COLOMBO, Dec 16 (AFP): Authorities in Sri Lanka plan to arrest World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga on corruption charges relating to his time as petroleum minister, a court was told Monday.Ranatunga and his brother are accused of changing the...
ADELAIDE, Dec 16 (AFP): Captain Ben Stokes has demanded England "show a bit of dog" in the must-win third Ashes Test against Australia on Wednesday after "raw" conversations following heavy defeats in Perth and Brisbane.The tourists have crashed to consecutive...
NEW DELHI, Dec 16 (Sportstar/AFP): Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 9.20 crore at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.The left-arm pacer, renowned for his cutters, was with Delhi Capitals in...
On the occasion of Victory Day, various banks, government agencies and other entities paid homage to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, as well as at their head offices and other locations across...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
A total of 43 corporate entities listed on the country's stock market were honoured with the prestigious ICSB National Award in recognition of their efforts to uphold corporate governance standards.The Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB) organised the awards...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Dec 16 (AFP): The EU looks set to scrap a landmark 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars on Tuesday, as part of a package of reforms aimed at supporting Europe's embattled auto industry.Carmakers and their backers...
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Tuesday to below $60 a barrel - the lowest since May this year - as prospects for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal appeared to strengthen, raising expectations of a potential easing of sanctions.Brent...
STRASBOURG, France, Dec 16 (AFP): The EU will on Tuesday present a first-ever plan to address the continent's deepening housing crisis, aiming to boost construction and regulate short-term rentals.The figures are stark: nearly 1.3 million people are homeless across the...
LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters): Robusta coffee futures on the ICE exchange fell to a fresh four-month low on Tuesday with the harvest in top producer Vietnam progressing apace and exports from Brazil picking up following the Trump tariff reversal. Meanwhile,...
The Department of Environment (DoE) has carried out a coordinated nationwide enforcement drive against air pollution, illegal brick kilns, the use of banned polythene and industrial units operating without environmental clearance.During the drives on Monday, mobile courts imposed fines, shut...
Gold prices fell on Tuesday as investors grew cautious ahead of key US jobs data, as it is expected to shed light on future Federal Reserve interest rate cut prospects, reports Reuters.Spot gold lost 0.6% to $4,277.20 per ounce, as...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed all scheduled banks to ensure smooth services for exchanging torn, defective, and soiled notes, warning of stern action against those reluctant to comply.According to a circular issued on Monday, scheduled bank branches must provide...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
A man was stabbed to death in public on Monday night at Taltola Mor of Naddapara under Dakshinkhan Police Station in the capital. The victim was identified as Md Shajahan (43).According to the police station concerned, he came under the...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
Twenty per cent of Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims must travel to Saudi Arabia via Madinah next year and 30 per cent will return through the same route. A high official of the Religious Affairs Ministry told the FE that they had...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has proposed two skill-development projects worth Tk 2.39 billion with support from the New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries, aiming to generate employment for youths from Rohingya host communities in Cox's Bazar...
War-wounded freedom fighters and gallantry award-winning freedom fighters pay homage to the Liberation War martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on Tuesday, marking the Victory Day. — PID
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
Government spending on the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway (DAEE) project is likely to rise by 78 per cent as the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has finalised a revised cost estimate of Tk 272.33 billion.The government's contribution to the DAEE project was...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
The government is set to organise the Global Sourcing Expo twice a year to showcase Bangladesh's strengths to international buyers and diversify its export basket, according to sources at the Ministry of Commerce.Officials said the decision follows positive responses from...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
The health condition of Inqilab Mancha spokesman Sharif Osman Hadi was stated to be stable on Tuesday after slight deterioration following initial medical tests in Singapore, according to his family sources.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, quoting Sharif Osman Hadi's...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
An unchecked influx of people into Dhaka from insufficiently served countryside demographically elevates the Bangladesh capital to world's second-densely-populated city but downgrades its basic civic services - healthcare, in particular, left in disarray.According to a recent UN report, Dhaka is...
Clad in red-green attire, symbolizing their national ensign, umpteen people paid tributes to war martyrs at the national memorial and joined commemorative functions Tuesday as Bangladesh celebrated the 55th Victory Day in new spirits. On this glorious day of 16th...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
As Bangladesh heads towards a landmark general election combined with constitutional referendum, scheduled for February, the head of interim government asserts that all "ill attempts of defeated forces" will be foiled to execute the country's post-uprising democratic transition. In a...
BNP announced a programme titled "Amar Bhabonay Bangladesh-National Reel Making Competition" to mark the upcoming return of the party's Acting Chairman Tareque Rahman after nearly 18 years, reports BSS.BNP Acting Chairman's adviser Mahdi Amin on Tuesday announced the programme at...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said the people of the then East Pakistan rose in revolt as the Pakistani ruling elite perpetrated injustice and created discriminations against them, reports UNB. He made the remarks while speaking as...
Expressing his determination to take Bangladesh forward on the path of reform, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam says, "Bangladesh will never return to where it was before Aug 5", reports bdnews24.com. He said, "We are united against the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
At the University of Dhaka, a group of students burnt an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and threw shoes at a photograph of Ghulam Azam in separate programmes on Tuesday.Under the banner of an anti-hegemony platform, a group...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Tuesday said the anti-liberation forces of 1971 want the country to fall into crisis, reports BSS."They have never wished for peace in this country since 1947. They did not want...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the forces that opposed Bangladesh's independence in 1971 are once again trying to raise their heads, reports UNB."Those who stood against Bangladesh's independence in 1971 are now trying to raise...
A visitor along with his son looking at the photographs at a photography exhibition held on the Dhaka University campus on the Victory Day on Tuesday — FE photo
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