Special Correspondent : Investors in the industrial sector are struggling to launch new businesses or expand existing ones due to a slowdown in loan approvals by state-owned commercial banks. A...
Staff Reporter : A discussion meeting held on Saturday at the Jatiya Press Club commemorated the historic Farakka Long March, led by the late Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. Speakers...
Staff Reporter : Dr. Fahmida Khatun, Executive Director of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), raised...
NN Online Report: Bangladesh Bank has dismissed a report published by an Indian digital news outlet on a “new reserve heist” at the central bank. It was “absolutely fake” news, Bangladesh Bank spokesman Mezbaul Haque said today. “We have a three-tier confirmation policy with the Fed now and have regular reconciliation of transactions,” he said....
BSS: Bangladesh has condemned the recent attacks perpetrated by Israeli extremist settlers...
BSS: Mango harvesting of the current season is going to start from...
BSS: US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs...
Online Desk: The 7-member body formed to probe the lynching of two...
Online Desk: Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of the Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd, has...
UNB, Dhaka : Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, Paul Thoppil, will arrive in Dhaka on a three-day visit beginning today (Sunday). While in Bangladesh, he will meet with officials and key partners to promote Canada’s commitment to the region through its Indo-Pacific Strategy. He will discuss ways to expand and diversify trade between Bangladesh and Canada and explore how the two countries can work together to foster two-way investment, according to the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka. On September 5, 2023,...
Business Report : Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Ashraf Ahmed has said that embracing Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) compliance reporting standards is essential to boost trade and investment. He said the ESG compliance framework will not only allow the businesses to align their values and strategies with sustainability objectives, and foster economic growth but also remain competitive beyond LDC graduation. “Absence of culture, weak corporate governance and lack of data are few of the challenges...
Business Report : NCC Bank Limited celebrates its 31st anniversary programs by cutting cake and announced to launch Internet Banking App “NCC Always” and Customer Self Service (CSS) Portal for its customers at the banks head office in the capital on Sunday. Chairman of bank Md. Abul Bashar inaugurates the preogramme while Vice-Chairman Sohela Hossain, Director & Past Chairman Md. Abdul Awal, Director & Past Chairman Abdus Salam, Past Chairman & Chairman of the Risk Management Committee Md. Nurun Newaz,...
Aljazeera : Three Afghan nationals and three Spanish tourists were killed in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan province, the Taliban government has said, as it raised the death toll from the attack in a market. On Saturday, the government said that the bodies of the three Afghans and three Spanish tourists were transported to the capital, Kabul. The group was fired on while walking through a bazaar in the mountainous city of Bamyan, about 180km (110 miles) from Kabul, on Friday. “All dead...
Entertainment Report : Popular Bangladeshi singer Asif Akbar is set to make his mark in Bollywood, the heart of Indian cinema. With a career spanning over two decades, Asif has...
Entertainment Desk : Turkish superstar actor Burak Özçivit is set to visit Bangladesh as part of an invitation extended by Singer Bangladesh Ltd for its transformation journey, said a press...
Entertainment Report : Four singers of this generation will perform music together on same TV channel tonight. These singers are: Shamima Mila, Sharmin Keya, Nuzhat Pushpita and Mohua Muna. Today...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : More than two decades ago, popular model Farzana Bubly worked as a model in the first advertisement of ‘Green Mint Toothpaste’ under the direction of the...
Entertainment Report : Dhrubo Hasan directorial his first movie titled ‘Fatima’, which has garnered commendable international acclaim in film festivals around the world, is all set to grace the screens...
AFP, United Kingdom : Manchester City stand on the brink of a historic fourth successive Premier League title, but Arsenal lie in wait hoping for a last-gasp slip from the leaders today. Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering team go into the final day of the season with a two-point lead over second-placed Arsenal thanks to an eight-game winning streak. City, who host...
Kenyan Olympian and former World U-20 10,000m champion Rodgers Kwemoi has been handed an extended six-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) for blood doping. Kwemoi was found guilty of using blood boosters to improve his performance due to abnormalities in his Athlete’s Biological Passport (ABP), according to a verdict signed on April 24, 2024, and made public by AIU on Friday. The 27-year-old runner was once tipped to be the future of long-distance track running in the East...
Agency : Speedster Shaheen Afridi believes Pakistan will come good in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (WC) 2024 after missing out on success in the recent editions and has a good opportunity to win their second title. Speaking to the PCB Podcast, the left-arm speedster opined that Pakistan were close to success after recent near misses in the 2021...
Agency : Phil Foden has been voted the Premier League (PL)’s player of the season, the league announced on Saturday (May 18) after the 23-year-old had the best campaign of his career to help put Manchester City within reach of their fourth consecutive league title. Foden has scored 17 goals and grabbed eight assists in 34 league games this season...
BSS, Dhaka : Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club split point with Fortis Football Club when their match ended in a tame goalless draw in the ABG Bashundhara Bangladesh Premier League football held at Rajshahi District Stadium in Rajshahi on Saturday. In the proceeding both the teams got several scoring chances but failed to score any due to lack of proper...
Campus Life : University of Asia Pacific (UAP) organized an orientation program...
Campus Life : Jointly organized by the NSU School of Health Science and the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, USA, a certificate course titled “Analytics & Machine Learning Techniques for Maternal and Health Interventions” was held at the NSU campus on 17 July, 2023. The event aimed to explore the applications of machine learning in improving maternal healthcare and brought together renowned experts and professionals in the field.The lead speaker at the event was Dr. Javed Mostafa, an...
Logan P Jones :Have you ever dreamed of working for yourself, being...
Campus Report : The UAP Law Orators Debating Club (UAPLODC) is committed to the development of a debating community among the students of the Department of Law and Human Rights at the University of Asia Pacific (UAP). In addition to fostering creativity via debating, the club’s objectives include sharing and critiquing the work of peers; develop excellent oral and written communication skills, excellent critical thinking skills, and effective tools for research, organization and presentation. Debate helps students become more interested...
Campus Desk : Over 20 students of ULAB Radio CampBuzz of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) took part in a workshop on creating successful podcasts.Oleg Dmitriyev, an advisor at the Sputnik International News Agency and Radio, held the latest session of the SputnikPro project for future journalists in the online format, says a press release issued on Sunday.The participants thanked Sputnik for the relevant and diverse content.The students were interested in various issues, such as picking a subject,...
Campus Desk : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Department of Geography and Environment of Dhaka University (DU) and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) was signed today January 31, 2023 at the VC’s Lounge to share knowledge through research, innovation and training. Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman presided over the signing ceremony. Treasurer of DU Prof. Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed and Secretary General of BDRCS Kazi Shofiqul Azam signed the MoU on behalf of their respective institution. Chairman of...
Campus Desk :A primary school-focused campaign is initiated to ensure an accessible...
