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Dhaka, Monday


03 February 2025


Empowering Bangladesh with clean energy means a brighter, sustainable future: Peter Haas

Empowering Bangladesh with clean energy means a brighter, sustainable future: Peter Haas

Empowering Bangladesh with clean energy today means a brighter, sustainable future for generations to come, said U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas

00:58 22 May 2024

Canberra to provide economic support to Bangladesh for LDC graduation: Australian FM

Canberra to provide economic support to Bangladesh for LDC graduation: Australian FM

The visiting Australian foreign minister Penny Wong on Tuesday said Canberra will provide additional financial support to Bangladesh in its graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status to the middle income country

00:54 22 May 2024

PM seeks Australian support in agriculture

PM seeks Australian support in agriculture

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday sought cooperation from Australia to boost agriculture production as Australia has technological expertise in this sector

00:46 22 May 2024

SAARC secretary general calls on Pakistan prime minister

SAARC secretary general calls on Pakistan prime minister

Muhammad Golam Sarwar, secretary general of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), paid a courtesy call on Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on Tuesday

00:39 22 May 2024

Chairman Pakistan Prime Minister’s Youth Prog calls on his Bangladeshi counterpart

Chairman Pakistan Prime Minister’s Youth Prog calls on his Bangladeshi counterpart

Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, Chairman of Pakistan`s Prime Minister`s Youth Programme, held a meeting with Bangladesh’s Minister for Youth and Sports Nazmul Hassan in Dhaka on Tuesday

00:14 22 May 2024

Water security is critical for poverty reduction: WB

Water security is critical for poverty reduction: WB

Access to safe drinking water and sanitation, reliable water-supply for agriculture and industry, and protection against droughts and floods are essential for human and economic development, a World Bank report released on Monday states

11:48 21 May 2024

Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival

Explosive Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival

Rape, erectile dysfunction, baldness and betrayal: an explosive new biopic of Donald Trump shown at Cannes on Monday paints an unflinching but nuanced portrait of the former US president, even as he runs again for the White House

11:39 21 May 2024

Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran’s northwest

Funerary procession to be held for late president in Iran’s northwest

Iranians gathered on Tuesday to mourn at the funerary procession of president Ebrahim Raisi in the northwestern city of Tabriz, the capital of East Azerbaijan province where he died unexpectedly in a helicopter crash

11:35 21 May 2024

Russia calls for investigation of all deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza - envoy to UN

Russia calls for investigation of all deaths of humanitarian workers in Gaza - envoy to UN

Russia supports a call by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres to investigate every death of humanitarian workers in Gaza, said Vasily Nebenzya, the Russian envoy to the UN

11:29 21 May 2024

Australian telco giant Telstra to slash up to 2,800 jobs

Australian telco giant Telstra to slash up to 2,800 jobs

Leading Australian telecoms company Telstra said Tuesday it would slash up to 2,800 jobs, shedding nine percent of its workforce as it keeps pace with "rapid advances in technology"

11:17 21 May 2024

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social posts $328mn loss

Parent company of Trump’s Truth Social posts $328mn loss

Trump Media and Technology Group, which owns former US president Donald Trump`s social media platform Truth Social, lost more than $300 million in the first quarter of 2024, it said Monday

11:10 21 May 2024

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities’ spike

Asian markets slump as traders take profits, eye commodities’ spike

Asian markets suffered a downturn Tuesday after racking up a series of gains as profit-takers stepped in, while traders were also spooked by a surge in commodity prices

11:07 21 May 2024

CIPFA awards 63 OCAG officials with professional accounting certificates

CIPFA awards 63 OCAG officials with professional accounting certificates

The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) has awarded professional certificates in Management and Financial Accounting to 63 officials from the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (OCAG) of Bangladesh

01:47 21 May 2024

Businessmen being used against govt: Speakers

Businessmen being used against govt: Speakers

A workshop organised by Abul Khair Steel, a leading player in Bangladesh`s construction steel market, was held in Dinajpur on May 19, where speakers vented their anger at the government

01:38 21 May 2024

Country’s annual revenue from asbestos use amounts to Tk 260cr

Country’s annual revenue from asbestos use amounts to Tk 260cr

With over two decades of experience in advocating for the health, safety, and welfare of workers, Dr. Morshed shed light on the extensive work being done by the OSHE Foundation, the critical gaps in current labor laws, and the severe health risks posed by substances like asbestos

00:40 21 May 2024

Country’s economy projected to grow at 5.82% in FY24: BBS

Country’s economy projected to grow at 5.82% in FY24: BBS

Country`s economy is projected to grow at 5.82 percent in the current fiscal year (FY24) ending on June 30, according to a provisional estimation by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

00:18 21 May 2024

Iran’s President Raisi declared dead in helicopter crash

Iran’s President Raisi declared dead in helicopter crash

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on Monday after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic

16:15 20 May 2024

Iran presidential helicopter in ’accident’, search underway: State media

Iran presidential helicopter in ’accident’, search underway: State media

A helicopter carrying Iran`s President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in "an accident" in poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media reported, with a search underway and no news yet on his condition

22:20 19 May 2024

Don’t ruin country, yourself saving few money of waste management: PM

Don’t ruin country, yourself saving few money of waste management: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to build waste management system while constructing industries for environment-friendly industrialisation to save the country and its people from the adverse impact of climate change

12:55 19 May 2024

Israel war cabinet minister says to quit unless Gaza plan approved

Israel war cabinet minister says to quit unless Gaza plan approved

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz said Saturday he would resign from the body unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip

12:51 19 May 2024

UN says 800,000 have fled fierce fighting in Rafah

UN says 800,000 have fled fierce fighting in Rafah

Heavy clashes and bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had been "forced to flee" Israel`s assault on Hamas militants there

12:46 19 May 2024

PM opens SME Fair at BICC

PM opens SME Fair at BICC

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today opened the seven-day 11th National Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Fair in the city

12:36 19 May 2024

Tycoon Musk touches down in Bali for Starlink launch

Tycoon Musk touches down in Bali for Starlink launch

Tech billionaire Elon Musk landed Sunday on Indonesia`s resort island of Bali where he aims to launch his Starlink service to extend internet to remote areas of the country

12:32 19 May 2024

Despite zero investment, govt earning Tk14 crore revenue from Nagad: Palak

Despite zero investment, govt earning Tk14 crore revenue from Nagad: Palak

The government has earned over Tk 14 crore in revenue from the mobile banking service `Nagad` without any investment in any form, according to Junaid Ahmed Palak. More than Tk 5 crore has been received in the current fiscal year alone

02:36 19 May 2024