US to pursue justice for Rohingyas and all people of Myanmar: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has said the United States remains committed to advancing justice and accountability for all the people of Myanmar11:48 25 August 2023
Asian shares mostly decline ahead of Federal Reserve’s Powell speech
Asian shares mostly fell Friday, discouraged by a Wall Street slump that followed a blowout profit report from Nvidia and mixed reports on the US economy11:40 25 August 2023
PM seeks vote for ’boat’ from expatriate Bangladeshis
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought vote for her party`s electoral symbol Boat, electoral symbol of Awami League, in the next general election from Bangladeshi expatriates working abroad for the country`s continued development11:27 25 August 2023
Turkey’s central bank unleashes a big interest rate hike in another sign of an economic shift
Turkey’s central bank raised its key interest rate by an aggressive 7.5 percentage points on Thursday, a larger-than-expected boost that offers a new sign of a return to more traditional economic policies under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan20:08 24 August 2023
Dengue claims 8 lives, infects 2,201 in 24hrs
The health authorities recorded eight more deaths from dengue and 2,201 new cases in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the health department20:01 24 August 2023
Govt allows onion imports from 9 more countries
Amid the soaring prices of onions in the local market, the government has decided to allow the import of one of the important cooking ingredients from nine other countries in addition to neighboring India19:43 24 August 2023
BRICS needs to be lighthouse of multi-polar world: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said the BRICS needs to emerge as the lighthouse of the multi-polar world and be an inclusive platform responding to times19:29 24 August 2023
Stocks rebound on both bourses
After witnessing a downward trend in the two sessions, stocks on Thursday rebounded in the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges as investors remained active on sector-wise issues17:39 24 August 2023
Hasina writes to Modi hailing India’s historic landing on Moon
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent a message to her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi congratulating him and the people of India on the successful lunar landing of Chandrayaan-317:19 24 August 2023
International community must not forget Rohingyas, host community: Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk on Thursday said the international community must not forget the Rohingya people or their host community in Bangladesh in the face of competing crises15:37 24 August 2023
Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt among 6 nations set to join BRICS economic bloc
Iran and Saudi Arabia are among six nations invited on Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies14:23 24 August 2023
Increased cost-of-living crisis undermines progress on poverty alleviation in Asia and Pacific
Increased cost-of-living crisis undermines progress on poverty alleviation in Asia and Pacific
The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic,
14:16 24 August 2023
China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release
The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant `s operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan14:04 24 August 2023
Modi walks to Sheikh Hasina to exchange pleasantries at dinner in Johannesburg
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has walked to Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to exchange pleasantries in a dinner in Johannesburg hosted by current Chair of the BRICS and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa12:24 24 August 2023
Rail link with Khulna restored after 7 hours
Authorities managed to restore train communications with Khulna on Thursday morning after seven hours following the derailment of a freight train at Basundia Singiai in Sadar upazila of Jashore district12:16 24 August 2023
FM Momen expresses Bangladesh’s interested in buying LNG from Algeria
Algeria has underlined the need to engage in more efforts to scale up bilateral collaboration with Bangladesh12:11 24 August 2023
Xi assures Bangladesh of support in joining BRICS, solving Rohingya issue
Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured that his country will always stay beside Bangladesh in its needs including providing support in joining the BRICS and...11:42 24 August 2023
Derailment snaps Khulna’s train communication with rest of the country
Train communication of Khulna with the rest of the country has remained suspended since Thursday morning following the derailment of a freight train at Basundia Singiai in Sadar upazila of Jashore district11:35 24 August 2023
Messi leads Miami past MLS-best Cincinnati in US Open Cup semi
Lionel Messi had two assists and converted a penalty kick as Inter Miami rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat MLS-leading Cincinnati 5-4 in penalties in a US Open Cup semifinal on Wednesday night09:39 24 August 2023
No gas supply for 8 hours in several Dhaka areas today
Gas supply will remain off for eight hours, from 10 am to 6 pm, on Thursday in several Dhaka areas due to emergency pipeline replacement work09:23 24 August 2023
Sheikh Hasina-Xi Jinping bilateral meeting held
The bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held in Johannesburg on Wednesday00:04 24 August 2023
PM Hasina asks envoys to enhance bilateral ties with African nations
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked Bangladeshi ambassadors stationed in African countries to enhance bilateral trade, business and investments with those nations00:02 24 August 2023
BNP feels heartburning when militants are arrested: Hasan
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP leaders suffer from heartburning when law enforcers arrest militants or take any action against them21:48 23 August 2023
Khairuzzaman Mozumder made new secretary of finance
The government has appointed Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder as new secretary of the Finance Division who will take charge from incumbent secretary of the Ministry of Finance Fatima Yasmin21:43 23 August 2023
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