Asian markets track Wall St gains ahead of key inflation data
Asian markets rose Thursday as investors gear up for the release of major US inflation data that could have a huge bearing on the Federal Reserve`s timetable for cutting interest rates00:49 12 January 2024
Argentina, IMF announced $4.7bn disbursal
Argentina and the International Monetary Fund announced an agreement Wednesday to release $4.7 billion dollars as part of a debt restructuring plan for the troubled South American giant00:36 12 January 2024
US regulators authorize first bitcoin funds on public markets
US securities regulators gave the green light Wednesday to a group of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, a keenly anticipated decision expected to boost the cryptocurrency00:32 12 January 2024
BGMEA President stresses the need for value addition in garment industry
The ready-made garment industry of Bangladesh needs to focus more on value addition to sustain and further enhance its global competitiveness00:27 12 January 2024
37-member council of ministers gets portfolios
The 37-member council of ministers including the prime minister, twenty-five ministers and 11 state ministers of the government got portfolios this evening, half an hour after they took oath at Bangabhaban00:23 12 January 2024
PM reappoints five advisers, employs one new
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reappointed her five advisers and employed a new one hours after her new council of ministers was sworn in, a cabinet division notification said here this evening00:16 12 January 2024
Putin congratulates Sheikh Hasina
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her re-nomination to the post of the premier00:07 12 January 2024
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as PM for 5th term, forms 37-member cabinet
Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, elder daughter of the country`s founding father, today formed the government for the fourth consecutive term with a 37-member cabinet as she took oath as the prime minister for fifth term20:30 11 January 2024
Gabriel Attal becomes France’s youngest, first openly gay premier
Attal, 34, took the reins on Tuesday as France`s youngest-ever prime minister as President Emmanuel Macron sought to revamp his government following a year of protests and criticism from both the left and the right01:53 11 January 2024
Covid still a threat, warns WHO
Almost 10,000 Covid-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday, as it warned the virus remained a major threat despite partially passing under the radar01:44 11 January 2024
Blinken meets Palestinian leader as Israel keeps bombing Gaza
US top diplomat Antony Blinken on Wednesday met the head of the Palestinian Authority and travelled to Bahrain on his Middle East tour aimed at stopping the Israel-Hamas war from escalating01:38 11 January 2024
Work for people’s welfare: PM tells AL MPs
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked her party`s newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) to attach topmost priority to working for the welfare of the country and its people01:31 11 January 2024
US lawmaker calls for probe of UAE tech firm over China ties
A key US lawmaker has called on Washington to mull trade curbs on Emirati artificial intelligence firm Group 42 Holdings (G42) over its ties with China, according to a letter released Tuesday00:10 11 January 2024
Stocks witness up on large-cap vibe
Stocks on Wednesday witnessed an upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities23:58 10 January 2024
36-member council of ministers announced
A 36-member council of ministers, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, will be formed tomorrow, the cabinet secretary said on Wednesday23:50 10 January 2024
EU to continue work with Bangladesh government
The European Union (EU) has assured that it would work with the upcoming new Bangladesh government led by Awami League that witnessed a landslide victory in the 12th parliamentary election17:16 10 January 2024
South Asia remains fastest among emerging market, developing economy regions: WB
Growth in South Asia (SAR) is estimated to have slowed slightly to 5.7 percent in 2023, yet it remains the fastest among emerging market and developing economy regions17:14 10 January 2024
Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake
Three-metre (10-foot) tsunami waves were recorded at, but did not damage, a nuclear plant in Japan in the recent earthquake, its operator told AFP on Wednesday more than a week after the incident11:57 10 January 2024
Newly elected MPs sworn in by speaker of parliament
Lawmakers elected in Sunday`s polls were sworn in as members of the 12th parliament on Wednesday. Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the newly elected MPs11:51 10 January 2024
US, British forces shoot down 21 drones and missiles fired from Yemen: Military
American and British forces shot down 18 drones and three missiles Tuesday that were launched by Yemen`s Iran-backed Huthi rebels toward international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the US military said11:23 10 January 2024
At least 10 dead in Ecuador gang violence: police
At least 10 people, including two law enforcement officers, have been killed in violence linked to criminal gangs in Ecuador, police said Tuesday, in what the country`s president described as "an internal armed conflict"11:19 10 January 2024
New cabinet to be sworn in tomorrow
Bangabhaban is set to hold the oath-taking ceremony of the new cabinet, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tomorrow01:13 10 January 2024
Blinken tells Israel to avoid ’further civilian harm’ in Gaza
More than three months into the deadliest-ever Gaza war, US top diplomat Antony Blinken urged Israel on Tuesday to "avoid further civilian harm" in the besieged Palestinian territory00:49 10 January 2024
Newly-elected lawmakers to take oath today
Newly elected members of the 12th parliament will take the oath of office today00:40 10 January 2024
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