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Uprisings may recur if people's demands remain unmet: Nahid

2025-11-30 00:00:00

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has said if people's aspirations continue to be denied, such uprisings may recur as young people fight to reclaim their rightful opportunities and future, reports UNB."The previous 'fascist government' entrenched a discriminatory system...

Ex-Rangpur-2 MP Kalam's brother held

2025-11-30 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 29 (BSS): Police have arrested Lincoln Chowdhury, elder brother of former Rangpur-2 MP Abul Kalam Md Ahsanul Haque Chowdhury, in Bogura.Rangpur Range DIG Aminul Islam told reporters that Lincoln was taken into custody around 3:00 pm on Saturday...

Crude bomb explodes in BNP factional clash in Rajshahi

2025-11-30 00:00:00

A scuffle followed by bomb blast has occurred between two BNP factions in Rajshahi City, reports bdnews24 .com.Police said the incident took place around 7:00 pm on Friday.Witnesses said the clash followed a preparatory election meeting at the ward BNP...

22 Rohingya people held in Ctg

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Twenty-two members of Myanmar's forcibly displaced Rohingya community have been detained in two separate operations in Chattogram's Satkania Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.They were detained in joint operations in Sadaha and Keochia unions by the upazila administration, the Army, and Ansar on...

BNP to hold roadshow, mass rally on Victory Day

2025-11-30 00:00:00

BNP will hold a 16-day special 'Victory Torch Road Show' followed by a rally in Dhaka on Victory Day, reports BSS.The event will begin on December 1 from the historic Kalurghat radio station in Chattogram.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam...

Nearly 87,000 BD expats register to vote

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Voter registration for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which remained suspended due to incomplete address information, resumed on Saturday, reports UNB. The registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in the...

Tangail BNP clash over nomination leaves 15 injured

2025-11-30 00:00:00

At least 15 individuals sustained injuries in Delduar upazila of Tangail during a clash between rival BNP factions over the party's candidacy for the 13th Jatyia Sangsad election, reports bdnews24.com.The confrontation occurred on Friday noon at Elasin Bazar between supporters...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking---

2025-11-30 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a press conference at the party Chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Saturday. — Focus Bangla

4th Golfhouse Corporate Cup Golf Tournament

2025-11-30 00:00:00

The three-day-long '4th Golfhouse Corporate Cup Golf Tournament 2025' concluded at Kurmitola Golf Club Friday in a festive ambience. Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, gave away the prizes to the winners as the chief guest...

Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan celebrates after getting a wicket of Ireland during the second

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Bangladesh's Mahedi Hasan celebrates after getting a wicket of Ireland during the second T20I at the Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in the city on Saturday- BCB

BCB omits eight cricketers from BPL auction list

2025-11-30 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has dropped several cricketers from the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction, set to take place in Dhaka today (November 30), based on the report of their independent inquiry committee, report agencies. The committee was formed...

Two job candidates caught with hidden devices during exam in Rangpur

2025-11-30 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 29 (UNB): Two candidates were detained at an examination centre in Rangpur after being caught with electronic devices during a recruitment test for the post of 'Assistant Sub-Food Inspector' under Directorate General of Food, on Saturday afternoon.They were...

Gopalganj farmers to get half a billion from jute sale in two upazilas

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-30 00:00:00

GOPALGANJ, Nov 29: Jute farmers in Gopalganj's Muksudpur and Kashiani upazilas will get half a billion taka this year by selling jute sticks.The Department of Agricultural Extension, (DAE), Gopalganj, targeted 68,960 tonnes of jute stick production from the jute cultivated...

Shalban Bihar, Mainamati Museum drawing tourists in large number

2025-11-30 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Nov 29 (UNB): As winter gently settles across the country, the historic Shalban Bihar and the Mainamati Museum in Cumilla are becoming alive once again with colour, calm and charm, inviting tourists with their timeless wonders.Under the Department of...

Sonadia Island under severe existential threat

2025-11-30 00:00:00

TAHJIBUL ANAMCOX'S BAZAR, Nov 29: Sonadia Island, a natural reserve island in Maheshkhali upazila, 15 kilometres north-west of Cox's Bazar district, is under severe existential threat. In the name of development of tourism, hotels and resorts are being built by...

Popular Life Insurance Company celebrates 25th anniversary

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Popular Life Insurance Company celebrates 25th anniversaryPopular Life Insurance Company Limited celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Muktijoddha Auditorium of the Institution of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB) Bhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday. Bangladesh Nationalist Party Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru...

Meghna Bank lauds achievements of chairperson & vice-chairman

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Meghna Bank lauds achievements of chairperson & vice-chairmanMeghna Bank PLC has congratulated Uzma Chowdhury, Chairperson of Meghna Bank PLC and Director, Finance of PRAN-RFL Group, as she has been awarded Bangladesh C-Suite Awards under the category of "Chief Finance Officer...

NRBC Bank achieves 'Silver Rank' in Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating-2025

2025-11-30 00:00:00

NRBC Bank achieves 'Silver Rank' in Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating-2025NRBC Bank PLC has achieved "SILVER RANK" in Asia Sustainability Reporting Rating-2025 by National Centre for Corporate Reporting (NCCR), Indonesia, in collaboration with the Institute of Certified Sustainability Practitioners (ICSP). Dr....

Potato festival kicks off in city on 12 Dec

FE REPORT | 2025-11-30 00:00:00

The Potato Festival-2025 is set to begin at a convention centre in the city on 12 December.President of the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Babu came up with the information at a programme titled "Potato Festival 2025...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaks at a session titled democratisation

2025-11-30 00:00:00

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaks at a session titled democratisation of the economy at the fourth Bangladesh Economic Summit organised by Bangla business daily Banik Barta at a city hotel on Saturday. — FE Photo Story...

Over 2.0 million taxpayers submit returns online

2025-11-30 00:00:00

More than 2.0 million taxpayers have so far filed their income tax returns online in the current 2025-26 tax year, reflecting a strong and positive response to the National Board of Revenue's (NBR's) digital tax services, reports BSS.According to an...

Fully funded int'l programmes open doors to Bangladeshi students

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Epan Mohammad ArmanAnother round of government and multilateral scholarships opens for the 2026 academic year, creating a competitive but promising landscape for fully funded study abroad. From late 2025 to mid-2026, application windows will open for South Korea, the European...

Over 7,000 take admission test as alumni to return for Lifelong Learning Series

FE Education Desk | 2025-11-30 00:00:00

North South University is experiencing a particularly active week, bringing together both prospective students and established graduates through two significant programmes. The Spring 2026 undergraduate admission test drew an exceptionally large turnout, whilst the School of Business and Economics is...

Trump era cools Bangladesh's US study boom

Khalid Saifullah Khan Juel | 2025-11-30 00:00:00

The United States has always been one of the top choices for Bangladeshi students to pursue higher studies. According to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, published in November 2024, the number of Bangladeshi students in the...

52nd branch of BDBL opens in Madaripur

2025-11-30 00:00:00

52nd branch of BDBL opens in Madaripur The 52nd branch of Bangladesh Development Bank PLC (BDBL) was inaugurated at N.K. Tower in Madaripur on Thursday. Chairman of BDBL Board of Directors Ahmed Ismet inaugurated the branch as the chief guest....

Swelling supply to keep oil prices under strain in 2026

2025-11-30 00:00:00

Oil prices are projected to remain under pressure in 2026, as swelling supplies eclipse modest demand growth, while geopolitical risks could cap deeper losses, a Reuters poll showed on Friday.The survey of 35 economists and analysts forecast that Brent crude...

Investors on watch for AI, economic updates as US stocks steady

2025-11-30 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov 29 (Reuters): Investors will look in the coming week for signals about profitability for artificial intelligence companies, as well as the broader economy's health, to steady the US equity market.Stocks rebounded this week from their biggest pullback...

Prime Bank re-elects Tanjil Chowdhury as chairman

2025-11-30 00:00:00

The board of directors of Prime Bank has re-elected Tanjil Chowdhury as chairman of the bank.Mr Chowdhury first assumed the role in 2020 and has since led the organisation through transformation and growth, according to press statement issued by the...

Beximco Pharma a company of general investors run by professionals: CFO Ali Nawaz

FE REPORT | 2025-11-30 00:00:00

Beximco Pharma, one of Bangladesh's leading drugmakers, has long been run by professionals with no board interference in its daily operations. The company is largely owned by general investors, who hold 86 per cent of its shares, while sponsors hold...

PTI leader not allowed to meet Imran in jail

2025-11-30 00:00:00

ISLAMABAD, Nov 29 (UNB): Government officials claim that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi's attempt to meet jailed PTI founder Imran Khan violates prison regulations, an assertion strongly contested by the PTI, which says its court-sanctioned visiting schedule is being...