Bangladesh endured three days of dense fog and biting winds at the start of the new year, leaving Dhaka and other regions grappling with cold and limited sunlight. However, Saturday's morning sunshine brought a welcome reprieve, revitalising urban life.Over the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-05 00:00:00
First Security Islami Bank PLC has sent its managing director, Syed Waseque Md Ali, on forced leave, for 90 days as part of conducting an independent review of the bank's asset quality. The bank's board of directors made the decision...
FE Report | 2025-01-05 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday assured British parliamentarian Rupa Huq that the next general election in Bangladesh would be completely free and fair."People could not vote in the last three elections. There was a fake parliament, fake...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-01-05 00:00:00
The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-05 project finally resumes for implementation to build Dhaka city's south communications corridor from Gabtoli to Dasherkandi through Karwanbazar, ending speculations about rerouting or suspending another underground metrorail.According to officials, a development project proposal (DPP)...
KUSHTIA, Jan 4 (UNB): Law enforcement officers seized a firearm, ammunition and an explosive device during a raid on a residence in Kushtia's Mirpur upazila in the early hours of Saturday.According to a media statement issued by the Kushtia Army...
A Dhaka court has ordered the police to interrogate former president of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) of Bijoy Ekattor Hall of Dhaka University at jail gate in an attempt to murder case, reports BSS.Sajibur Rahman Sajib, former president of banned...
Hasnat Abdullah, convener of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, speaking at a press conference at its central office in the capital on Saturday — Focus Bangla Story on Page 1
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan has announced the formation of a special committee dedicated to facilitating the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, reports bdnews24.com."DUCSU is our commitment. We are working in a systematic manner. A...
Beauty Akter (45), mother of martyr Abu Bokor Rifat (23), has plunged into deep shock for losing her beloved son forever during the mass uprising. Her mind could not be diverted as she is still confined to cycle of sadness,...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 4 (BSS): Police have arrested Nazim Uddin Haider, joint secretary of Karnaphuli upazila Awami League (AL) from Dangarchar area of the upazila in Chattogram. Acting on a tip off, a police team conducted a drive to arrest him...
The Tablighi Jamaat supporters of senior cleric Maulana Zubair Ahmed have announced a protest and an Ulama conference demanding punishment for those involved in the deadly attack at the Bishwa Ijtema grounds on the banks of the Turag River, reports...
RAJSHAHI, Jan 04 (UNB): A man has been tied to an electric pole and beaten up by miscreants in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi in front of the Birdaldah Mazar.The victim is Aliuzzaman Muntu alias Muntu Master, President of Baneshwar Union...
BAGERHAT, Jan 4 (UNB): BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has urged politicians to take lessons from the downfall of autocratic rulers like Sheikh Hasina and her subsequent escape."The students and the masses brought about a positive change in...
Chief Coordinator of Ganosanghati Andolan Junaid Saki has said reforms and elections are intrinsically linked, stating that both are necessary for meaningful political change, report agencies. "Just as there will be no elections without reforms, many reforms without elections will...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain distributes warm clothes among cold-hit people in Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur district on Saturday. — Focus Bangla
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and it may continue at places...
First dengue death reported this yearBangladesh reported its first dengue death of the year in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning. The death has been reported in the Dhaka North City Corporation, according to the Directorate General of Health...
Bangla Academy President Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq on Saturday said the politics of Awami League (AL) became polluted due to their attitude of suppressing the dissident, reports BSS."The Awami League believed that their criticism meant an attempt to overthrow...
National film award-winning actress Anjana passed away on Friday night at the age of 59, reports UNB.She died while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital.Misha Sawdagar, president of t Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association, confirmed...
Highway police have seized four buses and a motorbike for lacking valid documents and filed cases against 50 vehicles during an overnight drive on the Mawa Expressway, reports UNB.The drive, conducted from midnight Friday to 4:00 am Saturday, was led...
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed Khan addressing as the chief guest a reunion of the 'Aparajeyo 98', a platform of the DU 1998 batch alumni, held at the university central playground on Saturday. Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md...
FE REPORTPolice on Friday arrested two teenagers after a woman of the capital's Adabor, filed a case on the same day for stealing money and ornaments made of gold and bronze from her house.The arrestees were identified as Mahin (16)...
Mobile courts run by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have fined nearly Tk 2.9 and seized around 60,000 kilograms of polythene in drives against polythene use in 31 days till Saturday across the country, report agencies.Talking to...
A total of 50 judges from the lower judiciary will go to the National Judicial Academy and State Judicial Academy in Indian state of Madhya Prodesh, reports BSS.The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs in accordance with the recommendations...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-05 00:00:00
As many as 9,237 people were killed in road, railway and waterway accidents across the country last year, according to a report prepared by a rights body.It also said a good number of 6,359 road accidents took place during the...
TANGAIL, Jan 04 (bdnews24.com): The bodies of a married couple have been found next to rail tracks at Kalihati upazila in Tangail.The bodies were recovered near Bridge No. 6 in the Dhalatengar area on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna-Bridge highway early on Saturday...
KHULNA, Jan 04 (BSS): Bangladesh's south-eastern region Khulna appears to be a incredible tourist hub as it inherits lush countryside, vibrant culture and most captivating landscapes including mangrove forest Sundarbans, attracting people from both home and abroad every year.The place...
FARIDPUR, Jan 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a 25-year-old rickshaw puller on Saturday afternoon, four days after he had gone missing from Chunaghata Model Town area in Faridpur town.The deceased was identified as Halim Sheikh.Faridpur Superintendent of Police...
BENAPOLE, Jan 04 (UNB): In the scenic fields of Sharsha upazila, the once-abundant date palm trees are becoming a rarity. The sight of sap collectors carrying earthen jars filled with fresh date palm juice is fading into memory.Winter, a season...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-05 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Jan 04: An important bridge, which was built on Chandpur-Matlab-Pennai Road in Matlab Dakhshin Upazila of the district nearly four decades ago, has been dilapidated for a long time, causing immense sufferings for commuters.Besides, the construction work on the...
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