Bogura, one of Bangladesh's oldest cities with a rich heritage, has faced significant political and regional discrimination, particularly during the Awami League's 16 years in power. While political bias is not new, district-level discrimination has intensified, with Bogura suffering across...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
On Friday (September 20), the lead news of a national daily confirmed the fishery adviser's earlier stance that no hilsa would be exported to India this year. However, just the next day, on Saturday (September 21), a statement released by...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
Much expectation has been generated among the masses following a people's revolution in Bangladesh culminating in the assumption of office by an interim government. There is now almost a universal consensus that the state needs to be repaired before a...
On the other side of unremitting inflation, a product of no-holds-barred free market economy, is decline in purchasing power of people ---only more so of the low- and fixed-income groups. If shrinking purchasing power is not compensated by corresponding rise...
Aniqa Tasnim Hossain | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
A few days ago on Facebook, I saw an image of a child with frightened eyes, half-submerged in floodwater in a rural area of Bangladesh. It immediately triggered my emotions and felt a rush to do something for these flood...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-23 12:00:00
The chairman of the securities regulator came under fire at a press brief on Sunday over the appointment of independent directors to the prime bourse and allegations of "forced resignation" of a commissioner. Khondoker Rashed Maqsood, the chief of the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Mild to...
Seven police officials, including an Additional Inspector General of Police (IGP), were sent on forced retirement on Sunday, reports UNB.The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued separate notifications signed by its senior secretary Mohammad Abdul Momen...
Mahbubul Alam has been appointed as the new Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Television (BTV) on a contractual basis, reports UNB.On Sunday, a notification was issued from the contract and foreign recruitment branch of the Ministry of Public Administration.The notification...
Several temple committees in Khulna's Dakop have received letters through 'air mail' demanding extortion money if they want to hold Durga Puja celebrations, reports bdnews24.com.The letters demand Tk 500,000 from each temple. In addition, they threatened to 'chop them into...
Mufti Md Ruhul Amin has been dismissed from his position as Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, according to a press release from the Islamic Foundation on Sunday.The press release also noted Ruhul Amin, who hails from Gopalganj, had...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
Chattogram suffered a loss of Tk 3.94 billion in its agriculture sector due to continuous rain and floods in 15 upazilas of the district, including in the nearby areas of the city, according to Omar Faruk, additional deputy director of...
A view exchange meeting between the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) officials and the media personnel on - implementation of the 'silent zone' programme in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and adjacent areas - in progress at the CAAB...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
The students of Dhaka University returned to the classroom on Sunday after a hiatus of 112 days following a student-mass movement against the Sheikh Hasina government in July.Earlier, class routines and instructions were given at all departments and institutes.However, as...
FENI, Sept 22 (UNB): Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, emphasised the urgent need for action on river water management between Bangladesh and its upstream neighbor. She...
CHANDPUR, Sep 22 (UNB): A 14-year-old madrasa student has died from severe injuries he suffered during clashes between two factions of BNP in Chandpur's Hajiganj on Friday.He died at a Dhaka hospital while undergoing treatment on Saturday night, police and...
KHULNA, Sept 22 (UNB): Police have arrested an expelled local leader of BNP in connection with an attacks on a businesses in Koyra upazila of Khulna.The arrestee, Nurul Amin Babul (40), has recently been expelled as member secretary of Koyra...
Two more murder cases were lodged against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.A case was filed with Jatrabari Police Station for killing youth Khoaib while other case was filed with Rupgonj Police Station for killing of student Miraj at...
Information and ICT Affairs Adviser Mohd Nahid Islam exchanged views with the local people and traders, affected during the arson and vandalism last week, in Dighinala under Khagrachhari on Sunday. — PID
At least seven people, including former social welfare minister Dipu Moni, have been shown arrested in the Ramizuddin murder case filed with Tejgaon thana, reports bdnews24.com.Other arrestees in the case are Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal President Hasanul Haq Inu, Bangladesh Workers...
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of the Nagorik Oikya, has been admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital after falling seriously ill, reports UNB.His personal physician, Dr. Shoaeb Muhammad, confirmed the matter, saying, "He has suffered a heart attack in...
The government has formed two committees--one at the district level and another at the ministry level--to handle cases of politically motivated cases.These committees will recommend the withdrawal of cases filed against political leaders, activists, and individuals that were driven by...
A lull has descended on Khagrachhari and Rangamati in the wake of the violent clashes between ethnic minorities and Bengalis that resulted in four deaths in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, reports bdnews24.com.A transportation shutdown is underway in the southeastern districts,...
A court Sunday exempted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman from the charges in a case lodged under Digital Security Act (DSA), reports BSS.Judge Noor-e-Alam of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the order Sunday.On July 29, the state pleaded for fresh investigation...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
Karnaphuli Suraksha Parishad, an organisation of the residents in Chattogram, formed a human chain and rally at the Chattogram Press Club premises on Sunday demanding that the Karnaphuli is declared a national river on the occasion of World River Day...
All government employees must submit their wealth statement by November 30 this year, said Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Mokhlesur Rahman on Sunday.He shared this information at a press conference held on the submission of wealth...
NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held an "extremely fruitful" meeting with US President Joe Biden, who described the India-US partnership as "stronger, closer, and more dynamic than any time in history".Modi, who is in...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
The Chinese government on Sunday sent members from the Chinese National Emergency Medical Team to Dhaka to provide quality treatment and healthcare to the persons wounded during the recent mass uprising."This is the first Chinese emergency medical team coming to...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that India sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Bangladesh.He said this while talking to the media after Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on him at...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-23 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday wanted to know whether the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken any step to probe money-laundering allegations against S Alam Group, and if so, what is the progress of its move. The court asked the Anti-Corruption...
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