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Modi urges Yunus to avoid rhetoric that 'mars ties'

India's Prime Minister urged Bangladesh's interim leader to avoid rhetoric that mars bilateral relations during their first meeting on Friday since the ouster of Bangladeshi premier Sheikh Hasina, India's foreign ministry said, reports bdnews24.com.Relations between the South Asian neighbours, which were robust under Hasina, have deteriorated since she fled the...

CA holds meetings with PMs of Sri Lanka, Bhutan

BANGKOK, Apr 04 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus held a bilateral meeting with Sri Lankan Prime Minister (PM) Harini Amarasuriya on the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok.He sought Sri Lankan support in the Interim Government's efforts to bring back billions of dollars.The two leaders discussed...

Police arrest 12 from city’s Mdpur, Adabar

Police arrested 12 individuals on different charges from the capital's Mohammadpur and Adabar areas on Thursday.A K M Mehedi Hasan, assistant police commissioner - Mohammadpur zone of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said the arrests were made during block raids by law-enforcers of Mohammadpur and Adabar police stations.Of the arrestees, two...

Yunus asks for BIMSTEC youth festival

BANGKOK, Apr 4 (BSS): Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has suggested BIMSTEC secretariat to take initiative for a BIMSTEC youth festival to enhance the engagement among the young boys and girls of member states.Prof Yunus gave the directives to BIMSTEC Secretary General Indra Mani Pandey soon after assuming the...

IMF review team comes today

FE REPORTAn International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrives today to review progress on its various prescribed recommendations before disbursement of the fourth and fifth tranches of a $4.7-billion lending package for stabilising Bangladesh's macroeconomic situation.The team is expected to kick off a series of parleys with various stakeholders after a...

Elderly man found dead in Mirpur flat

Police have recovered the decomposed body of an elderly man from a flat in the capital's Mirpur-11, reports BSS.The deceased has been identified as Mashrur Rahman, 65.Upon receiving the information, police, along with a team from the fire service, went to the flat and recovered the body after breaking down...

Mahila Parishad celebrates 55th founding anniv

FE REPORT Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) celebrated its 55th founding anniversary on Friday.A ceremony was held on this occasion at the Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the organisation's central office in the capital.In line with the slogan "Let us build capable organisers, let us strengthen our organisation," the programme began at...

BD architect bags 'Yale Fellowship'

FE REPORTBangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan has been awarded 'Yale World Fellowship 2025' for his outstanding contribution to inventing floating school.Mr Rezwan is one of the 16 world leaders who received the fellowship this year for their vital role in areas like environment, technology, politics, media, arts, human rights, international development...

IN THE LAP OF NATURE: Jubilant children enjoying the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation

IN THE LAP OF NATURE: Jubilant children enjoying the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation with their guardians at Ramna Park in the capital on Friday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Work on specialised burn unit at CMCH underway

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Apr 04: At last townspeople of Chattogram are going to get a specialised burn unit at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) soon as construction work of the 150-bed medical facility dedicated to comprehensive care and treatment for burn injuries has started recently. Once the modern and specialised...