FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that government operations will continue as usual despite the announcement of the national election schedule."All government activities will continue as long as they do not directly influence the election," he said, adding...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday pledged that his party will fully ensure the independence of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to effectively control corruption in the country if its returns to power. "Today is International Anti-Corruption Day. We must...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Economic Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said if the politicians have good intentions, society will not decay and corruption will decrease.Mr. Salehuddin also laid emphasis on ensuring transparency and accountability in the financial sectors.He made the observations on Tuesday at a...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to place a 34.70-percent lower demand in the revised FY26 annual development programme (RADP) to implement 32 projects as it is unable to complete some schemes on schedule. It says Tk 49.24 billion will...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
After being dropped from India's line of credit (LoC), the Bangladesh Railway (BR) has revived the Bogura-Shaheed M Mansur Ali Station railway project with a substantially revised cost, nearly double the original estimate.The state-owned rail operator is now seeking alternative...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The yield on five-year treasury bonds edged up on Tuesday, signalling higher government borrowing from the banking system in the coming months to help finance the budget deficit, officials said.The cut-off yield, commonly referred to as interest rate, on Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's interim government urges political groups, activists and the public to desist from staging unauthorised protests and street gatherings once the timetable for national elections is announced, or else illegal assemblies will invite legal action.Schedule is expected within days for...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The judiciary of Bangladesh is set to enter a new phase of efficiency and institutional independence with the promulgation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance 2025, a long-awaited reform that grants full financial and administrative autonomy to the apex court.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The central bank purchased over US$2.50 billion from banks in nearly last five months aiming to encourage both exporters and remitters through keeping the dollar-taka rate stable.As part of the ongoing intervention, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) bought $202 million more...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has set an ambitious goal to bring four million businesses under VAT registration within the next two years.This is part of its efforts to expand the VAT net and ensure greater compliance across the...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh gets a breathing space as the International Labour Organization (ILO) defers until March its decision about further action for nonobservance of three labour rights-related core conventions, sources say.However, the UN labour agency presses for timely implementation in all priority...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Place women at the centre of political and social transformation, the Chief Adviser urges, asserting that a "new Bangladesh must rise with the womenfolk leading the way". Speaking at the 2025 Begum Rokeya Day ceremony in Dhaka on Tuesday, Prof...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Government bank borrowing goes ballooning with the fundraising through special auction of bonds and bills to pay for five-in-one Sammilito Islami Bank and possible liquidation of nine hard-up nonbanks.To meet the fresh financing challenges, amid less-than-expected level of revenue-mobilisation drives,...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature on Tuesday was recorded...
South Korean industrial conglomerate Youngone Corporation recently awarded scholarships to six students of Chittagong Independent University (CIU) for the Autumn 2025 semester.Kihak Sung, founder chairman and CEO of Youngone Corporation and the Korean EPZ, handed over the scholarship certificates to...
RU CORRESPONDENTA total of 272,625 students have applied at Rajshahi University's (RU) undergraduate (UG) programmes for the 2025-26 academic session.The application deadline ended at 11:59 PM on Dec 7.A total of 111,514 students submitted applications for the A unit (Humanities)....
Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the disease in Bangladesh to 401 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 421 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising...
FE REPORT The house help, identified as Ayesha, fled with a mobile phone, a laptop, some gold jewellery, and cash after the murders of her employer and the latter's teenage daughter in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Monday, according to...
FE REPORT Students from the seven government colleges in the capital, demanding the issuance of an ordinance for the Dhaka Central University (DCU), suspended their protest following assurances from the Ministry of Education.They announced the suspension at a press conference...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Students of Dhaka College and Dhanmondi Ideal College engaged in clashes in the capital on Tuesday, violating their 'peace deal'. According to the police and eyewitnesses, the incident began at around 9:00 am on the road behind LabAid Hospital when...
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr Abdul Momen inaugurating the day-long programme, organised on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day 2025, on the ACC premises in the capital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Human rights experts, government officials, and international partners have called for swift and substantive implementation of Bangladesh's new obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture (OPCAT), opining that its ratification must now be translated into real accountability...
Bangladesh has issued a gazette amending several articles of the Representation of the People Order (RPO), bringing changes to postal ballot counting, the powers of election officials, and the authority of the judicial committee, reports bdnews24.com.The changes have been made...
As the Election Commission (EC) gears up its preparations for folding the national election, Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud on Tuesday said the Commission is not barring any registered political party from participating in the polls, reports UNB."Those who are...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the attachment of 177 decimal of land located in Dhaka and Narayanganj, along with two vehicles, owned by former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court's vacation bench...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-10 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has requested the cooperation of Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed to ensure that judicial officers fulfill their duties on the Electoral Inquiry Committee (EIC) before the 13th national parliamentary election.In response, the...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will collect public opinion through an online platform to prepare its manifesto for the upcoming 13th national election, reports UNB.Party Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman announced the initiative in a post from his verified Facebook page on Tuesday."One meaningful...
FE REPORTBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the victory achieved through the July 2024 mass uprising must be strengthened collectively by everyone."Even if there are differences of opinion, the sacrifices made by the young boys and...
Sunny Bepari, a resident of Barishal, has received iPhone 17 Pro from Jamal Bhuyan, captain of the Bangladesh National Football Team, after winning it through a Nagad transaction.He earned the gift by participating in Nagad's mega campaign titled "Asha Ar...
Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 21.2 per cent in the eight days of December to $1,008 million, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued on Tuesday.During the same period last year, the country's remittance...
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