Oil prices rise ahead of US-Russia summit
Wall Street stocks finished little changed Thursday as markets absorbed a disappointing inflation report, while oil prices shot higher on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine...
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Trump eases space regulations in win for Musk
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday easing regulations for the private space industry, including eliminating some environmental reviews, in a move likely to please his erstwhile adviser Elon Musk...
Navalnaya urges Putin to agree release of anti-war prisoners
Exiled Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya on Friday urged presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to strike a deal to free Russian and Ukrainian political prisoners held captive by Moscow for speaking out against the war...
ICT asks govt to ensure security for witness in Chankharpool case
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Thursday directed the government to ensure security for a prosecution witness who had recently testified in the case of crimes against humanity committed in the capital鈥檚 Chankharpool area during the 2024 July uprising...
DU teachers hold public performance on campus
Dhaka University Shikkhak Samaj, a platform of the university teachers, on Thursday organised a public performance to mark the first anniversary of the July mass uprising...
Ex-AL minister Mosharraf, actress Shomi Kaiser released on bail
Former Awami League minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain and actress Shomi Kaiser were released from jail on Thursday after securing bail in separate cases linked to the 2024 July uprising.
PPP Authority, ADB discuss solar energy
The Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Authority on Wednesday welcomed a consultation mission led by Monica Mei V Carino-Young from the Asian Development Bank to discuss innovative partnership opportunities aimed at improving the quality of life for rural communities in Bangladesh...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 84 prisoners each
Russia and Ukraine exchanged 84 prisoners each on Thursday, both sides said, the latest in a series of swaps that has seen hundreds of POWs released so far this year...
Police in uniform spoke in Hindi, say witnesses
Two of the three prosecution witnesses told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday that police personnel in printed uniforms, present in the capital鈥檚 Chankharpool area on August 5, 2024, were speaking in Hindi during the killing of six protesters during the July uprising...
Group art exhibition 鈥楨choes of Time鈥� pays tribute to July uprising
The seven-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楨choes of Time鈥�, under way at the Nalinikanta Bhattasali Gallery of the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka, showcases paintings paying tribute to the July Uprising...
Prime Bank partners with Secret Recipe, Fair Electronics
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Secret Recipe and Fair Electronics, offering its customers exclusive offers on their foods and Hisense electronics products and services. The signing ceremony took place at the bank鈥檚 corporate office in Gulshan...
Govt should make clear rules for state benefits for July martyrs
AN ALLEGEDLY unequal application of the rule for the disbursement of state benefits to the families of the martyrs of the July uprising, which toppled the Awami League regime on August 5, 2024, is worrying as the proposition has sparked off disputes, created resentment and intensified insecurity in the families. Whilst some widows have received the full one-time grant...
Harry, Meghan sign reduced deal with Netflix
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue to develop film and TV projects for Netflix but on more limited terms, the streaming giant announced Monday.
Man testifies killing of son during uprising
Shahriar Khan Polash still remembers the letter his son left behind on August 5, 2024 morning, hours before the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League regime amid a student-led mass uprising.
Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife in Faridpur
A Faridpur court on Monday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for burning his wife to death in sadar upazila in 2011...
Rahul Gandhi, opposition leaders detained
Delhi Police detained senior opposition MPs, including the Congress鈥� Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Monday morning as their protests over the Election Commission鈥檚 鈥榗ollusion鈥� with the ruling BJP spilled over into the streets of central Delhi, reports NDTV...
Govt accused of failure to implement uprising spirit
Politicians, lawyers, youth leaders and professionals on Monday at a discussion criticised the interim government that it failed to properly implement the July uprising spirit in the past one year...
Mobile exhibition of uprising photographs begins
A two-day mobile exhibition of the 2024 July mass uprising photographs began in the capital Dhaka on Monday with the exhibition travelling the city areas where the autocratic Awami League regime had faced significant resistance during the uprising...
Prime Bank, Tropical Homes sign deal
Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a strategic agreement with Tropical Homes Limited, said a press release...
Things are better for women athletes now: Shirin
Shirin Akhter, Bangladesh鈥檚 16-time national sprint champion and Olympian at the Rio 2016 Games, began her journey in a small village in Satkhira, ultimately becoming the fastest woman in the country. Between 2007 and 2012, Shirin was recognised as both the...
Gap between expectations and reality
AUGUST 8 marked the first anniversary of the interim government鈥檚 rise to power in the wake of the historic July uprising. The Yunus-led administration came into office buoyed by unprecedented public goodwill, both at home and abroad, and charged with the responsibility of healing a fractured nation. One year may not be long enough to fulfil every expectation...
HC grants Shomi Kaiser bail in another July uprising case
The High Court on Monday granted interim bail to actress and former e-Commerce Association president Shomi Kaiser in the last case she faces over the violence perpetrated during the July uprising...
Supply shortage, no import send onion prices soaring
The prices of onions have experienced a sharp hike in the country due to a supply shortage and a pause in import over the past few months...
BB eases foreign currency rules for foreign investors
Bangladesh Bank has relaxed the foreign currency rules for exporters in specialized zones like Export Processing Zones (EPZs), Private Export Processing Zones (PEPZs), Economic Zones, and High-Tech Parks to retain foreign currency...
FILPS to host Bankers鈥� Meet August 14
Dubai-based fintech organisation FILPS, in association with City Bank, Prime Bank and AB Bank, is going to organise Bankers鈥� Meet 2025 on August 14, said a press release...
Police reform, accountability still deplorably elusive
THIS is concerning and a disservice to the spirit of the July uprising that a section of police personnel is still involved in criminal and corrupt activities. The involvement of police personnel in crimes such as extortion, bribery, intimidation and framing innocent people in false cases has continued to make the headlines every other day. The agency is also reported to have taken...
BDPF demands establishment of education reform commission
In commemoration of the 2024 July uprising anniversary, the Bangladesh Doctors鈥� Platform in Finland has recently held an online discussion titled Democracy and Education Reform are Woven from the Same Thread.
Interim govt performances under fire
Speakers, including academics, cultural activists, and researchers on Saturday said that the interim government failed to meet people鈥檚 expectations after the July mass uprising...
Tarique Rahman is future prime minister: Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that the party鈥檚 acting chairman Tarique Rahman would be the future prime minister of Bangladesh...
Mixed trends mark weekly decline at stocks
Investors at the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses ended the week on a sour note, snapping a streak of consecutive weekly gains as key indices fell notably in the four-day trading week...