Bangladesh eyes Yunnan as gateway to expand exports to China

Bangladesh has significant scope to expand its exports to China's Yunnan province by leveraging geographical proximity, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said on Sunday."The proposed free bonded warehouses and exhibition facilities must be made operational quickly to ease the entry of Bangladeshi products into the market of nearly 46.4 million people," the commerce minister said while meeting a high-level Yunnan delegation at the Ministry of Commerce conference room in Dhaka.The delegation was led by Yunnan Executive Vice Governor Zhao Junmin.Calling for deeper cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, energy and technology between Bangladesh and Yunnan, Muktadir said establishing an effective road link of about 1,200 kilometres from Chattogram through Myanmar to Kunming could enable goods transport within roughly 24 hours.This would cut transport costs while making regional trade and supply chains between Bangladesh, Myanmar and southwest China more dynamic...

Ispahani Tea Lounge’ inaugurated at Saints Club

Ispahani Tea Lounge has been launched at Saints Club in Gulshan. Ispahani Tea Lounge is a special initiative of Ispahani Tea Limited, the country’s most popular tea company, aimed at providing Saints Club members with the best tea experience.To mark the occasion, a special event was organized at 5:00 PM on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Saints Club Limited in Gulshan-1. The event was attended by Mr. Mirza Salman Ispahani, Chairman of Ispahani Group, as the chief guest; Mr. Syed Ahsan Habib...

Messe Frankfurt team calls on EPB VC in Dhaka

Business DeskOmer Salahuddin, CEO of Messe Frankfurt Bangladesh, met Muhammad Hasan Arif, Vice Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), at the EPB office in Dhaka on 21 September 2026.Arif had visited Texworld Appa...

BIAA organises free medical camp

Staff CorrespondentThe Bangladesh Indenting Agents’ Association (BIAA), in cooperation with Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital, organised a free medical camp for its members and their family members on Saturday.The camp offered free diabetes and kidney tests along with medical consultation and advice.BIAA President Bahalul Mansur inaugurated the camp at a ceremony held on Saturday afternoon.Insaf Barakah Kidney and General Hospital Additional Managing Director Md. Altaf Hossain, former BIAA president Md. Nuruzzaman, and incumbent BIAA directors Kazi Shah Alam, Md Jashim Uddin, Al Mahmud Moinul Haque, Shohrab Hossain Sumon and Mohd. Akhtaruzzaman, among others, were present at the inaugural ceremony.The medical tests conducted at the camp included serum creatinine and random bl...

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Spain rallies to beat England 3-2 in Nations League

World champion Spain extended its unbeaten run to 39 matches after coming from behind to defeat England 3-2 in the Nations League at Wembley on Saturday.Mikel Oyarzabal, who came off the bench, scored the decisive goal in the 74th minute to complete Spain’s comeback after England led 2-1 at halftime.Oyarzabal had also scored the winning goal when Spain defeated England in the 2024 European Championship final. This time, he calmly chipped goalkeeper James Trafford from close range after receiving a pass from Alex Baena.England missed a chance to move 3-1 ahead when Harry Kane failed to convert a second-half penalty, while defensive mistakes also contributed to Spain’s first two goals.“We couldn’t unfortunately convert the penalty, that may have been the decisive moment because I think then Spain would have maybe for the first time believed that their long run of unbeaten games ends here,” England coach Thomas Tuchel told ITV Sport.“The third goal, I think, was the only goal that they really scored. The other ones there were too many individual big mistakes,” he said.Spain, playing its first match since defeating Argentina in the World Cup final, made a fast start when Lamine Yamal scored less than two minutes into the game.Yamal dispossessed England defender Marc Guehi before firing a low shot past Trafford into the far corner.Spain created several chances and Ferran Torres, who scored the winning goal in the World Cup final, twice failed to capitalize after getting through on goal.England eventually equalized in the 36th minute when...

Bomb blasts and arson attacks: Public safety cannot be taken lightly

The government may not be alarmed by the recent crude-bomb blasts, arson attacks and other incidents reported in Dhaka, but ordinary citizens have every reason to be concerned. Any explosion or delibe...

SRB must not become ‘Old Wine in a New Bottle’

Parliament’s passage of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), is a significant step in reforming Bangladesh’s law-enforcement structure. We welcome the initi...

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