The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh has recently organised a workshop on its Revised Syllabus-2025 aimed at preparing a new generation of chartered accountants equipped to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global business environment...
Government workers in different parts of Afghanistan have started switching off their smartphones, following an order imposed Wednesday that they said came from Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada...
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence tool Grok was used in strikes against Iran, the United States government revealed in a legal briefing seen Tuesday by AFP...
Foreign minister Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday said that Bangladesh’s recent Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with the United States would strengthen the country’s position in global trade by ensuring zero-duty benefits for readymade garments produced using US cotton...
Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said that the opposition would not nominate representatives for the government-proposed committee on constitutional amendments.
A shallow 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage...
The Bangladesh Medical University held a seminar titled Artificial Intelligence: A New Era in Radiology at the A Block Auditorium of BMU in Dhaka on Monday.
FOR years, national education policies have suffered from the absence of a coherent, long-term vision. The education minister’s recent comments indicate that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led government is more inclined to go with the wind than to undertake the policy shift needed to address the sector’s structural challenges. While addressing a workshop on the...
As football fans across Bangladesh gear up for a month of World Cup action, the online food and grocery delivery platform Foodpanda is offering a 30 per cent discount on food orders from select partner restaurants and pandamart, said a press release.
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh on Saturday observed that the proposed national budget for 2026-27 financial year reflects the government’s commitment to economic stability, enhanced revenue mobilisation, employment generation, investment expansion and private sector development...
Walton has introduced a new smartphone under its ‘Xanon’ series, the Xanon X22 5G, featuring advanced specifications and 5G network support, said a press release...
A five-day international group art exhibition titled Beyond the Surface, depicting nature and diverse human experiences, is under way at Gallery MAFA at Lalmatia in Dhaka.
Workers in the US capital began removing president Donald Trump’s name from the facade of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday, after a federal judge ruled that its renaming was unlawful...
A bombing carried out by the Colombian military killed nine members of the country’s largest drug cartel, a top army official said Friday...
The Workers Party of Bangladesh on Saturday at a rally in Dhaka renewed its call for scrapping the ‘unequal’ trade deal signed with the United States during the interim government tenure.
Ghana said Saturday it has formally lodged a protest over Canada's refusal to issue a visa for the World Cup to player Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain on rape charges.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance on Friday held a rally in Panchagarh protesting against push-in incidents and border killings by the Indian BSF.
The National Citizen Party has inducted six more leaders into its Political Council, expanding the party’s highest policymaking body to 18 members.
Galleri Kaya, serving Dhaka’s art scene for the past 22 years, is celebrating its anniversary with a group art exhibition launched on Friday.
Leaders of left leaning political parties on Friday demanded people-friendly budget from the government for the coming financial year.
Thomas Partey, who is facing trial in Britain on rape charges, will miss Ghana's World Cup opener against Panama after Canadian authorities denied him a visa, FIFA said on Friday.
Rescuers battling rain and aftershocks cleared roads and searched for the missing in the southern Philippines on Friday as officials adjusted..
Meghna Group of Industries on Thursday inaugurated nine Fresh Super Mart outlets across Dhaka Metro Rail’s MRT Line 6 stations and a flagship outlet at Gulshan 1.
The US Treasury Department said Wednesday that authorities made $22 billion in customs refunds last month, marking the first series of repayments after the Supreme Court struck down president Donald Trump’s global tariffs...
Prime Bank PLC has officially joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials, PCAF, becoming one of more than 700 global signatories committed to measuring and disclosing greenhouse gas emissions associated with financial activities, said a press release...
UNREST at Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC warrants an immediate resolution not only for the sake of the bank but also of the banking sector. What is concerning is that the unrest appears to be driven more by partisan political interests than by banking considerations. The Association of Bankers, after a meeting with the Bangladesh Bank governor on June 10, expressed deep...
Opposition political parties, including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Thursday rejected the proposed national budget, describing it as unrealistic, anti-people and likely to burden public with higher taxes.
BANGLADESH’S economy rests, still, on two pillars planted in an earlier era: low-cost apparel exports and remittances from migrant labourers. Both are under existential pressure. Automation reshapes global manufacturing. Artificial intelligence begins to displace the kind of routine processing work that millions of Bangladeshi workers abroad perform. Meanwhile...
Somali referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States for the World Cup, was on Thursday named to officiate UEFA's Super Cup, European football's governing body announced.
The government has unveiled a plan to develop creative economy, proposing a combined allocation of Tk 500 crore in the national budget for the 2026-27 financial year for the purpose and create new employment opportunities.