Dhaka, Friday


12 September 2025


PKSF’s achievement in microenterprise dev project is significant: WB

PKSF’s achievement in microenterprise dev project is significant: WB

Palli Karma - Sahayak Foundation`s (PKSF`s) achievement in the effective development of microenterprises in Bangladesh is significant, says Abdoulaye Seck, the World Bank`s Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan

00:04 19 February 2024

PM calls for befitting reply to plot against country’s prosperity

PM calls for befitting reply to plot against country’s prosperity

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the expatriate Bangladeshis to give a befitting reply to the conspiracies being hatched against the country`s prosperity

23:44 18 February 2024

US election: What if Biden or Trump leaves the race?

US election: What if Biden or Trump leaves the race?

Biden versus Trump: The lineup in the 2024 US election has long been a foregone conclusion, with a rematch between the two presidents appearing all but certain

18:52 18 February 2024

Putin says Ukraine matter of life and death for Russia

Putin says Ukraine matter of life and death for Russia

Events on the battlefield in Ukraine are a matter of "life and death" for Russia that could determine its fate, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks aired Sunday

18:45 18 February 2024

Onion, sugar likely to be imported from India before Ramadan: Ahsanul

Onion, sugar likely to be imported from India before Ramadan: Ahsanul

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that the government would be able to supply onion and sugar, imported from India, to the market before the holy month of Ramadan

18:41 18 February 2024

Mashiur stresses export diversification, value addition to exportable items

Mashiur stresses export diversification, value addition to exportable items

Prime Minister’s Economic Affairs Adviser Mashiur Rahman Sunday stressed the need for export diversification and value addition to the exportable items

18:36 18 February 2024

PM urges world leaders to stop genocide in Gaza

PM urges world leaders to stop genocide in Gaza

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon the global leaders to stop genocide in Gaza. She made the call in an interview with Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of Munich Security Conference 2024

18:28 18 February 2024

Could mini nuclear stations plug South Africa’s power gaps?

Could mini nuclear stations plug South Africa’s power gaps?

South African nuclear scientists want to build a new generation of mini nuclear reactors, both to plug holes in their own country`s blackout-plagued grid and to build an export industry for the future

10:31 18 February 2024

Biden says he told Zelensky ’confident’ of renewed US war aid

Biden says he told Zelensky ’confident’ of renewed US war aid

President Joe Biden on Saturday told Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that he is "confident" the US Congress will renew war aid, but added that without American help Kyiv could lose further territory to Russian advances

10:25 18 February 2024

Two-state solution for lasting peace highlighted in Munich

Two-state solution for lasting peace highlighted in Munich

Top international organizations and government officials called for a permanent settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC), saying that only the two-state solution can make the region achieve lasting security

10:20 18 February 2024

US must deliver ’what they promised’ to Ukraine: NATO chief

US must deliver ’what they promised’ to Ukraine: NATO chief

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Saturday called for the United States to deliver "what they have promised" to Ukraine, while a $60-billion package of military aid was blocked in Congress

00:52 18 February 2024

Iran unveils air defence systems as Middle East tensions soar

Iran unveils air defence systems as Middle East tensions soar

Iran unveiled two new air defence systems on Saturday, state media reported, with tensions high in the Middle East amid the war in Gaza

00:47 18 February 2024

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 28,858

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 28,858

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday at least 28,858 people have been killed in the Palestinian territory during the war between militants and Israel

00:44 18 February 2024

AirArabia plans to expand business in Bangladesh: Group CEO

AirArabia plans to expand business in Bangladesh: Group CEO

Terming Bangladesh as a key route, group CEO of the largest middle eastern low cost carrier AirArabia Adel Abdullah Ali has said his airline is planning to expand business here being optimistic to see its aviation growth

00:40 18 February 2024

Non RMG product diversification now demand of time: Speakers

Non RMG product diversification now demand of time: Speakers

Speakers at a seminar today said that non RMG product diversification is now the demand of time for post-LDC export readiness

00:37 18 February 2024

Int’l Fire Safety and Security Expo begins

Int’l Fire Safety and Security Expo begins

The three-day International Fire Safety and Security Expo 2024 began on Saturday at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital with the aim of reducing the risk and damage of any disaster

00:33 18 February 2024

“Jonaki” emerges as fragrance, boutique store

“Jonaki” emerges as fragrance, boutique store

A new boutique store named Jonaki was launched on Saturday at a posh city hotel under the initiative of a female entrepreneur who described the outlet as an initiative “designed in Bangladesh, inspired by France and made in Malaysia”.

00:30 18 February 2024

PM for doing business with India thro Tk and Rupee

PM for doing business with India thro Tk and Rupee

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday stressed the need for expanding business between Bangladesh and India using their own currencies

00:23 18 February 2024

PM calls for stopping Russia-Ukraine war as she talks with Zelenskyy

PM calls for stopping Russia-Ukraine war as she talks with Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called upon all concerned to find ways to stop Russia-Ukraine war while holding a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Germany

00:05 18 February 2024

Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines: Putin

Russia is close to creating cancer vaccines: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that scientists in his country were close to creating vaccines for cancer that could soon be available to patients

12:24 17 February 2024

Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket

Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket

Japan`s space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts

12:18 17 February 2024

UN chief calls for ’transparent investigation’ into Navalny death

UN chief calls for ’transparent investigation’ into Navalny death

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Friday called for a full investigation into the reported death in jail of Alexei Navalny, the prominent critic of the Kremlin

11:29 17 February 2024

Zelensky signs French security deal after ’historic’ German pact

Zelensky signs French security deal after ’historic’ German pact

Ukraine`s President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a security pact with France on Friday hours after securing a similar deal with Germany hailed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz as a "historic step" to lock in support for Kyiv in its raging battle against Russia

11:22 17 February 2024

Trump fined $355mn, banned from NY business in fraud trial

Trump fined $355mn, banned from NY business in fraud trial

A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355 million over fraud allegations and banned him from running companies in the state for three years Friday in a major blow to his business empire and financial standing

11:17 17 February 2024