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ICC Champions Trophy exclusively on Toffee

With the ICC Champions Trophy right around the corner, cricket fever is on. As one of the most anticipated tournaments in the world of cricket, the air is filled with excitement. To keep this excitement alive, Toffee, the country’s leading digital entertainment platform, is going to live stream the tournament xclusively. Whether at home or on the go, or only taking a sneak peek at work – anyone can watch the matches live on Toffee, without any pause. Kicking off on 19 February, the tournament will continue till 9 March 20...

Jatiyo Nagorik Committee: A new direction for future politics

By Saifulloh Haider
The responsibility of shaping the future of our society and nation rests on the shoulders of the new generation. The challenges they will face are not just a matter of concern, but they may also serve as a guiding light for the future. In today's political landscape, leadership is not dependent solely on age or recognition. Intelligence, courage, and work ethic are what elevate a person to a leadership r...

Electoral reform agenda in Bangladesh

The deadly 2024 protests in Bangladesh ousted Prime Minister Sheik Hasina and ended her 15-year rule. An interim government, led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, was then formed. Efforts to reform government and other institutions ensued including the formation of the Electoral Reform Commission. Bangladesh has consistently ranked low in global democracy and freedom indices. In Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2024 report, Bangladesh was tagged as "partly fre...

Current account logs surplus after a year

According to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank, the central Bank of Bangladesh, the country's current account balance recorded a surplus after nearly a year. According to the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the current account balance showed a surplus of 33 million U.S. dollars during the first half of 2024-25 fiscal year against a deficit of 3.47 billion dollars during the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year (July 2023-June 2024). A BB official who preferred to be unnamed said the c...

IUB hosts Dhaka-North regional round of Physics Olympiad

The Department of Physical Sciences at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) hosted the "Physics Olympiad 2025 Dhaka North Regional Round" with a closing ceremony and prize distribution event on February 14, 2025, at the university auditorium.

Trump dismisses concern regarding Bangladesh, leaves it to Modi

President Donald Trump has distanced the United States from any involvement in Bangladesh’s ongoing political crisis. Speaking to the media alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a bilateral meeting in Washington, which primarily focused on trade and India-US relations, Trump dismissed concern regarding the situation in Bangladesh, making it clear that it was not a priority for his administration. “I’ll leave it (to say) to Prime Minister Modi,” Trump stated in response to...
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