Brussels: The European Union wants to train up to 3,000 Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip under a scheme similar to one it already runs in the West Bank, an EU official said Wednesday. There will be a “need to stabilise Gaza with an import…
Dhaka: Capital market stakeholders have recommended significant amendments to the proposed “Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (Public Offer of Equity Securities) Rules- 2025”. The recommendations aim to make Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)…
Dhaka: Denmark has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Interim Government in its transition towards a peaceful, democratic, and equitable Bangladesh. The assurance was made when Danish State Secretary for Trade and Investment Lina Gandløse Han…
Dhaka: Mushfiqur Rahim closed in on a historic century in his 100th Test as Bangladesh made a dominant start to the second and final Test against Ireland, ending Day 1 on 292-4 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium today.
According to Bangla…
Sylhet: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today arrested a suspected murderer named Siddique Sarkar from Sylhet on charges of murdering Abdul Barek Bepary of Sadar upazila in Narsingdi four days ago. The elite anti-crime force said their RAB-11 and RAB-9 u…
Dhaka: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin emphasized the urgent need to formulate a clear law for conducting referendums in the country. “The law on how the referendum will be held needs to be made first. Once the law is made, then we w…
Geneva: Nearly one in three women have experienced intimate partner or sexual violence, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning no society “can call itself fair, safe or healthy while half its population lives in fear”. “Violence against…
Moscow: Russian photographer Ekaterina Yakl won the grand prize in the 11th edition of the Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest, organized by the Russian news agency Sputnik. The winners were announced during a ceremony held at the State Hi…
Dhaka: Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant for the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has rejected allegations linking him to the questioning of Online Editor of the Daily Bhorer Kagoj, Mizanur Rahman Soh…