Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr A S M Maksud Kamal visited Rokeya Hall and Sir A F Rahman Hall of the university in the capital on Friday to see the rooms damaged during the recent anti-quota movement. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) demanded on Friday a fair investigation into the violent clashes that happened over the student movement for quota reform in government services.The association also pressed for ensuring exemplary punishment to those responsible for the killing of...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 26: The prices of daily essentials escalated in the port city of Chattogram last week due to countrywide political unrest and a curfew in force.As a result, people on low incomes are spending their days in utter misery...
A mourning procession of Left Democratic Alliance crossing the road in front of the Baitual Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on Friday to commemorate the quota movement deceased. — Focus Bangla
A Dhaka court has sent former vice-president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur to jail in a case lodged over vandalising and setting fire to Setu Bhaban in the capital's Banani area on July 18, reports...
A Dhaka court has sent six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami including Sultan Salauddin Tuku to jail in a case lodged over rampaging state-owned Bangladesh Television (BTV) Bhaban at Rampura in the capital, reports BSS.The five other accused are BNP...
The 53rd birth anniversary of Bangabandhu's grandson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy is today (Saturday), reports BSS.Joy, son of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and eminent nuclear scientist Dr M A Wazed Miah, played the...
Devotees offering prayer in the Baitual Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on Friday, as Awami League arranged special munajat in all mosques across the country, seeking salvation of the deceased and quick recovery of the persons, injured during the...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has said every incident of recent attacks and sabotage will be investigated to ensure justice, reports UNB.He also said no genuine students will be harassed during the investigation. "Those who killed PS of Gazipur ex-mayor Jahangir...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has called upon all to continue the ongoing one-point movement for unseating the government through mass upsurge.JCD, an associate body of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), made the appeal in a statement, signed by its president...
Describing the killing of quota reform protesters by law enforcers as 'mass murder', BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has demanded the army be returned to the barracks, lifting of the curfew that has now been imposed for a...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said those who were involved in the violent acts during quota reform movement will be brought to justice, reports BSS."Legal action will be taken against those involved in the violent acts. Trial...
India has deeply appreciated "excellent cooperation" received from the government of Bangladesh, noting that over 6700 Indian students returned home safely, reports UNB."So far, we have had over 6700 Indian students who have come back from Bangladesh. We have received...
Street vendors stand idle on Bangabandhu Avenue in Dhaka on Friday afternoon, as sales plummet in the wake of anti-quota protests that sparked widespread violence and a curfew. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, has released a "Call to Action" on extreme heat in response to the deadly impacts of rising temperatures all over the world, reports UNB. The call to action outlines the global need...
The recent repression of the students' quota reformation movement for government jobs, coupled with unprecedented deaths and destruction, highlights severe governance deficiencies, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), reports UNB.In a press release on Friday TIB emphasised that peaceful dissent...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
UN Human Rights Chief Volker Türk has called on the Bangladesh government urgently to disclose full details about last week's crackdown on student protests amid the growing accounts of horrific violence, and to ensure all law enforcement operations abide by...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Striking a much-needed free-trade agreement (FTA) with a potential Latin American bloc encoded Mercosur apparently lacks pace and the chance of a top-level push is missed. Sources say there had been a perceived lukewarm response from the Southern Common Market...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh's financial-account surplus was tapering off while the deficit in current account widening until the last part of the just-past fiscal year, indicating some macroeconomic imbalances. The stresses on the two accounts related to external incomings and outgoings during 11...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Friday that the BNP-Jamaat and Shibir carried out the nationwide mayhem to undermine the country's development alongside tarnishing its image abroad, calling upon the countrymen to help arrest the culprits and bring them to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Foreign aid to Bangladesh from India was the lowest among key development partners in the just-ended FY 2023-24, data shows. Moreover, the neighbouring country in its FY 2024-25 union budget trimmed the development allocation for Bangladesh by 40 per cent,...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
An unlikely weekend it looked like in Dhaka-increased traffic and commuters, evidently as people came out for doing limited economic activity under a further relaxed curfew after days of delirious unrest. The curfew restrictions in the capital city and adjacent...
IG Chowdhury | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
My eye surgeon has a special way of telling me about the state of my eyes. As he looks in my eyes, he laments that we are not twenty-one any more. As he writes down the prescription, his words are...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
Living in Dhaka in normal time is quite challenging. Its environmental pollution is infamous and ranks mostly at the top among the worst polluted cities. Unsurprisingly, the capital city of Bangladesh has the dubious record of ranking among the world...
In a time of technological innovation and globalised communities, the issue of surveillance and its effects on personal privacy has gained more significance. It is critical to consider if we can achieve a delicate balance between the protection of our...
First-year students come to universities envisioning spacious campus, big dormitories and decent residential facilities. But, as far as managing a seat in the dorm is concerned, their dream shatters into pieces as soon as they step into the campus due...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
The country has witnessed one of the horrific and tragic episodes marked by widespread violence claiming more than 200 lives and leaving thousands injured. Targeted destruction of public property by miscreants is deeply concerning. The unruly mob torched offices, buses...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-07-27 00:00:00
The country's export sector faced troubles as shipments were being handled manually following the shutdown of internet. However, according to a report published in this newspaper on July 24, the "Customs authorities Tuesday restored some of its networks to release...
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