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Rapid decline of cash in Asia: A shift toward digital payments
08:26 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayCash is rapidly disappearing from consumer transactions across Asia, as QR codes and smartphone-based technologies take center stage. According to Worldpay, a US-based payment processing company, physical money is projected to account for just 14% of total transactions by 2027, down significantly from 47% in 2019.
Expats send $2.19b remittance in January
08:03 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayInward remittances sent home by expatriate Bangladeshis rose to 13.4 percent year-on-year to $2.19 billion in January, according to Bangladesh Bank's latest data. The remittance inflow in January 2024 was at $2.11 billion...
Dutch trade mission to visit Bangladesh
07:47 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayA trade delegation from the Netherlands is visiting Bangladesh from 10th to 13th February 2025...
Japan iterates support for interim govt’s ongoing reforms
06:50 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayVisiting Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister Ikuina Akiko has reiterated Japan’s support for the Bangladesh’s interim government and its ongoing reform as well as nation-building initiatives...
No plans to declare Titumir College a university: Wahiduddin
06:43 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayEducation Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday clarified that the interim government has no intention of elevating Titumir College to the status of an independent university.
Injured victims of July uprising to get lifetime medical allowance
06:01 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayLiberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam has said the interim government is considering to provide lifetime medical and other allowances for those who sustained injuries in the July mass uprising in 2024...
Taskforce for attracting FDI in health, technical education sectors
05:13 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayA taskforce of the interim government has recommended encouraging foreign direct investment (FDI) in the country's health and technical and vocational education sectors...
Police obstruct Inqilab Moncho’s procession towards Home Ministry
04:53 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe police have obstructed Inqilab Moncho’s procession towards the Home Ministry protesting against giving ‘safe exit’ to those involved in the July mass killings and demanding the resignation of home adviser...
RSC demands renaming DU Arts Building after Shaheed Nazir
04:19 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe Revolutionary Students' Council (RSC) on Sunday submitted a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University, urging the renaming of the university’s Arts Building in honour of Nazir Ahmed, the institution's first martyr.
12 kg LPG price hiked by Tk 19
04:14 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayBangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the prices of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 19 to Tk 1,478 per 12 kg cylinder...
Mirpur Road paralysed as injured protesters block traffic
03:52 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayOn Sunday (February 2) morning, the injured protesters set up camp at the intersection of three roads in front of the Shishu Mela, amplifying their demands. Prior to this, they began protesting by standing on the road outside the National Orthopaedic Hospital and Rehabilitation Institute (Pangu Hospital) late Saturday night. This action has triggered widespread disruption, rendering even rickshaws immobile.
Call for a separate commission to stabilise supply-chain, prices
03:36 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayKhandaker Golam Moazzem, Research Director at CPD, has proposed the establishment of an integrated food supply chain development and monitoring commission to ensure the stability of supply and prices for daily commodities...
Bangladesh nat’l team selector Hannan Sarkar resigns
02:42 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayHannan Sarkar, a selector for the Bangladesh national cricket team, has resigned while the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is still ongoing. He submitted his resignation letter to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday night.
Extortion drives fare from Tk 5,000 to Tk 12,000: Salehuddin
01:50 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has identified extortion as a major factor behind the country's failure to control high inflation.
Thriller buff street vendor: The unlikely bookworm of Mirpur
01:10 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayIt was a crisp winter evening when a curious passerby was wandering along the bustling pavement of Water Tank Alley in Mirpur 10. He was on a simple mission—to find a few pairs of thick socks to replace their worn-out ones. But what caught his eye wasn’t the usual chaos of street vendors’ carts or the vibrant array of goods.
July uprising injureds' protest in Shyamli halts traffic
12:54 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayIn protest of the rehabilitation of those injured in the July mass uprising and demanding immediate access to better medical treatment, injured activists from the anti-discrimination student movement staged a sit-in on a road in Shyamli, Dhaka.
Canada, Mexico react to Trump tariffs; China plans WTO complaint
12:15 PM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said it would complain to the World Trade Organization after it was also targeted by the president.
20 migrant bodies recovered in Libya, most likely Bangladeshis
11:14 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayTwenty migrant bodies have been recovered from an area along the Mediterranean coast in Libya. It is believed that most of them are Bangladeshi nationals, although their identities have not yet been confirmed, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya.
First phase of Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat
09:56 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayThe first phase of the 58th Bishwa Ijtema, the second-largest Muslim congregation, concluded on Sunday with prayers for the guidance of the Muslim ummah. The Akheri Munajat (final prayer) began at 9:15 am on Sunday and ended at 9:36 am.
56 killed in Sudan as airstrikes, shelling hit vegetable market
09:51 AM, 02 Feb 2025 SundayAt least 56 people have been killed in Sudan after artillery shelling and air attacks on a vegetable market in Omdurman, Sudan.