A 42-year-old Bangladeshi woman working at a Florida superstore has been fatally attacked with a hammer, according to her employer.The incident took place around 7:30am local time on Thursday in Fort Myers City, store owner Arif Ahmed Ashraf said, reports...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep disappointment over the recommendation to repeal two ordinances relating to the appointment of Supreme Court judges and a separate secretariat, and to suspend the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance “in the name of...
TANGAIL, April 3 (BSS): Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the distribution of krishak cards from Tangail on April 14 next.The card-distribution programme will be held at Shaheed Maruf Stadium on that day.Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salahuddin...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Unsettled insurance claims have swelled to a staggering Tk 72.49 billion, highlighting deep-rooted inefficiencies in claim settlement and intensifying pressure on Bangladesh's insurance sector, sources say.The latest data from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) shows a substantial portion...
EHRAN (AP): Iran has released a list of 8 major bridges across the Middle East, hinting at a tit for tat response after a US Israeli attack on key infrastructure in the northern city of Karaj.Publishing what it described as...
FE REPORTThree more children with measles-like symptoms died during 24 hours until Friday, as the situation continues to worsen.During the period, 947 people were suffering from measles-like symptoms, including 42 confirmed cases, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
The fuel crisis in the capital worsened sharply on Friday, forcing thousands of motorists and professional drivers to spend hours -- and in many cases the entire night -- waiting in long queues at petrol pumps.From early morning, key roads...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Japan have stepped up efforts to resolve a long-running deadlock over the operation of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's (HSIA) third terminal, holding a high-level meeting on Friday that officials say could lead to an agreement within days.The second...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Many markets and shopping outlets remained open after 6:00pm Friday despite the cutoff time coming from the government, rather abruptly.At the cabinet meeting on Thursday night, the government decided, among others, that shops and markets should shut by 6:0pm from...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
A mild-to-moderate heat wave continued to sweep across several parts of the country on Friday and is likely to persist in the coming days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD).In a bulletin issued on Friday, the BMD said the...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
The Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance is set to roll out a Tk 39.65-billion project to strengthen the Universal Pension System (UPS), with around 76.92 per cent of the funding expected to come from loans from the Asian...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel industry is coming under mounting pressure as rising yarn and cotton prices, coupled with higher freight costs and longer lead times, continue to erode profit margins, entrepreneurs say.Industry insiders say the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East has...
Photographed on Friday, illegal shops and businesses still continue to operate untroubled on the road and footpath before the premises of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital even after the crackdown launched by the Traffic Department of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police...
KISHOREGANJ, April 3(BSS): State Minister for Textiles and Jute MdShariful Alam has called for keeping the government’s incentive programmes for farmers free from any political influence.He instructed the concerned officials to ensure that genuine farmers receivethe benefits."Once known as the...
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained a child in Habiganj for his alleged involvement with the banned militant outfit Neo-Jama'at Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB), report agencies.The detention comes after the narrative...
Zonayed Saki is set to step down from his role as the chief coordinator of Ganosanghati Andolon, the party confirmed, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday, Bachchu Bhuiyan, a member of the party's central executive committee, said a media briefing will be held...
BNP Standing Committee Member and political adviser to the Prime Minister Mirza Abbas has been shifted to a cabin from the Neuro Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Singapore General Hospital after 19 days under close medical observation, report agencies.He was...
NETROKONA, April 3 (BSS): Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal has stressed the need to engage children in healthy cultural practices from an early age to keep them away from drugs and other social vices.He made the remarks while speaking as...
PABNA, April 3 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said while freedom of the press is crucial for ensuring the flow of information, it is equally important to protect people from misinformation.The minister said this while talking...
A local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been shot and hacked to death by miscreants in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna, report agencies.The incident occurred in the Gopalpur area around 10:30 pm on Thursday, according to Pranab Kumar, additional...
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur has highlighted the growing relations between Bangladesh and the United States (US), saying that Dhaka-Washington relationship matters more than ever, reports UNB."Today, US-Bangladesh relationship matters more than...
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman speaking at a rally organised by the party’s Dhaka district unit in Keraniganj on Friday. — Focus Bangla
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned the government's decision to increase the prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and autogas in the private sector, expressing concern over its impact on public life and industrial production.In a statement on Thursday, the party's...
The BNP Standing Committee will hold a meeting today (Saturday) to discuss the country's current political situation and the party's organisational matters, report agencies."BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has convened a meeting of the party's standing committee on...
Chief Whip Nurul Islam has said true independence lies in people's ability to secure livelihoods, underscoring the importance of ensuring economic rights for ordinary citizens, report agencies."True freedom means ensuring people's right to earn their livelihood," he said, adding that...
GST 'B' unit admission test held at IUThe 'B' unit admission test under the General Science and Technology (GST) cluster system for the 2025-26 academic session was held at Islamic University (IU) on Friday. A total of 93,158 candidates, including...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-04 00:00:00
Police recovered the body of a Dhaka University (DU) student from a house in the capital's Hazaribagh area early Friday.The deceased was identified as Saiful Amin, alias Simanto (25).He was a student of the Department of Chemistry at the university....
CHANDPUR, Apr 03 (UNB): A mobile taskforce detained 38 fishermen for catching Jatka (Hilsa fries) in the Meghna River sanctuary of Chandpur in violation of a government-imposed ban.Of the detainees, 32 were sent to jail after a case was filed...
Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her 5-year-old son from their residence in the capital's Khilgaon, in what investigators believe is a case of murder-followed-by-suicide triggered by a "domestic feud", reports bdnews24.com.The dead have been identified as...
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