10 Bangladeshi cos participate in Global Sourcing Expo in Sydney
Some 10 Bangladeshi companies are participating in the three-day 鈥楪lobal Sourcing Expo Sydney 2025鈥� at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia...
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DCCI backs PTA to boost trade with Sri Lanka
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry has emphasized signing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka to expand bilateral trade and investment...
Bangladesh鈥檚 growth slows, jobs lost: WB
Bangladesh鈥檚 economy is under growing pressure as GDP growth slows, foreign investment declines and unemployment rises, raising concerns among economists and industry insiders that the economy could face long-term instability without urgent reforms...
Trust Bank holds 700th EC meeting
Trust Bank PLC鈥檚 executive committee on Tuesday held its 700th meeting, said a press release...
Bank Asia holds 26th AGM
Bank Asia PLC on Tuesday held its 26th annual general meeting in a hybrid manner, said a press release...
ICMAB seeks audit expansion to boost transparency
The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) has called for allowing its professionals the authority to conduct financial audits, particularly for small and medium enterprises to foster competition and improve transparency in the country鈥檚 audit system...
Xiaomi Technologies to get insurance services from MetLife
Xiaomi Technologies Bangladesh Private Limited has recently penned an agreement with MetLife Bangladesh to provide insurance benefits to its employees, said a press release...
bkash rolls out Father鈥檚 Day campaign
bKash has launched a campaign on the occasion of Father鈥檚 Day, said a press release...
Biman offers special worker fare on 4 more routes
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has expanded its special concessional airfare programme, known as 鈥榳orker fare,鈥� to four additional Middle Eastern countries, namely United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait and Qatar...
Parties agree lawmakers鈥� freedom to vote in JS
All the 29 political parties attending the meeting on the third day of the second round of National Consensus Commission-hosted dialogue on Tuesday agreed that lawmakers could vote against bills except the finance bill and confidence motion, going against...
US factory output ticks down in May
Industrial production in the United States edged down unexpectedly in May, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday, as a drop in utilities output outweighed slight upticks in manufacturing and mining...
Mamata slams Modi govt for labelling people as Bangladeshis only for language
The West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a sharp attack on BJP-ruled governments in states and at the Centre over the alleged 鈥榩ush back鈥� of migrant workers from Bengal to Bangladesh, accusing the administrations of labelling those individuals as Bangladeshis only because they speak in Bengali, reports The Telegraph online.
Ex-AL lawmaker Sarwar arrested in Dhaka
Former Awami League lawmaker for Kusthia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan was arrested at Basila in Mohammadpur in Dhaka city on Tuesday afternoon...
BSF returns 2 Bangladeshis thru Naogaon border
Indian Border Security Force returned two Bangladeshi college students, who were detained while making Tiktok video in the Indian territory along Naogaon border, to Border Guard Bangladesh on Monday.
Stop Netanyahu before he gets us all killed
FOR nearly 30 years, Israel鈥檚 prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has driven the Middle East into war and destruction. The man is a powder keg of violence. Throughout all the wars that he has championed, Netanyahu has always dreamed of the big one: to defeat and overthrow the Iranian Government. His long-sought war, just launched, might just get us all killed in a...
How climate change rewrites crimes along coast
IN THE at-risk southern region of Bangladesh, fierce winds and rising rivers cause more than just home and farmland damage. Climate change, poverty, and social disintegration are quietly increasing crime, a worrying trend that is often overlooked. Policy responses prioritise rescue, relief, and infrastructure repair, but climate change-induced criminality is neglected...
America鈥檚 last throw of dice
ISRAEL has been called America鈥檚 unsinkable ship in the Middle East. Terrifyingly accurate Iranian missiles have been piercing its acclaimed Iron Dome to target the ship鈥檚 hull as it were. The war that began as a threat to Iran is looking like a threat to Israel. The Western world looks jolted by Iran鈥檚 furious response to Israel鈥檚 initial blitzkrieg on Thursday night despite...
21 nations condemn Israeli strikes on Iran
Twenty-one Arab and Muslim countries issued a joint statement on Monday condemning Israel鈥檚 airstrikes on Iran and calling for regional de-escalation, nuclear disarmament 鈥榳ithout selectivity鈥� and respect for international law, according to Egypt鈥檚 official news agency MENA .
Confronting child labour
THE childhood of thousands of children are consumed by hardship, lost to the shadow of child labour. Child labour remains a critical issue across South Asia, especially in Bangladesh. Instead of books and play, countless children are burdened with work in brick kilns, factories, tea estates, hotels, buses, quarries, garages, and hazardous industries like tobacco and...
Govt, court should mind security issues around Hasina trial
INTERNATIONAL Crimes Tribunal 1 has ordered the publication of notices in two national newspapers asking the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home affairs minister Asaduzzaman Khan to appear in the tribunal in seven days. The three-member tribunal has passed the order in a case filed against Hasina and Asaduzzman, who the prosecutor said could...
World faces new nuclear arms race: researchers
Most of the world鈥檚 nuclear-armed states continued to modernise their arsenals last year, setting the stage for a new nuclear arms race, researchers warned on Monday.
Biman initiates Dreamliner safety checks following Air India flight crash
After an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed, Biman Bangladesh Airlines has initiated a series of precautionary inspections across its entire Dreamliner fleet to ensure safety and operational integrity.
Trump says wants 鈥榬eal end鈥� to Israel-Iran conflict
US President Donald Trump said he wants a 鈥榬eal end鈥� to the conflict between Israel and Iran, not just a ceasefire.
Dhaka court attaches S Alam鈥檚 200 acres land
A court in Dhaka on Tuesday ordered to attach 200 acres of land owned by S Alam Group owner Mohammad Saiful Alam and people related to him over graft allegations.
NSC abolishes three associations merging into parent bodies
The National Sports Council of Bangladesh on Tuesday dissolved three sports associations 鈥� the Kite Association, the Para Archery Association, and the Kyokushin Karate Association 鈥� and the functions of these associations will be merged with the existing parent bodies of these sports.
STOCK MARKET SCAM:聽Cricketer Shakib, 14 others sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed a case against 15 people, including former Bangladesh national cricket team captain Shakib Al Hasan, on charges of embezzling Tk 257 crore through manipulating the stock market in the country.
Record stand puts Bangladesh in command in first Sri Lanka Test
Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and Mushfiqur Rahim both scored centuries, forming a record-breaking partnership of 247 runs as Bangladesh took control on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Stadium on Tuesday.
Trump mulls extending travel ban to 36 more nations: source
The United States is considering extending its travel ban to 36 more countries, a person who has seen the memo said Monday, marking a dramatic potential expansion of entry restrictions to nearly 1.5 billion people.
Bangladeshi archer Alif confirms silver in Singapore
Bangladesh archer Abdur Rahman Alif confirmed a silver medal in the Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage 2 after reaching the final of the recurve men鈥檚 individual event at the Bukit Gombak Stadium in Singapore on Tuesday.
Madrid the Club World Cup favourites: Ramos
Veteran Monterrey defender Sergio Ramos said Monday his former team Real Madrid must be considered favourites to win the Club World Cup.