Vietnam continues to lead the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in consumer optimism, supported by a positive economic outlook and confidence in personal finances, Vietnam News Agency reported Friday, citing a study by Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB). Vietnam posted the highest score in UOB’s ASEAN Consumer Sentiment Index at 67, well above the regional average of 54, according ...

Premier League clubs voted on Friday to introduce sweeping changes to the competition’s financial regulations, adopting a new model that restricts spending directly tied to on-pitch performance. The reforms were approved by a 14–6 majority. Under the new squad cost ratio (SCR) system, clubs will be limited to spending 85 percent of their football-related revenue plus net profit or loss ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-55) has seized smuggled Indian goods worth Tk 5.5 crore from Chunarughat Upazila in Habiganj district. Confirming the incident through a press release, BGB-55 Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Tanzilur Rahman said that they conducted drives in Satchhari and surrounding areas in the upazila and seized smuggled Indian goods. Smugglers managed to flee after sensing the operation was ...

A record number of international observers are expected to monitor the 13th national election, said Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd.) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Saturday. While speaking at the inauguration of a workshop, he said, ”The 13th parliamentary election will be a historic election. It will mark the resumption of democracy.” ”Election Commission is fully prepared to conduct the ...

A 3.3-magnitude earthquake stuck in Gazipur’s Baipail on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after the strong quake in Narsingdi’s Madhabadi on Friday. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the 12-second earthquake was felt around 10:36AM, which measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. So far, no major damage has been reported from today’s mild tremor. Earlier on Friday, a powerful ...

Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay has paid tributes to the Liberation War martyrs by placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on the outskirts of the capital, shortly after his arrival in Dhaka. After placing the wreath on Saturday morning, he stood in solemn silence for few minutes in memory of the martyrs of the great Liberation War ...

The death toll from the powerful earthquake that hit Bangladesh on Friday morning rose to five as one more death was reported. More than 100 were injured in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur, it was learnt. Three people were killed after a railing of a five-storey building collapsed in Bangshal’s Koshaituli in old Dhaka after the quake was felt at about ...

Nineteen wickets fell on an opening day of carnage in the first Ashes Test on Friday, with England’s fearsome attack led by skipper Ben Stokes bowling them into a position of strength after Australia dismissed the tourists for 172. A rampaging Mitchell Starc took 7-58 to put England on the back foot after Stokes won the toss on a fine ...

BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia attended the Armed Forces Day reception at Senakunja in Dhaka Cantonment on Friday afternoon. She arrived at Senakunja around 4:00PM, where Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman and senior Armed Forces officials welcomed her. According to BNP Standing Committee member and her personal physician Prof AZM Zahid Hossain, Khaleda left her Gulshan residence, Firoza, ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the government is committed to building a discrimination-free, exploitation-free and welfare-oriented state as envisioned by the Freedom Fighters (FFs). “We are committed to fulfilling the dream for which the freedom fighters liberated the country — the dream of building a discrimination-free, exploitation-free, welfare-oriented and free state,” he said. The Chief Adviser added: ...