Dhaka, Saturday


13 September 2025


Stocks maintain gaining streak

Stocks maintain gaining streak

Country`s both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) on Monday also witnessed an upward trend like earlier as investors continued their buying spree on large-cap issues amid optimism

19:33 5 February 2024

S. Korean court acquits Samsung chief over 2015 merger case: Yonhap

S. Korean court acquits Samsung chief over 2015 merger case: Yonhap

A South Korean court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics heir Lee Jae-yong of a raft of crimes linked to a controversial 2015 merger, the Yonhap news agency reported

12:40 5 February 2024

Australia says writer Yang Jun given suspended death sentence in China

Australia says writer Yang Jun given suspended death sentence in China

Australia`s government said Monday writer Yang Jun has been given a suspended death sentence in China, describing it as "harrowing news"

12:35 5 February 2024

US strikes five missiles in Yemen: Military

US strikes five missiles in Yemen: Military

American forces carried out air strikes against five missiles in Yemen on Sunday -- one designed for land attack and the others for targeting ships, the US military said

12:30 5 February 2024

US public debt is ’unsustainable’: Fed chief

US public debt is ’unsustainable’: Fed chief

The United States is on an "unsustainable" path with regard to its national debt and it is time to address the issue, Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell said in an interview aired Sunday

12:25 5 February 2024

Countries across the globe willing to work with Bangladesh: Hasan

Countries across the globe willing to work with Bangladesh: Hasan

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has stated that all countries around the world have expressed interest in working with Bangladesh because the daughter of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has placed the country in a dignified position

01:12 5 February 2024

PM gives consent for reducing duty of essentials at import stage: Ahsanul

PM gives consent for reducing duty of essentials at import stage: Ahsanul

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given consent for reducing duty of essentials at import stage

01:08 5 February 2024

BB announces roadmap to bring down classified loans below 8%

BB announces roadmap to bring down classified loans below 8%

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has set a target of reducing classified loans to below 8 percent from the country`s total outstanding loans within June, 2026 for ensuring corporate good governance in the banking sector

23:31 4 February 2024

Export earnings in January posts 11.45% growth

Export earnings in January posts 11.45% growth

Country`s export earnings in January witnessed a healthy growth of 11.45 percent fetching $5,724.34 million where the major export-oriented RMG sector bagged nearly $5 billion

23:28 4 February 2024

Stocks witness up on large-cap vibe

Stocks witness up on large-cap vibe

Stocks Sunday witnessed upward trend as major indices of both Dhaka and Chittagong Stock Exchanges were found rising with higher activities of some large-cap securities

23:26 4 February 2024

Biden writes to Hasina, expresses willingness to work together

Biden writes to Hasina, expresses willingness to work together

US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh`s economic goals

23:23 4 February 2024

Bangladesh, US to work for combating climate change: Saber

Bangladesh, US to work for combating climate change: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury today said Bangladesh and the United States (US) will work together to protect the environment and fight climate change

15:42 4 February 2024

Sri Lanka says financial crisis ’gradually’ easing

Sri Lanka says financial crisis ’gradually’ easing

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is "gradually" emerging from its worst economic crisis after the austerity of an IMF bailout, the president said Sunday in a speech to mark independence day

15:39 4 February 2024

Fourteen Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh

Fourteen Myanmar border guards take refuge in Bangladesh

Fourteen soldiers of Myanmar’s paramilitary Border Guard Police (BGP) overnight took refuge in Bangladesh fleeing their posts amid reports of heavy gunfights between the government troops and the rebel resistance fighters in the junta-run country

15:36 4 February 2024

Deadly strikes hit ’pressure cooker’ Rafah ahead of Gaza truce push

Deadly strikes hit ’pressure cooker’ Rafah ahead of Gaza truce push

Deadly strikes were reported early Saturday in the overcrowded Gaza border town of Rafah --dubbed a "pressure cooker of despair" by the UN -- as international mediators readied a new push to seal a tentative truce deal between Israel and Hamas

01:14 4 February 2024

US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq

US retaliatory strikes hit Iran-linked targets in Syria, Iraq

The US military launched retaliatory air strikes against Iranian forces and Tehran-backed militia groups in both Iraq and Syria on Friday, following a drone attack that killed three American soldiers at a remote base in Jordan

01:07 4 February 2024

BCCT will give top priority to research in its funding: Saber

BCCT will give top priority to research in its funding: Saber

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Friday said Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, will give top priority to research in its funding.

01:02 4 February 2024

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi honored at pre-Grammy gala

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi honored at pre-Grammy gala

Bruce Springsteen played a blistering duet with Jon Bon Jovi to honor the latter artist at a pre-Grammy gala Friday, as superstars including Paul McCartney danced along to an event heavy on New Jersey pride

00:57 4 February 2024

Achieving self-sufficiency crucial for sovereignty: Putin

Achieving self-sufficiency crucial for sovereignty: Putin

The main sign that a country is sovereign is that it can stand on its own two feet, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with participants of the "Everything for Victory!` forum

00:52 4 February 2024

US airstrikes on Iraq, Syria aimed at escalating conflict further: Russia

US airstrikes on Iraq, Syria aimed at escalating conflict further: Russia

The United States` airstrikes on Iraq and Syria pursue the goal of inflaming the conflict further in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said

00:46 4 February 2024

EU’s top diplomat urges no Middle East escalation after US strikes

EU’s top diplomat urges no Middle East escalation after US strikes

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday called on all parties to avoid further escalation in the Middle East after US strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria and Iraq

00:42 4 February 2024

Argentine president’s reforms pass first test in Congress

Argentine president’s reforms pass first test in Congress

Argentine lawmakers took a first step Friday toward approving President Javier Milei`s sweeping economic, social and political reform package, which has sparked angry opposition protests

00:31 4 February 2024

US Fed ’not yet’ at the point of rate cuts, official says

US Fed ’not yet’ at the point of rate cuts, official says

The US Federal Reserve is on the right track in its inflation fight, but "not yet" at the point where it should begin cutting interest rates, a senior official said Friday

00:28 4 February 2024

EU for strengthening partnership with Bangladesh

EU for strengthening partnership with Bangladesh

The European Union (EU) has expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership with Bangladesh in the coming days

00:24 4 February 2024