Education and Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said forcing people now working in different positions in educational intuitions might create instability and action would be taken if there is any reasonable complaints against them, reports UNB. He said these...
CHATTOGRAM Aug 25: Authorities on Sunday morning opened all 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Hydropower Plant as water levels in the lake had risen above the danger level due to heavy rains and downpours from the hills.Sources reported that...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all banks in the country to freeze the accounts of Exim Bank Chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and his wife Nasrin Islam for the next 30 days.The BFIU, an anti-money laundering agency under...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of two acts enacted to give special security to the family members of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.The two laws are--- "Father of the Nation Family Members'...
A legal notice has been served for publication of a list of the persons whose sentences have been remitted, suspended or commuted by the President during the period from January 1991 to July 2024.Copies of the notice were sent to...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
State-owned Sonali Bank managed to recover a mere 4.5 per cent of classified loans from top 20 defaulters as of May, 2024. According to data from the bank's Loan Recovery Division, 17 out of the top 20 defaulters did not...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
A murder case has been filed against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 12 others over the death of BDR carnage case accused Abdur Rahim in jail. Abdur Rahim, then deputy assistant director (DAD) of former BDR, which was later...
Bangladesh's Mehidy Hasan Miraz (L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Agha Salman (not pictured) during the fifth and final day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered commercial banks not to allow cash withdrawals of more than Tk 400 thousand (4 lakh) per account daily.Earlier, the limit was Tk 300 thousand (3 lakh).The central bank has hiked the limit once in...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Metro rail services resumed on Sunday after remaining suspended for 37 days due to damages of a couple of stations at Mirpur during the student-led anti-discrimination movement.The first train started at 7:10 am from Uttara north station and reached Motijheel...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
None would be allowed anymore to produce black money and so legalising undisclosed money through budgetary provision wouldn't be needed, says the Finance Adviser about the accumulated past problem in financial sector. "Our stand is no scope will be given...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
After Islami Bank and National Bank, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has dissolved the board of directors of the Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) in a move to restructure the reeling unconventional bank.At the same time, the banking regulator also reconstituted the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Clashes took place between Ansar men rallying to voice their demand and quota movement students before the former fled at around 9:00 pm on Sunday in the city.Earlier a piece of news spread that agitating Ansar and VDP men reportedly...
When it mattered most, the Tigers roared collectively to complete a most decorated victory in their Test history when they sealed a perfect 10-wicket win over Pakistan in the two-match series opening game at Rawalpindi on Sunday, reports BSS.It was...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Russia's state-run atomic agency - Rosatom -- asserted on Saturday that the implementation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) Project continued normally despite the regime change in Bangladesh and swearing in of the interim government."Implementation of Rooppur NPP project-...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus urges the agitating groups staging sit-ins around his office, secretariat and different parts of the capital not to interrupt government's day-to-day activities.In his maiden address to the people of Bangladesh, in...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Although floodwater has started to recede in the southeastern region, the overall situation has remained dire with communication networks still severely disrupted affecting 5.2 million people.Nearly 1.1 million families stranded face mounting difficulties in accessing essential supplies, medical aid and...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON & JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Regulatory-policy rate is raised by 50 basis points to 9.0 per cent suiting interim government's move to contain inflation-fuelled price rises for a long time.Bangladesh Bank (BB) announced the decision Sunday, which would make funds costlier for both businesses and...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Urging national unity in building a fair future with equitable rights for all, interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus Sunday said election timing is completely a political decision and the people are to decide about their exit. Speaking in...
In Bangladesh, session jam at universities has become a major issue. Session jam refers to the inability of students to complete their studies within the stipulated time, resulting in prolonged academic years. This causes mental and financial stress for students...
The Indian government portrays Bangladesh as a close ally with a special relationship, a bond that may have been stronger in the past with the previous administrations. However, recent actions suggest otherwise. Border killings persist, essential goods exports are halted...
Neil Ray | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Never before has the country seen mass resignations of this scale. The resignation of the country's ousted premier opened the floodgate of voluntary stepping down by people in high positions of the three organs of the government---the legislative, executive and...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
Neither students nor the masses who joined them in the political upheaval that reached its peak on August 5, could, perhaps, comprehend what they had done. That the entire nation owned August 5 and was ready to defend it at...
The decision by the interim government to list unessential and politically motivated projects for axing is a commendable and timely step. By streamlining development priorities, the interim government aims to avoid the wastage of public funds and ensure that resources...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-08-26 00:00:00
The world's attention is now focused on another emerging health crisis. It has issued its highest level of alert for the viral disease - named Mpox which is rapidly spreading in parts of Africa.Analyst Areesha Lodhi has pointed out that...
JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Reuters): Indonesia's election body secured parliament's nod on Sunday to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have been furious over an attempt by allies of outgoing President Joko Widodo to change eligibility requirements...
CAIRO, Aug 25 (AP): A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, leaving more than two dozen people dead or missing, the U.N. migration agency said Sunday, the latest in a string of shipwrecks that have left scores...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (Reuters): Two bus accidents in northeast and southwest Pakistan killed at least 35 people on Sunday, the authorities said.Twelve pilgrims died on the Makran Coastal Highway in the southwest, the interior ministry said, while a rescue official...
BRASILIA, Aug 25 (BBC): A crisis cabinet has been set up by the São Paulo state government to deal with wildfires which have put 30 Brazilian cities on alert.Flames have killed two people and smoke has disrupted traffic on a...
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