Dhaka, Thursday


28 March 2024


Vietnam’s fruit, vegetable export revenue exceeds 1bn USD in Q1

Vietnam’s fruit, vegetable export revenue exceeds 1bn USD in Q1

Vietnam`s fruit and vegetable export revenue hit $1.25 billion in the first three months of this year, which is the first time the value exceeded 1 billion dollars right in the first quarter, Vietnam News Agency reported Thursday, citing the General Department of Vietnam Customs

12:19 28 March 2024

Beyonce goes cowboycore with new album heavy on Texas roots

Beyonce goes cowboycore with new album heavy on Texas roots

Beyonce has been a showbiz fixture for nearly three decades, shapeshifting from girl group lead and pop empress to Hollywood actor and business mogul

12:13 28 March 2024

Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night: Space agency

Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night: Space agency

Japan`s unmanned Moon lander woke up after surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country`s space agency said Thursday

12:08 28 March 2024

’Still not covering the skies’: Kyiv calls for air defenses after 4 killed in attacks

’Still not covering the skies’: Kyiv calls for air defenses after 4 killed in attacks

Russian attacks on eastern and southern Ukraine killed at least three people on Wednesday, officials said, as Kyiv called for more Patriot air defence systems to battle a surge in missile strikes

12:04 28 March 2024

Cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel leaves 16 dead

Cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel leaves 16 dead

Lebanon`s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement on Wednesday announced the deaths of eight of its members after a day of cross-border fire with Israel that left at least 16 people dead

11:57 28 March 2024

Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle

Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle

Cows at dairy farms in Texas and Kansas tested positive for a contagious strain of bird flu in an "unprecedented development," Texan farming authorities said Wednesday

11:49 28 March 2024

Asian markets mixed after Fed official floats rate cut delay

Asian markets mixed after Fed official floats rate cut delay

Asian investors trod carefully Thursday after a Federal Reserve official floated the idea of delaying or reducing interest rate cuts, while the yen held gains having briefly hit a 34-year low the day before

11:38 28 March 2024

Govt extends electricity procurement timeframe for 3 power plants

Govt extends electricity procurement timeframe for 3 power plants

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today extended the timeframe for procuring electricity from three gas-based power plants by five more years operated by Summit Power Limited

01:40 28 March 2024

Israel backtracks on canceled Rafah talks: US official

Israel backtracks on canceled Rafah talks: US official

Israel wants to reschedule talks in Washington to discuss a possible offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah, days after it canceled the trip in protest at a UN ceasefire resolution, a US official said Wednesday

01:33 28 March 2024

Australia ready to work with Bangladesh: Australian defense minister

Australia ready to work with Bangladesh: Australian defense minister

The Australian Assistant Minister for Defense Matt Thistlethwaite has said Australia is ready to work with Bangladesh

01:28 28 March 2024

Fashionable silk shopping gains peak in Rajshahi

Fashionable silk shopping gains peak in Rajshahi

The silk clothes shopping gained momentum on the eve of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the largest religious festivals for Muslims, as the clothing showrooms are seen buzzing with silk buyers in the region famous for quality silk production

01:22 28 March 2024

Chinese company Song Shin Leather to invest $6mn in Cumilla EPZ

Chinese company Song Shin Leather to invest $6mn in Cumilla EPZ

Chinese company Song Shin Leather (BD) Company Limited is going to set up a Leather processing industry in Cumilla EPZ

01:17 28 March 2024

Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of onion from India

Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of onion from India

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a proposal in principle for importing some 50,000 tonnes of onion from National Cooperative Exports Limited of India

01:12 28 March 2024

Bangabandhu’s independence proclamation history was distorted after 1975: PM

Bangabandhu’s independence proclamation history was distorted after 1975: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the history of proclamation of independence in 1971 by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was distorted after his assassination in 1975

00:54 28 March 2024

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks further down

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks further down

Country`s both the bourses-- Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Wednesday plunged further due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities

17:46 27 March 2024

Yen hits 34-year low against dollar

Yen hits 34-year low against dollar

The yen hit a 34-year low against the dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan announced a much-anticipated interest rate hike in a shift away from years of ultra-loose monetary policy

11:58 27 March 2024

Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow

Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow

The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is looming

11:55 27 March 2024

Six presumed dead after ship destroys major US bridge

Six presumed dead after ship destroys major US bridge

Authorities on Tuesday suspended their search for six people missing after a packed cargo ship slammed into a Baltimore bridge, causing it to collapse and blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors

11:26 27 March 2024

Asian markets mixed as traders assess latest rally, eye data and earnings

Asian markets mixed as traders assess latest rally, eye data and earnings

Markets were mixed in Asia on Wednesday following a negative day on Wall Street as observers warn the latest equities rally may have run out of steam, with investors looking for fresh catalysts to kickstart buying

11:19 27 March 2024

Madonna to end ’Celebration’ tour with free Copacabana show

Madonna to end ’Celebration’ tour with free Copacabana show

Madonna will perform a free mega-concert in May on Rio de Janeiro`s Copacabana beach to close out her "Celebration" tour, the singer and organizers announced Monday

00:42 27 March 2024

Shakib returns for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka

Shakib returns for 2nd Test against Sri Lanka

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has made a comeback to the longer version format after a gap of one year as Bangladesh announced the squad for the second and final Test against Sri Lanka, which gets underway in Chattogram on March 30

00:37 27 March 2024

The manner in which Bangladesh lost the Test, hurts: Papon

The manner in which Bangladesh lost the Test, hurts: Papon

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon was hurt as the national team lost the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka

00:34 27 March 2024

Late goal crushes all hope of Bangladesh

Late goal crushes all hope of Bangladesh

Michael Termanini scored a goal in the dying moment as Bangladesh suffered a heart breaking 1-0 goal defeat to strong Palestine in their second match of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers held at Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday

00:29 27 March 2024

Major US bridge collapses as cargo ship plows into pylon

Major US bridge collapses as cargo ship plows into pylon

A major bridge collapsed in Baltimore on Tuesday, blocking one of the busiest US commercial harbors, after a heavily laden cargo ship lost power and smashed into a support column

00:24 27 March 2024