Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on Thursday launched an Information Help Desk aimed at making capital market-related information more accessible and effective for investors and other stakeholders. The help desk was formally inaugurated by DSE Managing Director (acting) Mohammad Asadur Rahman at the exchange premises. “Infrastructure through the Information Help Desk will make the dissemination of capital market-related information easier and ...

Goalkeeper Matvei Safonov scripted a fairytale finish in the penalty shootout, saving four spot-kicks to guide Paris Saint-Germain to their first-ever FIFA Intercontinental Cup title, defeating Brazilian side Flamengo in a thrilling final. The match ended 1–1 after regulation and extra time. PSG took the lead in the 38th minute through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, but Flamengo drew level in the 59th ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s overall physical condition remains stable. She is able to receive the treatment being given to her. Her personal physician Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain, also a BNP Standing Committee member, informed this to media on Thursday at a press briefing at Evercare Hospital on Khaleda Zia’s condition. He added that her physical condition had not changed in ...

A man was killed and two others injured in a violent clash between two groups following a dispute over a ‘theft’ allegation in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj district on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Islam Uddin, 55, son of late Abdus Shahid, a resident of Sakitpur village under Karimnagar union in the upazila. The incident occurred around 4:30 ...

Police in early Thursday recovered the hanging body of a student named Jannat Ara Rumi from a female hostel near Zigatala kancha bazar under Hazaribagh Police Station. The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue. Confirming the recovery news, Hazaribagh Police Station OC Saiful Islam informed media that the deceased, 30, was involved in NCP’s political activities. ...

The prosecution has submitted formal charges against Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader and six others to International Crimes Tribunal-2 in a crime against humanity case. On Thursday morning, the charges were submitted to the registrar of the ICT-2, prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim confirmed. The other leaders are AL’s joint general secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, former state minister Mohammad ...

The Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) in Dhaka has been operational after being temporarily closed due to security concerns. The Indian High Commission confirmed the development on Thursday (December 18) morning, saying visa services at the centre resumed as normal. Earlier on Wednesday, a platform named ‘July Unity’ announced a ‘March to Indian High Commission’ programme under its banner. Then ...

Sharif Osman Hadi, a frontline fighter of the July uprising and spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha, is in critical condition while undergoing treatment in Singapore, according to Singapore’s Foreign Minister Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan visited him on Wednesday to check on his health and expressed concern over his condition. At 9:40 PM, Dr. Balakrishnan called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman left Dhaka on Wednesday for the United Kingdom to attend a series of scheduled meetings and programs with a delegation of the British government. He departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the morning on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, according to Jamaat Assistant Secretary General and media head Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair. After completing ...

South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh, Park Young-sik, paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday, marking the end of his diplomatic assignment in Dhaka. The meeting took place at the State Guest House Jamuna, where Ambassador Park expressed deep sorrow over the deaths of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in a recent drone attack on a United ...