The proposed regulatory and licensing guidelines for broadband service providers could increase internet costs for users by at least 20 per cent due to new fees and charges, the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh said...
Businesses said that policy uncertainty and political transition have kept private investment on hold, and the country鈥檚 investment climate is unlikely to recover until a new elected government takes charge...
Rupali Bank PLC on Sunday concluded its 鈥楥ustomer Service Fortnight鈥� programme, which began on October 19, in celebration of Youth Festival 2025, said a press release...
The Bangladesh-Germany Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently hosted a welcome ceremony and reception in honour of R眉diger Lotz, the newly appointed ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh...
Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR has recently launched HONOR Play10 on the Bangladesh market...
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield to face his former side Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday after a nearly immaculate start to life in the Spanish capital...
President Donald Trump sent mixed signals Sunday about potential US intervention in Venezuela, playing down concerns of imminent war against the South American nation but saying its leader Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 days were numbered...
The only survivor of June鈥檚 Air India crash has told UK media of the mental and physical anguish he has endured since surviving the deadly disaster in the Indian city of Ahmedabad...
SINCE the Gaza ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, Israel has once again demonstrated that its impunity is limitless. In less than twenty days since following the signing of the ceasefire, Israel has murdered 226 Palestinians, injured 594, and continues to demolish homes at will. In the same period, Israel has breached the ceasefire more than 125 times...
JUST as George HW Bush 鈥榙iscovered鈥� drug cartels in Panama in 1989 and Ronald Reagan labelled Grenada a 鈥楽ovietCuban colony鈥� in 1983, president Donald Trump has again manufactured a myth 鈥� this time, 鈥榗ocaine factories鈥� in Venezuela...
THE 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt for explaining how innovation drives economic growth. Their work shows that progress is not only about having more people or more machines, it is about having better ideas and better ways of doing things. This message matters deeply for Bangladesh. For...
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik, also known as Shujan, on Monday filed a petition with the Appellate Division seeking permission to appeal against a High Court verdict that had restored the election-time caretaker government system by declaring...
Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Liverpool on Tuesday with both player and his boyhood club struggling to adapt after his emotional departure for Real Madrid.
Shafali Verma was initially dropped from India's Women's World Cup squad but the opener returned as an injury replacement to star in the title win and etch her name in history.
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that at least 10 coldwaves including three sever may sweep different regions of the country between November and January...
The interim government has urged the political parties concerned to reach a consensus in a week on the reform proposals submitted by the National Consensus Commission under the July Charter.
Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar titled Turning Potential into Practice: Precision Medicine in Bangladesh at the Shaheed Dr Milton Hall of BMU in Dhaka on Sunday.
A seven-day annual art exhibition showcasing experimental artworks by sculpture students from Dhaka University is underway at the university鈥檚 Zainul Gallery. The event began on Sunday.
The Institute of Statistical Research and Training of Dhaka University held the orientation for the 31st batch students and farewell reception for the 26th batch at the auditorium of the Teachers-Students Centre on Sunday.
The Jahangirnagar University unit of Jatiya Chhatra Shakti, the student wing of the National Citizen Party, staged a human chain on campus on Sunday to protest the killing of civilians in Sudan.
Sylhet Agricultural University celebrated its 19th founding anniversary through colourful programmes on Sunday with a festive mode.
Politicians and security experts have expressed serious concerns over the interim government鈥檚 initiative to train youths in a bid to strengthen 鈥榥ational defence鈥� without any policy or a political consensus on such a crucial issue.
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the apex investment promotion agency of the Government of Bangladesh, has undertaken a major internal reform to restructure its organization in alignment with the investor lifecycle.
Kylian Mbappe struck twice as Real Madrid romped to a 4-0 win over Valencia on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga...
Mohamed Salah鈥檚 250th Liverpool goal ended the Premier League champions鈥� losing streak in a 2-0 win against Aston Villa, while leaders Arsenal beat Burnley to surge seven points clear on Saturday...
Courier service provider, Sundarban Courier Service (Pvt.) Ltd, celebrated its 43rd founding anniversary with a daylong series of programmes at its corporate headquarters in Uttara, Dhaka, says a press release.
A US strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel in the Caribbean killed three people on Saturday, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said, the latest such attack in international waters...
The UK government said Sunday it would move to strip the former prince Andrew of his honorary title of vice-admiral, his last remaining military rank...
Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organised crime...
FOR over four decades, microfinance has been hailed as a revolutionary tool for poverty alleviation. From the villages of Bangladesh to the favelas of Latin America, it promised to transform the unbanked into entrepreneurs and empower women through credit. Yet, as the model has evolved, its soul has been compromised. What began as a humanitarian effort to...
