgia journalists win EU鈥檚 top rights prize
The EU parliament awarded the bloc鈥檚 Sakharov human rights prize on Wednesday to jailed Georgian journalist and editor Mzia Amaghlobeli and Polish-Belarusian journalist Andrzej Poczobut, calling them symbols of the 鈥榮truggle for freedom鈥�...
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...
15 army officials land in sub-jail in cantonment
International Crimes Tribunal 1 on Wednesday sent the 15 detained serving army officers to jail in three cases of crimes against humanity, two for enforced disappearances during the fallen Awami League regime and the other for 2024 July uprising atrocities...
Falling growth key concern: GED
Falling private sector credit growth has remained as the most worrying issue on the country鈥檚 economic front despite a rebound in deposit growth in banks, according to a government report released on Tuesday...
Prime Bank clients to receive BRAC Healthcare benefits
Prime Bank PLC recently entered into a strategic partnership with BRAC Healthcare Limited to offer exclusive discounts on a range of health screening packages for its valued customers...
Sarkozy jailed, proclaiming his innocence
France鈥檚 ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first former head of an EU state to be jailed Tuesday, proclaiming his innocence as he entered a Paris prison...
Sanae Takaichi named Japan鈥檚 first woman PM
Sanae Takaichi was named Japan鈥檚 first woman prime minister Tuesday, with the social conservative naming just two other women to her cabinet...
Trial opens in Klarna鈥檚 $8.3-b lawsuit against Google
A Swedish court began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit brought by Swedish price comparison site Pricerunner, owned by Klarna, against tech giant Google for over $8 billion for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results...
Jashim appointed as Prime Bank CFO, FAD head
Mohammad Jashim Uddin has been appointed as chief financial officer and financial administration division head of Prime Bank PLC...
Trial of July killings to be held in Speedy Trial Tribunals
The government has decided to hold the trials of cases filed for the killings during July 2024 mass uprising at speedy trial tribunals...
Plots to pit us against uprising to fail: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that no attempt to pit the BNP against the July uprising would succeed.
Bangladeshi artists showcase works in South Korea
Eight Bangladeshi artists are displaying their artworks in a six-day international art exhibition titled 6th Ulsan Asian Print Exchange Exhibition 2025...
Prince elected vice-chair of MBSL
Md Ikhtier Khan Prince has been elected vice-chairman of Mercantile Bank Securities Limited, said a press release...
UK Prince Andrew gives up royal title
The removal of Prince Andrew鈥檚 royal title 鈥榲indicates鈥� his alleged sexual assault victim, her family has said, as King Charles III seeks to draw a line under the damaging scandal.
Drug market regulation must be policy priority
THE prolonged suspension of injectable saline production in government facilities is another example of government negligence towards public health. The Institute of Public Health, established in 1948, has produced injectable saline and vaccines but suspended the production for modernisation and renovation of its plant in 2020. The institute director admits that the...
A look at some world leaders who have fled uprisings
Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries or have gone into hiding to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass protests.
