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Yunus invites global investors to invest in Bangladesh
06:35 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited the global investors to invest in Bangladesh in a greater way as the country is ready to have enhanced trade and investment ties with improved business and investment climate...
Beximco took Tk 12,000cr loan against 16 non-existent entities
05:56 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayAround Tk 12,000 crore has been borrowed against the names of 16 out of 32 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park which have no existence, according to the advisory council committee formed to review the labour and business situation of the companies at the industrial park...
BSF yet to remove barbed wire fence on Joypurhat border
05:29 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayDespite assurances during a flag meeting, the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has not removed the barbed wire fence and bamboo poles erected near the Panchbibi border in Joypurhat for three days. However, the situation has remained calm as of Thursday (January 23) afternoon.
AC Milan agree deal to sign Man City's Walker
04:58 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayItalian club AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City captain Kyle Walker on loan for the remainder of the season...
3 held with 19,000 free textbooks amid distribution crisis
04:55 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayAs the first month of the New Year ends with many students still waiting for their textbooks, police and detectives have uncovered a large-scale black-market operation involving government-provided schoolbooks meant for free distribution.
Interim govt unable to maintain neutrality: Fakhrul
04:51 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday criticised the interim government for its inability to maintain neutrality in certain cases, urging it to act impartially and address the ongoing crisis in the country...
Next polls between late 2025 or early 2026: EC Masud
04:03 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayElection Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud has said the next general election will be held between the end of 2025 or early 2026 through ballot. “We are working to ensure a fair and acceptable election. Now our full concentration to the national election. The parliamentary polls will take place...
Yunus urges global leaders to harness sports for social change
03:05 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged global leaders to harness the power of sports to drive social change. He made the call at a plenary session on "The State of Climate and Nature" on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual summit in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
Keya Group shuts down 2 more factories
02:17 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayTwenty-one days after Keya Group announced the closure of four factories, the authorities have declared that two more of its factories will be permanently shut down starting May 20. This decision will lead to over 10,000 workers losing their jobs across six factories, with a significant portion of these workers reported to be speech and hearing impaired.
SC to hear Azhar’s review plea against death sentence on Feb 20
01:09 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) has set February 20 for a hearing on Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam’s petition to review its judgment, which upheld his death sentence awarded by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in 1971.
178 ex-BDR personnel being released from jails
11:54 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayA total of 178 former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel are being released on bail after 15 years in prison. They are gradually being freed from four different prisons on Thursday.
Jaishankar discusses Bangladesh with US Secretary of State
11:34 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayIndian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said he had brief discussion on the current situation in Bangladesh with newly-appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.
Trump moves to redesignate Yemen’s Huthis ‘foreign terror org’
10:38 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump signed an executive order to once again designate Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels a "foreign terrorist organization," the White House announced Wednesday.
UN report on Jul-Aug uprising atrocities by mid-Feb
09:48 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has said the UN fact-finding report on the atrocities during the July-August uprising is at final stage and would be released by mid-February.
FIFA chief likely to visit Bangladesh by March
09:30 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayFIFA President Gianni Infantino expressed his interest in visiting Bangladesh within the next two months and also hoped to provide funding for the country's women's football.
Yunus seeks ECB chief’s support for recovery of stolen billions
09:10 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought the assistance of the European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde to recover billions of dollars stolen from the country during the Sheikh Hasina dictatorship.
2 arrested for selling free textbooks, books seized
08:24 AM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayTwo members of a syndicate involved in selling and hoarding free textbooks, which were intended for distribution to primary and secondary school students, have been arrested. During the operation, two trucks filled with books were seized.
Israeli forces surround hospital, refugee camp in West Bank
10:04 PM, 22 Jan 2025 WednesdayIsraeli forces have besieged a Palestinian government hospital in Jenin and a nearby refugee camp in the heart of the city, as the Israeli defence minister, Israel Katz, said the assault marked “a shift in … security strategy” in the West Bank...
Gold price hiked by Tk 1,983 a bhori
09:40 PM, 22 Jan 2025 WednesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has hiked the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 1,983 to Tk 1,41,426 per bhori...
Yunus meets global leaders, seeks help to bring back stolen assets
09:11 PM, 22 Jan 2025 WednesdayBangladesh today sought support from foreign friends to bring back hundreds of billions of stolen money as Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus spent a busy day...