50 Sudanese refugees killed in Libya shipwreck
At least 50 Sudanese refugees have died off the coast of eastern Libya after their boat caught fire, an International Organisation for Migration spokesperson said Wednesday...
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Parveen gets SAFA lifetime women leadership award
Parveen Mahmud has received lifetime women leadership award 2025 of South Asian Federation of Accountants, said a press release...
CCC, GP partner for smart city project
Chattogram City Corporation has partnered with Grameenphone, the country鈥檚 leading telecommunications services provider, to accelerate smart city solutions for citizens of the port city.
DNCC inaugurates construction of three bridges on Narai River
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Monday inaugurated the construction of three bridges over the Narai River, also known as the Rampura Canal, at the Rampura-Aftabnagar intersection to ease traffic movement in Rampura, Aftabnagar and Banasree areas...
Two-day workshop on training activities inaugurated at DSCC
A 2-day awareness workshop on training activities was inaugurated at the training room of Dhaka South City Corporation in the capital on Sunday...
Mohammedan, Kings placed in same group
Mohammedan Sporting Club and Bashundhara Kings have been placed in Group B of the 10-team Federation Cup that will be played at two venues across the country from September 23, 2025, to April 10, 2026.
Iraq signs $1b deals with World Bank鈥檚 IFC
Iraq signed on Saturday investment deals worth $1 billion in its energy, agriculture and finance sectors with the World Bank鈥檚 private sector arm, as the country seeks to build on its economic recovery following years of unrest...
US immigration police shoot suspect dead
A US immigration enforcement agent shot dead an undocumented immigrant in Chicago on Friday after the man tried to resist detention by driving his car into the officer, authorities said.
Bangladesh eye SAFF U-17聽 title
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Friday announced a 23-member squad for the SAFF Under-17 Championship 2025, which will be held at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Modernisation of BFIDC stressed for exports
Highlighting the untapped potential of the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC), environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has emphasised the urgent need to modernize the corporation through new equipment, innovative designs, and capacity-building measures...
Japan鈥檚 top energy giant in talks over Alaska LNG pipeline
Top Japanese power generation company JERA said Thursday it had signed an initial agreement aimed at buying liquefied natural gas from a huge pipeline project in Alaska, after Tokyo agreed to increase US purchases as part of a trade deal...
HSBC, CPA launch digital port payments
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with the Chittagong Port Authority recently introduced a fully automated, real-time port payment system aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, security and convenience for the country鈥檚 maritime stakeholders...
Rethinking work鈥搇ife balance
THE phrase work鈥搇ife balance was coined in Britain in the late 1970s and popularised in the United States during the 1980s, propelled by the Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement, which pressed for a fairer division between career and domestic responsibilities. Historians link its early usage to British campaigners lobbying for workplace reforms for working mothers. Since...
ITFC to give loan to buy fertiliser
The government and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, a member of the Islamic Development Bank Group, on Wednesday signed two significant financing agreements in Jeddah to strengthen food security...
Sonali Bank signs deal with BADC
Sonali Bank PLC on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation, said a press release...
Trump administration launches immigration raids in Chicago
The Trump administration聽on Monday launched a new immigration enforcement operation in Chicago, saying the latest federal crackdown in a US city would target the 鈥榳orst of the worst criminals.鈥�
US immigration raid exposes S Korea business visa woes
South Korean business insiders told AFP Tuesday that many firms had been bending visa rules to send workers to the United States, saying this would change after a shock immigration raid...
China says allegations against SCO functioning as 鈥榓nti-Western鈥� bloc groundless
China on Monday claimed that the allegations against the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) functioning as an anti-western bloc were groundless.
Mobs not to be allowed to undermine Liberation War: army
Bangladesh Army on Monday said that there was no scope to belittle any freedom fighter or the Liberation War by creating mobs.
World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 registration begins
The Bangladesh Tennis Federation has begun the player submission for the forthcoming 鈥榃orld Tennis Tour Junior, J-30鈥� events in October.
RCC workers hold protests, demand wage circular implementation
Temporary and daily wage workers of Rajshahi City Corporation staged demonstrations on Sunday, demanding the implementation of the government circular regarding fixing their wage...
Engineering students stage demo again to realise demands
Engineering students on Sunday staged demonstrations again, pressing for reforms in the recruitment and promotion system of engineers in the public service sector...
Seoul decries rights abuse after US detains 300 S Koreans
Around 300 South Koreans were detained during a major raid by US immigration authorities on a Hyundai and LG battery plant in the state of Georgia, a source said Friday on condition of anonymity.
Govt okays policy to boost pvt investment, lower power costs
The government on Thursday approved the Renewable Energy-Based Commercial Power Generation Policy, 2025 with the aim of promoting private sector investment in the renewable energy sector and making electricity more affordable for consumers...
Govt should attend to issues to make labour migration safe
MIGRANT Bangladeshi workers overseas are often reported to have run into problems, mostly because of offences such as overstaying visas, lacking valid documents and misusing permits. In the latest such incident, Malaysian immigration authorities, as 抖阴精品 reported on September 4, quoting the Malaysian national news agency Bernama, detained 770 migrant workers in...
1,450 more held in countrywide operation in 24hrs
The police in the ongoing countrywide operation arrested 1,450 more crime suspects in the past 24 hours...
DSCC, DNM sign memo for midwifery-led sexual, reproductive health services
Dhaka South City Corporation and the Directorate of Nursing and Midwifery at a programme on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to ensure the implementation of midwifery-led sexual and reproductive health services in specific urban health centres of the DSCC...
Tianjin talks: new phase in India-China ties
SOMETIMES, history moves not through bold declarations but through quiet recalibration. That is what unfolded in Tianjin on August 31, when Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit...
BEF hosts dev partners to introduce new leadership
Bangladesh Employers鈥� Federation convened an interactive session with representatives from the diplomatic community and representatives of principal export markets on Monday at its office in the capital.