Matiur Rahman | 2026-01-02 12:00:00
Walking through the streets of Gulshan, Banani, or Dhanmondi in Dhaka, it is easy to imagine that the city has joined the ranks of global metropolises. Sleek shopping malls, international brands, trendy cafes, and luxury boutiques give the impression of...
Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky until 6:00 pm today (Friday). Moderate to thick fog may occur at many places. Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Madaripur, Gopalganj, Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Moulvibazar, Cumilla,...
Additional Attorney General Mohammad Arshadur Rouf has been given the additional charge of the post of Attorney General (AG), reports BSS.A notification signed by Law and Justice Division Secretary Liaquet Ali Molla on Thursday said the President has given Additional...
The Chief Adviser (CA) has appointed Prof Dr Md Sayedur Rahman as Special Assistant to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, reports BSS.He has been entrusted with the executive powers of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in...
A Dhaka court has sent three individuals to jail in a case filed over the murder of Inqilab Mancho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, reports BSS.They are Civion Dew, Sanjay Chisim and Foysal.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamsed Alam passed the order on...
Pakistan's National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq called on Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday evening and conveyed heartfelt condolences to the brotherly people and government of Bangladesh on the demise of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
The government has cut the prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane by Tk 2.0 per litre each to Tk 102 per litre, Tk 114 per litre, Tk 118 per litre and Tk 122 per litre respectively for the month...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
Pensioners and elderly citizens see red as their much-needed earnings from savings certificates squeeze for yield-rate cutbacks under government debt-servicing pressures, sources say. The public debt buildups prompt the government to further lower yields on savings certificates in a belt-tightening...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said Jamaat and BNP should work together for the next five years to restore a stable environment in the country, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
National flag was flying at half-mast while many public and private sector officials wore black badges on Thursday, the second day of a three-day state mourning, declared following the death of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.As part of the...
Khan Muhammad Mursalin, joint chief coordinator of the National Citizen Party (NCP), resigned from the party on Thursday, citing ideological differences and disillusionment over its political direction, reports UNB.Mursalin announced the decision in a Facebook post in the afternoon, saying...
Ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls, three former Awami League (AL) leaders have filed nominations to contest under different banners, signalling a shift in loyalties and ambitions, reports bdnews24.com. They are participating as Jatiya Party (Japa), JP, and...
A CNG-run autorickshaw driver and a motorcyclist were killed in a head-on collision between their vehicles on the Mouchak Flyover in the capital early Thursday.The dead are autorickshaw driver Md Nayon Talukder (70) of Dholaipar in Jatrabari, and Md Yasin...
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said bodies of eight July martyrs, who were buried as unclaimed at Rayerbazar Graveyard in the capital, have so far been identified, reports BSS."The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs will inform media...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said his party will gain strength from public support following the death of former party chairperson Khaleda Zia and work to secure victory for the pro-Bangladesh force in...
Former home minister Lutfozzaman Babar has asserted that Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was 'never politically exploited' during the party's tenure from 2001 to 2006, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking to reporters on Thursday after visiting the grave of former prime minister Khaleda Zia...
A youth was hacked to death allegedly by miscreants in Jhauchhar area under Hazaribagh Police Station of Dhaka early Thursday, on the first day of 2026.The victim was identified as Md Shipon, 24, son of Md Shah Alam of local...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
The inquiry committee on bearing pad accident has finally concluded its investigation finding alignment design fault and standard deviation in bearing pads as causes for the fall of heavily weighing metal material from critical turning alignment twice in a year.But...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain suggested not to interpret Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's brief visit to Dhaka through an inter-state or political lens, saying it should be seen primarily as a gesture of courtesy.He made the remarks...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep condolences over the death of former Bangladesh prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, saying her political ideals would serve as a "beacon" for a new phase in Bangladesh-India relations under...
DINAJPUR, Jan 1 (BSS): Met Office recorded the lowest temperature of the current winter season on Thursday, with the mercury dropping to 9.7 degrees Celsius, according to the District Meteorological Department.Md. Tofazzal Hossain, an official of the Meteorological Department, confirmed...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
A lawyer was beaten to death in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area on Wednesday night (31 December 2025), according to police.The victim was identified as Naeem Kibria (35) according to Vatara Police Station. Police quoting family sources said Naeem Kibria,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
Container-depot owners have now agreed to revise handling charges upward by 20 per cent instead of previously announced 81 per cent for outbound goods-laden boxes following a meeting with Chittagong Port Authority (CPA).The Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association (BICDA) on...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file four more cases against Salman F Rahman, former business adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and vice-chairman of Beximco Group, along with 94 others.The cases involve serious allegations of embezzling Tk...
The National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) under the Ministry of Education has already sent over 240 million textbooks to schools across the country to ensure that students receive their books on the first day of the year."It has been...
Rajshahi, Jan 1 (UNB): Five people were killed and another one was injured as a truck ploughed through a roadside banana market and overturned on Rajshahi-Natore highway at Jhalmalia in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district on Thursday morning.The deceased were...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his gratitude to all those involved in the funeral prayers and burial of his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, describing her final farewell as "historic" and carried out...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
Thousands of mourners, including women and children, thronged Zia Udyan on Thursday to pay tribute at the grave of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia, a day after her burial, amid tight security.Her grave, located next to that of former...
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