Netanyahu says Israel ready to ’stand alone’ after US arms warning
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel was prepared to "stand alone" in its war in Gaza, after Washington vowed to stop supplying some weapons if a threatened assault on Rafah goes ahead11:46 10 May 2024
Hamas says ’ball is completely’ in Israel’s hands in Gaza truce talks
Palestinian group Hamas said early Friday that its delegation attending Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo had left the city for Qatar, adding the "ball is now completely" in Israel`s hands11:43 10 May 2024
David Slayton Meale nominated as US Ambassador Extraordinary to Bangladesh
The US government has nominated David Slayton Meale as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Bangladesh11:39 10 May 2024
National budget for FY25 likely on June 6
The national budget for fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) is likely to be placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on June 611:36 10 May 2024
Asian markets mostly rise as US data boosts rate hopes
Growing hopes that the Federal Reserve and other central banks are close to cutting interest rates helped push Asian stocks higher Friday11:30 10 May 2024
Adani generates revenue worth Tk10bn last year by selling electricity to Bangladesh
Adani Group, a prominent Indian multinational conglomerate, generated Tk 10 billion in revenue through the sale of electricity to Bangladesh last year02:23 10 May 2024
Price fall in large-cap drives stocks further down
Country`s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE), on Thursday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities00:01 10 May 2024
PM asks finance ministry to take effective steps to enlist SoEs in share market
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance to take effective steps to enlist the potential State Owned Enterprises (SoEs) or the government entities and public companies, in the capital market to enhance more the strength and fundamentals of the country`s share market23:56 9 May 2024
Biden says will halt artillery supplies to Israel if it attacks Rafah
US President Joe Biden publicly warned Israel Wednesday he would stop supplying artillery shells and other weapons if it attacks Rafah in southern Gaza, as he deplored the fact that civilians had been killed by the dropping of US bombs12:23 9 May 2024
Asian markets mixed as traders eye rate cuts
Asian traders fought to get a recent rally back on course Thursday following a tepid lead from Wall Street but record performance in Europe highlighted optimism that central banks were on course to cut interest rates12:20 9 May 2024
South Gaza hospitals have only three days’ fuel left: WHO
Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday01:22 9 May 2024
Is Brazil still the land of football?
With its famed "jogo bonito" (beautiful game), iconic stars and record five World Cup titles, Brazil has long been known as the "land of football"01:16 9 May 2024
Shakib returns to Bangladesh T20 squad after one year
Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to Bangladesh T20 squad after almost one year as the selectors included him in the final two matches against Zimbabwe01:01 9 May 2024
US reveals it paused shipment of bombs for Israel over Rafah concerns
The US last week paused a bomb shipment for Israel over concerns it was going ahead with a major ground operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior US administration official said00:56 9 May 2024
Workshop on universal pension scheme held at Walton Hi-Tech park
An ‘awareness and motivation’ workshop on the government’s Universal Pension Scheme was held on Monday at Walton Hi-Tech Park at Chandra in Gazipur00:41 9 May 2024
BGMEA President calls for policy support to maintain RMG industry’s competitiveness
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President SM Mannan (Kochi) called for policy support to maintain RMG industry’s competitiveness00:35 9 May 2024
29th US Trade Show begins at a Dhaka hotel
The three-day 29th Annual US Trade Show will begin in the city`s InterContinental Hotel Thursday00:32 9 May 2024
AIIB renews commitment to strengthen Bangladesh’s sustainable development
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Wednesday visited the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Abu Dhabi Hub Office, which is the first overseas mission of AIIB, operational since September 202300:26 9 May 2024
BB hikes policy rate by 50 basis points to 8.50%
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the policy rate by 50 basis points to 8.5 percent to bring down the runaway inflation00:22 9 May 2024
Bangladesh, IMF reach staff-level agreement for second review of loan programmes
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff and the Bangladesh authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the policies needed to complete the second review of the programmes being supported by the IMF`s Extended Credit Facility (ECF), Extended Fund Facility (EFF), and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF)00:19 9 May 2024
BB introduces crawling peg, sets Tk 117 per USD as mid-point
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced the Crawling Peg Mid-Rate (CPMR) system for buying and selling of foreign currencies and allowed banks to buy and sell US dollars freely at around Taka 11700:12 9 May 2024
Conflicting situation in Middle East may affect Bangladesh economy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said in parliament that the conflicting situation in the Middle East may affect the economy of Bangladesh00:07 9 May 2024
Muslim countries’ united work could reduce misery of Palestinians: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said united work of Muslim countries could bring better and dignified position for the Muslim community in the world along with reducing misery of the Palestinians as she opened the Hajj Programme-202416:17 8 May 2024
29th US Trade Show billed for May 9-11
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) and the United States Embassy, Dhaka are cosponsoring the three-day 29th Annual US Trade Show at the InterContinental Hotel, Dhaka from May 9-11, 202401:05 8 May 2024
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