Sushasoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan) formed a human chain on the Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Saturday to place the demand for building a democratic, non-communal and human state through an all-out reform process. — FE photo
KHULNA, Aug 24 (BSS): Secretary General of Jammat-e-Islami Bangladesh Mia Golam Parwar expressed the hope the interim government will soon withdraw ban on Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh imposed by fallen Awami League (AL) government."Ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir imposed...
Nahid Islam, Adviser for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, has directed to provide free diesel to keep mobile network towers in Feni district operational amidst ongoing power outages, reports UNB.Nahid directed the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Saturday...
KHULNA, Aug 24 (BSS): Two cases were filed against 215 Awami League men including ex-KCC mayor and ex-parliament members with Khalishpur Police Station.Police filed the cases on Friday night on charge of vandalism, arson and looting of local BNP offices,...
LAXMIPUR, Aug 24 (BSS): BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said, as per the instructions of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and acting Chairman Tariq Rahman, the party leaders and workers have been engaged in humanitarian...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addressing a discussion at the National Press Club in the city on Saturday marking the ninth death anniversary of Kazi Zafar Ahmed, a former prime minister and chairman of a faction of Jatiya...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday demanded the cancellation of what he described as "secret" and "unequal" agreements signed with India over the past 15 years under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government, reports UNB."I urge the...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has instructed banks to unfreeze the accounts of Abdul Awal Mintoo, a noted businessman and vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), along with his spouse and son after keeping the accounts blocked for...
The Rural Electrification Board, the Power Development Board and the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission are receiving new chairmen amid a widespread reshuffle in the administration, reports bdnews24.com.Maj Gen SM Zia-ul-Azim was appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh REB in...
LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters): HSBC aims to double the assets under management in its British wealth business to 100 billion pounds ($131 billion) in the next five years, the division's head told Reuters, joining rivals in targeting more fee income...
Monira Munni | 2024-08-25 00:00:00
The Bangladeshi readymade garment industry continues to undergo the highest average number of social audits, which assess labour and human rights risks, even as audits have declined in other surveyed countries including China, Vietnam, Turkey and India, according to a...
Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi and his wife Ansha Afridi have welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Saturday while the dad participates in the ongoing two-Test series against Bangladesh, reports Pakistani Tv channel Geo Tv.The cricketer received...
Bangladesh batter Mushfiqur Rahim missed a double-ton by just nine runs in the ongoing Rawalpindi Test against Pakistan on Saturday. He ended up on 191. Despite missing on the chance of his fourth double ton, Mushfiqur brought some changes to...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Aug 24 (AFP): Senior batter Mushfiqur Rahim hit a brilliant 191 on the fourth day of the first Test in Rawalpindi on Saturday, giving Bangladesh an outside chance of a maiden victory over Pakistan.The diminutive batter was the...
Mansura Islam Orthy"INTERN," an annual business case competition organised by the IUT Career and Business Society (CBS) for first-year students of the Islamic University of Technology, is in its sixth edition this year. Since its inception in 2018, this intra-IUT...
Afiea Ibnat Suchi | 2024-08-25 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, the opportunity to study at a public university is like gold dust. Due to obvious reasons, every year a large number of students embrace the battle of securing it, and in the end, few fortunate ones become successful...
Mahbubul Haque | 2024-08-25 00:00:00
The Rohingya have faced a continuous process of de-legitimization, systematic persecution, and worsening abuses culminating in genocide. Today is the seventh year of the Myanmar military's genocidal attacks against the Rohingya. The Rohingya diaspora in different countries observe today as...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 24 (BSS): Abu Zafar Ahmed, a farmer of Mohanpur village under Godagari upazila, has been cultivating guava on eight bighas of land for the last couple of years. He had to arrange irrigation to the orchard regularly through...
DINAJPUR, Aug 24 (UNB): A 15-month-old girl drowned in a pond in the Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Vanu Rani Roy, daughter of Dharma Narayan Roy, from the Jharbari Devdarupara area of the Shatagram Union.Sub-inspector...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSTomato cultivation is now getting popular in the summertime in different districts for its high demand and good profits.Our Khulna Correspondent says that Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute has developed Bari-8 variety of summer tomato which is being cultivated commercially.Summer...
PIRGANJ, Rangpur, Aug 24 (BSS): Mokhbul Hossain in an illusion looks for his son Abu Sayeed killed in police firing during the student-mass upsurge as thousands of people irrespective of party affiliations, professions, castes and creeds regularly visit the grave...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-25 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 24: Price of hilsa fish has come down by Tk200-Tk300 per kg in the fish markets of Chandpur district town on the back of its increased supply in the last couple of days. At this time, Chandpur Fish...
JACKSON HOLE, Aug 24 (Reuters): The imminent rate cuts planned by the US Federal Reserve are "in line" with International Monetary Fund (IMF) advice that has put a premium on ensuring inflation was controlled but now sees risks shifting toward...
WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (Reuters): The dollar fell and sterling rose to its highest in more than two years on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gave an unambiguous signal that the long-anticipated US interest rate cut would come next...
The country's one of the leading business conglomerates PRAN-RFL group has stood beside the flood affected people in different districts of the country, reports BSS.Dry foods and bottled water are being provided to the flood affected people under the initiative...
In response to the ongoing floods in south-eastern Bangladesh, US-Bangla Airlines has pledged its support to the flood-hit communities, reports UNB.The airline's pilots, engineers, cabin crew, and all other staff have committed to donating an amount equivalent to one day's...
Smart Technologies (BD) Limited, the official distributor of Sony in Bangladesh, has launched a three-day free healthcare service programme under the theme 'Let Life Be Secure.' The initiative was inaugurated at the Sony-Smart's Uttara showroom in the city on Saturday,...
First meeting of new board of directors of National Bank The first meeting of the newly-formed board of directors of National Bank was held on August 22, 2024. In the meeting of the board, sponsor director Abdul Awal Mintoo was...
Prime Bank pledges relief package of Tk 20m for flood victimsPrime Bank held an emergency board meeting on Saturday in response to the severe flood situation currently affecting many districts of the country. The board of directors of Prime Bank...
FE Report | 2024-08-25 00:00:00
Tapan Chowdhury, managing director of Square Pharmaceuticals, has been selected as chairman of the Central Depository Bangladesh Ltd (CDBL).He was chosen by the directors of the CDBL at a board meeting on Thursday, according to a press release.Rupali Haque Chowdhury,...
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