A 10-day national cartoon exhibition and festival addressing violence against women and girls through satire and storytelling is under way at the National Art Gallery-6 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital Dhaka.
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...
Canada鈥檚 new Liberal government unveils its first budget on Tuesday, with prime minister Mark Carney saying 鈥榖old risks鈥� are needed to reform an economy facing unprecedented economic threats from the United States.
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 death toll from Hurricane Melissa rose Thursday to nearly 50 people, officials said, after the ferocious storm devastated Caribbean islands and was bearing down on Bermuda.
Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal could miss more than two months after the La Liga leaders said Monday he needed further knee surgery.
Canadian prime minister Mark Carney said Monday he was ready to talk with US president Donald Trump after Washington hiked tariffs on Canadian goods by an additional 10 per cent...
ONE Bank PLC has published its first 鈥楥arbon Disclosure Report鈥� on Carbon Accounting Financials website in accordance with the PCAF guidelines, as per a press release...
NCC Bank has launched a Visa business multicurrency debit card, a financial solution tailored to meet the evolving needs of small and medium enterprises and startup clients, said a press release...
Some 28 so-called carbon bomb fossil fuel extraction projects have begun operating since 2021 despite their catastrophic climate impact, a group of NGOs warned Monday.
HONOR Bangladesh has introduced a cardless EMI service, a payment facility that allows customers to buy HONOR phones through cash instalments, said a press release...
Home adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that the government was planning to lower the maximum number of mobile SIM cards an individual can register under his or her name from 10 to seven to strengthen monitoring and prevent misuse ahead of the next national election, expected to be held in February next year...
AS POORER nations spend about 6.5 per cent of export revenues servicing external debt, while world military and police spending skyrockets, it鈥檚 unlikely most countries will have the political will to shift priorities from social destruction to social care...
The government has, for the first time, drafted the Electric Vehicle Industry Development Policy 2025, aiming to transform the country鈥檚 transport system, reduce carbon emissions, and establish a globally competitive electric vehicle industry...
German sports car maker Porsche sunk to a third-quarter loss of almost one billion euros ($1.16 billion), the firm said Friday, as it grappled with the costs returning to petrol and delaying its electric vehicle (EV) rollout...
The Pentagon on Friday ordered the deployment of an aircraft carrier strike group to counter drug-trafficking organizations in Latin America, a major escalation of a US military buildup that Venezuela鈥檚 leader warned was steered at 鈥榝abricating a war.鈥�...
THE global discourse, as highlighted by the International Labour Organisation, has rightly recognised the 鈥榗are economy鈥� as a vital pillar for the future of decent work. This economy, spanning both paid and unpaid labour, from a nurse in a hospital ward to a family member tending to an elder, is facing a worldwide crisis of recognition, resources and rights. For...
A 35-year-old man was killed after being hit by a Dhaka South City Corporation garbage truck while crossing the road at Kalapatti in the capital鈥檚 Jatrabari area Thursday night.
The Supreme Court Appellate Division on Thursday continued for the third day the hearing on a series of appeals and review petitions challenging its 2011 verdict that had annulled the election-time caretaker government system.
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday continued hearing arguments for the second day on appeals and review petitions challenging the court鈥檚 2011 verdict that had scrapped the caretaker government system...
A new bulk carrier ship 鈥楳B Banglar Pragati鈥� is formally joining the fleet of the state-owned Bangladesh Shipping Corporation today, which is expected to increase its goods transport capacity by sea and revenue earnings...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday called upon the interim government to adopt a fully-fledged caretaker government mode...
Card-based transactions in Bangladesh have surged by 172 per cent over the past five years, driven by growing consumer confidence in digital payments, rapid expansion of e-commerce, and widespread adoption of point-of-sale (POS) and online payment systems...
Prime Bank PLC recently entered into a strategic partnership with BRAC Healthcare Limited to offer exclusive discounts on a range of health screening packages for its valued customers...
Mutual Trust Bank PLC, in collaboration with Visa, launched the country鈥檚 first multipurpose student card, said a press release...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday began hearing fresh appeals challenging its 2011 verdict that had annulled the election-time caretaker government system, which paved the way for the Awami League regime to remove the provision from the constitution of Bangladesh...
ADCOMM Limited signed a partnership agreement with UNICO Hospitals PLC to provide trusted healthcare and holistic care to employees of ADCOMM, said a press release...
ANTIMICROBIAL resistance has become a major health concern because of poor healthcare standards, compounded by the misuse and abuse of antibiotics. Antibiotic resistance results in a decreased ability to treat infection, leading to increased illness, death and an increased cost of treatment. The Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 finds that several widely...
An international vote to approve cutting maritime emissions was delayed by a year Friday in a victory for the United States, which opposes the carbon-cutting plan...
Army colonel Michael Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar鈥檚 president Friday vowing sweeping reforms, just days after the military took power following weeks of anti-government protests that sent ex-president Andry Rajoelina fleeing.
