Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has urged the people of the country to pay their tributes peacefully to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members on August 15 at Dhanmondi 32,...
Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said Bangladesh Awami League (AL) has every right to reorganise. However, he warned that any attempt to create chaos would have dire consequences, reports UNB. The adviser made the comments while...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Students, people and political parties should take preparations and remain vigilant to thwart any kinds of conspiracy to overthrow the current interim government as Bangladesh is still at a critical juncture after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled...
Protesters have given the National Board of Revenue, or NBR, Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem a 24-hour deadline to resign, reports bdnews24.com.If he does not step down within this time, they have announced an indefinite strike from Wednesday across...
KHULNA, Aug 12 (UNB): Soldiers will return to barracks once police resume normal operations, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Monday.The Army Chief said this while responding to journalists at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna Monday afternoon.He also said...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Domestic textile and clothing industries with allied sub-sectors on Monday mooted the deferment of Bangladesh's graduation from the least-developed-country status, citing that the decision was taken based on fabricated data.They also called for major reforms in the financial sector and...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court gets four new judges in the post-uprising shakeup. They are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice S M Emdadul Hoque. The President appointed them...
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The interim government has appointed a lawyer to free 57 Bangladeshi expatriates who were detained for staging demonstrations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in support of the anti-quota student movement in Bangladesh.The UAE government jailed 57 Bangladeshis for their...
RANGPUR, Aug 12 (UNB): The murder case of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur University who was killed by police gunfire during the anti-discrimination quota movement in Rangpur, has been transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Nobel laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus did not well accept the attempts of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to withdraw a money-laundering case filed against him and 13 others, said his lawyer.In a briefing on Monday, his lawyer Barrister...
Ali Imam Majumder, former cabinet secretary of Bangladesh, has been appointed special assistant to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, reports UNB.A notification, signed by Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain, was issued in this regard Monday evening.Majumder will enjoy the status...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
The youth-envisioned 'new Bangladesh' must ensure democratic and accountable governance that is free from discrimination, corruption and injustice including all forms of violation of human rights, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expressed the hope on Monday.To mark the International Youth Day...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said they gave the Dr Muhammad Yunus-led Interim Government the necessary time for creating an atmosphere conducive to holding national elections."We have given this interim government the time required to create proper...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Congestion has spread from the Chittagong Port's jetties, yards and outer anchorage to inland container depots (ICDs).The port city's 19 ICDs now hold more than 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of export boxes, nearly double the usual storage of about...
Traffic police resume duties alongside students, who had been managing vehicular movement across the country since August 6. The photo was taken from Dhaka's Motijheel area on Monday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
The Editors' Council, a national organisation of newspaper editors in Bangladesh, has demanded immediate repeal of the laws restricting press freedom and silencing the independent press.The council also demanded the withdrawal of all harassment cases against journalists, including those filed...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Banks lying "clinically dead" and on the brink, surviving only through bailouts, should be allowed to close down, recommends a local think-tank in exhaustive redemption plans for banking and finance. For riddance from such problem banks, the Centre for Policy...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Bilateral ties will not be affected if India allows former prime minister Sheikh Hasina a longer stay, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain."Why will our ties be harmed if someone stays there? There is no reason to be so,"...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
Inflation rocketed 13-year high to 11.66 per cent in July as food cost soared by a steep 14.10 per cent, the toghest month especially for the commoners, the last official disclosure showed.In a single month, the food inflation on a...
US stock index futures were subdued on Monday, as investors braced for a data-packed week, with focus on US consumer prices that will provide strong cues about Federal Reserve's interest rate move in September, reports Reuters.Markets rounded off last week...
HONG KONG, Aug 12 (Reuters Breakingviews): Taiwan's markets are not falling in line. The MSCI index comprised of Taiwanese stocks has dropped sharply in recent weeks but, unlike its peers in Japan and South Korea, has not come close to...
LONDON, Aug 12 (AFP): Shares in British telecoms group BT jumped over six percent Monday after the conglomerate run by Indian tycoon Sunil Bharti Mittal agreed to buy almost one quarter of the company.BT said in a statement that Bharti...
BENGALURU, Aug 12 (Reuters): Adani Group companies lost as much as $19 billion in market value on Monday but recovered much of the losses after Hindenburg Research accused the head of India's market regulator of having links to offshore funds...
HONG KONG, Aug 12 (AFP): Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investors tried to move on from last week's upheaval fuelled by US recession worries, with focus shifting to the release of key inflation and retail data.After a painful collapse...
HANOI, Aug 12 (Reuters): Vietnam is planning to subsidise electricity prices for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, as part of its efforts to promote the use of EVs and meet its energy transition commitments.The subsidy scheme is due to be...
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters): Standard Chartered has folded its industries coverage team into its dedicated mergers and acquisitions advisory team, eliminating more than 20 roles globally to reduce duplication, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.The move,...
SEOUL, Aug 12 (Reuters): South Korean officials met on Monday to discuss electric vehicle safety and whether to require car firms to disclose battery brands amid growing consumer concern after an EV blaze in an underground garage extensively damaged an...
LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters): Around $2.3 billion in dollar and euro bills have been shipped to Russia since the United States and EU banned the export of their banknotes there in March 2022 following the invasion of Ukraine, according to...
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