Bangladesh Bank (BB) would have to maintain the net foreign exchange reserves of US$24.46 billion by June this year to qualify for receiving US$4.7 billion of loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It was one of the conditions set by the IMF for receiving loans from the global lending agency. However, on Wednesday, Bangladesh Bank at a meeting told ...

Commenting on Khaleda Zia’s permanent bail for her treatment abroad, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said that she has an opportunity to seek presidential pardon. “Any individual could seek a presidential pardon, it is his/her constitutional right.”  

Brazil star Neymar opened his account for Al Hilal finally on Tuesday, scoring in his side’s 3-0 victory in the Asian Champions League against Iran’s Nassaji Mazandaran in Tehran. The former Paris Saint-Germain forward, signed in August for a reported 90 million euros ($94 million), grabbed the second in the record Asian champions’ win at the Azadi Stadium, AFP reports. ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday arrived in Dhaka from London after wrapping up her 16-day official visit to the USA and the UK. A commercial flight (BG-208) of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12:15 pm, reports BSS. Earlier, on her way back home from ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged business leaders and entrepreneurs to build strong resistance against corruption and misdeeds as he addressed the industrial award-giving ceremony at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium here. “You (businessmen) have to fight against corruption and misdeeds . . . The government will always stand by you, – encourage you as well in any adverse situation,” he said ...

Get ready to experience kernel pleasures at the ongoing Australian Macadamia Festival in Mumbai’s most iconic and primo locations, including Lovefools, Olive Bar and Restaurant, Bizza, and the luxurious Trident. Brace yourselves for a toasty journey into the world of the Australian Macadamia nut that will showcase culinary delights till October 14, 2023. It is all about celebrating the unique ...

Corrugated tins and cheque were distributed among the families affected by natural disasters, hailstorms and fires for the construction of shelters and houses on behalf of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila on Tuesday. Kamalganj Upazila Administration and Disaster Management and Relief Department organized a distribution programme at the upazila parishad auditorium. Moulvibazar-4 seat MP Dr Md ...

Twenty-Nine Bangladeshi citizens returned home on Tuesday after serving jail terms in different prisons of Myanmar. They came back to Bangladesh through Teknaf border following a “Battalion Commander level flag meeting” between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Border Guard Police (BGP) of Myanmar, a press release said here. The steadfast and continued efforts by the Bangladesh Embassy in Yangon and ...

Asian markets fell Tuesday on concerns over interest rates following hawkish comments by a senior Federal Reserve official indicating the central bank was likely to keep them higher for longer. Despite falling sharply over the last 12 months, US inflation remains stubbornly above the Federal Reserve’s long-term target of two percent, leading most Fed officials to predict last month that ...

The United States has reiterated that it does not support any particular party and does not want to influence the outcome of the election in Bangladesh. The US only wants to ensure that the people of Bangladesh cab freely choose their leaders. “So, let me restate or state in slightly different language what I said last week, which is the ...