OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Feb 16: Acute shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders and its high prices all of a sudden has left Chandpur residents reeling in hardships during food preparation as consumers seen running from one shops to another in vain...
Those who are blind and cannot see are the ones showing us the way today. Those who are misguided, immoral, and inhuman are loudly teaching lessons on humanity. Those who are inhuman, today the world seems paralysed without their advice....
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
BNP chairman, Tarique Rahman paid a visit to Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's Bashundhara residence last Sunday (February 15) evening. Terming it 'a historic moment in national politics', the Jamaat leader, Shafiqur Rahman, reaffirmed his party's commitment, along...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
A landslide victory brings with it not only power, but scrutiny. After the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's sweeping win in the 13th parliamentary elections on 12 February, public attention has swiftly shifted from celebration to expectation. Among the most pressing tests...
That a number of environmental organisations have been observing the Sundarbans Day each year on February 14 since 2001 is not widely known. The reason for this is the limited publicity the day's observance receives with the government yet to...
Barkat-e-Khuda | 2026-02-17 00:00:00
Dubbed as a “bottomless basket” and a “test case for development”, Bangladesh has come a long way in its journey towards economic growth. Since independence in 1971, Bangladesh’s gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by about 77 times from less...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-02-16 12:00:00
CHANDPUR, Feb 15: Soil traders have been indiscriminately extracting topsoil from Chandpur's remote farmlands for the past several months, which, experts say, has been leaving those lands uncultivable for some crops and less fertile for others.Illegal soil extraction continued during...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-02-16 12:00:00
Undeniably, the July uprising has radically changed the public's view on what future governments should be like. The Dr Yunus-led interim administration's role has been more than just arranging the 13th parliamentary election. In fact, its job has been to...
Weather may remain dry with cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature in the country on Sunday was recorded at 32.2 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, while the lowest...
The Central Shaheed Minar in the capital being cleaned on Sunday ahead of the Language Martyrs' Day and the International Mother Language Day, to be observed on February 21. — Focus Bangla
The 6th death anniversary of poet Al Mahmud, whose poetry inspired freedom-loving people from the 1952 Language Movement to the Liberation War of 1971 and the July Uprising, was observed on Sunday, reports BSS.Various social and literary organisations across the...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said no journalist was sent to jail for expressing his/her opinions during the interim government's tenure, reports UNB."I am not aware of any journalist being arrested solely for criticism during our tenure. Any...
Bangladesh's premier literary event, Ekushey Book Fair, is set to open later this month amid mounting opposition from a large section of mainstream publishers, who have warned that holding the fair during the fasting month of Ramadan could inflict heavy...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
M Azizur Rahman (Ripon) was elected chairman and Serajul Islam Siraj executive director (ED) of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB). The election was held at Bijoy Hall of Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Sunday. Prior to the...
Shehreen Amin Bhuiyan Monami, an assistant professor of Department of Public Administration and assistant proctor at Dhaka University (DU), on Sunday alleged that she has been receiving continuous death threats since February 13, reports UNB.She made the allegation in a...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 15 (UNB): A case has been filed against 20 people in connection with the death of two people in a crude bomb blast in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district.Additional Superintendent of Chapainawabganj Police N M Wasim Firoz said...
The United Kingdom (UK) has said it will work closely with Bangladesh on their shared priorities of economic growth, migration, climate and security, building on the strong connections between their people, reports UNB."We look forward to the new government advancing...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman shaking hands with children, who thronged to greet him, when he went to meet with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at his residence in the city's Bashundhara residential area on Sunday. — Collected
FE REPORT | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
Four election observation organisations have described the 13th national election as largely orderly and transparent, but recommended strengthening post-poll security measures. They say the measures are needed in light of several incidents of violence, intimidation, technology-facilitated gender-based abuse, and gap...
SIRAJGANJ, Feb 15 (UNB): Police have filed a case against over 500 people following a violent clash between two groups of people in Sirajganj municipality area.SI Alamin of Sirajganj Sadar Police Station lodged the case at the police station on...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sent floral greetings and sweets to BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman following the party's landslide victory in the 13th national election, reports UNB.BNP Media Cell member Atiqur Rahman Ruman received the flowers and...
A Dhaka court on Sunday set February 19 for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a report on its further investigation into the sensational murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita...
GAIBANDHA, Feb 15 (UNB): A local leader of the Awami League (AL) died at Rangpur Medical College and Hospital on Sunday while in jail custody.The deceased, Shamikul Islam Lipon, was president of the Gaibandha district unit of the AL. Lipon,...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Sunday fixed March 4 for delivering the judgment in a case filed over the shooting of Amir Hossain who was hanging from a rooftop ledge in Rampura during the July-August movement in 2024, reports UNB.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-02-16 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Feb 15: Thirteen out of twenty candidates contesting in Manikganj's three constituencies have lost their security deposits in the 13th national parliamentary election as they failed to obtain at least 12.5 per cent of the total valid votes cast.Candidates...
Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has described the interim government's advisers as the "proud sons of Bangladesh," assuring that they are all currently in the country and will remain here to continue contributing to the nation's development, reports bdnews24.com.His...
Election Commissioner (EC) Anwarul Islam Sarkar on Sunday said the 13th parliamentary election and referendum were conducted more successfully than expected, reports UNB."We feel more successful than expected. Overall, we are satisfied with the election. We are satisfied with the...
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party electoral alliance on Sunday demanded that the Election Commission (EC) recount votes in 32 constituencies, alleging manipulation during the counting and result publication of the national election, reports UNB."Particularly 32 constituencies have been identified. We have been...
CAPE TOWN, Feb 15 (AFP): Five years after becoming Africa's first Covid-era debt defaulter, Zambia is seeing a dramatic turnaround in fortunes as major powers vie for access to its vast reserves of copper.Surging demand from the artificial intelligence, green...
Rajshahi, Feb 14 (UNB): A man was shot dead by miscreants while on his way to offer prayers at a mosque in Rajshahi metropolis on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Md Mustafa, 50, son of Taimur Uddin of the...
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