A young man and his wife sustained severe burn injuries after a fire, apparently caused by a gas leak, broke out in their rented house in Savar early Friday when they tried to light a mosquito coil, reports UNB.The victims...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The total number of child deaths related to measles has risen to 810 as five more children died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00am Friday .Of the total fatalities, 95 were confirmed cases, according to the...
TEHRAN, July 24 (AFP) - Iran's military said on Friday it carried out drone strikes against several American military facilities and bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for the latest US attacks against the Islamic republic."This morning, the...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a man for allegedly taking Tk 1.6 million from a young man by falsely promising to send him to Italy through legal channels.The arrestee is Tota Mal (62). A team of...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The health authorities are now approaching micro-planning in mitigating the gap in the measles vaccination coverage after the recent vitamin A capsule campaign reached a higher number of children. The move comes as deaths of children continued to be reported...
YASIR WARDAD | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The government is set to replace the 147-year-old The Touts Act, 1879 with a new law aimed at tackling the growing activities of touts not only in courts but also across government offices through a comprehensive regulatory framework.The proposed Touts...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The Ministry of Shipping plans to invest Tk 1.75 billion to equip the Payra Port with international-standard information technology facilities as the latter is facing persistent criticism over navigability constraints, huge annual spending on maintenance dredging, and a shortfall in...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Persistent rainfall and flooding in different parts of the country have triggered a sharp increase in the prices of vegetables, fish, eggs, onions, green chillies and many other daily essentials in the city, putting further pressure on consumers.A visit to...
Khulna, Jul 24 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 arrested two criminals and recovered a foreign-made pistol, ammunition and a magazine during a raid in Khulna's Labanchara area on Friday.The arrests were made around 11:50 am from Islampara under...
BAGERHAT, July 24 (BSS): State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr Sheikh Faridul Islam has said that water tanks will be delivered to every house in phases to save rainwater to resolve the drinking water crisis in the...
RAJSHAHI, July 24 (BSS): Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu on Friday said the government has attached the highest priority to the health and education sectors and will continue extending all-out support for the development of healthcare services across the country.He...
Newly-appointed Navy chief Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim on Friday paid tribute to the memory of the brave martyrs of the Armed Forces, who laid down their lives in the Great Liberation War in 1971, by placing a wreath at Shikha...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Ahead of World Drowning Prevention Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called for accelerated action in Bangladesh to build on the country's leadership in drowning prevention through greater investment in evidence-based interventions, stronger partnerships and sustained action to address...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said citizens of all religious faiths in Bangladesh enjoy equal rights, emphasising that the country's constitution leaves no scope for discrimination or division based on religion, reports BSS."Sanatan believers enjoy the exact...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The government plans to have the pre-feasibility studies for the first two monorails carried out by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). It will be done to speed up the development of five monorail corridors that have initially...
KUSHTIA, July 24 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a tea seller bearing multiple injury marks from the Dharmadaha area of Adabaria union in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Friday morning.The deceased is Samirul Shah (60), son of late Bisharad...
Law enforcement agencies recovered a firearm, ammunition and drugs and arrested nine people during a raid at the Noapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf, officials said on Friday, reports UNB.The joint operation was carried out on Thursday by Border Guard Bangladesh...
A review meeting between a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) delegation and Democracy International (DI) was held in the capital on Friday to assess progress on initiatives aimed at strengthening the party's organisational capacity and internal democratic practices, reports UNB.The meeting...
FARIDPUR, July 24 (UNB): A local BNP leader in Faridpur has been expelled from the party after an obscene video allegedly involving him went viral on social media.The expelled leader is Md Obaidur Rahman, organising secretary of Aliabad union unit...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 24 (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday foiled an alleged attempt by India's Border Security Force (BSF) to push seven individuals into Bangladesh through the Charaldanga border in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj.Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Ariful Islam Masum,...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) will visit the graves of martyrs and meet their family members across the country on July 28 and 29 to pay tribute to the heroes of the historic mass uprising, reports BSS.During the two-day nationwide programme,...
The government has made one-year contractual appointments to 12 key posts, including additional secretary at the Election Commission (EC), reports bdnews24.com.The Ministry of Public Administration announced the decisions in separate orders on Thursday.Aside from the EC role, the remaining 11...
NARAIL, July 24 (UNB): A Union Parishad (UP) member has been hacked to death by unidentified assailants while returning home from a local market in Kalia upazila of Narail.The deceased is Md Moni Mia Sheikh (45), a member from ward...
FE REPROT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said his party is 'not a party of angels', acknowledging that its leaders and activists could make mistakes."We are human beings, and we make mistakes. We have made it clear that wrongdoing and Jamaat-e-Islami...
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the government remains firmly committed to restoring democratic institutions, revitalising the economy and implementing the commitments set out in the July National Charter, reports UNB."Democracy is facing mounting challenges across...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
Real effective exchange rate (REER) in Bangladesh rose to a seven-month high of 103.10 by June count, up 0.67 per cent from 102.41 in May, with its domino effect on the country's external trade. According to data released Thursday by...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
The government has moved to build a 100MW skid-mounted, gas-fired power plant on the Bhola island to utilise the long-stranded natural and diversified energy sources to cope with the mounting energy demand across the country.State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-25 00:00:00
New US tariffs are taken as the lesser of two evils as businesses appear to be in a bit feel-good mood for Bangladesh's comparative advantage over main rivals especially in apparel export to the American market. Talking to The Financial...
Leaders of India's youth-led "cockroach" movement said on Friday that the government has sought time until Saturday afternoon to respond on their demand for the education minister's resignation over exam paper leaks, following talks between the two sides, reports Reuters.The...
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