CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 5 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday called on the youth to get ready to lead the country, saying his party does not believe in offering unemployment allowances that humiliate the young people. "We do...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will announce its election manifesto today (Friday), ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election. Party Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally unveil the manifesto.BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed it on Thursday. He said...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has sentenced Awami League leader and former independent MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity committed in Dhaka's Ashulia area during the July-August...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
A competent personage nominated by the President or the Chief Election Commissioner may administer oath to the upcoming Members of Parliament under an alternative arrangement. The interim government is preparing such alternative arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony for the MPs...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Protesters at Chattogram seaport gave a two-day break in their strike for urgent export-import delivery following government intervention on Thursday, after disruption of Bangladesh's external trade for six days. Labour leaders at Chattogram Port announced the Friday-Saturday suspension of the...
MYMENSINGH, Feb 05 (UNB): Joint forces in a drive on Thursday arrested two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) along with firearms from Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district. The arrestees were identified as Quamrul Islam, 35 and Md Sabbir, 23,...
BNP will hold its final election rally on Sunday in the capital on February 8, ahead of the national election, reports UNB.The rally will take place at the party's central office in the capital's Nayapaltan area at 2:00 pm, with...
Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, on Thursday staged a sit-in in front of Jamuna, the residence of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, demanding justice for their leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, reports UNB.The organisation shared the information...
KHAGRACHHARI, Feb 05 (UNB): Four candidates in parliamentary constituency 298 of Khagrachhari Hill District have called for heightened security measures at polling stations deemed risky or high-risk ahead of the upcoming elections, urging authorities to ensure free, fair, and impartial...
A total of 387 July warriors have been upgraded to 'A' category from their previous 'B' and 'C' categories while 474 warriors in 'C' category have been promoted to 'B', reports UNB.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a notification...
KHULNA, Feb 05 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Thursday expressed concerns over the environment surrounding the February-12 national election."If the authorities remain indifferent, the chance for a free, fair and acceptable election will be lost," he...
More than 273,000 Bangladeshi expatriates are yet to cast their postal ballots, with six days left before the February-12 national election and referendum, officials said, reports UNB.The Election Commission has sent the ballots to 767,188 registrant expatriates staying in 123...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit the northern districts tomorrow (Saturday) as part of the second phase of his election campaign in the region, reports UNB.According to the party's media cell, Tarique Rahman will leave Dhaka by air at 10:00...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Ballot papers so far reached 116 constituencies ahead of the February 12 national parliamentary election, Election Commission (EC), Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday."As far as I know, we have already despatched ballot papers to 116 seats and handed...
Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Standing Committee Member and the party candidate for Cox's Bazar-1 constituency, speaking at an election rally at Chokoria in Cox's Bazar on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
THAKURGAON, Feb 05 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday criticised Jamaat-e-Islami over its role during Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War, saying the party must clarify its position on the country's independence."Jamaat leaders are currently making statements in...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday). Light to moderate fog may occur at places.Night temperature may fall and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Sarwar Alam, assistant programmer of the ICT section of Bangabhaban, in a case filed over the hacking of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman's verified X account, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan...
Former Biman Bangladesh Airlines managing director and chief executive officer Shafiqur Rahman and his wife Bithi have sought bail in a case over the abuse of a child domestic worker, reports bdnews24.com.Lawyer Zakir Hossain filed the bail petition on their...
Police recovered the bodies of four members of the same family from Mirpur 11's Wapda Bihari Camp in Dhaka's Pallabi, reports bdnews24.comAKM Alamgir, chief of Pallabi Police Station, said police went to the family's home and recovered their bodies after...
Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on February 20, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country's largest literary event, reports UNB.The decision was announced at an emergency press conference organised by...
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Ansar-VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud speaking as the chief guest of a preparatory assembly of its members at Tangail District Stadium on Thursday ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad...
Today (Friday) is the sixth death anniversary of Mohammad Badrul Ahsan, a longtime weekly columnist for The Daily Star and the publisher and editor of the now-defunct weekly magazine, First News.He also had a long career with Standard Chartered Bank...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Lt Col (Retd) M A Latif Khan died at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Wednesday due to old-age related complications while undergoing treatment. He was 79 years old.His funeral arrangements include namaz-e-janaza after Jum'ah prayer today (Friday)...
The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has decided to award this year's Ekushey Padak to nine individuals and a band, reports bdnews24.com.The awardees were selected at a meeting chaired by Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostafa Sarwar Farooki on Thursday.The names were announced...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
A two-day Robo Carnival, focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, began at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Thursday, aiming to promote innovation, research culture, and skill development among young people.The inaugural ceremony started at ECE...
Instead of depending on others' mercy, Arman Dewan, a physically-challenged person of Basila, earning his living by turning his wheelchair into a small grocery shop. He was spotted in the capital's Asad Gate area on Thursday. — FE Photo by...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
At least 10 laws, regulations and policy reforms were introduced in the road transport sector since 2009. But, most of these remained largely unimplemented over the past 16 years.Sector analysts said political interference and shifting priorities either shelved or rendered...
N N Tarun Chakravorty | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The primary objective of education is making individuals cultured while culture refers to a composite of values that include a commitment to human welfare, a normative sense of the good, and spirit of collective. Welfare must be ensured for all;...
The recent free trade agreement between India and the European Union over duty-free access or, in some cases, significant tariff reductions in cross-border trade, poses a serious and growing concern for Bangladesh. Though this FTA has long been a strategic...
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