TEHRAN, Apr 18 (AP): Mahnaz Ataei, a finance manager in Tehran, brings her 7-year-old to the office and oversees his online classes while trying to do her job.Schools have been closed across Iran since the United States and Israel launched...
TEHRAN, Apr 18 (AFP): Iran's foreign ministry on Friday said the country's stockpile of enriched uranium would not be transferred "anywhere", denying an earlier claim by US President Donald Trump that the Islamic republic had agreed to hand it over."Iran's...
ANTALYA, Apr 18 (AFP): No date has been set for the next round of Iran-US peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of the first one, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on Saturday."Until we agree on the framework, we...
IG Chowdhury | 2026-04-19 00:00:00
The net has totally transformed our life. Work that took hours can now be done in minutes through the net. But there are risks attached to such transactions as prowlers abound the net. This is a new form of crime...
On the sidelines of World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa), Emirates and Wesgro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at stimulating inbound tourism to Cape Town and the broader Western Cape. Wesgro is the official tourism, trade, and...
SOUTHEAST BANK GREEN SCHOOL CELEBRATES PAHELA BAISHAKH Southeast Bank Green School celebrated Pahela Baishakh in a vibrant and festive atmosphere on Thursday. The event was attended by Chairman of Southeast Bank M. A. Kashem, Managing Director & CEO Md. Khalid...
Flights in Europe could start to be cancelled from the end of May due to a lack of jet fuel, the International Air Transport Association's director general Willie Walsh said on Friday, highlighting the risk of disruption to the busy...
Goldman Sachs said softer oil demand and easing supply disruptions have balanced out the risks in its oil price outlook, though it kept its 2026 average forecasts unchanged, reports Reuters.The bank maintained its Brent and WTI crude forecasts for 2026...
The persistent rise in the cost of living has quietly become one of the most pressing economic concerns for ordinary citizens. While macroeconomic indicators may suggest resilience, the day-to-day reality for many households tells a different story, one of careful...
When justice is unaffordable, marginalised individuals are effectively excluded from the courtroom. To address this systemic inequality, Bangladesh observes National Legal Aid Day every 28 April, reminding the state of its constitutional obligation to ensure equal access to legal protection...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-04-19 00:00:00
Digitalisation has been a central theme of Bangladesh's national branding for well over one and a half decades. There has been unreserved national consensus across all political hues on digital transformation. The general expectation therefore is for the optimum utilisation...
Syed Abul Basher | 2026-04-19 00:00:00
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury recently told parliament that the government has prepared an action plan to build a trillion-dollar economy by 2034. The plan covers investment, employment, exports, remittances, skills development and macroeconomic stability. But the trillion-dollar target...
The intent behind the proposed property tax is easy to support and harder to argue against. Expanding the tax base to include property held by wealthy individuals who contribute far less to the exchequer than their assets would warrant is,...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2026-04-19 00:00:00
It has become customary to disaggregate the impact of economic shocks on the global and national or regional economies. Needless to say that in broad terms the conclusions are the same in broad terms pointing to the same direction viz...
Police have arrested a man for allegedly suffocating his 3-month-old stepchild to death in Bardhanbari area of Mirpur under Dhaka's Darus Salam PS. The infant was allegedly sleeping next to his mother early on Friday morning when he began to...
Comilla University (CoU) has called candidates from the waiting list for admissions into vacant seats for the 2025-26 undergraduate (honours) programmes of units A, B, and C.The interview is scheduled to be held from April 19 (Sunday) to April 20...
The Flow Fest, Bangladesh's premier wellness company, in partnership with Prime NOW, announces the National Youth Wellness Festival, with the theme -- 'You Be You: Find Your Flow'. It is a two-day celebration of youth mental health, movement, creativity, and...
Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman passed away on Friday morning while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in the capital. He was 58, report agencies.The senior government official died at 6:25 am following complications that developed during his hospitalization.Mahbubur Rahman was admitted...
The Ministry of Education on Friday dismissed as baseless a rumour claiming that the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam routine will not be published and that students will know the subject only in the examination hall, reports BSS.According to a...
Day and night temperatures may rise slightly across the country, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said on Friday.The highest temperature on Thursday was 36.5 degrees Celsius in Rangamati and Kumarkhali in Khulna, while Dhaka recorded 34.2 degrees Celsius, reports UNB.Meanwhile,...
Khulna, Apr 17 (UNB): A young man has been stabbed to death and another injured in an attack reportedly by their friends in Khulna's Fulltala Upazila.The incident took place around 10:30 pm on Thursday in Damodar Union of the upazila.The...
DINAJPUR, April 17 (BSS): No meritorious candidate will be dropped from the teacher recruitment under any circumstances, Education Minister Dr. ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said on Friday."If there is any weakness in the recruitment process, I will examine it thoroughly,...
A Dhaka court on Friday sent seven accused to jail in connection with an extortion case involving prominent kidney specialist Dr Kamrul Islam's Center for Kidney Diseases and Urology (CKDU) Hospital in the capital's Shyamoli area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
The government has mapped out a plan to double the amount of money of existing scholarships for meritorious and marginalised students at all tiers of education, from primary to undergraduate studies, reports BSS.The initiative is designed to enhance financial support...
People thronged the stalls at 'Boishakhi Mela' on the Bangla Academy premises in the capital on Friday, the fourth day of the fair. BSCIC and Bangla Academy jointly organised the seven-day event. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
Prices of vegetables have increased further last week, while edible oil scarcity persisted as refiners are yet to supply bottled oil properly.Summer vegetables like eggplant, pointed gourd, and okra were sold at Tk 80-120 per kg on Friday, marking a...
A Dhaka court has placed Afzal Naser, former director of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), on a fresh three-day fresh remand in connection with the killing of Delwar Hossain during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Metropolitan Magistrate Ariful Islam...
BARISHAL, Apr 17 (UNB): Activists of the Awami League (AL), whose political activities remain banned, staged a sudden procession in the heart of Barishal city on Friday afternoon, calling for the lifting of the ban on the party and demanding...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-18 00:00:00
Police have detained Jatiya Gonotantrik Party (JAGPA) spokesperson Rashed Prodhan's PS Jony Nandi. According to concerned police station, Jonny Nandi was taken from in front of Rashed Prodhan's residence in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Friday afternoon.Dhaka Metropolitan Police Additional...
Türkiye's ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) has proposed signing a party-to-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to deepen bilateral ties, marking a new dimension in political engagement between the two sides. The proposal...
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