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Ex-US Vice President Al Gore lauds Yunus’ global ‘Three Zero’ movement
11:32 AM, 24 Jan 2025 FridayFormer US Vice President Al Gore has praised the global ‘Three Zero’ movement launched by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to combat carbon emissions, wealth concentration, poverty and unemployment...
DP World, Maersk keen to invest in Bangladeshi ports
10:09 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayUnited Arab Emirates-based DP World and Denmark-based AP Moller-Maersk have shown keen interest in making substantial investments in Bangladesh's shipping sector to develop new ports along the Bay of Bengal, aiming to transform the country into a major global export hub...
Forex reserves stand at $19b again
10:05 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayBangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have declined again and now stand at $19.93 billion after rise and fall for several months. According to the Bangladesh Bank, on Thursday, January 23, the foreign exchange reserves stand at $19.93 billion under International Monetary Fund’s accounting rules BPM-6...
Microsoft fuels Israeli war machine
09:11 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayLeaked documents have unveiled how Microsoft intensified its collaboration with the Israeli military during the Gaza offensive, providing cloud technology and artificial intelligence (AI) systems to support military operations...
Yunus asks Meta to tackle fake news and misinfo on Facebook
08:52 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Meta to take proactive measures to combat the spread of fake news and misinformation on Facebook in Bangladesh.
Sarjis sues two Facebook pages for ‘bad comments’
08:40 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdaySarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, filed a case against two Facebook pages on allegations of cyber bullying...
Dhaka for narrowing trade gap, boosting connectivity with Beijing
08:23 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, currently on an official visit to China, has called for narrowing the trade gap and fostering regional connectivity with China to ensure equitable growth.
First shipment of Indian rice arrives in Mongla
08:09 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe first consignment of 5,750 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice has arrived in the country from India...
Salimullah, Syed Jamil among 10 nominated for Bangla Academy Award
07:11 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayTen distinguished personalities of the country have been nominated for the Bangla Academy Award 2024 for their contributions to different fields of literacy...
Fakhrul's demand for a neutral govt signals another 1/11, says Nahid
07:02 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe demand for a neutral government by BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is a clear indication of plans to form another 1/11 government, according to Post, Telecommunication, and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam.
Yunus invites global investors to invest in Bangladesh
06:35 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has invited the global investors to invest in Bangladesh in a greater way as the country is ready to have enhanced trade and investment ties with improved business and investment climate...
Beximco took Tk 12,000cr loan against 16 non-existent entities
05:56 PM, 23 Jan 2025 ThursdayAround Tk 12,000 crore has been borrowed against the names of 16 out of 32 factories at the Beximco Industrial Park which have no existence, according to the advisory council committee formed to review the labour and business situation of the companies at the industrial park...