Broadband internet services were restored at around 2:00 pm on Monday after around three hours of suspension, reports UNB.People got disconnected with the rest of the world online, as the broadband internet was blocked at around 10:15 am. Later, the...
India has suspended all train services with Bangladesh after Sheikh Hasina resigned her premiership and quit the country, media reports say, reports bdnews24.com.A spokesperson from Indian Railways confirmed the matter to Reuters and The Economic Times on Monday afternoon.Three trains...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport was announced closed for six hours from 6:00 pm on Monday, following the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her departure from Bangladesh.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the public relations division of the Bangladesh...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday congratulated the students and protesters for ousting the Sheikh Hasina government through a mass uprising, reports UNB.In a message on his X (Twitter) handle, he said, "Congratulations to the students and protesters from...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called upon the countrymen on Monday to remain calm to bring back normalcy and peace in the country."I call upon the countrymen to remain calm, so that peace and normalcy...
Sheikh Hasina will not make a political comeback, says her son and former official adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking to Newshour on the BBC World Service, Joy said his mother had been considering resigning from Sunday and had left...
The Awami League Central Office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the capital on fire on Monday. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Almost all leading media outlets across the globe have prominently covered the news of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation following weeks of deadly anti-government protest.They also covered 'minute by minute' live update on their websites while many aired live television...
KYIV, Aug 05 (AFP): Ukraine has reacted angrily to suggestions by freed Russian political prisoners to ease sanctions on ordinary Russians and for the two sides to sit down at the negotiating table.The backlash to the first set of public...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Following Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday, various government buildings and residences of local Awami League leaders and activists were attacked and vandalised in Cox's Bazar.According to several Awami League leaders and activists, after news of Sheikh Hasina's resignation broke, a...
JERUSALEM, Aug 05 (AFP): Diplomatic pressure mounted Monday to avoid an escalation between Iran and Israel following high-profile killings that have sent regional tensions soaring, while numerous governments urged their citizens to leave Lebanon.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late...
The Army has provided a list of numbers to call for Hindu families or mandirs, and this applies to other denominations as well, in case they are under attack or in any sort of danger all over Bangladesh, reports UNB:...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
An angry crowd set fire to Jabir International Residential Hotel in Jashore after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday, leaving 8 people dead and 84 injured. Among the deceased are Chaion, 20, and Sejan Hossain, 19. The identities of...
SHERPUR, Aug 5 (UNB): Miscreants stormed into the Sherpur District Jail, allowing 500 inmates to flee from the jail.A mob equipped with sticks and local weapons brought out a procession amid curfew in the afternoon.At one stage, they stormed into...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
The jubilant students and teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) went into raptures as they celebrated the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime on the campus on Monday afternoon.The atmosphere was filled with euphoria as they cheered the moment and distributed...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON AND JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
The upcoming interim government should take the macrocosmic issues seriously as many economic parameters are unfavourable or destabilized, including inexorable inflation, economists say after an unceremonious exit of the Awami League regime.First to come is the financial sector which they...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Posts and reels of protesters storming Ganabhaban -- the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh -- as well as the parliament building and the Prime Minister's Office, flooded social media on Monday.People shared millions of videos and photos...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Miscreants vandalised and looted Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister, different government offices, political party offices and different residential buildings, including the official residence of the Chief Justice, in the city on Monday. As the news spread across...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
A consensus comes from political parties on dissolution of the present parliament and the formation of an interim government within next couple of days to govern Bangladesh following the exit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.In the light of the political...
High Representative of the European Union (EU) Josep Borrell Fontelles has said it is vital that an orderly and peaceful transition towards a democratically elected government is ensured, in full respect of human rights and democratic principles, reports UNB."The European...
At least 51 people were killed in clashes of protesters with police and Awami League on Monday. At least 35 people were killed and over 100 injured in clashes between the protesters and police in parts of Dhaka on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and "fled the country" Monday amid a unique student-mass upsurge against her iron rule for over 15 years in a row. A national consensus government of Bangladesh is poised to take over for the...
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters): Copper prices tumbled on Monday as a deteriorating demand outlook in China and the United States, the world's two largest economies, triggered a sell-off of the metal used in power and construction.Signs of stalled industrial activity...
Tyson Foods surpassed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter revenue and profit on Monday, indicating that demand was rebounding for its meat products, while lower grain prices reduced costs for animal feed, reports Reuters.After sales declined in 2023, Tyson Foods is...
Gold prices fell more than 2 per cent in volatile trading on Monday as investors liquidated positions in tandem with a broader equities selloff, though analysts said bullion's safe-haven appeal remains strong as US recession fears mount, reports Reuters.Spot gold...
HAMBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters): Chicago wheat, corn and soybeans fell on Monday, weakened by a sudden slump in global financial markets.Grain and oilseeds dropped despite dollar weakness which would be positive for US export sales. Positive US crop prospects also...
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters): Oil fell on Monday, trailing a stock market selloff sparked by fears of a US recession, though declines were limited by Libyan supply losses and worries that spreading conflict in the Middle East could further hit...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Aug 05: Nearly 300-km roads of Jashore municipal area have been dilapidated, causing immense sufferings for commuters.Pothole have been created on these roads with the pitch rising and the soil coming out.Due to the onset of the monsoon, the...
ANAET KARIM | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 05: A pair of gharials (Gavialis gangeticus), also known as gavial or fish-eating crocodile, named Garai and Padma laid eggs six times but have failed to hatch babies at Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Botanical Garden in Rajshahi. Recently the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
SYLHET, Aug 05: The latest unrest over the one-point student-citizen movement countrywide demanding the resignation of the Hasina government has hit hard the tourism sector in the north-eastern region of Sylhet.Industry sources have estimated the loss at Tk 10 billion....
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