Dhaka, Saturday


13 September 2025


Israel says heavy fighting in south Gaza, as Paris meeting seeks halt

Israel says heavy fighting in south Gaza, as Paris meeting seeks halt

Israeli forces on Sunday fought "intensive battles" with Hamas militants in southern Gaza, the army said, as the CIA`s chief met Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari officials for ceasefire talks

11:25 29 January 2024

Hungarian FM in Ukraine to prepare Orban-Zelensky meeting

Hungarian FM in Ukraine to prepare Orban-Zelensky meeting

Hungary`s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto will meet his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba in western Ukraine on Monday, ahead of an EU summit aimed at unlocking aid for the war-torn country

11:17 29 January 2024

Royal Caribbean’s ’Icon,’ world’s largest cruise ship, sets sail

Royal Caribbean’s ’Icon,’ world’s largest cruise ship, sets sail

The world`s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean`s Icon of the Seas, set sail from Miami on its maiden voyage Saturday, carrying what amounted to the population of a small city

00:52 29 January 2024

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa

Activists splash soup on glass-protected Mona Lisa

Two protesters on Sunday hurled pumpkin soup at the bullet-proof glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci`s "Mona Lisa" in Paris, demanding the right to "healthy and sustainable food", an AFP journalist and the museum said

00:47 29 January 2024

’Intensive battles’ continue in Gaza as UN chief calls on donors to maintain aid

’Intensive battles’ continue in Gaza as UN chief calls on donors to maintain aid

Heavy fighting raged in Gaza Sunday amid a fierce row over the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that has called its future into question

00:40 29 January 2024

Iran launches three satellites into orbit

Iran launches three satellites into orbit

Iran on Sunday said it simultaneously launched three satellites into orbit, nearly a week after the launch of a research satellite by the Revolutionary Guards drew Western criticism

00:36 29 January 2024

Daniel Clowes wins at French comics festival

Daniel Clowes wins at French comics festival

US comic book Daniel Clowes picked up the award for Best Comic Book at this year`s Angouleme comics festival in France, considered the world`s most prestigious awards for graphic novelists

00:33 29 January 2024

Exhibition of Japanese Doll at Shilpakala Academy on Feb 2

Exhibition of Japanese Doll at Shilpakala Academy on Feb 2

The Japan Foundation in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh will hold an exhibition of Japanese Dolls titled `NINGYO- Art and Beauty of Japanese Dolls` at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) In Dhaka

00:29 29 January 2024

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

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

00:24 29 January 2024

Mitsubishi keen to cooperate with setting up fertilizer factory in Bhola

Mitsubishi keen to cooperate with setting up fertilizer factory in Bhola

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a Japanese renowned company, has expressed its keenness to cooperate with setting up fertilizer factory in Bhola as like Ghorashal-Polash Urea Fertilizer factory.

00:20 29 January 2024

Denmark Ambassador discusses collaboration opportunities in RMG with BGMEA President

Denmark Ambassador discusses collaboration opportunities in RMG with BGMEA President

Ambassador of Denmark to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller paid a courtesy call on BGMEA President Faruque Hassan at the BGMEA Complex in the capital on Sunday

00:17 29 January 2024

Prices of essentials will not increase during Ramadan: Salman

Prices of essentials will not increase during Ramadan: Salman

Prime Minister`s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahman on Sunday said prices of essentials will not increase during the holy month of Ramadan

00:14 29 January 2024

Govt eyes $2bn export earnings from jute products in 2-3 yrs: Nanak

Govt eyes $2bn export earnings from jute products in 2-3 yrs: Nanak

Textiles and Jute Minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak has said the government eyes to increase yearly export earnings from jute and jute goods to $2 billion within next two-three years

23:41 28 January 2024

NBR seeks budget proposals for FY25

NBR seeks budget proposals for FY25

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has initiated the budget preparation process for the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25) as it has sought budget proposals from different trade bodies, and other relevant stakeholders including professional organizations, research firms, intellectuals and taxpayers from all strata

23:32 28 January 2024

PM offers separate economic zone for British investors

PM offers separate economic zone for British investors

Offering the British investors a special economic zone in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday sought large-scale investments from them for mutual benefits

16:38 28 January 2024

BNP boycotted polls not getting guarantee of assuming power: PM

BNP boycotted polls not getting guarantee of assuming power: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said BNP always wants to go to power with the help of other forces instead of through the people`s mandate

16:36 28 January 2024

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan

Trump stokes opposition to Biden border plan

Joe Biden and Donald Trump traded verbal jabs Saturday over a bipartisan plan for border reform aimed at stemming a surge in migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico

16:27 28 January 2024

Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial

Putin repeats Ukraine Nazi claims at Leningrad siege memorial

President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said Ukraine "glorifies" Adolf Hitler`s SS killing squads and vowed to "eradicate Nazism," as he opened a memorial marking 80 years since the end of the siege of Leningrad

16:23 28 January 2024

UN chief asks donor countries for ’continuity’ in Gaza agency operations

UN chief asks donor countries for ’continuity’ in Gaza agency operations

UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded on Saturday for donor states to "guarantee the continuity" of the body`s Palestinian refugee agency after several halted funding over accusations of staff involvement in Hamas` October 7 attack on Israel

16:19 28 January 2024

HC wants high-level committee to prevent rise in essential agro product price

HC wants high-level committee to prevent rise in essential agro product price

The High Court (HC) on Sunday ordered authorities concerned to form a high-level committee to prevent the rise in the price of essential agro products like potatoes, onion, garlic and egg

16:14 28 January 2024

Illegal hoarders must face jail, if not mend: Sadhan Chandra

Illegal hoarders must face jail, if not mend: Sadhan Chandra

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Sunday warned against illegal hoarding and said if they [the hoarders] do not rectify themselves, they will have to go to jail

16:08 28 January 2024

US Fed rate cuts become question of when, not if

US Fed rate cuts become question of when, not if

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to start cutting interest rates in the coming months, as inflation edges closer to its long-run target of two percent

16:02 28 January 2024

PM stresses global efforts for Rohingya repatriation

PM stresses global efforts for Rohingya repatriation

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday called upon the international community to take measures to repatriate Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar and ensure their dignified life there

15:56 28 January 2024

Over 17,000 hectares destroyed in Colombia forest fires

Over 17,000 hectares destroyed in Colombia forest fires

Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares in Colombia since November, authorities said Friday, as the country faces its hottest January in decades

01:43 28 January 2024