DU, JU Correspondents | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
A number of people covered their faces and eyes with red clothes as well as used red-coloured profiles and cover photos on their Facebook accounts on Tuesday. They did it as part of a campaign of the quota reform protesters,...
It was initially diagnosed in his liver before it spread to his lungs and he received treatment in various hospitals at home and abroad.On July 23, he was admitted to United Hospital, where he was placed on a ventilator.Jewel began...
IN MEMORIUM: Participants shedding tears while various socio-cultural platforms organised a procession to protest the killings of students and people during the recent anti-quota movement. After being intercepted by the police, they staged a sit-in at Gulistan Zero Point in...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
The UN secretary general is alarmed by emerging reports about the excessive use of force by security personnel and credible evidence of human rights violations.Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary General António Guterres, said this during a media briefing on Monday.The...
An Awami League (AL) leader has been killed in the capital's Mohammadpur area, reports bdnews24.com.Kamal Hossain, a former education secretary of the ruling party for Ward No. 33, was attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified assailants on Monday evening.The assailants...
CHATTOGRAM, July 30 (BSS): A total of 966 people have so far been arrested from the port city in 33 sabotage cases filed in different thanas in Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) area and district during the last 14 days.Additional Deputy...
NARSINGDI, Jul 30 (UNB): All 68 prison guards were suspended in connection with the attack on Narsingdi District Jail leading to escape from jail inmates on July 19.Quoting an order of the Security Services Division of the Ministry of Home,...
A Dhaka court has placed Barrister Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), on a three-day remand in a case filed over vandalising and setting fire to the Setu Bhaban in Dhaka on 18 July, reports UNB.Dhaka...
FE REPOPRT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh is in the throes of a fierce struggle as students are against the fascist tactics of the Awami League government, says Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.Student protests demanding logical reforms to quotas on government...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the government is looking into the legal process of banning anti-independence party Jamaat-e-Islami and the party's student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir, report agencies."The government will take swift action after it properly looks...
Banks have increased the price of US dollar up to Tk119.40 after getting central bank instruction to rate hikes to lure more remittance in the legal channel, reports UNB.Over a dozen banks increased the US dollar exchange rate on Monday...
Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury confirmed that educational institutions will be reopened in phases, considering public safety, reports UNB.The announcement was made following a meeting chaired by Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan at the Ministry of Home Affairs Tuesday.When asked about...
Hackers have carried out more than 50,000 cyberattacks in several rounds in the past 10 days to take control of important government websites during the quota reform protests, State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said, reports bdnews24.com.The hackers...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
A good number of economically insolvent Bangladeshi nationals migrate to Libya first and then to Europe from there, according to a latest survey report.About 95 per cent of Bangladeshis left their home country primarily because of economic reasons. Of them,...
Flower business runs dull due to scarce socio-cultural programmes amid the fluid political climate the country has been through this month. The snap shows most florists in Shahbagh area shut on Tuesday. — FE Photo
KOCHI, July 30 (Reuters): Landslides swept through tea estates and villages in southern India's Kerala on Tuesday, killing at least 106 people while they slept as unexpected heavy rain collapsed hillsides and triggered torrents of mud, water and tumbling boulders.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
Train services will resume across the country tomorrow (Thursday) with only short-distance commuter, mail and local trains operating during the curfew-relaxed time.The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held with Railway Minister Mohammad Zillul Hakim in the chair at...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
The High Court observed on Tuesday that all deaths that occurred during the quota-reform movement are tragic for all of us.The High Court bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam and Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon made this observation during...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
The importers who failed to release cargoes from Chittagong port due to student protests, curfew and internet outage must do it by August 14 to get a demurrage waiver.In an order issued on Tuesday, shipping ministry said import consignments that...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
The government will sit to devise strategies for issuance of sovereign guarantee against Tk 50 billion to be provided to the state-run ICB aiming to inject into the ailing capital market, sources said.The loan will be taken from the Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
The first unit of Rooppur 2,400MW Nuclear Power Plant has been readied to load dummy fuel assemblies as part of its pre-commissioning job, said sources."The refuelling machine in the reactor compartment of Rooppur NPP (RNPP) first power unit is ready...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government will take foreign technical assistance for the judicial probe committee formed to investigate the deaths during quota movement, aiming to ensure proper and standard inquiry, reports UNB."We will take foreign technical...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
After twelve days, all public and private offices will resume their normal function today (Wednesday), following the previous 9am-5pm schedule, the government said on Tuesday.Commercial banks, financial institutions, and the capital markets will also operate at full capacity according to...
Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Tuesday the government will ban Jamaat-e-Islami today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The party will be banned through an executive order, he told reporters at the Secretariat.The Law Minister said discussions was scheduled to be held Tuesday...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
A platform of eminent citizens made an 11-point demand, including unconditional release of the six coordinators of the quota-reform movement from the custody of plainclothes police within 24 hours.Throwing their weight behind the now muted massive student protests, the platform,...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
American fashion companies are actively diversifying their apparel- sourcing base and exploring opportunities especially in India amid growing risks and market uncertainty in Bangladesh, says a latest US study.It cites shipping delays and supply-chain disruptions and 'managing geopolitics and other...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
American agency S&P has relegated Bangladesh's long-term creditworthiness ratings to "B+" from "BB-" on grounds of elevated external vulnerabilities coupled with latest domestic sociopolitical situations.The US global credit-rating agency lists the downside risks and says Bangladesh's external profile remains under...
Tanvir Ahmad | 2024-07-31 00:00:00
In the face of escalating climate crises, the imperative to climate-proof our economy has never been more pressing. The relentless march of global warming, marked by more frequent and severe natural disasters, threatens not just our environment but the very...
In the fast-paced world of finance, the development of cryptocurrency has sparked discussions over regulation. Governments and financial institutions worldwide are grappling with how to strike a balance between the need for innovation and the imperative to maintain financial stability....
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