A day after delivering the budget speech for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed is attending a press conference to take questions on his proposals. The event began at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium at 3:00 pm on Tuesday. Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Planning Advisor Wahiduddin Mahmud, and Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan are ...

Mobile-phone technology is emerging as a powerful force in shaping safer and more informed digital lives in Bangladesh, according to a report of Telenor Asia. The newly-released “Digital Lives Decoded” report was revealed at a city hotel on Wednesday. The report of a survey conducted on 1,000 mobile internet users in the country reveals how widespread use of mobile phones ...

A recent study by researchers from Jahangirnagar University’s Department of Microbiology has uncovered a concerning prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in eight distinct water sources across Dhaka and Savar. The findings, part of a three-year-long research project, were recently published in the globally recognized journal npj Clean Water by Nature Publishing Group. The research team, led by Professor Dr. Shuvra Kanti ...

A 50-year-old Turkish-born man, Hamit Coskun, was found guilty on Monday of a religiously aggravated public order offence after burning a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London earlier this year. During the February incident, Coskun shouted “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” as he set fire to the Islamic holy book. District Judge ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hit back Monday at criticism of her country’s unprecedented election of judges, after most voters skipped a ballot that her opponents branded a farce. Sunday’s election followed highly contentious reforms making Mexico the only country in the world to let voters select all of their judges, including Supreme Court justices. As officials tallied votes, Sheinbaum hailed ...

Local authorities have seized approximately 5 lakh cubic feet of illegally stockpiled sand at Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar district with an estimated market value of around Tk 40 lakh. The raid took place on Monday near Chatlapur Bridge in Sharifpur union in the upazila. Kulaura Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Shah Zahurul Hossain led the operation. He stated ...

Neymar has publicly apologized after being sent off in Santos’ 1-0 home defeat to Botafogo on Sunday, a moment that may mark the end of his current stint with the Brazilian club. The 32-year-old forward received a second yellow card in the 76th minute for deliberately using his hand to push the ball into the net—an attempt he later described ...

Carlos Alcaraz is preparing for a tough test against Tommy Paul in the French Open quarter-finals on Tuesday, while Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka aim to set up a blockbuster semi-final showdown. Alcaraz, the reigning men’s champion, is into the last eight at Roland Garros for the fourth consecutive year. The 22-year-old Spaniard is hoping to become only the third ...

The OECD slashed its annual global growth forecast on Tuesday, warning that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs blitz will stifle the world economy — hitting the United States especially hard. After 3.3 percent growth last year, the world economy is now expected to expand by a “modest” 2.9 percent in 2025 and 2026, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and ...

The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has strongly criticised the interim government’s budget for allowing the legalisation of undisclosed income (black money). It says, such a move goes against the spirit of the July uprising. “If this opportunity is granted, it will become impossible for middle and lower class people to buy plots or flats.” said CPD Executive Director Fahmida ...