Philippines arrests 244 'mostly Chinese' workers in online scam crackdown

Philippines authorities have arrested more than 200 "mostly Chinese" foreign workers in the country's largest crackdown on illegal online gaming operators this year, the immigration bureau said.Manila banned Philippine online ...

Spain housing protests grow after eviction of 87-year-old woman

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Saturday demanding affordable housing and greater protection for renters, a day after parliament rejected emergency measures proposed to ...

North Korea's Kim oversaw launch of missile that uses AI

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a missile with his daughter, state media reported on Sunday, which allegedly used artificial intelligence to adjust its trajectory.The AI ...

Army chief off to Australia, US on 9-day official visit

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman today left Dhaka for Australia and the United States (US) on a nine-day official visit.During the first phase of his visit, the Army chief ...

PM directs acceleration of inner circular ring road construction to ease Dhaka traffic congestion

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges and the Local Government Division to work in close coordination to expedite the construction of the Inner ...

LPG price rises by Tk21 per kg; 12kg cylinder now Tk1,837

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk21 per kilogramme for October, taking the price of a 12kg cylinder up by ...

IPO approval to take no more than 3 months: BSEC chairman

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has set a target of approving initial public offerings (IPOs) within a maximum of three months of application under the new rules, aiming ...

Free, fair polls, space for opposition essential for democracy: President

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said democracy is a culture that is built gradually through regular practice, stressing the need for free, fair and impartial elections as well ...

Capital market to look completely different within a year: Finance Minister

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury Sunday said the face of Bangladesh's capital market will change completely within the next year, with the market becoming far stronger."If there is no ...

Master plans being prepared to ensure planned urbanisation: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday said the government is preparing master plans for every City Corporation and district in the country to ensure planned urbanisation.“The present government considers ‘housing ...