DESCO holds 502nd board meeting
Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited on Saturday held its 502nd board meeting at its premises at Mirpur in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
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Trump doubts Putin鈥檚 intentions to end war
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky met briefly in the hush of St Peter鈥檚 basilica before Pope Francis鈥檚 funeral on Saturday in their first encounter since a noisy White House clash and the US president later cast doubt on whether Russian leader Vladimir Putin wants a peace deal...
Voting rights for migrants
BANGLADESH has emerged as an important source of global migrants, with millions seeking improved opportunities and a more secure socio-economic future abroad. The majority of them migrate as temporary workers to the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries while others move as students, skilled professionals or asylum seekers to developed...
PLO votes to create first ever vice president post
The Palestine Liberation Organisation voted on Thursday to establish the position of vice president, potentially paving the way for a successor to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas.
Witkoff, Putin discuss 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct Russia-Ukraine talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Vladimir Putin on Friday discussed the 鈥榩ossibility鈥� of direct talks between Russia and Ukraine during a meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said Friday.
Too little, too late
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 vehement opposition to a Palestinian state aligns perfectly with a long-standing Zionist ideology that has consistently viewed the establishment of a Palestinian state as a direct threat to Israel鈥檚 very foundation as a settler colonial project...
BAIRA demands removing barrier to labour markets
General members of the Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) formed a human chain in front of the Probashi Kalyan Bhaban in Eskaton Garden on Thursday, demanding the reopening of labour markets including Malaysia...
Pragati Insurance holds 333rd board meeting
Pragati Insurance Limited held its 333rd board meeting at its head office in Dhaka on April 17, said a press release...
Romana re-elected Bank Asia Securities chair
Romana Rouf Chowdhury has been re-elected chairperson of Bank Asia Securities Limited at its 14th annual general meeting held on Wednesday, said a press release...
Major parties for no floor crossing on no-confidence
Major political parties, opposed to one another in field politics, wanted Article 70 of the constitution reformed but restricting lawmakers from voting against party decisions on money bill and no-confidence motion...
Fahim appointed convenor of CCDM technical committee
Nazmul Abedeen Fahim was appointed as the convenor of the technical committee of the CCDM after the resignation of Enamul Haque following the recent events that sparked much controversy in the country鈥檚 cricket fraternity...
PBIL, EDGE sign deal on investment banking
Prime Bank Investment Limited and EDGE Research and Consulting Limited have recently signed an agreement to provide investment banking services to a wide range of institutional clients...
Canada election sees record high advanced voting
A record 7.3 million people cast ballots over four days of advanced voting in Canada鈥檚 election, official figures showed Tuesday, in a possible sign of elevated interest in the April 28 poll...
Pro-Palestinian activist detained by US misses son鈥檚 birth
Detained pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil missed the birth of his son on Monday after US authorities refused a temporary release, his wife said.
Real hold minute's silence as La Liga mourns Pope Francis
Real Madrid players observed a minute's silence before training on Monday as tributes poured in from across La Liga after the death of football-mad Pope Francis at 88.
Legendary Argentine goalkeeper Gatti dead at 80
Hugo Orlando Gatti, a legendary Argentine goalkeeper and former star of the national team, died Sunday at the age of 80, the South American Football Confederation said.
Russia, Ukraine accuse each other of breaching Easter truce
Russia and Ukraine on Sunday accused each other of violating an Easter truce announced by Russian president Vladimir Putin...
ONE Bank joins Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
ONE Bank PLC has joined Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials by signing a commitment letter on December 10, 2024 to measure and disclose the bank鈥檚 financed emissions, said a press release...
Putin announces 鈥楨aster truce鈥� in Ukraine conflict
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced an Easter truce in the conflict in Ukraine starting in the evening and lasting till midnight on Sunday...
End to Israeli mass killings in Palestine demanded
A cross section of people including academics, politicians, and rickshaw pullers on Saturday at a protest rally in Dhaka demanded an immediate end to Israeli offensive and mass killings in Palestine...
Oman Sultan to meet Putin in Moscow
The Sultan of Oman will visit Moscow Tuesday to hold talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Muscat said Saturday, as the Gulf state mediates high-level talks on Iran鈥檚 nuclear programme.
Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 business dev meeting
鈥楤usiness Development Meeting-2025鈥� was held in Dhaka on Saturday with the participation of regional, branch managers and field officers of Karmasangsthan Bank鈥檚 Dhaka, Dhaka North, Gazipur and Narayanganj regions...
End to Israeli attack on Palestine demanded
Leaders of Ganatantra Mancha, a coalition of six political parties, on Thursday staged a protest rally in Dhaka demanding an immediate end to Israeli aggression in Palestine.
Amputee Palestinian boy image wins World Press Photo award
A haunting portrait of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both arms during an Israeli attack on Gaza City won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year Award Thursday.
Palestinian resistance in Orwellian world
IN THE Orwellian world in which we now dwell, countries and groups that uphold international law are labeled terrorists or supporters of terrorism, while those that commit unspeakable crimes, flagrantly violating international and humanitarian laws, remain unlabeled and unpunished...
Untangling medicine from marketing
IN BANGLADESH, the culture of gift-giving is deeply embedded in our social fabric. We give as gestures of respect, gratitude, or goodwill. Yet when these exchanges start to influence how doctors treat their patients, we cross into far more troubling territory that demands urgent public scrutiny...
Al-Markazul Islami plans to offer free treatment for injured Palestinians
Al-Markazul Islami, a Bangladeshi non-governmental organisation, has taken an initiative to bring injured Palestinians to Bangladesh for free treatment and skills development training...
Two staff remanded for beating woman at Dhaka coffee shop
A metropolitan magistrate court in Dhaka on Tuesday allowed the police to take the manager and a staff of Apon Coffee House in the capital鈥檚 Khilgaon area in custody for one day for interrogation in a case allegedly for beating a woman at the coffee shop on April 11...
EU announces 1.6 billion euros in new aid for Palestinians
The European Union on Monday announced a new three-year financial support package for the Palestinians worth up to 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion)...
Restoring voting rights is nation鈥檚 aspiration this Bengali new year, Rizvi says
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the nation鈥檚 aspiration this Bengali new year is to quickly restore the people鈥檚 voting rights.