ADB regains top position as lender in FY25
Asian Development Bank became the top lender by providing loans worth around $2.4 billion to the government of Bangladesh in the financial year of 2024-25, featured by the regime change, said officials...
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Dhaka bourse sees lowest turnover in four months
The Dhaka Stock Exchange saw the lowest turnover in four months on Wednesday, with transactions falling to Tk 355 crore, despite a marginal rise in the key index...
AIB to utilise Shamadhan to enhance services
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership agreement with Shamadhan Services Limited, a concern of Grameen Telecom, said a press release...
LDC graduation signals start of more demanding chapter: ICCB
International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh has observed that Bangladesh is poised to enter a new economic era, with its official graduation from the Least Developed Country category expected in November 2026...
ILO to strengthen decent work, investment climate
Newly-appointed country director of the International Labour Organization in Bangladesh Max Tu帽贸n Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to working closely with the government and social partners to advance decent work, social justice, and sustainable investment opportunities in the country...
Special training planned for leather industry
The Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology of Dhaka University plans a special training programme to create qualified and skilled manpower in the field of leather processing technology...
Prime Bank, Green University to host student-focused progs
Prime Bank PLC and Green University of Bangladesh recently signed an agreement to strengthen industry-academia collaboration through joint initiatives and student-focused programmes...
Walton smart inverter chillers installed at 2 hospitals in S鈥檖ore
Electronics giant Walton鈥檚 smart inverter chillers are being used at Singapore鈥檚 two hospitals, namely Mount Elizabeth Hospital and General Hospital, said a press release...
Lafarge Holcim declares 18pc interim cash dividend
The Lafarge Holcim Bangladesh board of directors has declared interim cash dividend at the rate of 18 per cent (Tk 1.80 per share of Tk 10 each) for the year ending on December 31, 2025...
Square Textiles recommends 32pc cash dividend
Square Textiles board of directors has recommended 32 per cent cash dividend for the year ended June 30, 2025...
3 more nat鈥檒 records on day three
Bangladesh Navy swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi continued his dominance in the pool as three new national records were set on the third day of the 34th National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships at the National Swimming Complex on Wednesday...
CAVA Cup volleyball begins
Bangladesh volleyball team started the CAVA Cup for Men 2025 with a commanding 3-0 win over the Maldives at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
1st Division Cricket League in November
The Dhaka First Division Cricket League is set to begin in November amid the call for boycotting by a number of clubs, said the chairman of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis, Adnan Rahman, on Wednesday...
Iran ratifies law to join UN convention against terror financing
Iran ratified a law joining a United Nations convention against terror financing, local media reported Wednesday, in hopes it will lead to access to global banking, an easing of trade and relieving pressure on its sanctions-hit economy...
Macron orders tighter security as Louvre reopens doors
French president Emmanuel Macron Wednesday ordered stepped-up security measures at the Louvre, as the Paris museum reopened its doors days after a shocking daytime heist...
State of emergency in Peru鈥檚 capital after wave of violence
Peru鈥檚 interim president Jose Jeri announced a state of emergency in Lima and the neighboring port of Callao on Tuesday, after weeks of anti-government protests over corruption and organised crime...
SpaceX disables 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres
SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres, a company executive said Wednesday, after AFP revealed that their use had exploded in the illicit industry...
HSC results lay bare looming university crisis
BANGLADESH鈥橲 2025 Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examination results have delivered a quiet but seismic shock to the country鈥檚 higher education system. Only about 58.8 per cent of students passed this year, down sharply from 77.8 per cent in 2024 and 78.6 per cent in 2023...
Sexist language as structural violence
THE recent suicide of Swarnamoyee Biswas, a female journalist at the online media outlet Dhaka Stream, after accusing her section chief Altaf Shahnewaz of sexual harassment, has sparked a storm of outrage. Swarnamoyee worked there as a graphics designer. Her complaint against Altaf Shahnewaz, alleging sexual harassment and workplace bullying, was not...
Being close-fisted towards teachers deplorable
THIS is a good piece of news that the non-government teachers listed on the monthly pay order scheme, who had demonstrated for 10 days, beginning on October 12, to push for an increased house rent in percentage of their basic pay, have returned to classrooms after the government increased their house rent. The teachers, who demanded 20 per cent of their basic...
La Liga chief laments Miami match collapse as others celebrate
The cancellation of La Liga's plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December is a 鈥榤issed opportunity鈥� for Spanish football, the league's president said Wednesday, while elsewhere its collapse was celebrated.
NCP leaders hold talks with Yunus
Leaders of the National Citizen Party met with Professor Muhammad Yunus, the chief adviser of Bangladesh interim government, on Wednesday.
La Liga cancel plan to hold Villarreal v Barca match in Miami
La Liga's plan to hold a Barcelona match in Miami in December has been called off because of 鈥榰ncertainty鈥� about the game within Spain, the Spanish top flight said in a statement Tuesday.
243 citizens want investigation, punishment for perpetrators
A cross-section of 243 citizens on Tuesday called for a proper investigation into the death of Sornomoye Biswas, a trainee graphic designer at the online news portal Dhaka Stream, and demanded that those responsible be held accountable...
Murder case filed over CU student death
A murder case was filed on Monday night after the police recovered the body of a Chittagong University student with severed tendons in the city...
Europe backs Trump鈥檚 Ukraine peace push
European leaders Tuesday threw their support behind president Donald Trump鈥檚 peace push for Ukraine, while reaffirming their red lines, as the Kremlin cast doubt on chances of an imminent summit between the US leader and Vladimir Putin...
4,820 MFS accounts, 1,331 web portals closed since May
At least 4,820 mobile financial service accounts and 1,331 web portals linked to gambling and betting have been shut down since May, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the chief adviser鈥檚 special assistant for posts, telecommunications and information technology...
CIS, A-PAD hold int鈥檒 symposium on conflict, crisis management
Community Initiative Society and Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management jointly organised an International Symposium on 鈥楬eating Planet, Conflict, and Crisis Management: Building Resilience and International Cooperation in a Changing World鈥� in Dhaka city on Tuesday...
RU students stage protests for Teesta project
Students of Rajshahi University on Tuesday held a cultural gathering and protest rally on the campus, demanding immediate implementation of the long-stalled Teesta River Master Plan...
4,000kg smuggled tea leaves seized in Sylhet, one held
The Police seized a covered van of a private-run courier service loaded with 4,000 kilogram of tea leave smuggled in the country from India on early Tuesday at Kanaighat upazila in Sylhet and arrested the covered van driver...
