IMF loan for BD stalled over reforms, climate resilience
Release of International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan for Bangladesh remains stalled due to pending reforms in the financial sector, conditions to cut subsidies and climate...
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Heroine Tama Mirza starts her new life as banker
Apart from acting, National Film Award-winning popular actress Tama Mirza has joined the banking profession. She has been working as Assistant Vice President (AVP) in...
Oil hits 3-week high on Middle East supply fears
Oil prices climbed to three-week highs on Thursday, driven by concerns that the impasse in the Iran war will continue to disrupt supply from the key Middle...
India, Japan agree to bolster defence ties
India and Japan on Thursday agreed to bolster security ties including maritime cooperation after their defense ministers met in New Delhi. Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi...
Over 200,000 displaced in Sudan’s Kordofan
More than 200,000 people have been newly displaced across Sudan’s Kordofan region due to intensified fighting since late last year, the United Nations has said, as continued...
Fortis FC’s opponents in AFC Challenge League are India, Kuwait clubs
Bangladesh’s Fortis Football Club (FC) have made it to the main stage of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Challenge League by defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Muras United....
Gas crisis forces factories to shut
Bangladesh’s worsening gas crisis is severely disrupting industrial production across major manufacturing hubs, forcing factories to suspend operations, cut output and rely on expensive alternative...
Miura, 59, becomes oldest scorer in Emperor’s Cup history
Former Japan international Kazuyoshi Miura became the oldest scorer in Emperor’s Cup history on Wednesday when the 59-year-old netted two penalties in Fukushima United’s 7-0...
Sara Bejlek stuns Sabalenka in Cincinnati Open
World No. 35 Sara Bejlek registered a major upset at the Cincinnati Open by eliminating Aryna Sabalenka with a 7-6 (7), 6-4 win over World...
Messi nets first goal since father’s death
Eight-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi scored his first goal since the death of his father, Jorge, earlier this month as Inter Miami drew 2-2...
The Evolution of Nationalism and the “Bangladesh First” Doctrine: Tarique Rahman’s Politics
Nationalism is not a doctrine preserved unchanged in historical amber. It is a living form of political consciousness through which a sovereign community continually reinterprets...