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Disasters inflict $3.0b loss on Bangladesh annually

Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, storms and heatwaves force Bangladesh to count a cost worth nearly US$3.0 billion annually besides inflicting human misery on over 6.3 million people.These findings on cost of cyclic climatic calamities of recent times form a distinct part of 'The Climate Risk Index 2025' report...

Spring Splendour

A bird perches on the branch of a Red Silk Cotton Tree, embracing the vibrant blooms of Pahela Falgun, the first month of spring that sets in today. The photo was taken from the city's Islampur area on Thursday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

5th Sukuk bond coming in Mar to raise Tk 30b

The government is going to raise Tk 30 billion by issuing the fifth Sukuk bond in the third week of March 2025 as part of its effort to implement a development project smoothly.The decision was made at the first meeting of the central bank's Shariah Advisory Committee at the banking...

Yunus-led Consensus Commission formed for six months

A seven-strong National Consensus Commission (Jatiya Oaikymoto Commission) has been formed with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus as its chairman, report agencies.Constitution Reform Commission head Ali Riaz has been made vice-chairman of the committee.A notification in this regard, signed by Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid, was issued on Wednesday.The newly formed...

Shab-e-Barat tonight-

Shab-e-Barat will be observed across the country and around the world tonight (Friday night), report agencies.The Islamic Foundation has announced various programmes to mark the event as well.The programmes including sermons, prayer meetings, recitations of the Holy Quran, and Hamd Naat - will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National...

This is how Hasina loses control and falls

Assigned defenders pulled the rug from under her feet and the prime minister lost her control over the helm of affairs and eventually fled the country amid a student-mass upsurge.This is how Sheikh Hasina was ousted as premier on August 5, 2024, as reported in detail by the UN fact-finding...

UNICEF suggests independent probe

UNICEF has suggested an independent investigation into the incidents of alleged killing of children during the July-August protest in Bangladesh in 2024, as mentioned in the UN Human Rights Office's fact-finding report."These findings must horrify us all, and UNICEF appeals to all across Bangladesh to ensure that 'never again' this...

BNP says no to proportional election system

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that "the people will decide" whether the Awami League will retain its registration as a political party, reports bdnews24.com.He stated his party's stance on the matter in response to a question during at a media briefing at the BNP Chairperson's Office...

India's trade surplus with Bangladesh 3rd-highest

Bangladesh has emerged as the country with which India has the third-highest trade surplus, with the latter's exports to the former being significantly more than its imports. Over a period of 20 months ending in November 2024, India's trade surplus with Bangladesh stood at $9.22 billion, according to data published...

Jamaat prefers local polls over nat’l elections: Secy Gen

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami prioritises local body polls over the national election to "align with public sentiment", said the party's Secretary General, Prof Mia Golam Parwar.Speaking to reporters after a two-hour meeting with the Election Commission at Nirbachan Bhaban on Thursday, he said that while Jamaat had no objection to the national...