Pragati Life, BRAC Bank settle bancassurance claim
Pragati Life Insurance PLC, in partnership with BRAC Bank PLC, has settled its first insurance claim under bancassurance platform, said a press release...
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Rupali Bank closes Customer Service Fortnight prog
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...
BGCCI greets new German envoy
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...
UCB opens 232nd branch
United Commercial Bank PLC on Monday opened its 232nd branch at Hajiganj in Chandpur, said a press release...
HONOR Play10 now available at Tk 10,999
Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR has recently launched HONOR Play10 on the Bangladesh market...
Ridoy, Khoi Khoi win singles titles
Muhtasin Ahmed Ridoy and Khoi Khoi Marma won the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 singles titles of the Federation Cup Table Tennis Championship, which concluded at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in the city on Monday...
Barnstorming Bayern face acid test at PSG
Bayern Munich鈥檚 trip to holders Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday is a test to determine where they stand among the European elite this season...
Alonso shaping new Real Madrid on Liverpool return
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...
BCB adds strict clauses for Dhaka leagues
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday endorsed a non-participation and withdrawal clause in the rules, regulations, and playing conditions of all leagues under the jurisdiction of the Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis amid the call for a boycott from various clubs...
Habibur, bowlers guide Rajshahi to win
Habibur Rahman鈥檚 steady 62 led Rajshahi to a seven-wicket victory over Khulna at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on the third day of their second-round fixture of the ongoing National Cricket League on Monday...
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon killed two people and wounded seven others on Monday, the Lebanese health ministry said, after Israel threatened to expand its attacks against Iran-backed Hezbollah...
Tanzania president sworn in as opposition says hundreds killed in protests
Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan played down days of bloody protest as she was inaugurated on Monday, with an internet blackout still in place as the opposition says hundreds were killed...
10 women to compete for 12 seats among 237 nominations by BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday nominated 10 women to compete for 12 seats among the 237 for which it announced candidates for the forthcoming Bangladesh national parliamentary elections.
The wolf and the lamb
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...
Innovation is key to growth
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...
Buriganga鈥檚 silent scream
SHIHAB stands knee-deep in the Buriganga, rhythmically dipping long rolls of fabric into vats of colour. Each plunge releases clouds of bright yellow and crimson that swirl briefly before dissolving into the river鈥檚 inky current. Nearby, his younger brother Shanto stirs another drum of dye, his hands raw and stained, his gaze fixed on the churning water as if searching for...
Teacher training should be an education policy priority
ONE of the most alarming crises in the education sector today is the systematic erosion in the percentage and number of trained teachers in secondary schools and madrassahs. This is occurring at a time when the number of students and the number of institutions are increasing every year. The government, however, tends to see the question of the declining number of...
National defence is not a sport
THE interim government鈥檚 decision to provide combat and shooting training to nearly nine thousand young people under a programme taken by the ministry of youth and sports and framed, in the language of the adviser to the ministry, as a move to 鈥榮trengthen national defence鈥� is a misleading initiative. The initiative rests on deeply questionable legal, political and...
BCCI announces $5.75m reward for women鈥檚 WC winners
India's cricket board on Monday announced a cash reward of $5.75 million for the women's team after their triumphant World Cup campaign.
Haaland fires City up to second in Premier League
Erling Haaland scored twice to propel Manchester City up to second in the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Sunday.
Barca beat Elche to recover from Clasico loss
Lamine Yamal and Marcus Rashford struck for Barcelona as they earned a 3-1 win over Elche in La Liga on Sunday to bounce back from last weekend's Clasico defeat.
BNP announces probable candidates for 237 seats
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday announced a list of its potential candidates for 237 constituencies in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections announced to be held in the first half of February 2026.
Trent's return with Real reminds Liverpool of what they are missing
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.
Emirates announces over 700 incredible offers for passengers in Dubai
Emirate has announced exclusive offers this winter with My Emirates Pass; with access to over 700 exclusive offers across Dubai, says a press release.
Rubaba Dowla becomes second woman as BCB director
Rubaba Dowla has been nominated as a director of the Bangladesh Cricket Board, confirmed by the National Sports Council on Monday.
Bangladesh may face 10 coldwaves this winter: Met Office
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that at least 10 coldwaves including three sever may sweep different regions of the country between November and January...
Govt asks parties to bridge gaps in week
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.
Madrassah teacher shot dead in Khulna BNP office attack
A madrassah teacher was shot dead and three others injured when unidentified assailants opened fire and hurled bombs targeting a Bangladesh Nationalist Party office in Khulna Sunday night.
Ex-secy Kamal Siddiqui dies
Former cabinet secretary, economist, valiant freedom fighter and social scientist Kamal Uddin Siddiqui died at his residence in Dhaka鈥檚 Gulshan area early Monday, said a PID release.
Munshiganj youth dead in BNP factions鈥� gunfight
A 22-year-old youth was killed in a shootout between two rival groups of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Mollakandi union of Munshiganj Sunday night.
