Bank Asia PLC, in association with Bangladesh Bank, has organized a month-long ‘Entrepreneurship Development Program’ for SME entrepreneurs in Sylhet. The program was inaugurated on 12 January 2026 by the Chief Guest Mr. Khaled Ahmed, Executive Director, Bangladesh Bank (Sylhet Office). Mr. Md. Nazrul Islam, Additional Director, Bangladesh Bank and Program Director of SICIP and Mr. Mohammad Saifuddowla, Head of ...

The 1000th Board Meeting of Agrani Bank PLC. was held on 13th January 2026 at the Board Room of Agrani Bank’s Head Office. The meeting was presided by Syed Abu Naser Bukhtear Ahmed, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Agrani Bank PLC. Among others present at the board meeting were Director Dr. Md. Fazlul Hoque, Kabirul Ezdani Khan, Mohammad ...

The United States has completed its first sale of Venezuelan oil, valued at $500 million, according to an administration official. Additional sales of oil are expected in the coming days and weeks, the official added. In the days since the United States attacked Venezuela and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, earlier this month, President Donald Trump has made it clear ...

The sixth day of hearings on appeals filed against decisions of returning officers over the scrutiny of nomination papers for the 13th National Parliamentary Election began on Monday. The hearings started at 10:00am at the auditorium of the Election Commission (EC) building in Agargaon, Dhaka. According to the EC-announced schedule, appeals listed from serial numbers 381 to 480 are being ...

Arsenal edged towards their first League Cup final since 2018 as they beat London rivals Chelsea 3-2 in the opening leg of their semi-final at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s side were dominant for long spells and goals by Ben White, Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi should have virtually sewn up the tie. But Chelsea showed plenty of fight ...

Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich battled past hosts Cologne 3-1 on Wednesday to record the best first half of a season in the league’s history and maintain their 11-point lead at the top of the standings. Bayern came from a goal down to earn their sixth league win in the last seven matches, and moved up to 47 points with a ...

The Cricketers’ Welfare Association of Bangladesh (CWAB) have announced a boycott of all forms of cricket if Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) director M Nazmul Islam does not resign before the start of Thursday’s Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match, following a series of controversial remarks made by him. CWAB President Mohammad Mithun confirmed the announcement on Wednesday night. Nazmul Islam has ...

Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday clarified a viral video showing a large number of postal ballot papers delivered to a single address in Bahrain, saying the incident was due to differences in the country’s postal delivery system and did not indicate any irregularities in the voting process. EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed made the clarification while responding to reporters’ queries ...

Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB) Joint Secretary General and spokesperson Gazi Ataur Rahman on Wednesday said the outline and nature of 11-party alliance’s electoral seat-sharing arrangement would be disclosed shortly. Speaking at a press conference at the party’s central office in the capital, he said Islami Andolan Bangladesh remains committed to the vision of “one ballot box” in an effort to ...

The rate of women dying during or soon after pregnancy in the UK has increased by 20% over the last decade, despite the Conservatives having pledged to halve it, according to figures experts have described as “an absolute tragedy”. In 2015, the then Tory health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, vowed to reduce maternal deaths by 50% by 2030 and make the ...