Pragati Life Insurance holds annual conference in Cox’s Bazar
Pragati Life Insurance PLC held its Annual Conference 2025 last week at a hotel in Cox’s Bazar, bringing together senior management and development leaders from...
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The five big sticking points in US-Iran talks
The venue is ready, the guards are in place and the kerb along the approach road has received a fresh coat of yellow and black...
Peace talk in Islamabad begins
Representatives from the United States and Iran held high-stakes negotiations in Pakistan’s capital on Saturday, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif acting as the mediator in...
Makeshift Gaza university offers chance to resurrect academic studies
The new academic semester kicked off in Gaza in late March. But the mornings no longer carry the familiar vibrance of students waiting for buses,...
Larger budget on the table
The BNP-led government is preparing to expand public spending significantly in the upcoming national budget, citing growing economic pressures and policy commitments, according to senior...
Libya approves first unified state budget in 13 years
Libya’s rival eastern and western legislative bodies have signed a US-mediated agreement to unify public spending across the divided country in a first since 2013, the central...
Govt tests QR-based fuel distribution system
The government has launched a pilot programme of a QR code-based mobile application aimed at streamlining fuel distribution, reducing irregularities, and ensuring greater transparency in...
South Korea president clashes with Israel on rights, disinfo claims
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Saturday accused Israel of failing to “reflect” on allegations of rights abuses by its forces, after Israel decried...
Airlines push for policy action
Bangladesh’s aviation sector is facing increasing operational pressure, prompting industry leaders to urge stronger government support to sustain operations and ensure long-term growth. The concerns...
Hezbollah MP says direct talks with Israel are ‘blatant violation’ of constitution
Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah on Saturday reiterated his Iran-backed group’s rejection of direct negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, a day after Lebanon’s president said a...
Govt weighs options on police uniform revision
Uncertainty over the uniform of Bangladesh Police continues, with the force proposing a revision of the recently introduced iron-coloured uniform less than a year after...
Crime activity grips Khulna’s Daulatpur
A worrying rise in theft, mugging, drug activity, and juvenile gang operations has left residents of the Pabla area in Daulatpur increasingly anxious, with many...