KHULNA, Mar 28 (UNB): At a time when public hospitals across Bangladesh often struggle with overcrowding and staff shortages, a starkly different picture has emerged at the Khulna Divisional Chest Disease Hospital, where nurses significantly outnumber admitted patients.The 100-bed facility...
A CORRESPONDENTSHARIATPUR, Mar 28: Shariatpur's farmers expect around the same amount in profit as their investment with coriander cultivation this year amid a high demand of the district's spice for the past few years.Last season, 6,056 hectares have been brought...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 28 (UNB): A sudden storm accompanied by heavy hail caused widespread damage to houses and standing crops across Lalmonirhat district late Friday night.The storm swept through all five upazilas, damaging homes, uprooting structures, and destroying crops. Large hailstones...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 28: A sensational incident of brutally killing a wild elephant and hiding its body by burying it has been uncovered in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar. The incident took place in the remote forest area of Kakara...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
PABNA, Mar 28: Pabna municipality, which was established in 1867 and attainted the first-class category in 1989, cannot provide quality services to the townspeople. Clean and wide roads, advanced drainage system for sewage and adequate waste management - none of...
Sazed Iqbal | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
The human body was not designed for the chair. It was designed for movement -- for walking across uneven ground, bending toward things, reaching upward, standing still only briefly before moving again. And yet most office workers in Dhaka spend...
President Donald Trump announced new measures on Friday to support US farmers who are reeling from the administration's trade policies and the Iran war and suggested farm equipment makers cut prices - a call that sent their shares lower, reports...
BRAC Bank partners with Crowne Plaza Dhaka AirportCaption: BRAC Bank cardholders can now enjoy buy-one-get-one-free buffet meals at Mosaic, 10 per cent off à la carte dining at Mosaic, Connexions, and House of Han, and 10 per cent off hotel...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
Foreign energy companies' mandatory contribution to workers' profit-sharing funds has been reduced from 5 per cent to 1.5 per cent ahead of the elected government assuming power, raising concerns that other firms may follow suit and deprive workers.The interim government...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
The United States is Bangladesh's largest export market and a major source of foreign direct investment, with bilateral relations focusing heavily on garment trade, energy, and development. A 2026 trade agreement is reducing U.S. tariffs on Bangladeshi goods to 19...
The trade deficit in Bangladesh has widened due to lower exports and relatively higher imports from July 2025 to January 2026, reaching approximately $13.8 billion. It is a matter of great concern that the deficit stood at around $11.75 billion...
Recently, the government has appointed administrators in 42 district councils across the country to ensure the smooth functioning of development activities, especially when canal re-excavation efforts have gained momentum. The district council is a key local government institution, responsible for...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
While electricity now reaches even the remotest rural backwaters and chars, long hours of load-shedding are a fact of life in rural Bangladesh. Many hoped that the government would ensure uninterrupted electricity supply at least during the Eid vacation, when...
Asjadul Kibria | 2026-03-29 00:00:00
For the second time in three decades of World Trade Organization (WTO)'s history, the ministerial conference is taking place in Africa. More than a decade ago, the 10th ministerial conference (MC10) was held in Kenya, the first African nation to...
The news that Iran had named Bangladesh among a handful of "friendly nations" whose vessels might be granted safe passage through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz had, for a brief moment, offered a significant relief. That prospect, however, has been...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2026-03-28 12:00:00
There are cities where garbage is a problem, and then there is Dhaka, where garbage has become a condition of existence. It lines the waterways, chokes the drains after moderate rainfalls and piles high on street corners waiting for collection...
A Dhaka court has placed model Simu Akter Bristy, alias Misty Subhash, and one Rafikul Islam on different terms of remand in a case lodged under the Anti-Terrorism Act, report agencies.Of the two, Misty was placed on a two-day remand,...
A leader of the United People's Democratic Front (Democratic) has been shot dead in Khagrachhari's Panchhari, report agencies.The incident took place around 8:30am on Friday in the Sutkarma Para area of the Sadar union, said Panchhari Police Station chief (OC)...
An act of homage has turned into legal trouble in Sunamganj, where two lawyers have been taken into custody after shouting "Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu" while paying floral tributes at the Shaheed Minar, reports bdnews24.com.A Sunamganj court passed the order...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-4) has arrested two shooters involved in the Pallabi Thana Jubo Dal member secretary Golam Kibria killing in the capital's Pallabi area, reports UNB.The arrested are Md Rashed alias Lopen (35), and Md Jahangir Hossain alias Kallu...
Three senior NCP leaders in Nilphamari have joined the Jamaat-e-Islami, reports bdnews24.com .On Friday morning, Al Faruq Abdul Latif, member of parliament for Nilphamari-2 and assistant secretary of the district Jamaat, officially welcomed them with flowers at a ceremony in...
The ruling BNP has called a parliamentary meeting today (Saturday), report agencies.The meeting will be held at 4:00 pm at the national parliament building's government party meeting room, according to the Parliament Secretariat's Public Relation Wing.BNP Member of Parliament (MP)...
India on Friday said Pakistan remains in denial over the atrocities it committed during 'Operation Searchlight' in 1971, including the systematic and targeted killing of millions of innocent Bangladeshi people and widespread sexual violence against women, which forced millions to...
The first meeting of the House Committee of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will be held at 11:00 am today (Saturday), reports BSS.The meeting will take place at the Cabinet Room (Level-2) of the Jatiya SangsadSecretariat, said a press release.
FE REPROT | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Saiful Alam Khan Milon has said the July Charter remains a distant dream, alleging that the government has failed to take effective steps.“The implementation of the July Charter still remains a major challenge for parliament, as the government...
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the UN Headquarters in New York, the US, on Friday. — PID
King Charles III has said he looks forward to the opportunity for Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) to come together at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in next November, where they may reaffirm their shared commitments and chart...
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury left Dhaka on Friday for Geneva to attend the 356th Governing Body Meeting of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Switzerland, a handout said.Prime minister's Adviser Mahdi Amin was also travelling there, reports...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood visits the site of the 68MW solar power plant in Sirajganj on Friday. — Focus Bangla
Gulf Arab states are telling the US that any deal with Tehran should do more than end the war, and must permanently curb Iran's missile and drone capabilities and ensure global energy supplies are never again "weaponised", four Gulf sources...
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