A Chinese company ‘Unicorn Handbag Limited’ has signed an agreement to invest USD21.85 million to set up a carry bag and luggage manufacturing industry in BEPZA Economic Zone. Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) and the Chinese company signed an agreement on Wednesday with the to this effect at BEPZA Complex in the city, said a press release. In the ...

The government has appointed Nahida Rahman Shumona, the serving Bangladesh envoy to Brunei Darussalam, as the next next Ambassador of Bangladesh to Greece. A press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday said she will succeed Ambassador Ashud Ahmed in this capacity. Nahida Rahman Shumona is a senior career Foreign Service officer who has served in various ...

Bangladesh will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo worth Tk Tk609.27 crore from the United States. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a proposal to import the cargo to meet the growing demand. Cabinet Secretary (Coordination) Mahmudul Hossain Khan made the disclosure following a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday. He said this is the 21st LNG cargo ...

Colombia came from behind to grab a 1-1 draw with Brazil on Tuesday, ensuring their qualification to the Copa America quarter-finals as group winners. An equalizer from Daniel Munoz in first half stoppage time was enough to earn Colombia a share of the spoils after Raphinha had fired Brazil into the lead with a sublime 12th-minute free-kick at Levi’s Stadium ...

At least 116 people, many of them women and children, were killed in a stampede at a Hindu religious gathering in north India on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s worst such tragedies in years. The stampede happened in a village in Hathras district, about 200 km (125 miles) southeast of the national capital New Delhi, where authorities ...

Recent flood waters have receded slightly in Moulvibazar district, but heavy rain over the past two to three days has raised concerns that houses may be flooded again. The water levels in the Kushiara and Juri rivers continue to rise, with the rivers flowing above their boundaries. If the heavy rains persist, there is a fear that the district’s 300,000 ...

Some parts of Sylhet have been flooded again, the third round in 35 days, due to heavy rains for the last couple of days and onrush of upstream water. The water level of various rivers including the Surma and the Kushiyara are rising rapidly, causing fear about inundation of more areas. The fresh spell of flood has already inundated three ...

The United Kingdom heads to the polls on Thursday in a general election that is expected to see the main opposition Labour party return to power after 14 years. Here are the main players in the nationwide vote. – Keir Starmer – Labour leader Keir Starmer is a former human rights lawyer and chief public prosecutor tipped by pollsters to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (July 2) asked all concerned, including civil administration, to take necessary preparations in advance to face probable floods in the country. The premier gave the directive while chairing the 1st meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in the fiscal year (FY25) held at the NEC Conference Room in the ...

The High Court (HC) on Tuesday asked the authorities concerned to submit the wealth statements of government officials serving in civil capacity and to implement the Employee Code of Conduct. It also ordered to submit the progress report within three months on which steps have been taken to implement the relevant rules. An HC bench of Justice Nazrul Islam Talukder ...