Bangladesh Bank (BB) has extended its loan rescheduling facility for raw jute exporters until December 31 this year, allowing them to restructure loans for the next two years with a 2 percent down payment based on their outstanding loans as of December 31 last year. The central bank issued a circular on Monday, stating that the move comes in response ...

Bangladesh Jamaaat-e-Islam has said that they wants to hold the referendum in November. “We’ve told them that the referendum and the national election are on two separate days…you, take preparation mentally for conducting these separately,” said Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher while responding reporters after a meeting between a Jamaat delegation and the Commission in the capital. Dr Taher ...

Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters have gathered in central London a day after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza. The demonstration, organised by the Palestine Coalition, began along Victoria Embankment on Saturday afternoon – attendees then marched on Whitehall, where a rally was held. Images showed a sea of Palestinian flags being carried over ...

Shane Nigam’s upcoming romantic drama Haal has run into trouble with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), which has reportedly suggested 15 changes to the film, including the removal of a scene allegedly depicting the characters consuming beef biryani. The release of Haal is now uncertain due to delays in certification. According to the film’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), ...

The nationwide month-long “Typhoid Vaccination Campaign-2025” began today, with the aim of providing Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) free of cost to over five crore children. Under the campaign, the government will administer vaccines to children from pre-primary to class nine (or equivalent) at schools and at community-level EPI centres till November 13. To receive the vaccine, parents or guardians must ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two suspected drug peddlers from Olipur Rail Crossing area in Shayestaganj of Habiganj district on Saturday. The arrested were Saiful Alam, 48 of Chhalimpur village under Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district and Rubel Hossain, 30 of Korital area under Lakshmipur Sadar upazila. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB officials conducted a drive ...

Hamas will begin releasing Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Monday morning, according to a senior official from the group, marking the start of a major prisoner exchange deal ahead of an international summit in Egypt focused on Middle East peace. The release is part of the first phase of a broader agreement in which Hamas will free 20 Israeli ...

China on Sunday warned the United States against escalating trade tensions after President Donald Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, urging Washington to resolve disputes through negotiation rather than threats. “China’s stance is consistent,” the Ministry of Commerce said in an online statement. “We do not want a tariff war but we are not afraid of one.” ...

The European Union (EU) and its partners have launched the broadened Team Europe Initiative on Climate and Energy in Bangladesh, pledging over €3.7 billion (around Tk 525 billion) to support the country’s transition toward sustainable energy and climate resilience. Announcing the initiative at a high-level event in Dhaka on October 9, EU Ambassador Michael Miller called on Bangladesh to mainstream ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged young people across the globe to have their own dream of the kind of world they want, rather than merely trying to fit themselves into the existing system. “Young people must be courageous enough to transform their dreams into reality. They have the power to create society,” Professor Yunus said during a meeting ...