Author: News Desk

Each year, a range of programmes are organised to commemorate the Month of Victory, and this year is no different. To celebrate Victory Day, an open-air concert has been scheduled in the capital, featuring James alongside some of the country’s most renowned artistes. On Tuesday, December 10, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury, BNP’s Joint Secretary General, shared details about this upcoming event during a press conference titled “Bangladesh Comes First”, held at Uday Tower in Gulshan. He emphasised that the concert aims to spotlight the rich heritage of Bangladeshi music and culture. This year, BNP has taken the initiative to celebrate Victory…

Bangladesh stand-in skipper Mehedi Hasan Miraz blamed his batting for seven-wicket defeat in the second ODI of the three-match series against West Indies in St Kitts on Tuesday.  Opening batsman Brandon King and fast bowler Jayden Seales starred as the home side coasted to a comprehensive win to claim the three-match ODI series. It was West Indies’ first ODI series win against Bangladesh in ten years. West Indies had on Sunday broken Bangladesh’s 11-match winning streak against them in the first ODI. “Our score wasn’t enough, 300-plus was needed,” admitted Bangladesh captain Miraz during post-match presentation. “We bowled really well…

A power-packed innings by David Miller and a career-best all-round performance by George Linde took South Africa to an 11-run win in the first T20 international century against Pakistan at Kingsmead on Friday. Miller slammed 82 off 40 balls with four fours and eight sixes and Linde hit a rapid 48 in a South African total of 183 for nine. Left-arm spinner Linde followed up by taking four for 21. Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan hit 74 and his team were still in with a chance of winning until he was caught off the second ball of the final over. “It…

Preparations for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan are going “smoothly”, its chairman said Wednesday, after reports the governing body told organisers to make significant improvements. Japanese media said the Olympic Council of Asia is not happy with preparations for the event in Nagoya and the wider Aichi Prefecture area and has accused organisers of not sticking to the host city contract. Aichi governor Hideaki Omura, who also serves as chairman of the local organising committee, told reporters that preparations were on schedule. “We are taking this in a calm manner and my understanding is that preparations are progressing smoothly,”…

Manchester City’s malaise leaves the English champions in the unusual position of fretting over qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League ahead of a tricky trip to Italian giants Juventus. City have won just once in their past nine games in all competitions, with an injury crisis and a loss of form for some of their biggest stars leading to the worst run of Pep Guardiola’s managerial career. Despite a 4-1 humbling by Sporting Lisbon and an embarrassing collapse from 3-0 up to draw 3-3 against Feyenoord, they are still in a position to qualify from the new…

Joe Root’s reign as the best player in the world is over as rising England star Harry Brook confirmed his climb to the top by claiming the No.1 spot for the first time on the latest ICC Men’s Test Batter Rankings. Brook overtakes Root to snatch the premier Test batter ranking on the back of his eighth Test century against New Zealand in Wellington last week, with the England right-hander now holding on to a narrow one-point advantage over his more experienced teammate at the top of the rankings list. The rise of Brook to a total of 898 rating…

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $600 million policy-based loan (PBL) for Bangladesh, aimed at bolstering structural reforms to address domestic resource mobilisation, public investment efficiency, and private sector development. The program also focuses on reforming state-owned enterprises and enhancing transparency and governance, according to an ADB press release today. “ADB’s PBL promptly responds to Bangladesh’s immediate development financing needs following the political transition,” said Aminur Rahman, ADB regional lead economist. “The reforms target improvements in economic management, governance, and economic competitiveness.” The program, developed in collaboration with the IMF, World Bank, and other partners, comes as Bangladesh…

India’s Adani Group has withdrawn its request for a US government-backed loan to construct a port in Sri Lanka seen as a counter to a rival Chinese project, according to company filings. The move comes weeks after a bombshell indictment in New York accused the conglomerate’s billionaire founder Gautam Adani of deliberately misleading international investors as part of a bribery scheme. Subsidiary Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd said in a Tuesday statement that it was pulling its request for a loan of $553 million from the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to build the deep-sea Colombo…

Paramount Textile has seen a drop in profit in the first quarter because of high finance costs and the closure of an associated company. The company’s profit stood at Tk 19.16 crore in the first quarter of FY25, marking a 20 percent year-on-year decline. Its earnings per share (EPS) fell to Tk 1.07 for the July-September period, compared to Tk 1.34 a year earlier, according to a disclosure on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) website. Paramount Textile stated that the decline in EPS was attributed to the closure of one of its associate companies’ business operations and rising finance costs.…

Stocks continued going downwards today after losing points for four consecutive days at the end of yesterday’s trading. The DSEX, the premier index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange, lost 12.63 points or 0.24 percent to 5,154.19 as of 11:02 am. Around 92 issues advanced, 176 declined, and 100 remained unchanged. Total turnover stood at Tk 84.26 crore. Bangladesh Industrial Fin Co and First Finance led the gains, rising over 6 percent each, while shares of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries Ltd fell over 9 percent. CSE All Share Price Index was down 0.28 percent, losing 41.73 points to 14,398.06.