There is no legal bar for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to participate in the next general election, said Attorney-General Md Asaduzzaman on Friday."The false and conspiratory cases filed against Khaleda Zia have already been settled. Therefore, there is no legal...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
The increasing usage of fireworks during the New Year celebration heightens Dhaka's air and sound pollution, last seven years’ data has shown.Analyzing the data during New Year eve in 7 years since 2017, the Center for Atmospheric Pollution Studies (CAPS)...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
The food ministry has sought a Tk 26.51- billion emergency allocation to continue the subsidised open market sale (OMS) of key essentials without interruptions, sources said. It recently requested the finance ministry to take steps in this connection.The amount has...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday reiterated his party's demand to the interim government for holding a fair national election after completion of necessary reforms."This is not true that we don't want reforms. We want...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) spending by Islamic banks in Bangladesh has witnessed a significant decline in recent months, raising concern about the banks' capacity to sustain their social impact initiatives.A latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) report revealed that during the July-September...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department's (RHD) work on the Matarbari Port Development Project is facing an inordinate delay as the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is taking "excessive" time to approve various processes, officials have said.The Japanese government is funding...
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister whose economic reforms made his country a global powerhouse, has died at the age of 92, report agencies.India announced seven days of state mourning on Friday. "As a mark of respect for the...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus suggests minimum voter age should be 17 as he called for all to join the post-uprising reform drive preparatory to the next polls. "To give their (youth) opinion on their own future, I think the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Members of the committee entrusted with investigating the cause of the fire incident in Building No. 7 of the Bangladesh Secretariat on Friday inspected the affected building. "We have inspected building 7. We have started our investigation work," chief of...
MUNSHIGANJ, Dec 27 (UNB): Five members of a family were killed on Friday when their private car was fatally hit from behind by a speeding bus at Dhaleswari Toll Plaza on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, Fire Service officials said.The deceased - Sohan...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Foreign-aid flow into Bangladesh is affected particularly for a 'wait-and-see' stance of some major Asian development partners over the post-uprising interim administration in the country, when it needs much to recharge forex reserves. Officials have said the eastern development financiers...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night till morning.Night temperature may fall...
Three farmers killed in Pabna road crashThree farmers have been killed and five others injured as a goods-laden truck rammed into a three-wheeler, locally known as Nasimon, on Pabna-Santhia road in Pabna. The dead are Dhani (55), Khairul Islam Khokan...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
A rally was held in front of the National Press Club in city on Friday protesting against a violent attack on Dr Shahin Zoddar, an orthopaedic surgeon at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.Faridpur district is also in a turmoil over the...
Cargo vessel workers in Barishal went on an indefinite strike to press for demands including the solving of the mystery of the seven murders aboard a ship on the Meghna River in Chandpur and the bringing of its perpetrators to...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
The government is expecting a Tk 651.4 million World Bank (WB) fund to support critical infrastructure development in the railway sector after a pause of such loans since 2006. The funding will be used for the project involving the relocation...
MADARIPUR, Dec 27 (UNB): Three people, including a union parishad (UP) member, have been killed and ten others injured in a series of clashes between two local groups over establishing supremacy in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur, said police.The dead are...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Doulat Akter Mala, special correspondent of The Financial Express was elected as president of the Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) on Friday for a two-year term.She got 114 votes out of total 197 cast by members of the country's largest platform...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Addressing the ongoing economic slowdown, especially for the marginal people, is one of the most pressing challenges facing the interim government before it moves to hold a national election following reform measures, said economist and social thinker Dr Hossain Zillur...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three cases against former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid, his wife Seema Hamid and son Zareef Hamid on charge of abusing power and amassing wealth illegally, reports BSS."ACC found...
The dismissal order of former Brigadier General Abdullahil Aman Azmi, son of the late Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Ghulam Azam, has been revoked, according to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate on Friday, reports UNB. The press release confirmed...
Sylhet, Dec 27 (UNB): The remains of Harris Chowdhury, former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's political secretary and a freedom fighter, will be brought to Sylhet from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) tomorrow (Sunday) for a second burial, said his daughter...
Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman has said the martyrs of student-led July mass uprising will live forever as the superheroes of history, reports BSS."Fascist Awami League deprived people of their voting rights. The party snatched ballot boxes from Cumilla and brought...
FENI, Dec 27 (UNB): A BNP activist has been killed by unidentified miscreants in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila.The deceased, Kabir Hossain alias Sali Kabir aged 35, was the son of the Nur Nabi of Sujaitpur village in the upazila.The incident occurred...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 27 (BSS): Md Selim afed 50, who received severe bullet injury during the student-led mass uprising, is still dreaming of returning back to normal life. He needs better treatment on an emergency basis for his full recovery but...
JASHORE, Dec 27 (UNB): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the Awami League (AL) plunged the country into corruption and misrule during its prolonged tenure.He said the party exploited the nation for over 15 years under the guise of...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that those who prioritise reforms over elections and democracy have evil intentions, reports UNB."You're separating politics, elections, and democracy while prioritising reforms. That's why it seems to us there's some...
TOKYO, Dec 27 (AFP): Japan's government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on social welfare, as the population ages, and defence to tackle regional threats.The 115.5 trillion yen ($730 billion) budget for...
Bangladesh Bank has set the maximum age limit for entering jobs at the non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) at 32, reports UNB.From now on, like government jobs, people can join banks and financial institutions up to the age of 32. The...
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