The alarming rise in drug addiction has become a pressing issue in Bangladesh, with the country's Narcotics Control Department struggling to contain the growing epidemic. The effects of drug abuse are widespread, impacting individuals, families, and communities.According to a recent...
The Department of Al Fiqh and Legal Studies under the Faculty of Law at Islamic University (IU) is a prominent department where both Islamic Sharia law and the common laws practised in Bangladesh are taught together. The department's law curriculum...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-10-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) with huge enthusiasm, becoming one of the first few countries to be parties to the international statute for the protection and promotion of the rights of persons with...
The improvement in Bangladesh's current account over the past two months, following a prolonged downturn, is encouraging. Recent reports indicate that the current account moved into a surplus in August, primarily due to lower import costs and higher remittance inflows....
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-10-10 12:00:00
It is a known fact that local government is a basic element of a democratic government. If it fails, the democratic system fails. This is because local governments are considered to be the arteries that play an essential role in...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed banks and financial institutions to provide the account details of former Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury and Awami League Joint Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim, report agencies.The BFIU's request, issued on Tuesday,...
A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in a case lodged against them for instigating violence in 2018, report...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Wednesday that a particular political party (Awami League) while in power carried out torture on Hindu community people.He also said that the party's leaders and activists were also...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said the Supreme Court (SC) will consider taking measures against the judges who acted as the abettors of the Sheikh Hasina's fascist regime.Law adviser said, "The student and people, who led the recent movement,...
A case has been filed against 17 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former lawmakers Tarana Halim and Momtaz Begum, actor Shomi Kaiser for allegedly attempting to murder BNP activist Syed Hasan Mahmud, reports BSS.Mahmud filed the case with...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has put forward a comprehensive set of 41 proposals for state reform, including judiciary and police administration, reports UNB.The party also called for increasing the age limit for government jobs to 35 years and raising the retirement age...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
KUSHTIA, Oct 09 (UNB): At least four people died and five others injured as lightning strikes hit them during thunderstorms in separate places in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila on Wednesday, police said.The deceased were identified as Awlad Hossain, 60, son of...
Home Affairs Adviser, Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, has assured the Buddhist Federation will receive all necessary assistance to ensure their events are held in a peaceful and joyful environment, reports UNB. He made this commitment during a discussion...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Additional Commissioner (Logistics, Finance and Procurement) Hasan Md Shawkat Ali on Wednesday handed over 10 new patrolling vehicles to 10 police stations under the DMP at Rajarbagh Police Lines, reports UNB.Shawkat Ali said the vehicles were...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
A young woman was killed on the spot and her elder sister was critically injured after being hit by a bus while crossing the road in Badda area of the capital on Wednesday, a sub-inspector of the Badda police station...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Newly-appointed 23 additional judges to the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC) took oath on Wednesday. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath of the judges at the judges' lounge in the SC at 11:00 am....
TAHMID SHAKIB | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Students boycotted the classes of at least 50 teachers of different departments and faculties of Dhaka University (DU) over their controversial remarks and for not standing with the students during the July-August mass movement.Most of these teachers were involved with...
Russian Ambassador Alexander V Mantytskiy called on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the latter's Tejgaon office in the capital on Wednesday. — PID
The issue of antibiotic resistance poses a significant threat to public health as well as calls for increased awareness and responsible usage of medications, reports UNB.The sale of antibiotics without a registered physician's prescription is a punishable offence. On 18...
Syrians who were refugees in Lebanon return to their home country after a journey to the opposition-held northern Idlib province through the crossing Aoun al-Dadat north of Manbij on Wednesday. — AFP
A court here on Wednesday sentenced one person to death and four others to life imprisonment in a case lodged over the killing of one Taslima Begum Renu in a mob beating in city's North Badda area in 2019. Judge...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
Foreign ministry on Wednesday protested the killing of a Bangladeshi national who was shot and killed by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on 07 October 2024.The victim was identified as Md Kamal Hossain who hailed from Cumilla Sadar South...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has announced that all banks will be closed today (Thursday) for Durga Puja, following a government-declared holiday.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Tuesday extending holiday for one more day on the Durga Puja, the...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
The Summit LNG Terminal II Co Ltd ("SLNG II"), a concern of Summit Group, has made an appeal to the interim government to review its decision to cancel the third Floating Storage and Regasification Unit ("FSRU") project in Bangladesh."We respectfully...
The claim, spread from Tuesday evening using old videos, alleging that army personnel were crowding or causing disorder in front of the Chief Adviser's residence, state guesthouse Jamuna, has been found to be untrue and misleading.Rumour Scanner, an independent Bangladeshi...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 9 (AFP): Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work revealing the secrets of proteins through computing and artificial intelligence.The three were honoured for cracking...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 09: After two fire incidents on oil tankers, the government has expedited the process of implementing a Single Point Mooring (SPM) with a Double Pipeline.Specifically, following the fires on the Banglar Jyoti and Banglar Sourav tankers that transported...
The government appointed Dr Mobashher Momen as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC), according to an official notification issued on Wednesday.As per Article 138 (1) of the Constitution, the PSC chairman has been appointed by the...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-10 00:00:00
The government has halved the regularity duty (RD) on sugar imports to 15 per cent from existing 30 per cent, aiming to keep prices of the sweetener stable in the domestic market. As a result, the total impact import duty...
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