British American Tobacco plans to cut about 20 per cent of its workforce as it pursues an AI-driven overhaul to lower costs and lift profits amid regulatory challenges and delayed launches, reports Reuters.The maker of Lucky Strike and Dunhill cigarettes...
The government has taken punitive action against two employees of the Directorate of Land Records and Surveys after corruption allegations against them were found to be true, reports UNB.According to sources at the Ministry of Land, Muhammad Wahiduzzaman, former copyist-cum-bench...
The government has undertaken a major initiative to import vaccines to protect the country's livestock from various infectious diseases, reports BSS.The Department of Livestock Services (DLS) has already initiated the private import of approximately four crore doses of vaccines-two crore...
Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Monday said two power generation units resumed operation reducing the country's power deficit and easing load-shedding, reports UNB.Speaking in Parliament, the minister said two power generation units had gone offline, forcing the government to...
DINAJPUR, June 29 (UNB) : A farmer was killed and two others were injured after a thunderbolt struck them while they were working in a field in Haripur village of Ghoraghat upazila in Dinajpur on Monday.The deceased was identified as...
Open market sale (OMS) trucks have recently seen a drastic reduction in the typical long queues. Those buying such products in the past say daily essentials are now quite affordable. The picture was taken from the capital's Palashi area on...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Dhaka University Vice-chancellor Prof Dr A B M Obaidul Islam has announced a 20-year academic development plan aimed at transforming the university into a world-class institution.He unveiled the plan, titled "Dhaka University Academic Plan (2026-2046)," during his speech as the...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Leader of the Opposition and Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman Monday urged the government to recover an estimated Tk28 trillion allegedly siphoned off the country over the past 17 and a half years, arguing that repatriating even a...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
The health authorities on Monday registered the season's highest single-day dengue toll with five deaths on Monday, taking the total fatalities to 18 since January.Of the total, 13 people died from the mosquito-borne disease in June alone, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday relaxed its one-time 'Special Exit Facility' for default borrowers in a move aimed at reducing mounting non-performing loans (NPLs) and strengthening banks' capacity to extend fresh credit to productive sectors.In a circular, the central...
Mustafa Monwar, the artist, theatre director, and art researcher known for his pioneering work in puppetry, has passed away at the age of 91. He breathed his last around 8:30am on Monday while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in Dhaka,...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
With a foreign operator managing the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) since this February, the Dhaka-based river terminal is attaining record-breaking success in handling boxes. During the last five months of operation, Swiss company Medlog SA, a concern of Mediterranean...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to request Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President TANAKA Akihiko to slash the newly hiked interest rates for the loans to be used to finance different projects, officials say.Prime Minister Tarique Rahman may appeal to the JICA...
Visa-seekers waiting in long queues at the Indian Visa Application Centre (IVAC) at Jamuna Future Park in the capital's Kuril Pragati Sarani area on Monday. The Indian government started issuing tourist visa for the Bangladeshi nationals on Sunday after almost...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Bridge to Bangladesh--a digital platform comprising a website and mobile app--has been launched finally to connect the global Bangladeshi diaspora with the country's development priorities.Oxfam launched the digital platform, bridgetobd.org, in an event in Dhaka on Sunday. An initiative of...
Prof. Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, Head of the Department of Management under the School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has assumed the prestigious role of Chair of the Member Relations Committee of the Accreditation Council...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained 13 suspected brokers, including women, during a drive at three government hospitals in the capital.Deputy Commander of RAB-2, Squadron Leader Nifaz Rahman, disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing on Monday.He...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Dhaka University authorities have presented Tk10.33 billion (Tk 1,033.21 crore) proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27, with more than half of the total allocation earmarked for salaries and allowances of teachers, officers and employees. The proposed budget is Tk...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
A flood control embankment on the Dudhkumar River in Nageshwari upazila breached on Monday that left some 20 villages marooned in Kurigram.The breach occurred in Muriarhat area after a section of the embankment, weakened by erosion, collapsed on Sunday afternoon....
Pedestrians perilously crossing a road at Malibag Chowdhurypara in the capital on Monday, which has long been excavated to develop drainage system, halting vehicular movement and causing serious inconvenience to the people. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Development partners, rights groups and civil society organisations on Monday called for aligning compulsory education with the minimum employment age of 14 by extending free and compulsory education to class VIII to expedite child labour eradication efforts.They also stressed the...
RANGPUR, June 29 (UNB): Allegations of nepotism have surfaced against Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Md Nurul Amin of Rangpur-6 (Pirganj) constituency for allegedly appointing close relatives, including his nephew and brothers-in-law, as presidents of several government-funded development projects.According to local sources, the...
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) organised a press briefing at Dhaka University's Madhur Canteen on Monday. ICS announced a month-long nationwide programme titled 'Unconquerable July' to commemorate the July Uprising. — Focus Bangla
The operational and maintenance costs of the Karnaphuli Tunnel in Chattogram are more than double its monthly toll earnings, with the government spending nearly Tk 69.5 million (6.95 crore) a month against an average monthly income of Tk 33.7 million...
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule questioning the legality of provisions that restrict maternity leave and benefits for working women, reports bdnews24.com.The court asked why the restrictions should not be declared unconstitutional for being inconsistent with the Constitution,...
BNP Standing Committee Member and Prime Minister's Adviser Mirza Abbas is recovering steadily while undergoing treatment in Malaysia, BNP Media Cell Member Sayrul Kabir Khan said on Monday, reports UNB.According to Sayrul Kabir, Mirza Abbas completed a therapy session on...
Prime Minister's Political Affairs Adviser and BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the agriculture sector deserves a larger budgetary allocation considering its crucial role in ensuring food security, generating employment and controlling inflation, reports UNB.Speaking...
Passengers get on and off buses on the Mayor Hanif flyover in the capital, creating congestion and risks. The photo was taken from the capital's Sayedabad area on Monday. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
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