Neil Ray | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
The kitchen market has eased up a little to the relief of the consumers. Vegetables that were selling at Tk 80 -100 per kilogram a week ago ---in fact, for months ---are now priced Tk 10-40 less. However, the prices...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
Students of Bangladesh during their 36-day movement launched between July 1 and August 5 last demonstrated a new kind of power. It was a veritable tsunami of political nature, though not driven by any politics, that brought down the government...
Since early July, unrest and uncertainty have taken a heavy toll on the economy, causing severe disruptions to regular life and various sectors. Businesses have been struggling to maintain regular operations, with stakeholders across the economy, including traders, entrepreneurs, producers,...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-08-12 00:00:00
It has recently been revealed by geo-strategist Giorgio Cafiero that efforts are underway to generate greater security cooperation between Jordan and the West through the presence of NATO in Jordan. Other analysts have also been monitoring this development carefully given...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-08-11 12:00:00
The government has so far achieved 74 per cent of Boro procurement target set for this season and is expecting to build up a handsome storage in the public food warehouses.Experts also put emphasis on maximising public food stock to...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
BENAPOLE: A group of miscreants shot dead an expatriate in front of his residence in Jashore Sadar upazila on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Meher Ali, son of Sabed Ali, of the same village. He was a Bangladeshi expatriate...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
The OPEC Fund is poised to provide a $30 million loan to the City Bank Ltd to support the country's private sector for trade financing, especially in agriculture and green energy, officials said. The proposed short-term loan will have interest...
FE Report | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
After a long break for the anti-quota student movement, long-distance public transport has started to run with the passengers fewer than expected.Transport companies allege that they are getting only 1.0 per cent of their desired passengers as people are still...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
The country's overall fuel consumption pattern in power plants reversed during the quota reform movement, with a sharp rise in electricity generation from coal-fired power plants.State-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) leaned significantly towards coal-fired power plants, cutting the share...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, headed by Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, has decided to ensure swift trial for those involved in the killings during the student and public protests in July and August. A meeting between Dr...
Interim government Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus visits the family of Abu Sayeed, a Begum Rokeya University student who was killed in police firing during the quota reform protests, in Rangpur on Saturday. He offers his condolences and calls...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
Many foreign consultants and contractors, mostly Indians working under various development projects in Bangladesh, left the country during the last few days over security concerns amid a student protest that has toppled Sheikh Hasina's government.The over two weeks' violent street...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed on Saturday Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed as the 25th chief justice of Bangladesh.Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, seniormost judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, was first appointed as judge of the Appellate Division...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-11 00:00:00
Restoring confidence and normalcy in the banking sector comes first before going for reforms, said Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed after his maiden meet held Saturday with the top brass under his jurisdiction. Banking sector virtually remained in...
Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus Saturday made a clarion call for all to stand united and build a new Bangladesh with equitable opportunities for all sections of people."This is our responsibility to build the new Bangladesh," he said after meeting...
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Maksud Kamal, along with the provosts of seven university halls, has resigned following student protests, reports UNB.The resignation letters were submitted to the Ministry of Education on Saturday, confirmed Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor Dr....
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day...
Services have resumed in 177 more police stations across the country as of 03:00 pm on Saturday, reports UNB.This brings the total number of operational police stations to 538 out of 639 nationwide, according to the Police Headquarters.Of these, 84...
Dhaka's air quality continued to be in the 'moderate' zone on Saturday morning, reports UNB. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 83 at 9:03 am, Dhaka ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air...
The government has decided to withdraw all criminal cases that were filed to suppress the recent mass movement involving students and the general people. The movement, which took place between July 01 and August 05, sparked widespread unrest across the...
FE REPORT The Police Headquarters has directed the superintendents of police (SPs) of all districts and officers-in-charge (OCs) of all police stations to form Citizen Security Committee for each police station in a bid to restore normalcy in operation of...
Activists of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement staged a sit-in in front of the High Court on Saturday pressing for resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan and the judges of the Appellate Division — FE photo
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh organised a rally at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city on Saturday afternoon calling to prevent anarchy and establish peace. — FE photo
NOAKHALI, Aug 10 (BSS): The authorities of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU) have banned teacher-student politics in the campus amid the 48-hour ultimatum given by the anti-discriminatory student movement.The decision came from a meeting of university regent Board held...
NOAKHALI, Aug 10 (UNB): Four bodies were recovered after a boat capsized in the Meghna River near Noakhali's Hatiya upazila while en route to Bhasan Char on Saturday. Nineteen others were rescued alive by members of the Coast Guard, Naval...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed is expected to return home from Delhi, India today.Member of the media cell of BNP Sairul Kabir Khan told the FE on Saturday that Salahuddin Ahmed was supposed to...
The leaders of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) have congratulated the newly-formed Interim Government led by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS.BDB President and former President of the country Dr A Q M Badruddoza Chowdhury and BDB Secretary General Abdul...
Commandant of the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Brigadier General AKM Moshiul Munir addressing a discussion on Saturday describing the condition of those injured in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and receiving treatment at the hospital. — ISPR
A Jubo Dal convener of 67 No. ward was hacked to death by unknown miscreants in city's Demra area, reports BSS.The deceased was identified as Abu Sayed, 33, a businessman, said in-charge of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) police outpost...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a press conference at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the city on Saturday. — FE photo
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