JU students protest Israeli interception of Gaza aid flotilla
City Desk : Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday staged a protest procession, condemning the Israeli forces’ interception of the Gaza-bound humanitarian ship of...
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Crackdown or compromise?
City Desk : Unauthorised battery-powered rickshaws have flooded the streets of Dhaka, moving unchecked across flyovers, major roads and narrow lanes. With no effective regulation...
Rain likely
City Desk : The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at...
Bangladesh’s garment exports to EU rise17.9pc, outpacing key rivals
Business Desk : Bangladesh has achieved a 17.9 percent growth in ready-made garment (RMG) exports to the European Union (EU) during the first six months...
BDCCL seeks major revisions to Oracle cloud contract, demands $3.68m refund
Business Desk : Bangladesh Data Centre Company Limited (BDCCL) has moved to revise what it terms a ‘one-sided’ cloud service agreement with tech giant Oracle,...
Production hit at Gazipur factories due to low gas pressure
Business Report : Gas pressure has dropped in parts of the Gazipur zone under Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, disrupting production at garment factories...
Bangladesh draws less than 5pc of S Asia’s logistics FDI: Report
Business Desk : Bangladesh has attracted $1.8 billion in greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) in logistics between 2019 and 2024, accounting for 4.9 percent of...
Elon Musk achieves first ever $500b net worth
AFP, Washington : Billionaire Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, is nearly halfway to becoming the planet’s first trillionaire, Forbes magazine reported Wednesday.The Tesla and...
Hilsa weighing 3.4kg sold for Tk10,000 in Lakshmipur
Business Desk : A hilsa weighing 3.4 kilogrammes was sold for Tk10,000 at Ramgati fish market in Lakshmipur on Friday. The giant fish was caught...
Rupali Bank collects $1 billion remittance
Business Desk : State-owned Rupali Bank PLC has achieved the milestone of $1 billion in foreign remittance collection for the first time in the calendar...
Islami Bank regains control of hacked Facebook page
Business Desk : Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC regained control of its verified Facebook page 12 hours after it was hacked. According to the bank’s public...
Russia, Ukraine exchange 185 prisoners of war each
AFP : Russia and Ukraine exchanged 185 prisoners of war each on Thursday, Moscow and Kyiv said, the latest in a series of swaps that...