Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, known as “Pepe”, has died at the age of 89. The ex-guerrilla who governed Uruguay from 2010 to 2015 was known as the world’s “poorest president” because of his modest lifestyle. Current President Yamandú Orsi announced his predecessor’s death on X, writing: “thank you for everything you gave us and for your deep love for ...

Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that the dollar rate will be determined by market forces. However, he believes that the rate to remain stable due to strong inflows from exports and remittances. Ahsan H Mansur made the announcement during a virtual briefing.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally agreed to disburse the next two tranches of its $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh, amounting to $1.3 billion, in June. The decision follows a series of meetings held in Washington between Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur and senior IMF officials, according to the central bank spokesperson. The funds had previously ...

Chittagong Port is the heart of the nation’s economy, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus commented on Wednesday. He emphasised the need to transform it into a true seaport of international standards. He said a new chapter in Bangladesh’s economy cannot be opened ignoring the Chittagong Port and laid emphasis on expanding its capacity and gradually making it stronger. “Bangladesh’s economy ...

The High Court on Wednesday granted bail to Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, in a corruption case in which she has been sentenced to three-year imprisonment. The court also accepted Zubaida Rahman’s appeal for hearing. An HC bench of Justice Md Khasruzzaman issued the order today. Senior lawyer SM Shahjahan, Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon ...

Police arrested two individuals along with 11, 000 pieces of Yaba tablets in Companiganj upazila on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Rahmat Ali, 45, son of the late Arza Ali from Parua Lamapara in the upazila and Isak Ali, 45, son of Syed Ali. Both have allegedly been involved in drug trade in the area for a long time. ...

A Dhaka court has granted a two-day remand for former home secretary Jahangir Alam in connection with the murder of Sheikh Mehedi Hasan Junayed during an anti-discrimination protest. On Wednesday (May 14), Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Minhazur Rahman issued the order after a hearing. Investigators from the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) had sought a five-day remand, while the defense, ...

India has expressed concern over interim government’s decision to ban political activities of Awami League (AL) and all its affiliated, associated, and like-minded organizations. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the move did not follow due democratic process. During the MEA’s weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday, ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal responded to a query ...

American celebrity Kim Kardashian is set to appear in a Paris courtroom on Tuesday to testify in the high-profile trial concerning a dramatic 2016 armed robbery in which she was tied up at gunpoint and robbed of jewellery worth approximately $10 million. The trial, which began in late April, involves ten suspects—many in their 60s and 70s—accused of orchestrating the ...

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky urged Donald Trump to help secure a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday, accusing the Russian leader of not seriously wanting to negotiate an end to the war, reports AFP. Zelensky told reporters in Kyiv on Tuesday that the West should respond with massive sanctions if Putin skips the meeting, emphasising that he would do ...