KABUL, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - After a four-year suspension, the Taliban government has announced it would resume pension payments for Afghanistan's nearly 150,000 retired military and civil servants. They will be the last public sector workers to receive any payments, after the cash-strapped authorities announced an end to the public pension scheme last year. "When you're jobless sitting at home and have nothing, you're worried about food," said 71-year-old Abdul Sabir outside the pension department in the capital Kabul. He was among those scheduled to receive his pension again in a gradual rollout across government institutions. Retired public sector employees have for the past few years increasingly demonstrated outside government buildings, demanding payments that ended after the return of...
NARAYANGANJ, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) today announced a budget of Taka 775 crore 33 lakh 78 thousand and 158 for...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - Senxin BD Co. Ltd., a Chinese company, will invest $10.81 million to set up a manufacturing unit for various...
DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - The first meeting of the BGMEA standing committee on sweater affairs was held on August 26 at the BGMEA...
GENEVA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The Swiss economy will likely grow more slowly than previously expected next year due to the massive import tariffs...
The Rangpur divisional office of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and Rangpur district administration jointly conducted the drive on Wednesday afternoon, said a press...
TOKYO, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Japan remains optimistic about the adoption of renewable energy despite Mitsubishi pulling out of three big offshore wind projects,...
SEOUL, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea kept interest rates unchanged Thursday while nudging its growth forecast slightly up, as the country faces high...
LONDON, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - UK exports of vehicles to the United States rebounded in July thanks to a trade agreement between London and...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - AI powerhouse Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday that beat expectations, but shares slipped amid concerns about...
DHAKA, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS) – The government will procure some 50,000 metric tons of potatoes, preserve those in the cold storages and thus sell...
The speakers also stressed the need for aligning academic curriculum with the Pharmaceutical Industry needs.Participants expressed confidence that, with the government's leadership, Bangladesh can not...
WASHINGTON, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US tariffs of 50 percent took effect Wednesday on many Indian products, doubling an existing duty as President Donald...