Bangladesh and India on Sunday recognised the challenges the two neighbours are facing in terms of bilateral relations and discussed the necessity to work together to address those, reports UNB .On the sidelines of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference (IOC),...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
Five years after the power-purchase agreement (PPA) was terminated, SunEdison USA has sought permission to build a 200-megawatt solar power plant in seaside Cox's Bazar. After the regime change in Bangladesh the Missouri-based renewable energy giant, which wanted to invest...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
Luxury loses priority for now as the government is unable to facilitate gold import presently for foreign-currency crunch as import essentials like rice, fuels and so weighs on uncomfortable level of reserves. Chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to strictly uphold law and order and protect the rights of all people, including minorities, and strengthen market monitoring across the country to keep prices stable and give people...
The makeshift shops on the footpaths in the Baitul Mukarram area in the capital have long been doing business, causing inconvenience to the commuters. The photo was taken on Sunday. — FE Photo
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan returned home on Sunday, wrapping up his five-day official visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports BSS.The Air Chief visited Saudi...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman leaves Dhaka for Kuwait on Sunday on a three-day official visit, an Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) release said.The army chief is leading a five-member delegation, as he will make courtesy meetings with...
A four-day director general-level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and India's Border Security Force (BSF) will begin in New Delhi, India today (Monday), reports UNB.A 13-member Bangladesh delegation led by BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui...
Vice-Chancellor of North South University (NSU) Prof. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, and Senior Director, HR of Evercare Hospital Dhaka Kaiser Chowdhury attended a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony on the university campus in the capital on Sunday. Under the MoU,...
GSP Finance Company (Bangladesh) Limited condoled on Sunday the death of former executive director Md. Helal Uddin of the company. He was a respected leader and contributed to the organisation significantly, says a statement. The company extended heartfelt condolences to...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has declared that the Bangladesh Bank's (BB) step to appoint an administrator to manage mobile financial service provider Nagad is legal. The court also rejected two writ petitions challenging the legality of appointment of the administrator...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday called for stricter enforcement of environmental laws and greater accountability in the country's shipbreaking industry.Speaking at a workshop on the 'National Regulatory Framework for Ship Recycling and Hazardous Waste...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
Four-year-old Alvi is facing an ordeal of life at a very early age, as he has recently been diagnosed with blood cancer. It is forcing him to spend his childhood in various hospitals, bearing the brunt of chemotherapy and other...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has sent former lawmaker from Chattogram-6 ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury to jail in a case filed for crimes against humanity during the July-August uprising, report agencies.The tribunal led by Md Golam Mortuza Majumder passed the...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
Police have arrested three Awami League (AL) leaders, including former MP from Tangail-5 constituency Md Sanowar Hossain (54), and Brac University unit president of banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Md Ibrahim Ansari Apurba (24) in the capital.The other arrestees are...
The 41th death anniversary of General MAG Osmani, the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces during the War of Liberation, was observed on Sunday, reports BSS.To observe the death anniversary, the 17th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army paid rich tributes...
BNP will hold an extended meeting on February 27 with the participation of its central leaders as well as the presidents and the general secretaries of all the district, city and thana and upazila units, said party's senior joint secretary...
NARAIL, Feb 16(BSS): BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants to rebuild the country from the havoc carried out by the fascist Awami League (AL) through implementing the 31-point charter."AL suppressed the country's people for 16 years,...
Police have arrested Imran Chowdhury Akash, a suspect in a case over the murder of Abu Sayed during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, in Jamalpur's Islampur upazila as part of the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt, reports bdnews24.com.He was taken into custody...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the election is the only way to institutionalise democracy, report agencies. "We need an election to institutionalise democracy. That is the only way to take the country forward. Let us start...
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL), according to BBC Sport.The group stage starts on 22 March and the final will take place at...
In a bid to prepare them well for the upcoming Champions Trophy, Bangladesh will play a practice game against Pakistan Shaheens at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai today (Monday), reports BSS.Pakistan Shaheens, originally the Pakistan A team, will feature...
The four-day-long "4th Crown Cement Language Day Cup Golf Tournament" was held at the Army Golf Club in the city from February 12 to February 15, according to a press release.Crown Cement PLC organised the event, which saw about 850...
PAMPLONA, Spain, Feb 16 (AP): Jude Bellingham was sent off in Real Madrid's 1-1 draw at Osasuna after he used explicit language while protesting the refereeing on Saturday.Referee José Luis Munuera marched the England midfielder in the 40th minute of...
Jaker Ali, the Bangladesh batter, believes that doing well in West Indies by playing against his character has helped him understand his game better as he prepares for the Champions Trophy. Jaker, who had a poor T20 World Cup with...
SATKHIRA, Feb 16 (UNB): A police constable died by suicide by hanging himself in Satkhira.The incident took place early Sunday around 3:00 am at his rented house in the Rasulpur area of Satkhira.The deceased was identified as Anupam Kumar Ghosh,...
Three people including a child were killed and a woman was injured in two separate road accidents in Madaripur and Kushtia districts on Saturday night and Sunday morning, reports UNB.The deceased were identified as Limon Befari, son of Nur Mohammad...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-02-17 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Feb 16: Potato growers in five districts under Rangpur agriculture region have become disappointed owing to the plummeting price of their produce during the current season. According to sources, after getting satisfactory prices of the popular varieties of vegetables...
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