Fire at Purana Paltan high-rise brought under control
BSS: The fire that broke out on the top floor of a multi-storey building in the capital’s Purana Paltan on Saturday night was brought under...
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Canada trade rep visits Dhaka for investment talks
Staff Reporter : Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, Paul Thoppil, arrived in Bangladesh on Saturday, leading a business delegation on a four-day visit aimed at exploring...
A silver lining for Bangladesh’s economy
Gazi Anowar : The aftermath of the July Revolution has left Kolkata’s economy in a state of disarray, as a combination of political turmoil and...
Jamaat Ameer cites February-April as viable election period
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday proposed that the next national election be held either in February or April 2026,...
Australia’s Albanese claims election victory, riding anti-Trump wave
NN Online: Australia’s Anthony Albanese claimed a historic second term as Prime Minister on Saturday, in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered...
Farmers to get smart cards in place of ‘fake’ TCB cards: Food Adviser
BSS: Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder today said that smart cards will be given to the farmers after cancelling the ‘fake’ TCB cards. “The farmers...
Political parties to compromise for state reforms, hopes Ali Riaz
UNB : Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Saturday expressed optimism that political parties and alliances will compromise to help carry...
Stock market sheds Tk 17,000cr in April as DSEX down by 302 points
UNB: The month of April brought no respite for investors in Bangladesh’s capital market. Following the Eid holidays, trading resumed with continued decline, dragging the...
Cyclone, severe heatwaves likely in May
UNB: One or two depression may intensify into cyclones while multiple spells of heatwaves and nor’westers (Kalbaishakhi storms) are also likely to sweep Bangladesh this...
High Court publishes full verdict in Abrar Fahad murder case
NN Online: The High Court has released the full verdict in the high-profile murder case of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student in the Electrical and...
Canada’s Indo-Pacific trade representative arrives today
BSS: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Representative Paul Thoppil will arrive in Bangladesh this evening with a business delegation on a four-day visit beginning from Sunday. In...
Trump’s next 100 days: Now comes the hard part
AFP: President Donald Trump spent his first 100 days issuing a blitz of executive orders to deliver rapidly on campaign pledges, drastically downsize the government...