Most of the attention in Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League quarter-final with Barcelona on Wednesday will be on Kylian Mbappe, but Ousmane Dembele is also set to have a big role to play for the French club against his former side. Mbappe, who is expected to be coming up against Barca in a Real Madrid shirt next season, has 39 goals ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given special directives to prevent crimes of teenage gangs, said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain. The premier also gave directives to check teenage gangs with different viewpoint instead of traditional way of combating criminals, he said. She urged the guardians, teachers and local representatives to engage themselves with this task, said Mahbub Hossain. The cabinet ...

Bangladesh has received a total of $455.42 million in remittances sent by expatriates in the five days (April 1 to 5) before Eid-ul-Fitr, according to the Bangladesh Bank. Data from the central bank shows expatriate Bangladeshis sent home $1.99 billion last month, down from $2.16 billion in February and $2.11 billion in January. According to the data, March’s remittances were ...

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Monday said global challenges are interconnected and can only be addressed through reinvigorated multilateralism, reforms and international cooperation. “In that spirit, Brazil’s G20 Presidency believes that the group should work towards a United Nations that is more effective in its purposes, while tackling main inequalities in its decision-making processes,” he said while delivering a ...

Dhaka Regency Hotel & Resort is delighted to announce an exclusive Eid ul Fitr offer in celebration of the joyous occasion of Eid. In continuation of the festive spirit following Pohela Baishakh- the first day of the Bangla year, Dhaka regency also invite you to revel in the flavours of our sumptuous feast. As part of the commitment to offering ...

To support severely impacted businesses—especially those relying on imports for raw materials—amid a shortage of US dollars in Bangladesh, IFC is investing $30 million in the Pran Dairy Limited and the Habiganj Agro Limited, both part of the PRAN Group. It aims to improve the resilience of the food processing market while creating jobs, fostering gender diversity, and strengthening the ...

Twelve more COVID-19 cases were reported across the country during the last 24 hours as of Monday morning. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), a total of 286 samples were tested across the country, for a positivity rate of 4.2 percent. The country’s total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,493 as no further death was reported during the ...

Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) raised the price of gold by Tk 1,749 to Tk 1,17,573 per bhori (11.664 grams). The new price has been set due to a rise in the price of the precious metal in local markets, BAJUS said in a press release on Monday. The new price will come into effect from Tuesday. After the price hike, ...

Electronic payment from conventional banks to e-commerce platforms have increased nearly 26% year-on-year ahead of Eid-ul Fitr, as people increasingly turn to online shopping to avoid the hassles of traffic and cash transactions. The electronic transaction through banks recorded Tk17 billion during this year’s peak season for Eid-ul Fitr, which was Tk13.5 billion from 15 March to 10 April last ...

Bangladesh Film Archive under the Information Ministry and Getty Images, a visual media company of the United States, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collect and preserve footages on the Liberation War and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The MoU was signed on Friday at the Getty Images office in New York, said a media ...