World
Ukraine’s parliament has voted to restore the independence of two key anticorruption agencies, moving to defuse the country’s biggest political crisis since Russia’s invasion.Politicians on Thursday voted 331 to 0 in favour of the bill, which President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted...
Taipei, Taiwan: On a bright morning last month, three sea drones skimmed across Su’ao Bay, off of Taiwan’s rugged northeast coast.The tiny “stealth” Carbon Voyager 1, fast-moving Black Tide I, and explosives-carrying Sea Shark 800 were the highlight of an expo for companies v...
Cambodia has called on Thailand to return 20 of its soldiers who were taken captive by Thai forces hours after a ceasefire that halted days of deadly cross-border clashes over disputed territory between the Southeast Asian neighbours.Cambodian Ministry of National Defence spokesperson Maly Socheata ...
A Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine’s capital has killed at least six people, including a six-year-old boy, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other officials.The overnight attack wounded at least 52 people and caused damage at 27 locations across four districts...
Reuters, Dobropillia: A forlorn group of evacuees filed into a bus, bags bulging with whatever remnants of their lives they could take with them as they left Dobropillia, a Ukrainian town which has seen the frontline of Russia's invasion creep ever closer."It's hard, to live in one plac...
Reuters, Washington/Seoul: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will charge a 15% tariff on imports from South Korea, down from a threatened 25%, as part of a deal that eases tensions with a top-10 trading partner and key Asian ally.South Korea also agreed to invest $350 billion in t...
National,Country
UNB, Naogaon: A Naogaon court on Thursday sentenced two people to death for killing a schoolboy after abduction in 2020.Judge of the Naogaon Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Court-2, Mehedi Hasan Talukdar handed down the punishment.The condemned convicts are- Mishu, 19 and Pinky,...
One in every four people in Bangladesh is living in multidimensional poverty, according to a report. The Mmatest Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2019 report is the latest in this regard.The data reveals that 24.05% of the population — approximately 39.77 million individuals — a...
National,Business,Bank & Insurance,CORPORATE & BRAND,City
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday wrapped up the week on a high note with turnover crossing the Tk 1,000-crore mark, despite the majority of listed companies witnessing a drop in share prices.From the opening bell, trading momentum was bullish, with the DSE crossing Tk 500 crore in turnover bef...
National,Business,CORPORATE & BRAND
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has raised serious concerns over Bangladesh Bank’s continued contractionary monetary policy, warning that high interest rates and declining credit growth are choking trade, investment and industrial activity.In a statement on Thursday, DCCI sai...
National,Business,Bank & Insurance,CORPORATE & BRAND
Bangladesh Bank has unveiled a further tightened monetary policy for the first half (H1) of the current fiscal year 2025-26, signalling a continued strong focus on curbing inflation and ensuring macroeconomic stability.The central bank aims to bring inflation below 7 percent while targeting a Gross ...
National,Sports
The Bangladesh High Commission in London on Wednesday accorded a warm reception to two Bangladeshi swimmers, Mahfizur Rahman Sagar and Nazmul Haque Himel, for successfully crossing the English Channel, marking the feat by any Bangladeshi after nearly four decades.The swimmers were welcomed at the Hi...
The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed at least 27 people into Bangladesh through Panchagarh and Naogaon borders early Thursday.Of them 17 people were pushed into Bangladesh through two border points in Panchagarh.Ten were pushed in through the Banglapara border in Haribhasa union of Sadar up...
Sohail Majid has been appointed as the director of sales and marketing of Novoair, one of the leading private airlines in Bangladesh.With over two decades of experience in the aviation and travel industry, Majid held senior leadership roles in several renowned airlines and prominent online travel ag...
National,Politics
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has trashed claim that the ‘July Uprising’ was carried out at the instruction of Islami Chhatra Shibir’s Dhaka University unit.In his Facebook post on Thursday, Nahid said in a television talk show Shibir leader Sadik Kayem claimed ...
National,Health
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 83 this year.The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Chattogram Divsion, according to the Directorate G...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Rangpur: A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday night, eight days after he was stabbed allegedly by a relative over a land-related dispute in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur.The deceased was identified as Humayun Ahmed, 25, son of Zohurul ...
National
The Ministry of Land (MoL) has taken an initiative to change the designations of field-level land officials.On July 27, a new proposal regarding this matter was sent by the MoL to the Ministry of Public Administration as per decision taken in an inter-ministerial meeting on January 30 last. Acc...
BSS, PANCHAGARH: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 17 individuals into Bangladesh through two border points in Panchagarh early today.Ten were pushed in through the Banglapara border in Haribhasa union of Sadar upazila, while seven others entered via the Bhajanpur border in Tetulia upazi...
The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned till August 13 the hearing on a state appeal against the High Court judgment that acquitted all the people convicted by the lower court in murder and explosives substances act cases filed over the grenade attack on an Awami League rally in the capital'...
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