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BRICS ministers fail to reach consensus on Middle East conflict
1+ hour, 35+ min ago (503+ words) Saturday May 16, 2026 The two-day meeting of BRICS Foreign Ministers in New Delhi concluded on 15 May, expectedly without a joint statement scuttled by sharp divergences among the member-countries of the trans-continental grouping on the Middle East conflict. As a host and…...
DUCC expo guides students on overseas study
20+ hour, 33+ min ago (229+ words) Friday May 15, 2026 Dhaka University Career Club (DUCC) hosted its flagship event, Study Abroad Expo 8. 0, at the University of Dhaka's Teacher-Student Centre auditorium on 13 May. The daylong programme ran from 10am to 5pm. The Business Standard and TBS Graduates served as the event's…...
British American Tobacco Bangladesh cigarette sales fall 14%, Q1 profit drops 34%
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (443+ words) Friday May 15, 2026 British American Tobacco (BAT) Bangladesh reported a sharp downturn in the first quarter of 2026, with cigarette sales volumes falling about 14% or 150. 7 crore while profit plunging 34%, reflecting mounting pressure from inflation, higher taxes, and weaker consumer spending in Bangladesh....
Sheba Prokashoni suspends operations over allegations of irregularities, corruption
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (230+ words) Wednesday May 13, 2026 The Sheba Prokashoni has temporarily suspended all operations following allegations of internal irregularities, financial inconsistencies and corruption, the publishing house said in a notice today (13 May). The suspension will remain in force until the completion of a full…...
What happens next as South Africa's Ramaphosa faces impeachment process?
3+ day, 53+ min ago (629+ words) Wednesday May 13, 2026 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachment proceedings over a scandal dubbed "Farmgate" in which thieves stole bundles of foreign cash from a sofa on his ranch. Ramaphosa, who has been head of state since 2018, has always denied…...
Passengers begin evacuating from cruise ship hit by hantavirus
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (565+ words) Groups of "passengers and crew disembarked from a cruise ship hit by a'hantavirus outbreak'on Sunday to be evacuated to their respective countries in a "process overseen by global health officials and expected to last until Monday. The passengers, none of…...
Africa's richest man Dangote eyes Kenya for new refinery: FT
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (237+ words) Sunday May 10, 2026 Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote is looking at Kenya as the "site of a 650, 000-barrel-a-day oil refinery that "he intends to build in East Africa, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing an interview with him. "I'm leaning more…...
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship evacuates 3 passengers, expected to head next to Spain
1+ week, 2+ day ago (714+ words) Saturday May 09, 2026 Three people, two of them seriously ill, were "evacuated on Wednesday from a luxury cruise ship hit by'a deadly hantavirus outbreak'and marooned for days off the coast of Cape Verde, the World Health Organisation "said. The MV Hondius,…...
VAT reform now a timely necessity: Budget 202627
1+ week, 3+ day ago (887+ words) Tuesday May 05, 2026 If we look at the current VAT law, the first thing that stands out is its complexity. In many cases, the law is structured in a way that does not align with real business practices. For example, the…...
Taiwan president defiant as begins Eswatini trip; China calls him a 'rat"
1+ week, 6+ day ago (376+ words) Sunday May 03, 2026 Taiwan has a right to engage with the world and no country can stop that, President Lai Ching-te told Eswatini's king after he arrived for a surprise trip that Taipei says Beijing tried to stop, as China condemned…...