FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
The Central Intelligence Cell unlocked two lockers of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday at Agrani Bank's principal branch. CIC, accompanied by magistrates, bank officials, broke open the locker nos. 751 and 753 as per Bangladesh Bank Guidelines. Official...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
State-run Petrobangla has decided to import at least seven additional LNG cargoes annually-preferably from the spot market-using the proceeds from the recent tariff hike in order to feed the gas-starved fertilizer factories."We'll include the plan for additional liquefied natural gas...
A low-pressure area has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast, with forecasts saying it may intensify further, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department issued a special weather bulletin on Tuesday, asking fishing boats and...
An inferno was raging through the Korail slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali, with firefighters struggling to bring the blaze under control until 10:30pm due to a shortage of water, reports bdnews24.com.The Fire Service reported the incident at 5:22pm on Tuesday, after...
A mother and her two children have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila.Law enforcers believe the woman slit the throats of her children before dying by suicide, says Shafiqul Islam, chief of Shajahanpur...
The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories on November 29 ahead of the 13th national parliament election.EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick told BSS that the mock voting would take place at Sher-e-Bangla...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a total of 512 cases and froze Tk 222 billion worth of bank accounts between December 2024 and October 2025.The figures were revealed at a view-exchange meeting on the occasion of the Commission's 21st anniversary...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has set December 4 for delivering its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of the government's move to award the container-handling contract of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram port to a...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
Instead of keeping funds in the form of block allocations, the finance ministry has been requested to keep specific budgetary allocations to carry out rescue operations in case of disaster-related emergencies, officials say.It has also been requested to keep allocations...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh's exports may get costlier to foreign buyers while imports cheaper as the local currency, taka, appears increasingly overvalued in the foreign-exchange basket in real terms. Economists explain that this economic paradox appears for sluggish import demand, weak private-sector credit...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
Paddy prices during the ongoing Aman harvest season are slightly lower than last year’s, with farmers and market observers attributing the decline to continued rice imports and the strong presence of millers in the market.According to the Department of Agricultural...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
An electrical short circuit ignited the blaze that tore through the cargo village of Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport last month for serious safety lapses, an official investigation concludes.The probe report, exposing years of neglect, dangerous storage practices and the...
Ismail Hossain | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh plans to earn Tk 2.37 billion per unit from 700MHz spectrum auction as the government approves the long-awaited financial terms for selling the highly coveted telecommunications backbone. The Finance Division has endorsed the modus operandi, clearing a major regulatory...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
Referendum results may be declared based on the vote counts from the majority of polling centres, in case of disruption in any centre, as per a provision of the just-endorsed Referendum Ordinance.The Advisory Council of the interim government in a...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Night and day temperature may fall slightly.The highest temperature in the country on Tuesday was recorded at 32.4...
A daylong workshop titled 'Campus Mental Health and Wellbeing' was held on the Comilla University campus on Monday, where its Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Md. Haider Ali and Proctor Professor Dr. Md. Abdul Hakim, Associate Professor of Dr. Sirajul Islam Medical...
The team from Aviation and Aerospace University, Bangladesh (AAUB), secured 12th place out of 175 universities in the first phase of the Design, Build, and Fly (DBF) competition, recently held in Arizona, USA, according to a statement.The event was organised...
Superintendents of police (SPs) have been selected for all 64 districts through a lottery ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections next year, reports bdnews24.com.The lottery was held at the State Guest House Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Advisor Muhammad...
Policymakers need to prioritise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD as the disease has emerged as a serious public health crisis in Bangladesh, healthcare experts said at roundtable discussion on Tuesday. To mark the World COPD Day 2025, Department of...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman addressing the Annual Commanders' Conference 2025 of the EME Corps at the EME Centre and School in Saidpur Cantonment on Tuesday. — ISPR
A group of students of Jahangirnagar University demonstrated blocking the Dhaka-Aricha Highway on Tuesday, demanding postponement of the 47th BCS written exam and reforms of the Public Service Commission. — bdnews24.com
FE Report | 2025-11-26 00:00:00
The government has formulated the Noise Pollution (Control) Rules 2025, removing limitations of the previous rules, bringing clarity to some key regulatory issues, and expanding enforcement authority. Previously, only magistrates were empowered to take actions against noise pollution, making it...
FE ReportThe government is set to promote around 800 officials of the Bangladesh Judicial Service, with 250 of them elevated to the rank of district judge - the highest number ever promoted at one time, according to the Ministry of...
FE REPORTBangladesh's health sector is grappling with multiple challenges, including complex licensing procedures, heavy reliance on imported medical devices, and slow progress in manufacturing API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient). And addressing such issues has become crucial as the country approaches its...
Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser for the Southern Region of the National Citizen Party (NCP), urged expatriates to actively participate in determining the country's political leadership and to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming national election, reports BSS."Despite working hard...
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has been granted exemption from the murder case of Vargo Garment officer Sohan Shah during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Jamshed Alam issued the order on Tuesday, based on an interim report submitted...
Jamaat-e-Islami has issued a show-cause notice to its former MP and central working committee member Shahjahan Chowdhury on Tuesday over his remarks on the administration, reports UNB.The notice, signed by party Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, cited Chowdhury's speech at...
ICT-2will begin hearing testimonies on December 8 in a case against Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif and three others, filed over the killing of six people during the July Uprising in Kushtia, report agencies. The ICT-2...
A Dhaka court has fixed December 1 to deliver its verdict in an Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's daughter and British MP Tulip Siddiq, and 17 others on charges of...
The authorities of Sonali Bank PLC have dropped the Tk 450 million loan default case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, and 14 others, related to an alleged default by Dandy Dyeing Limited, reports BSS.Confirming the matter...
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