Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate
Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed on to customers outweighed a drop in volumes...
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Venezuela says migrants were tortured in Salvadoran prison
Venezuela announced a probe Monday into torture claims by 252 migrants the United States had sent to a notorious Salvadoran prison where they said they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food...
Amnesty urges probe into Israeli strike on Tehran prison
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for a war crimes investigation into Israel鈥檚 deadly air attack on Tehran鈥檚 Evin prison during last month鈥檚 12-day war...
No quota for July injured in public service
Liberation war affairs ministry adviser Faruk-e-Azam on Monday said that there would be no quota in government jobs for those recognised as 鈥楯uly fighters鈥�, injured in the July uprising in 2024...
EU marks July uprising
The Eastern University marked the anniversary of the July uprising with a discussion and documentary screening at the EU in Dhaka on Monday...
Extreme weather drives global food price hike: study
Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...
SAU VC urges all to make Bangladesh free from corruption
On the occasion of July Uprising鈥�24 Vice-chancellor of the Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Professor Md Abdul Latif at a rally in Dhaka on Monday urged the people of the country to make Bangladesh free from corruption...
Most parties oppose party chief as PM
The majority of the 30 political parties on Monday agreed that a lawmaker could hold dual roles as the prime minister and as the leader of the parliament, but should not simultaneously serve as the chief of a political party...
Tajikistan鈥檚 apricot farmers grapple with climate change
Tajik apricot farmer Uktam Kuziev is worried about the future now that climate change is threatening Central Asia鈥檚 vital fruit harvest...
Deplorable delay in disbursing grants to July uprising victims
THE delay in disbursing grants and allowances to those wounded and to the families of those martyred during the July uprising is deeply disappointing. The interim government 鈥� formed after the student-led mass movement toppled the authoritarian Awami League government in August 2024 鈥� repeatedly pledged that support and rehabilitation for the victims would be...
Fatullah鈥檚 ex-OC jailed for hiding wealth info
A Dhaka court on Sunday convicted and sentenced Md Hasan Ali, former officer-in-charge of Fatullah police station, to two years imprisonment in a case lodged for concealing information about his wealth...
ULAB marks July uprising anniv with film screening, discussion
To mark the anniversary of the July uprising, the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh organised an event titled Remembering the July at the ULAB in Dhaka on Friday...
Many victims yet to get any help
Sufferings and disappointment of the people wounded in the July uprising deepens on as many of them have yet to receive any or furhter financial help from the July Shaheed Smrity Foundation...
Southeast University hosts discussion on July uprising
Southeast University has organised an event titled July Remembrance 2025 at the Multipurpose Hall of the university in Dhaka...
Prime Bank named 鈥楤est Bank for ESG鈥�2025鈥� by Euromoney
Prime鈥疊ank PLC has been named 鈥楤est Bank for ESG 2025鈥� in Bangladesh by Euromoney Awards for Excellence, said a press release...
Emerging right-wing politics a threat to democracy
WHILE the youth leaders of the victorious July uprising against the autocratic regime of Awami League, a year ago, announced that the spirit of their struggle was to establish a democratic polity and, that too, in the light of Bangladesh鈥檚 historic promise to establish equality, human dignity and social justice, the Jamaat-e-Islami and its political allies at a huge gathering on July...
Fakhrul says mid-Feb polls to ensure 鈥榯ruly representative govt鈥�
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday expressed hope that the forthcoming national election, pledged by the interim government for mid-February, would lead to the formation of a 鈥榯ruly representative government鈥�...
Saudi 鈥楽leeping鈥� Prince dies after nearly two decades in coma
Prince Alwaleed bin Khaled bin Talal, widely known as the 鈥楽leeping Prince,鈥� passed away on Saturday after spending nearly 20 years in a coma, following a serious traffic accident in London.
Absence of educational reform decried
Transparency International Bangladesh executive director Iftekharuzzaman on Saturday alleged that no commission had been formed to reform the education sector whereas the historic July uprising began from the educational institutions...
Two-year imprisonment for evaluating public exam answer sheets by others
An examiner of public examination will get two years imprisonment if he or she evaluates answer scripts by others...
Education sector yet to return to normalcy
Normal academic atmosphere in the education sector from primary to tertiary levels is yet to be restored in the country, even after a year of the student-led mass uprising in July and August in 2024...
Netflix profits surge off ads, higher subscription prices
Netflix reported stronger than expected second-quarter results Thursday, with profit jumping 45 per cent year-over-year as the streaming giant benefited from subscription price increases and a growing advertising business...
July Uprising:聽Film screening across Bangladesh Sunday to mark first anniversary
Films including 'People Who Fought for Us' and 'Digital Security Act: Story of Mushtaq Ahmed' will be screened at important places across Bangladesh on Sunday to commemorate the July Uprising...
GAU marks July uprising with series of events
Gazipur Agricultural University on Thursday observed the July uprising through a series of programmes aimed at honouring its legacy and inspiring democratic and environmental consciousness among students.
RUET stands by injured in July uprising
As part of the programme titled 鈥楯uly Uprising Revival鈥�, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology provided educational assistance to an injured in the July uprising, Kaushik Islam Apurba , at the hall room of the RUET in Rajshahi on Thursday.
BUET VC urges all to refrain from barbarity, immoral activities
Vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Professor ABM Badruzzaman has urged the people of the country to refrain from all kinds of barbarity and immoral activities to fulfil the purpose of those killed and...
Prime Bank recognised in 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024鈥�
Prime Bank PLC has again been recognised by the Bangladesh Bank in 鈥楽ustainability Rating 2024,鈥� said a press release.
Banks to remain closed on August 5
All scheduled banks across the country will remain closed on 5 August 2025, marking the observance of the government-declared holiday marking July Uprising Day.
Silent sufferings of victims
ONE year after the July uprising shook Bangladesh to its core, families of those killed and injured during the uprising have expressed deep sorrow and frustration, lamenting that they feel forgotten and neglected. Their emotional wounds, intertwined...
Prime Bank hosts dialogue with corporate banking customers
Prime Bank has recently organised an engagement session with its corporate banking customers, bringing together prominent clients for a day of interaction, dialogue and shared perspectives on the evolving business landscape...