Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
A huge blast at a Qatar gas hub killed 13 people and injured 66 others, the Gulf state's energy minister said on Monday, one of the deadliest accidents at a Gulf energy facility.Authorities are investigating the cause of the incident, which Saad al-Kaabi said was "an accident and not sabota...
Business & Commerce
BAT Bangladesh PLC. has appointed Raiyan Ahmed as its new Head of Talent, Culture & Inclusion, to drive the company’s strategic agenda.In his new leadership role, Raiyan will oversee the company's organizational talent acquisition, workplace culture, and diversity initiatives, while su...
Datuk Sazali Hamzah, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Petronas Group, Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today. The meeting took place at 2:35 pm local time at the Shangri-La Hotel here today, accord...
Diplomachy
A red carpet was rolled out as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived here tonight from Kuala Lumpur concluding his two-day official visit to Malaysia.A special Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and his spouse Dr Zubaida Rahman landed at Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airp...
Opinion
Ahmed Najar: At a moment when Israel and its leaders stand accused before international courts of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, Britain has chosen to direct some of its most powerful legal tools not at those enabling the destruction of Gaza, but at activists protesting again...
Ahmed Mawlana: Far beyond military outcomes, some wars have the capacity to reshape the region. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 reorganised the Arab regional order around the American security umbrella, while the 2003 US invasion of Iraq unleashed a wave of sectarian conflict that defin...
Editorial
Dhaka’s worsening crime situation has become one of the most pressing challenges facing the government. The recent remarks of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed that a specific action plan has been adopted to control crime in the capital, particularly in crime-prone areas such as Mohammadpur, are ...
Business & Commerce,WAR
Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told Parliament that Bangladesh currently has 64 products registered as Geographical Indication (GI) products.He disclosed the information while responding to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Md Abul Kalam (Comilla-9).Speaker Hafiz ...
By Abdur Rahman JahangirKuala Lumpur, UNB: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday met Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar following his official engagements with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin said the meeting to...
Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to elevate their longstanding bilateral relations to a new level through enhanced cooperation in trade, investment, labour migration, defence, energy, digital economy and regional affairs, while Malaysia reiterated support for Bangladesh’s RCEP and ASEAN asp...
National
The government has significantly strengthened surveillance and intelligence activities along the country's borders, particularly in the Teknaf region and areas bordering Myanmar and India, to prevent the trafficking of narcotics and strengthen the nationwide anti-drug campaign.Officials said a c...
Bangladesh and Malaysia today signed one memorandum of understanding (MoU) and exchanged two instruments after bilateral talks between the two countries at the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office, Perdana Putra Building, in the administrative capital of Putrajaya.Earlier, Prime Minister Tarique Ra...
Environment & Nature
Dhaka jointly with Jakarta of Indonesia has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an identical AQI index of 167 at 8:45am on Monday.Dhaka's air was classified as “unhealthy”, according to the Air Quality Index of IQAir.India’s Delhi, Dub...
China imposed export controls on 10 US companies involved in defence and rare earths mining in response to Washington's blacklist, and banned public procurement from dozens more firms, Beijing said Monday.The move comes a month after US President Donald Trump visited Beijing, seeking to stabilis...
World
Australian police seized a record 2.7 tonnes of cocaine hidden in plastic tubs buried underground on the outskirts of Sydney, detectives said Monday.It was the largest cocaine haul in Australian history, a joint organised crime investigation force said in a statement.Police allege a Sydney-based org...
Lawmakers on Sunday stressed the need for equitable distribution of budget allocations among all parliamentary constituencies, arguing that every MP has an equal mandate and should receive fair access to development funds.Participating in discussion on the proposed national budget for fiscal year 20...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has joined a one-to-one meeting with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim here this morning.At 9:30 a.m. local time ((Monday), they held this private meeting on the fifth floor of the Perdana Putra, the Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia.After the o...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman called upon Bangladeshi expatriates to make united efforts to contribute to the country."Let us all think about what we can do for the country so that we can all prosper together. Alongside our own demands and expectations, we should now think about what we can do ...
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim accorded a warm red-carpet welcome to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman Sunday. Around 8:30 a.m. local time (Monday), Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his spouse Zubaida Rahman left the Shangri-La Hotel in a motorcade and arrived at the Malaysian Prime Minist...
Education & Research
Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Imran Haider paid a courtesy call on Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon today.The meeting was held at the minister's office at the Secretariat.During the meeting, the two sides discussed the overall development ...
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