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Free detained students, people within 24 hrs

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Eminent citizens including academics and university teachers warned on Thursday that a tougher movement would be launched unless the government did not release the students and ordinary people who were detained without any reasons within the next 24 hours. They...

Heavy rain disrupts life in Dhaka, Ctg

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Heavy rains in Dhaka and Chattogram submerged roads and disrupted commute on Thursday.In Dhaka, sporadic downpour started at 11:30 am and continued throughout the day, and the showers intensified occasionally.Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 32 mm of rainfall in the past...

Summit LNG Terminal needs one week more to fix technical glitch

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Summit LNG Terminal would require one more week to fix its technical problem as the divers are struggling to repair its subsea messenger rope amid adverse weather in the Bay of Bengal.The foreign divers were making 2-3 attempts per day...

Six including Rizvi, Parwar on remand

2024-08-02 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has placed six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on a three-day remand each in a case lodged over vandalising and setting Setu Bhaban on fire on July 18, reports BSS.The six accused who were put on remand...

No students will be harassed during probe: Arafat

2024-08-02 00:00:00

State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said only terrorists will be brought to book based on specific evidence and no innocent students will be harassed, reports BSS."We want to firmly say that the law will be...

Miscreants will be brought to book: Mozammel

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq has said the miscreants, who killed people and destroyed the state property through arson attacks and terrorism, will be brought to book quickly, reports BSS."The attackers have already been identified . . ....

Militants who infiltrated quota movement shot many at close range

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has attributed the deaths of a large number of people during the quota reform movement to the involvement of militants, reports bdnews24.com.At a press conference at the Awami League chief's office at Dhanmondi...

Defying local and int'l calls, govt harassing students, opponents

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir condemned and protested on Thursday the ongoing government repression on the agitating students, political opponents and general people across the country."Paying no head to the calls from the local and...

Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban in the capital on Thursday. — Focus Bangla

Directors, actors and artistes hold a rally at Farmgate

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Directors, actors and artistes hold a rally at Farmgate in Dhaka on Thursday to demand an end to crackdown on the quota-reform movement (top). Teachers and students walk in a separate protest march at Jahangirnagar University under the banner of...

UN 'ready' to help BD investigate quota protest violence

2024-08-02 00:00:00

The United Nations is 'ready' to assist Bangladesh in conducting an inquiry into the violence and fatalities which occurred during protests against quotas reserved for government jobs, reports bdnews24.com. Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, made the comment...

16-year-old gets bail in Abu Sayeed murder case

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Rangpur, Aug 1 (UNB) : A Rangpur court on Thursday granted bail to 16-year-old Alfie Shahriar Mahim who was shown arrested in Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed murder case after he was picked up by police during quota reform...

Postponement of PCA negotiations not policy-induced: Foreign Secretary

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said the postponement of the first round of negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) is not a "policy-induced" postponement."We are not thinking that it...

254 industries registered with BIDA in Apr-Jun period

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) during the April-June period of 2024 with an overall investment proposals of Tk 773.64 billion aiming to create some 47,105 employment opportunities, reports BSS.Of the registered 254 industries...

Railway services resume partially

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Railway (BR) resumed rail service on a limited scale on Thursday, two weeks after it had suspended all services following countrywide violence over the quota-reform movement.Officials said six commuter and local trains operated from 7:00 am until 5:00...

Onion prices soar despite import surge

YASIR WARDAD | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Onion prices have soared to record highs despite a recent import surge, with traders blaming a combination of Taka depreciation, hoarding and supply chain disruptions.Compared with June, onion prices increased by Tk 10-15 a kilogram in July to Tk 110-Tk...

BD caught in humanitarian crisis: UN

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Bangladesh faces a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions as its political situation has turned volatile with a wave of violence created countrywide over the recent student movement.The United Nations made the observation while addressing its routine media briefing on early...

Investigation commission reconstituted

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

The government has reconstituted the Judicial Enquiry Commission to investigate all the deaths, violence, vandalism, arson, looting, “terrorist” activities and damage caused across the country from July 16 to 21 during the quota-reform movement.Earlier, it formed a one-member Judicial Inquiry...

Professionals join student protests

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Teachers, lawyers and medical professionals on Thursday joined nationwide student demonstrations, in solidarity with the 'Remembering Our Heroes' campaign. The protests denounced violence against students and academics, demanded the release of detained individuals and called for an independent investigation into...

Banks asked to join BB intranet

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is trying to develop its own full-fledged banking-network system to prevent service disruptions during internet outages, officials and bankers said.As part of the plan, the central bank has initially developed an intranet and is asking commercial...

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DB releases six anti-quota movement coordinators

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

The Detective Branch of (DB) Police freed on Thursday six coordinators of the student movement against discrimination. They (six coordinators) left the DB office at around 1:30 pm on a car. The coordinators are: Md Nahid Islam, Md Sarjis Alam,...

Rickshaws wade through waist-deep rainwater in the Muradpur area of Chattogram

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Rickshaws wade through waist-deep rainwater in the Muradpur area of Chattogram on Thursday. Heavy rain on the previous night caused widespread disruptions in the port city. — Focus Bangla

Only 23pc funds disbursed in 14yrs

MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Development projects under three Indian lines of credits (LoC) fails to pick up execution pace despite repeated instructions from the authorities on both sides, largely for fund-disbursement slowdown, sources said.The disbursement of the LoC funds is US$1.73 billion so far,...

Jamaat-Shibir banned under anti-terrorism act

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islami and all its outfits have been banned from politics in Bangladesh under ant-terrorism laws on accusation of committing undercover subversive acts amid students' quota protests. The government Thursday issued a notification outlawing Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, its student-wing Islami Chhatra Shibir...

July remittance reaches $1.91b, misses mark

FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00

Inward remittance navigates rough weathers to reach a receipt of US$1.909 billion in July as rate hikes pay off, yet misses the expected mark for the month.Latest Bangladesh Bank statics on the foreign exchange sent home by wage earners last...

No room for militancy: PM

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday said the nation had witnessed savagery of militancy in the guise of anti-quota movement, reiterating her vow that there would be no room for militancy and terrorism in Bangladesh."There would be no room for militancy...

Meta rallies as strong ad revenue shields AI spending

2024-08-02 00:00:00

Meta's shares soared 7 per cent on Thursday after the tech firm beat quarterly revenue estimates and forecast upbeat third-quarter sales indicating that strong digital-ad spending on its social media platforms can cover the cost of its AI investments, reports...

Rolls-Royce shares power to record high

2024-08-02 00:00:00

LONDON, Aug 1 (AFP): Shares in Rolls-Royce hit a record high Thursday after the British maker of aircraft engines and other power systems said it planned to reinstate dividend payments following a strong turnaround.The group was the biggest gainer in...