Bangladesh Bank has announced a Tk60,000-crore stimulus package aimed at reviving closed and struggling factories to support production, exports, private sector growth, and employment amid ongoing economic challenges. Of the total package, Tk41,000 crore will be used for refinancing facilities to help reopen factories, while the central bank will provide Tk19,000 crore from its own fund, Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman ...

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has signed for the Jaffna Kings ahead of the upcoming Lanka Premier League season. The franchise announced the signing on social media, calling Shakib a “global T20 maestro” and praising his ability to deliver with both bat and ball under pressure. “A global T20 maestro joins the Kings,” the franchise wrote of the former Bangladesh ...

George Russell grabbed a much-needed pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint ​race on Friday with Mercedes teammate and Formula One championship leader Kimi Antonelli alongside on the ‌front row. McLaren’s reigning champion Lando Norris qualified third in Friday’s session with teammate Oscar Piastri fourth at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will line up ...

Human resource professionals, policymakers, academics and industry leaders on Friday stressed the need for greater investment in skilled human resources to support Bangladesh’s long-term economic growth and competitiveness. Eastern University, in collaboration with the Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO), organised a pre-budget roundtable discussion at the university’s Dhanmondi campus in the capital. Planning State Minister Zonayed Saki attended ...

UNICEF is deeply shocked and saddened by the recent brutal violence against children reported across Bangladesh, including the rape and killing of girls and boys in settings where they should have been safe. “Brutality against children must stop!,” Rana Flowers, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh said in a statement issued on Friday. She said, “The rise in reports of brutal and ...

Gold prices in the country have decreased ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The price of 22-carat gold has been reduced by Tk2,158 per bhori, setting the new rate at Tk 235,963 per bhori. The new pricing decision was announced by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association in a statement issued on Saturday (23 May). The revised prices came into effect from 10:00 am on ...

The severe measles outbreak in the country is rapidly turning into a major public health crisis. Alongside the rising number of infections, child deaths are also increasing at an alarming rate. According to the latest data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 11 more children died from measles and measles-related symptoms in the last 24 hours. Among them, ...

UK public sector borrowing last month hit the highest total for April since the Covid pandemic in 2020, highlighting the challenges facing the government. Borrowing, the difference between spending and income from taxes, was £24.3bn last month, official figures showed, which was up £4.9bn from a year earlier and higher than expected. Separate data showed retail sales volumes fell in ...

Andy Burnham has said UK net migration “needs to fall further”, after new government figures showed it had almost halved since 2024. Labour’s by-election candidate in Makerfield said people on the doorstep have “raised their concerns about immigration” with him. He added the latest figures on net migration – the difference between those entering and leaving the country – show ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage failed to pay a debt of £9,400 and had a County Court judgment imposed against him in 2024. The judgment, which is publicly available on an official national database, shows that the County Court Online service made the finding against the Reform UK leader almost two years ago. The basic facts of the ruling do ...