OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-26 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Dec 25: The unchecked operation of unauthorised charcoal kilns in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore has pushed the local environment and public health to the brink of disaster. Toxic black smoke spewing continuously from the kilns is severely polluting the...
Khaled Mahmud, former Bangladesh captain and Noakhali Express head coach, walked out of his team's training session at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Thursday, citing displeasure over management, according to Cricbuzz.Mahmud, who was accompanied by former national...
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2025-26 season is set to begin today (Friday), report agencies.Despite enduring numerous setbacks and controversies to reach its 12th edition, the tournament continues to face significant concerns about its integrity, the standard of cricket, and...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) took over the ownership rights of Chattogram Royals for the remainder of the Bangladesh Premier League season. BCB vice-chairman Shakhawat Hossain, a member of BPL Governing Council, confirmed the development to Cricbuzz on Thursday.Royals owner...
Fakhruddin Ahmed | 2025-12-26 00:00:00
Long before the arrival of Uttam Kumar (1926-80), actor-director-screenwriter Pramathesh Barua (1903-51) was the first male heartthrob of Bangla cinema. His movie version of Devdas (1935) was most authentic. Like the Cumilla-born and raised, Victoria College-educated singer-musician Sachin Dev Burman...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-12-26 00:00:00
As Bangladesh welcomes the dawn of 2026, the nation finds itself at a decisive moment in its journey toward sustainable development, political stability, and social inclusion. This year is more than a simple turning of the calendar; it represents a...
The rising demand for gold, both globally and in Bangladesh, is a serious issue for a developing country like ours. Many people in Bangladesh view gold not just as a luxury item but also as a safety net-a way to...
There is an encouraging change in the business and economic environment of Bangladesh: the growing movement to the green economy. With climate change becoming a serious threat to our agriculture, industry and our seaside settlements, policymakers and consumers are beginning...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-12-26 00:00:00
Death traps are everywhere in Bangladesh. They lurk in accident-prone roads where vehicles race each other recklessly, in waterways where vessels capsize without warning, in sudden outbreaks of violence over trifling matters, and in bomb hurling in public spaces. Another...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-26 00:00:00
Many complain that there were so many reform commissions but no commission on education. It now seems it was better that the sector was left alone. Nowadays, the focus is on the scheduled election and reform agendas hardly figure in...
In a strategic shift, the government is preparing to raise the tax incidence on wealthy or 'high-net-worth individuals' (HNWIs) as part of its efforts to address widening income inequality. This proposed approach is outlined in the Medium- and Long-term Revenue...
RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (Xinhua/AFP): Israel's decision to establish 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank is a "dangerous step" aimed at tightening control over Palestinian territory, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.The move extends "the policies of apartheid,"...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-25 12:00:00
Bangladesh is presently at a crucial juncture-it is in a transition period and undergoing a visionary shift in its foreign policy. It is a fact that the pragmatic doctrine of "friendship to all, and malice towards none" has enabled Bangladesh...
Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday).Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature remain unchanged. The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was 30.8 degrees Celsius in...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24 (UNB): A woman and her granddaughter were killed after a fire broke out at their house at Kaderia Para village in Rangunia upazila of Chattogram on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Rumi Akhtar, 55, wife of Ruhul...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Dec 24: The Department of Fisheries (DoF) fined two illegal dredgers Tk 0.6 million to protect biodiversity in the Halda River, a nationally recognised fisheries heritage site in Chattogram. Six people were detained during the drive on Wednesday, officials...
Chief Adviser's (CA) Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday said all those involved in the recent attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star offices would be brought to book, reports UNB.Thirty-one people have so far been arrested in connection...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Wednesday protested the arson attacks on Prothom Alo and The Daily Star as well as harassment of New Age Editor Nurul Kabir, giving 72 hours' ultimatum to detain all those linked to the incidents.From...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Some 30 journalists from different print and electronic media outlets received the Golden Silk Road Bangladesh Media Award.The award-giving ceremony took place at Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Wednesday evening. Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen delivered the ceremonial address...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Today (Thursday) marks the fourth death anniversary of eminent journalist Reazuddin Ahmed. He passed away on December 25, 2021 at the age of 77.Late Reazuddin Ahmed was the founding chief editor and managing director of The Financial Express and was...
Police have arrested an alleged associate of the rider of the motorcycle used in the drive-by of Sharif Osman bin Hadi, seizing a foreign firearm and ammunition, reports bdnews24.com.Himon Rahman Shikdar, 32, was arrested on Wednesday morning at a motel.Acting...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with the Christian community representatives and cut a cake with them at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday on the occasion of the Holy Christmas. — PID
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Road safety continues to be a pressing issue in the country due to the poor state of drivers' health, with recent health camp data revealing that the majority of them have visual impairment, diabetes, and hypertension.Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA)...
Secretary General of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Dr Redwan Ahmed on Wednesday formally joined BNP and will contest the upcoming national election from the Cumilla-7 constituency with the party's electoral symbol, the Sheaf of Paddy, reports UNB. Redwan arrived at...
BRAHMANBARIA, Dec 24 (UNB): Barrister Rumeen Farhana, International Affairs Assistant Secretary of BNP, has collected a nomination form to contest as an independent candidate from the Brahmanbaria-2 constituency in the upcoming 13th national election.Ali Hossain, former Organising Secretary of Sarail...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Wednesday fixed January 20 for delivering its judgment in the case filed over the killing of six students during July-August movement in Dhaka's Chankharpul area, reports UNB.A three-member ICT bench led by its chairman Justice...
FE Report | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested Maulana Ataur Rahman Bikrampuri from Narsingdi district on Tuesday night.Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of DMP, confirmed the arrest on Wednesday afternoon. According to Rahman, Ataur...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday told the Election Commission (EC) that providing VVIP facilities to someone while denying theses to others is the violation of a level playing field in the election, reports UNB."If someone gets many facilities, even VVIP facilities,...
Police personnel searching motorbikers at Banglamotor on Wednesday as part of the beefed up security measures, taken across the capital to avoid any untoward situation ahead of the national election. — FE Photo
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded the parliamentary elections and the referendum be held on the scheduled date without any postponement, reports bdnews24.com.NCP Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary spoke about it on Wednesday after meeting with Chief Election Commissioner AMM...
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