Karim Jute Mill mulled for permanent training and dev centre for athletics
The Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) has long envisioned establishing a modern, full-fledged athletics centre to elevate the sport in the country to new heights. To...
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Oil prices rise, stocks mixed ahead of US inflation data
Oil prices rose again on Wednesday (Aug 12) and stock markets were mixed, with eyes on the release of key US inflation data that could...
A pink paradise of water lilies
As the monsoon settles over the wetlands of Pabna, Dikshi Beel in Chatmohar upazila has transformed into a breathtaking canvas of pink and green, drawing...
Accurate data key to policymaking
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has rejected allegations that the latest inflation figures were manipulated, saying the decline in inflation in July was primarily...
‘Youth must lead AI-driven new civilisation’
Youth must become the driving force of a new civilisation as artificial intelligence and rapidly evolving technology reshape society, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin...
Bangladesh cricket still benefiting from Koko’s player pipeline: BCB
Bangladesh cricket continues to benefit from the structures and development initiatives established during the tenure of late Arafat Rahman Koko, BCB Media and Communications Committee...
Toyota ex-chief Okuda, pioneer of the Prius, dies at 93
Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93,...
23 senior police transferred
The government has transferred 23 senior police officials, including deputy inspector generals (DIGs), additional DIGs, superintendents of police (SPs) and additional SPs, in a major...
Police caught in corruption crisis
Fresh allegations of corruption, illicit wealth accumulation, posting-trade syndicates and administrative factionalism have deepened an unprecedented crisis within Bangladesh Police, raising concerns over the erosion...
Rizvi recalls ‘tragic’ circumstances of Koko’s death
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has described the death of Arafat Rahman Koko as an “extremely heartbreaking and tragic” episode, alleging that...
BD U-23 thrash Malaysia in 1st one-dayer
Bangladesh Under-23 Cricket team’s Captain Kalam Siddiqui won the toss and elected to bat at the Bashundhara Sports Complex in Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh Under-23...
China’s C919 jet makes 1st int’l commercial flight
China’s homegrown C919 jet completed its first international commercial flight on Wednesday (Aug 12), a symbolic step towards Beijing’s goal of challenging the decades-long aerospace...