Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has warned that political interference may return to the banking sector in the future if the Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Ordinance is not issued. He said caution must be exercised to ensure that personal or individual-centric decisions do not influence the banking sector. Due to the lack of proper governance, the sector has been ...

Iranian authorities on Wednesday said 3,117 people were killed during protests that first erupted in late December, but activists said the actual toll risked being many times higher due to a crackdown that suppressed the demonstrations. Demonstrations and strikes initially sparked by economic grievances turned into a mass movement against the clerical leadership that has ruled Iran since the 1979 ...

Yoane Wissa scored his first Champions League goal as Newcastle United eased to a 3-0 home win over PSV Eindhoven at St James’ Park on Wednesday to seal their place in the knockout stages of the competition for the first time. Newcastle move up to seventh in the table with 13 points from their seven games and on course for ...

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman is launching his national election campaign from Sylhet on Thursday. The grandrally, organised by the Sylhet District and Metropolitan BNP, along with the Sunamganj District BNP, started at 10AM at the Alia Madrasa ground, where the party leaders and activists were seen spending night. The rally venue is packed with the party supporters. In this rally, ...

The Ninth National Pay Commission on Wednesday submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guesthouse Jamuna in the capital. The 23-member commission, led by its Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan, presented the report in the afternoon, three weeks ahead of its deadline, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, Chief Adviser’s Special ...

A moment of boundary-line magic and a clinical display of seam bowling proved the difference at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Mirpur as Rajshahi Warriors defended 165 to clinch a gritty 12-run victory over Sylhet Titans. The win ensured Rajshahi’s progression to the Bashundhara Cement Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) final, overcoming the pressure of a high-stakes Qualifier 2 where every run ...

The European parliament has formally suspended the ratification process on its US trade deal, in protest against Donald Trump’s threat to impose 10% tariffs on EU exports unless the bloc agrees he can take over Greenland. The pause is the strongest material response the EU has shown so far to what several leaders last week called blackmail. Bernd Lange, head ...

Keir Starmer has noticeably hardened his rhetoric towards Donald Trump, telling the Commons that the US president’s condemnation of the Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius was intended to weaken the UK’s resolve over Greenland. In a sometimes angry exchange with Kemi Badenoch at prime minister’s questions, Starmer denounced the Conservative leader’s use of Trump’s words to push back against the ...

The world would be a “better, more secure place” if America took over Greenland, Nigel Farage said at Davos, while insisting that he still believed in the sovereignty of nation states. During a panel at the World Economic Forum’s “America House” in the Swiss ski resort on Wednesday, the Reform UK leader said he had “no doubt” that the world ...

A coroner has warned that more babies could die without greater clarity and guidance over the role of home birthing assistants, after the death of a baby girl raised concerns about a doula delaying access to hospital treatment. Matilda Pomfret-Thomas died of a brain injury in November 2023, 15 days after her mother had a difficult home labour and was ...