Former Bangladesh national football team captain Aminul Haque has been appointed State Minister for Youth and Sports in the newly formed government led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports BSS.He received the portfolio as a technocrat.Widely regarded as one...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2026-02-18 00:00:00
Prices of essential food items have soared ahead of the Muslim fasting month of holy Ramadan in Sylhet, Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, and Gopalganj.Our correspondent from Sylhet notes, despite good yield and supply, the price of vegetables in the retail markets are...
NEW DELHI, Feb 17 (AFP): India is discussing age-based restrictions with social media companies, following Australia's move to ban under-16s from popular platforms, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said Tuesday.Australia in December enforced a ban that required TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and...
PESHAWAR, Feb 17 (Reuters): Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.Women...
NABLUS, Feb 17 (AFP): At an hour when Ahmad and Mohammed should have been in the classroom, the two brothers sat idle at home in the northern West Bank city of Nablus.The 10-year-old twins are part of a generation abruptly...
GENEVA, Feb 17 (Reuters): Iran's supreme leader warned on Tuesday that US attempts to depose his government would fail, as Washington and Tehran began indirect talks in Geneva on their long-running nuclear dispute amid a US military buildup in the...
KYIV, Feb 17 (Reuters/AFP): Russian forces pounded Ukrainian power infrastructure before a new round of peace talks, killing three energy workers and leaving tens of thousands of people without power and heat, officials said on Tuesday.President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the...
The recent Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) between the U.S. and Bangladesh is currently the most discussed topic regarding Bangladesh's profitability, since the pact carries many conditions that may affect actual returns through bilateral trade. Although more than seven thousand...
The much-anticipated 13th parliamentary election, along with the referendum, has concluded peacefully without major violence and citizens exercised their voting rights enthusiastically. The nation now looks forward to a sound and inclusive system of governance, free from authoritarian practices across...
Wasi Ahmed | 2026-02-18 00:00:00
For much of the past decade, Bangladesh has been celebrated as a development model-an economy that expanded rapidly while reducing poverty and improving social indicators. Yet, behind the glow of growth figures, a harsh reality has been unfolding. The latest...
Bangladesh's trade tax is high and its structure is complex. Though formal customs duties might appear lower, extensive use of para-tariffs (supplementary and regulatory duties) has made the tax structure overly complicated. That has resulted in a large number of...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2026-02-18 00:00:00
For the people of Bangladesh the destination is the same now, as it was in 1947 and in 1971 e.g. freedom, democracy, inclusionary development and social harmony. The experience under Pakistan was one of disillusionment over the achievement of hopes...
Remittances from expatriate Bangladeshis are one of the country's largest sources of foreign exchange. Yet, Bangladesh's manpower export is facing a severe crisis. Labour markets in countries such as Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Sudan are closed due to conflict, while...
CHUADANGA, Feb 16 (UNB): Two candidates of Islami Andolan Bangladesh lost their deposits in Chuadanga.According to unofficial results released by the Election Commission, the party candidates in Chuadanga-1 and Chuadanga-2 failed to secure 12.5 per cent of valid votes, the...
The 42nd death anniversary of General Muhammad Ataul Gani (MAG) Osmani, commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the War of Independence in 1971, was observed with due dignity and holding various programmes, reports BSS.The day's programmes include: special prayers, discussion,...
National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam on Monday vowed to ensure justice for Sharif Osman Bin Hadi and the perpetrators of the July Uprising killings, reports UNB.In a Facebook post on Monday afternoon, he said that implementing the July Charter...
Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal, (JCD) congratulated Tarique Rahman, chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), with a bouquet on Monday, reports BSS.President of the JCD Rakibul Islam Rakib and its General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir presented the floral bouquet to...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday returned home after being discharged from hospital, reports BSS.Rizvi admitted to Square Hospital few days ago with fever, cold and respiratory problems. He left the hospital on the advice of...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman speaking at a view-exchange meeting with the party's newly-elected lawmakers at Al-Falah Auditorium in the capital's Mogbazar area on Monday. — Collected
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said his party will welcome any move by the opposition to form a 'shadow cabinet', as the practice exists in many developed democracies, reports UNB."In many developed democracies, the opposition forms a...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said traffic would remain restricted on Manik Mia Avenue and Lake Road in the capital today (Tuesday) for the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected members of parliament (MPs) and the newly-formed cabinet.DMP deputy commissioner (media and...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
A Dhaka Court placed Md Habibur Rahman, former chief engineer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), on a two-day remand in a corruption case filed on charge of misappropriating Tk 1.50 billion from a project. Judge of the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) earned about one-fourth of its average daily revenue by keeping metro services operational on the 13th national election day.According to data, DMTCL received over 100,000 riders on February 12 against an average of over...
The government has appointed Nasimul Gani as the new Cabinet Secretary, reports UNB.The Ministry of Public Administration on Monday issued a notification in this regard.Prior to his appointment, Nasimul Gani was serving as the Senior Secretary of the Ministry of...
LAXMIPUR, Feb 16 (UNB): Five Bangladeshi nationals, including four members of a family, have been killed in a road crash in Saudi Arabia.The deceased were identified as Mizanur Rahman, 42, his wife Meher Afroz Sumi, 30, their two-daughters-Mohna, 13, and...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Monday stayed a High Court order directing the government to keep all secondary schools across the country closed throughout the holy month of Ramadan.Justice Farah Mahbub, Chamber Judge of the...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman met Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus at his office on Monday, reports UNB.The two exchanged greetings during the courtesy meeting and briefly discussed various issues related to Prof Yunus' tenure.During the meeting, the...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has requested an exemption from procurement provider (withholding) VAT on locally procured goods supplied under its government-subsidised programmes, sources said.In an official letter dated February 10, 2026, TCB stated that it distributes essential commodities...
Additional traffic police will be deployed across the capital to ease congestion and ensure smooth movement of vehicles and pedestrians during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan, a senior Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) official said on Monday, reports UNB. Md...
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