Dhaka, Sunday


14 September 2025


Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark

Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict approaches 100-day mark

As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday

00:30 14 January 2024

American Navarro beats Mertens in Hobart for first WTA title

American Navarro beats Mertens in Hobart for first WTA title

Fast-rising American Emma Navarro upset two-time champion Elise Mertens to secure her first WTA title on Saturday with a battling 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win at the Hobart International

00:22 14 January 2024

Death toll in Colombia landslide rises to 33

Death toll in Colombia landslide rises to 33

At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed in a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the country`s vice president said Saturday

00:18 14 January 2024

Morgan Stanley to pay $249mn to settle US trading fraud charges

Morgan Stanley to pay $249mn to settle US trading fraud charges

Morgan Stanley will pay $249 million to settle civil and criminal charges connected to stock trades where it disclosed key information that it promised to keep confidential, US authorities announced Friday

00:12 14 January 2024

BGMEA, Helen Keller to collaborate on providing eye health services to garment workers

BGMEA, Helen Keller to collaborate on providing eye health services to garment workers

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has been making committed efforts to improving the well-being of the garment workers in Bangladesh

00:08 14 January 2024

Bangladesh strongly rejects statement by six int’l CSOs

Bangladesh strongly rejects statement by six int’l CSOs

Dhaka has strongly rejected the biased and unjustified joint statement issued by six international civil society organizations (CSOs) regarding the recently held free, fair, credible and peaceful elections in Bangladesh

00:05 14 January 2024

Automation of taxation system to generate more revenues: DCCI president

Automation of taxation system to generate more revenues: DCCI president

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) organized a workshop on "Income Tax Act 2023: Corporate Tax challenges and opportunities" at the DCCI in the capital on Saturday

23:50 13 January 2024

Russian PM greets Sheikh Hasina

Russian PM greets Sheikh Hasina

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

23:46 13 January 2024

PM focuses on three priorities as her new tenure begins

PM focuses on three priorities as her new tenure begins

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the new tenure of her government would give foremost priority on keeping rolling the development spree alongside containing the price hike of essential commodities and increasing people’s purchasing power

23:40 13 January 2024

PM asks ministers to work for essentials’ price control

PM asks ministers to work for essentials’ price control

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the newly appointed ministers to take required measures for keeping essentials prices under control during the upcoming Holy Ramadan

17:00 13 January 2024

US, UK strikes pound Yemen rebels, adding to fears of wider war

US, UK strikes pound Yemen rebels, adding to fears of wider war

The US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthis who say they are acting in solidarity with Gaza

01:31 13 January 2024

Children in Gaza still at the sharp end of unrelenting war: UNICEF

Children in Gaza still at the sharp end of unrelenting war: UNICEF

After almost 100 days of violence, killing, bombardment and captivity for children in Gaza, all the suffering has been too much

01:24 13 January 2024

WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free, marking a historic milestone in fight against malaria

WHO certifies Cabo Verde as malaria-free, marking a historic milestone in fight against malaria

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in global health. With this announcement, Cabo Verde joins the ranks of 43 countries and 1 territory that WHO has awarded this certification

01:12 13 January 2024

Housing affordability remains stretched amid higher interest rate

Housing affordability remains stretched amid higher interest rate

As global central banks raised interest rates to tame inflation, home prices have cooled relative to the start of the hiking cycle

01:00 13 January 2024

Biden sells economic strength, but voters aren’t buying yet

Biden sells economic strength, but voters aren’t buying yet

US President Joe Biden has good news to sell on the economy as he seeks reelection in November -- but voters don`t seem to be buying it

00:43 13 January 2024

FBCCI, CHCC to work together to strengthen bilateral trade

FBCCI, CHCC to work together to strengthen bilateral trade

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI), the apex trade body of the country, will work with the Canadian Hindu Chamber of Commerce (CHCC) to enhance bilateral trade between both the countries

00:38 13 January 2024

Oil rallies as US, UK strike Huthis, stocks mixed after US CPI

Oil rallies as US, UK strike Huthis, stocks mixed after US CPI

Oil prices surged Friday after US and UK forces launched strikes against Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen following attacks on ships in the Red Sea, fuelling worries about a wider conflict in the crude-rich region

00:33 13 January 2024

China-US trade fell for the first time in four years in 2023: Official data

China-US trade fell for the first time in four years in 2023: Official data

China-US trade fell for the first time in four years in 2023, official data from Beijing showed Friday, as geopolitical tensions between the world`s two largest economies soared

00:28 13 January 2024

Scottish MP, Eurasian EC, SAARC greet Hasina for being reelected PM

Scottish MP, Eurasian EC, SAARC greet Hasina for being reelected PM

Member of Scottish Parliament, Eurasian Economic Commission, SAARC, and Italy-Bangladesh Friendship and Cooperation Association have congratulated Sheikh Hasina for her re-appointment as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

00:23 13 January 2024

Massive expansion of renewable power opens door to achieving global tripling goal set at COP28

Massive expansion of renewable power opens door to achieving global tripling goal set at COP28

The world added 50 percent more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 and the next 5 years will see the fastest growth yet, but lack of financing for emerging and developing economies is key issue

01:36 12 January 2024

Nazmul Hassan becomes youth and sports minister

Nazmul Hassan becomes youth and sports minister

Nazmul Hassan has been made the youth and sports minister as part of the new cabinet of the government formed on Thursday

01:16 12 January 2024

11 wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

11 wounded in Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Kharkiv

A Russian missile attack struck a hotel in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine on Wednesday evening, wounding 11 people, according to local authorities

01:07 12 January 2024

6.4-magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan

6.4-magnitude quake rattles Afghanistan

A powerful earthquake hit northeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, shaking buildings from the capital Kabul to Islamabad in neighbouring Pakistan

01:03 12 January 2024

Mamata congratulates PM over phone

Mamata congratulates PM over phone

Chief Minister of the Indian State of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the formation of the government for four consecutive terms and expressed her desire to work with the new government for mutual benefit

00:56 12 January 2024