Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday bought $202 million from 13 commercial banks to stabilise the foreign exchange market and support remittance and export inflows, the central bank said. With this transaction, total dollar purchases through multiple auctions in the current fiscal year have reached $2.51 billion. The purchase was conducted via a Multiple Price Auction, with the exchange rate ranging ...

The schedule for the 13th National Parliamentary Elections will be announced on Wednesday (December 10) evening or Thursday (December 11). Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud confirmed this on Tuesday. ”After meeting with the president tomorrow, the commission will announce the schedule on Wednesday evening or Thursday,” he added. During the announcement, special emphasis will be placed on cooperation from political ...

The rising death toll on Habiganj’s roads shows no sign of slowing. On Monday morning, motorcyclist Ashraful Haque (30) was killed after being hit by a speeding vehicle in Madhabpur. In the previous five days, three others lost their lives in separate truck-related accidents in Bahubal upazila. The series of fatal crashes has sparked growing anger and fear among local ...

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Tuesday ruled out of the rest of the Ashes against England following an injury setback. Coach Andrew McDonald told reporters that Hazlewood, who missed the first two Tests, had suffered problems in recovering from hamstring and Achilles injuries and would sit out the remaining three matches. “Really flat for him. A couple of ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that his party is ready to fight against against corruption if voted to power. ”How does corruption cripple Bangladesh– from graduates seeking jobs on merit, to farmers waiting for services, young families struggling for healthcare and education, and entrepreneurs paying extra just to keep their businesses running,” he wrote on his verified Facebook ...

National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah, one of the witness in Abu Sayed killing case, started giving deposition at the International Crimes Tribunal-2. Hasnat, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, reached to the tribunal at about 10:15AM to give his deposition in the case as 22 witness. A total of 30 people, ...

Four women have been awarded the prestigious Rokeya Padak in recognition of their significant contributions in their respective fields. The recipients are Dr Rubhana Rakib in the category of women’s education (research), Kalpana Akter in women’s rights (labour rights), Dr Nabila Idris in human rights and Ritu Porna Chakma in women’s empowerment (sports). Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, attending as ...

European leaders have said there is more work to be done to obtain security guarantees for Ukraine as pressure mounts from Washington on Kyiv to reach a peace deal with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, France’s Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s Friedrich Merz in London on Monday to discuss the latest version of a peace ...

Tower Hamlets Council risks being stuck in a cycle of government intervention due to “significant weaknesses” in the way it is run, an auditor has warned. External auditor EY outlined 10 issues at the council, which is controlled by Lutfur Rahman’s Aspire Party, including “significant turnover” of senior management and the management of social housing. The council’s chief executive Stephen ...

Two more people have been arrested in connection with a robbery at Heathrow Airport in which 21 people were injured by what is thought to be pepper spray, the Met Police has said. A man, 24, was arrested in Lambeth on suspicion of robbery and assault and a woman, 23, was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery. They ...