Tanim Asjad | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
As the curtain of 2024 is going to be drawn, it will be a historical year for Bangladesh no doubt. Since the country has attained its independence in 1971 sacrificing millions of lives in nine months of bloody war, 2024...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Drastic fall of groundwater level due to indiscriminate extraction of water mainly for irrigation in the country's Barind region has become a cause for concern. Many areas in the region are now facing an acute shortage of water for the...
As though the relentless hike in essential prices was not enough, the rising cost of drugs has come as yet another blow to the common people. Since last August when the nation was in the midst of a crisis born...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-12-28 00:00:00
Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) strives to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, recognising that gender parity is a fundamental human right and essential for a prosperous and equitable society. In Bangladesh, achieving gender equality in...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-12-27 12:00:00
It is a must-read tale of Beni Madhav Rusava, a Rajput-descendant who lives in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, India. Being an enthusiastic youth, he closely watched the great revolt in 1857 against the British rule in India and participated in...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
Commercial banks having surplus funds still feel comfortable with depositing their uninvested credits in the central bank's standing deposit facility (SDF) despite its lower gains while high-yielding Bangladesh Bank (BB) bills continue to meet with a lukewarm response.According to officials...
The sixth season of Ispahani Mirzapore Banglabid has been planned to be launched with the selection round for the Sylhet division on Friday.The event organisers asked registered students to be present at Govt. Agragami Girls' High School and College located...
WAKEFIELD, Dec 26 (AP): Four people died in a New Hampshire home on Christmas Day due to suspected carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said. Police were called to the house in the town of Wakefield around 4:20 p.m. for a welfare...
Many stars in our galaxy exist in pairs, but our Sun is a notable exception. Now scientists are finding clues that it may once have had a companion of its own. The question is, where did it go?Our Sun is...
Mymensingh, Dec 26 (UNB): Four members of a family were killed and another was injured as a drum truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Gachtola in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh on Thursday morning.The truck hit the Netrokona-bound auto-rickshaw around...
Police recovered the body of a 22-year-old woman from a flat in Wahab Colony of Sabujbagh, Dhaka.An official of Sabujbagh Police Station said, "Preliminary evidence suggests she was strangled to death two or three days ago. The husband locked the...
Four more people have died from dengue, while 153 new patients have been hospitalized with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours up to Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com.There were no reported dengue deaths on Wednesday. The...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
Officials of 25 cadres of Bangladesh Civil Service held human chains in front of their workstations for an hour across the country on Thursday demanding an end to ‘discriminations’ among the cadre services.They also protested against the planned proposals of...
Chairman of the newly-formed National Independent Commission Major-General (retd) ALM Fazlur Rahman has announced his commission's commitment to thoroughly investigate the BDR mutiny that took place on February 25, 2009, reports UNB."This is a national issue, an event of unprecedented...
The decision to award the contract for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of Bangladesh's first Single Point Mooring (SPM) with a double-pipeline project to the China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Co. Ltd (CPPEC) is set to be cancelled, reports UNB."The Energy...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
The prices of most vegetables, onions, and potato witnessed a notable decline last week, bringing some relief for consumers, while rice remained pricey at previous highs.On the other hand, chicken, beef, and river fish prices increased, which traders attributed to...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
The Bridges Division has drafted a detailed plan to construct a bridge over the Meghna River along the Shariatpur-Chandpur corridor that aims to boost the country's gross domestic product (GDP) by 0.76 per cent over the next 30 years. The...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
The government Thursday formed an 8-member high-level probe committee to look into the secretariat fire and submit a preliminary report in three days, after holding an emergency meeting over the exigency.The decision was made at meeting of the advisers presided...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
Foreign nationals staying and working illegally in Bangladesh have been given a cutoff time until January 31 to secure necessary documents for stay or face legal action. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued Thursday a notice to this effect, as...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an inquiry against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Shiekh Rehana and her four other family members over allegations of acquiring six plots in the Purbachal New Town Project through irregularities and corruption.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
A firefighter was crushed under a truck on the outside road during firefighting at Bangladesh Secretariat early Thursday. Officials said a truck ran down Md Sohanur Zaman Noyon while crossing the road with a water pipe while combined operation was...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
A 'mysterious' midnight fire burnt several ministries' offices in the high-security Bangladesh Secretariat while a firefighter was crushed under a truck on the outside road during firefighting early Thursday. Actual cause of the incident -- whether an accidental fire or...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Thursday was recorded at 29.4 degrees...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 26: The Eastern Refinery Model High School will celebrate its golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years of educational excellence. Established by Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) in 1974, the school has been a prominent institution in the port...
Pressing for the abolition of the quota system for the position of deputy secretary and demanding people-friendly civil service, the Inter-Cadre Discrimination Elimination Council, BCS Public Works Cadre formed a human chain on the premises of the Public Works Department...
The Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) on Thursday honored three of its members with the inaugural "DCAB Media Award" in recognition of professional excellence and contributions to foreign affairs reporting, reports BSS.The awards were presented by Foreign Secretary Md Jashim...
In a move aimed at enhancing customer service, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has announced that its offices will remain open on Saturdays, the weekly holiday in the country, reports UNB.Muhammad Masum Billah, Deputy Director (Administration) of BRTA, issued...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-27 00:00:00
A two-day national dialogue kicks off today which aims to reach a consensus among stakeholders of the student-led popular uprising on reforms and elections.Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will join the event virtually while family members of the victims of...
Bangladesh Army are working along with the law enforcement agencies to prevent attacks and sabotage at important installations or Key Point Installations (KPIs) across the country and ensure their security, reports UNB.The issues are regularly reviewed with other law enforcement...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
