Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday sought a US$2 billion fund from development partners to meet Bangladesh’s immediate energy needs and safeguard its economic stability. “The situation before us demands urgency, solidarity, and decisive action. Immediate support for the most vulnerable countries must be at the top of our collective agenda,” he told the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Plus ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that his government has specific plans to explore alternative labour market abroad in view of recent instability in the Middle East, including Iran. “Initiatives have been taken to sign bilateral agreements to expand alternative labour markets in different European countries such as Serbia, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Portugal, Brazil, ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the five-year-term ‘Fifth Primary Education Development Programme’ is set to begin from 1 July. “The five-year-term ‘Fifth Primary Education Development Programme’ is going to begin from July 1 next. Under this programme, there is a plan to provide English training to the remaining teachers,” he said. The Leader ...

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has revealed that newly appointed coach Carlo Ancelotti directly sought his opinion on whether Neymar should return to the national team. Speaking to TV 247 on Tuesday, Lula said the Italian tactician raised the issue in a candid exchange. “Ancelotti asked me: ‘Do you think Neymar should be called up?’” he disclosed. Lula ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submitting Value Added Tax (VAT) returns for the March 2026 tax period via its e-VAT system until 23 April. According to an official notification, the extension has been granted in the public interest, taking into account disruptions caused by the Pahela Baishakh public holiday as well as technical issues ...

Chances are, we’ve all encountered a website that simply refuses to let you leave using the back button in your browser. It’s called back button hijacking, and it’s one of the most annoying things on the internet. Now, Google is hoping to help curb the practice by punishing websites that do it in Google Search results. The company announced the ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have increased again, with the latest adjustment raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk2,216 per bhori. According to a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS) on Wednesday (15 April) morning, the new price of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk250,193 per bhori (11.664 grams). The revised rates came into effect from ...

The primary scholarship examination for 2025 is set to commence across the country from today (15 April), according to the Directorate of Primary Education. According to an official circular, the examination will begin on 15 April, which will continue till 18 April. It says each test will be held from 10:00am to 12:30pm. According to the routine, Bangla will be ...

A Reform UK activist in the Gorton and Denton byelection who was suspended over racist and antisemitic comments has been named as the election agent for three of the party’s candidates in Manchester ahead of polls on 7 May. Adam Mitula, an interim campaign manager in the Tameside area, confirmed in February that he had been suspended as a party ...

HSBC bosses have said the Iran war is already hitting global economic confidence, as a string of business leaders warned over the impact of the conflict. Georges Elhedery, the Lebanon-born chief executive of the bank, told Bloomberg Television at a HSBC conference in Hong Kong: “We’re saddened and concerned with what’s happening in the Middle East, and we’re concerned not ...