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Economic factors trigger slowdown in consumer goods market

01:51 PM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

"The primary sales of grocery stores or supermarkets depend on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), and those sales have not picked up yet. This has negatively impacted the overall grocery business,"

Trump says ‘big threats on my life by Iran’

01:51 PM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Donald Trump said Wednesday there were "big threats" on his life posed by Iran after the Republican presidential candidate's campaign team said US intelligence warned him of "real and specific" threats from Tehran.

Talks with India on common rivers soon: Rizwana

01:10 PM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser for environment, forests, climate change, and water resources, on Wednesday said that discussions with India regarding the fair share of water from common rivers will take place soon.

Italy to support Yunus in carrying out vital reforms: Meloni

12:57 PM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called upon Bangladesh to open "a new page" in the relationship between Rome and Dhaka, saying Italians are friends of Bangladesh.

US announces $199m additional aid for Rohingyas

12:18 PM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

The United States (US) has announced an additional 199 million US dollars in humanitarian assistance to support Rohingyas and host communities in Bangladesh and across the region.

Rohingya crisis does not only concern Bangladesh: Yunus

11:45 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Chief Adviser to the interim government, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, has said despite hosting the Rohingyas with great empathy, a densely populated Bangladesh has been incurring so much in terms of socio-economic-environmental costs.

Biden welcomes further engagement between US, Bangladesh: WH

10:35 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

US President Joe Biden and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have affirmed the close partnership between Washington and Dhaka.

Ex-industries minister Nurul Majid arrested

09:15 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Former Industries Minister and Member of Parliament for the Narsingdi-4 constituency, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, has been arrested. A team from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 arrested him in the Gulshan area of Dhaka around 5:00 am on Wednesday.

Yunus joins UN Secretary General’s reception

08:46 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday joined a welcome reception hosted by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres.

BFUJ President Ruhul Amin passes away

08:29 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Ruhul Amin Gazi, President of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and chief reporter for Dainik Sangram, passed away on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital. He was 72.

Yunus hands over ‘The Art of Triumph’ to Trudeau

08:14 AM, 25 Sep 2024 Wednesday

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during and after the student-people revolution, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Biden expresses full support for interim government

09:54 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

US President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with the chief advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, reaffirming America's full support for the Yunus-led administration...

Gold price hits record high of Tk 1.35 lakh per bhori

09:30 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

The Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 2,613 to Tk 1,35,664 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Tuesday (September 24)...

Iran president condemns 'senseless' UN inaction against Israel

08:36 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced the United Nations' "inaction" against Israel, describing it as "senseless and incomprehensible", amid surging tensions across the Middle East...

102 BNP men acquitted from charges in special powers act case

08:06 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted 102 leaders and activists of BNP, including its Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, from the charges in a case filed under the Special Powers Act, 1974...

Govt publishes list of 708 killed during Jul-Aug movement

07:26 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

The interim government has published a draft list of those who were killed during the July-August student-people movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government...

HC rules on declaring martyrs of Jul-Aug movement national hero

06:04 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking explanation why those who were killed in the July-August student-people movement should not be declared national heroes...

Hindu Mahasabha calls 'bandh' in Gwalior on day of Bangladesh match

05:26 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

The Hindu Mahasabha has announced a shutdown in Gwalior on the day of the first T20 match between Bangladesh and India, scheduled for October 6.

Lebanon says Israel strikes killed 558 people, 50 of them children

05:12 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Lebanon said Tuesday the death toll from Israeli bombardment a day earlier had risen to 558, including 50 children, in the deadliest day of violence since Hezbollah and Israel went to war in 2006...

Sajek to remain closed for 3 days

04:55 PM, 24 Sep 2024 Tuesday

Rangamati district administration has decided to close the tourist spot Sajek for three days starting from Tuesday...