Trading ends week with downtrend
The week鈥檚 final trading day concluded on Thursday with a decline in both the Dhaka and Chattogram stock exchanges, as most listed companies saw their share prices fall...
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MetLife settles Tk 2,895cr in claims in 2024
MetLife Bangladesh has settled claims worth Tk 2,895 crore in 2024, said a press release...
Garnacho unsure of Man Utd future after Europa League final snub
Alejandro Garnacho has cast doubt over his future at Manchester United after being dropped by Ruben Amorim for the Red Devils Europa League final defeat to Tottenham.
'Our legend': Australia football hails Europa-winning Postecoglou
Ange Postecoglou was lauded back home Thursday for 鈥榠nspiring the next generation of Australian coaches鈥� after steering Tottenham to their first trophy in 17 years by winning the Europa League.
Postecoglou hungry to build on Spurs' Europa League triumph despite exit talk
Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou said he was 鈥榲ery鈥� hungry to build on his success after winning the Europa League on Wednesday, with speculation still swirling around his future.
Amorim says will quit with no payoff if United want new boss
Ruben Amorim said if Manchester United no longer want him he will quit 鈥榳ithout any conversation about compensation鈥� after his team's painful Europa League final defeat to Tottenham.
Fernandes offers to leave United to help club rebuild
Bruno Fernandes has offered to leave Manchester United if the club need to cash in on him in order to rebuild after the heartbreak of their Europa League final defeat by Tottenham.
Spurs edge United to win Europa League
Brennan Johnson's scrambled goal ended a 17-year Tottenham trophy drought with a battling 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
Two killed in wild elephant attacks in Sherpur
Two people were killed in separate wild elephant attacks in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur Tuesday night...
National University VC assaulted
National University vice-chancellor Professor ASM Amanullah came under physical attack on the campus on Wednesday allegedly by a group of students who were demonstrating, demanding auto-pass at the time...
Workers鈥� wages at risk without non-stop work at Ctg port聽
Kazi Maniruzzaman, former president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, warned that if the Chattogram port did not operate 24 hours a day, garment factory owners cannot pay workers their wages and Eid allowances...
GIB opens Kadamtoli sub-branch
Global Islami Bank on Wednesday opened its Kadamtoli sub-branch in Chattogram, according to a press release...
Cyberattack costs Marks & Spencer 拢300m
British clothes-to-food retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday said a cyberattack disrupting its online service is set to last through to July and hit group profit by around 拢300 million ($404 million)...
SA steady after early setback
The South Africa emerging men鈥檚 team made a comeback after a poor start against hosts Bangladesh on the second day of their first four-day match at the Bir Shrestha Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday...
Policing without guns
The recent announcement by the home affairs adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government 鈥� to strip the regular police force of lethal weapons, allowing only the Armed Police Battalion to retain such arms 鈥� marks a significant turning point in the country鈥檚 law enforcement trajectory. Made in response to widespread criticism over the police鈥檚 handling...
Amorim 'can't explain' why fans back him despite dismal season
Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim said he cannot explain why the club's fans and board are backing him despite the team's dismal domestic form ahead of Wednesday's all-English Europa League final.
Dettol supports school for children with special needs
Dettol, the trusted household name in disinfectant from Reckitt Benckiser, recently extended its support to Rikta Akter Banu鈥揕utfa Buddhi Protibondhi Biddaloy, a one-of-a-kind school at Ramna Sarkarpara village in Kurigram, dedicated to...
Bangladesh to stay as top cotton importer in 2025-26
Bangladesh, the second largest exporter of readymade garment items, is poised to remain the world鈥檚 largest raw cotton importer in the marketing year 2025-26, said the US Department of Agriculture...
Proposed US remittance tax may hit inflows: experts
US president Donald Trump鈥檚 proposal to impose a 5 per cent tax on remittances sent by immigrants 鈥� including green card holders and H-1B visa holders 鈥� has raised concerns in Bangladesh, with economists warning of a potential decline in remittance inflows and a rise in informal money transfers...
Expats send $1.6b in 17 days of May
Bangladesh has received $1.61 billion in inward remittances during the first 17 days of May, marking a robust flow of foreign currency from expatriate workers, according to a revised update from Bangladesh Bank...
Overlooked threat of unattended bridges, culverts
THE Roads and Highways Department鈥檚 finding that at least 712 bridges and culverts across the country are in urgent need of repairs is alarming. The figure, drawn from inspections in six of the department鈥檚 10 zones, paints a deplorable picture of the state of national infrastructure. An additional 1,319 structures are on the brink of degradation, pending maintenance, and at...
Europa League final offers financial saviour for Man Utd, Spurs
Manchester United and Tottenham will aim to salvage disastrous domestic seasons in Wednesday's Europa League final, with the prize of a lucrative place in next season's Champions League as treasured as the trophy.
Actress Nusraat Faria walks out of jail
Actress Nusraat Faria Mazhar walked out of Kashimpur female鈥檚 Central Jail on Tuesday afternoon hours after she secured bail in an attempt to murder case...
CHT Commission for end to persecution of Bawm community
The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission in a statement on Monday called on the government to end the 鈥榮ystematic persecution of Bawm community鈥�, condemning the recent death of a Bawm youth in jail custody...
Stocks go down
Country鈥檚 both the bourses 鈥� Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chittagong Stock Exchange 鈥� on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities...
Europa League golden ticket offers United, Spurs salvation
Manchester United and Tottenham will slug it out in the Europa League final on Wednesday in Bilbao, with both sides desperately seeking salvation from dismal Premier League campaigns through silverware and a golden ticket into next season's Champions League.
Nusraat Faria sent to jail in attempted murder case
A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Monday sent actor Nusraat Faria Mazhar to jail in a case of attempted murder allegedly committed during the July uprising last year.
2 BGB members hurt in attack by drug peddlers
At least two members of the Border Guard Bangladesh were injured in an attack allegedly by suspected drug dealers at the Nazir Gomani border under Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat early Sunday...
Court orders to interrogate Chinmoy at jail gate
A metropolitan magistrate court in Chattogram on Sunday allowed the police to interrogate Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran, at the jail gate in two cases...
Israeli air strikes kill 50 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed at least 50 people, more than half of them children, a day after Israel announced an expanded military campaign in the besieged territory.
