Palestinians return to Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip after Israeli shelling of the camp stopped on Friday, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. — AFP
An Australian-led international study has revealed that over 1.5 million deaths worldwide each year are linked to air pollution stemming from landscape fires, underscoring the grave health risks associated with such environmental events, reports UNB.The research, conducted by Monash University...
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has instructed relevant authorities to ensure the safety and security of all courts throughout Bangladesh, including the protection of judges, lawyers, and court clerks, reports bdnews24.com.The directive came on Thursday following recent disruptions in the...
Seventy-five Bangladeshi expatriates jailed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were released on Wednesday, with plans to return to Bangladesh within a week, reports UNB.Their release is part of a broader effort following the intervention of the interim government led...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Dhaka has expressed deep concern over a violent protest registered by a Hindu organisation, Bongio Hindu Jagran, outside the Deputy High Commission of Bangladesh in Kolkata on Thursday afternoon.It strongly condemned the deplorable act of desecrating the national flag of...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
The Ministry of Science and Technology has decided to propose a Tk 13.7 billion allocation reduction in the current fiscal year's revised budget due to sluggish implementation of development projects and low revenue mobilisation. The reduced allocation is Tk 122.03...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Friday underscored the need for a triangular approach to public financial management (PFM), integrating the efforts of the public sector, the private sector, and citizens to ensure efficient, transparent, and accountable financial services, reports...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday that ousted authoritarian leader Sheikh Hasina even sitting in India was still continuing conspiracy against the country."The deposed fascist (Sheikh Hasina) is still hatching conspiracy sitting in India...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Cold storage owners have suggested the government procure and preserve one million tonnes of potatoes annually to control artificial price hikes of the widely-consumed item, sources say.Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) recently sent the proposal and requested necessary action be...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Prices of edible oils have shot up amid a stoppage in supply of the commodity by refiners despite getting notable tax exemptions weeks ago.Consumers are forced to buy soybean oil and palm oil at much higher than normal rates as...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
China is set to come back for Mongla seaport development as Bangladesh's current interim government may allow Chinese investment in a Tk 40.68-billion project for the upgrade. The Mongla Port Authority has recently sought approval for the China-funded project, insiders...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) exports totalled $9.51 billion in the first quarter of FY25, reflecting a 2.8 per cent year-on-year decline despite a 7.64 per cent rise from the previous quarter.The sector demonstrated resilience, maintaining steady growth despite domestic political...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's graduation to a middle-income country is deemed premature now and the economic-reform taskforce may recommend delay in the status change that would forfeit its trade and aid benefits. Dr KAS Murshid, the team leader of the taskforce tasked by...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
A little bigger next budget than the current one is being envisaged by the interim government through taking into account prevailing internal and external factors that affect the country's economy, officials said.The budget outlay for fiscal year 2025-26 can be...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may fall slightly over the country.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over...
Teen boy dies in Khulna, as 'mosquito coil sparks fire in bus' A teenage transport worker has died as a parked bus caught fire in Khulna city. The incident occurred around 2am on Friday at the Sonadanga Interdistrict Bus Terminal....
Three more persons died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 461 this year, reports UNB.The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation...
Southern University Bangladesh (SU) organised a rally, among other programmes, to observe its 23rd founding anniversary in Baizid area of the port-city on Tuesday. SU Trustee Board Chairman Industrialist Khalilur Rahman inaugurated the function, chaired by SU Acting Vice Chancellor...
Sommilito Garments Sromik Federation (SGSF) brought out a rally in Mohakhali area in the capital on Friday, voicing their demand for making Amazon pay. — Focus Bangla
Police arrested three members of a fraud gang accused of deceiving job seekers by offering employment at super shop 'Shwapno'in the capital on Thursday, reports UNB.The arrestees are Shahin Rabbani, Swapan Das and Parvez Mosharraf.Of them, Shahin is the leader...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
The total volume of loans disbursed through agent banking channels increased by 12.53 per cent or over Tk210.898 billion in the first quarter (July-September period) of the fiscal year 2024-25, compared to the previous quarter.The growth highlights the rising popularity...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-30 00:00:00
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change fined over Tk 1.92 million and seized some 40,000 kg polythene through anti-polythene drive in November.The government remains steadfast in its efforts to clamp down on polythene shopping bags. All citizens must...
Joint forces have arrested 12 individuals, including Mahbub and Irfan, who are close associates of notorious drug trafficker Chua Selim, during an operation in the Geneva Camp of capital's Mohammadpur area on Friday, reports UNB.A press release from the Inter-Services...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has frozen the bank accounts of 17 people involved in International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), including Sammilito Sanatan Jagaran Jote spokesman Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, reports bdnews24.com.The BFIU has sent the instruction to banks...
On the occasion of the International Solidarity Day with Palestine, a 'March for Palestine' rally has been organised at Raju Sculpture on the Dhaka University (DU) campus, reports UNB.People and students from various corners of the city and institutions attended...
Police arrested five Mohila Awami League leaders in connection with an attack on an anti-discrimination student protests in the capita's Pallabi on Thursday, reports UNB.Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (media) of DMP, confirmed the information.The arrestees are Babli Begum (43), a...
Chief of Electoral Reform Commission Dr Badiul Alam Majudar has said the perpetrators of crimes committed in the last three general elections should be punished, reports UNB."Those who committed electoral crimes in the last three elections should be punished. The...
Hefazat-e-Islam staged demonstrations at the north gate of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on Friday, demanding ban on ISKCON and protesting the killing of lawyer Alif. — Collected
BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has questioned the justification of the recent agitations by ISKCON, reports UNB.He alleged that the 'deposed autocrat' is linked to the ISKCON agitations."I don't even want to name the organisation involved in these...
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