Matiur Rahman | 2026-03-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh is approaching one of the most defining transitions in its development history. Graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category represents not merely a statistical milestone but a structural transformation of the country's development trajectory. The shift signals international...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 26: A fire broke out on the Chattala Express, an intercity train of Bangladesh Railway (BR), in an area adjacent to the Bhatiari Bangladesh Military Gate at Sitakunda in Chattogram today. The accident took place on the train...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 26: Two persons were killed in a road accident at Baniarchara in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Thursday morning. The accident took place after a motorcycle was rammed by a bus at Baniarchara on the Chattogram-Cox's...
A total of 18 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) of the Bangladesh Army holding the rank of Master Warrant Officer have been granted honorary commissions as lieutenants on the occasion of Independence and National Day, reports UNB."On the occasion of the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) celebrated the Independence Day on Thursday (March 26, 2026) with due solemnity through a set of programmes, paying tributes to the spirit of the Liberation War.The day began early in the morning with the hoisting of the...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed the Independence Day and National Day on Thursday with due respect and patriotic fervour.In the morning, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan paid tributes to the martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Martyrs' Memorial.Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic)...
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said the government plans to complete the SSC and HSC examinations by December 31 each year to prevent loss of valuable time in students' educational lives, reports UNB.Speaking at a view-exchange meeting at the...
Clockwise (from top left) The National Martyrs' Memorial at Savar in Dhaka is adorned with a large number of floral wreaths laid by different political and socio-cultural organisations and people from all strata of life in honour of the Liberation...
Bangladesh is likely to see an additional 24 deaths per 100,000 people each year due to rising temperatures by 2050, says a new report on Wednesday that places Bangladesh among the 25 most affected countries globally for, reports UNB.The new...
Detectives have taken into custody a woman and her three children who chanted the slogan "Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu" while paying tributes at the National Memorial in Savar, reports bdnews24.com. The woman said she went there to pay homage to...
A union-level leader of the Krishak Dal, Abul Kashem, was killed in Bhaturia village of Kullyagacha, Harinakundu upazila, Jhenaidah, on Wednesday, reports UNB.Local Jamaat leaders have claimed that the incident was a result of a family dispute and had no...
Leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and BNP clashed over front-row seating during an Independence Day parade in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday.The incident occurred around 10:00 am at the municipal public ground, where the programme was organised by the...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku has said that Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman's declaration of independence was essentially the call that formally initiated the Liberation War across the country, reports BSS."Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman's declaration of...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday voiced optimism that Bangladesh will become a democratic, happy, and prosperous country under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, reports UNB."People across the country are very hopeful and have strong...
Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, took part in the closing session of the "Fostering the Future Together: Global Coalition Summit" at the White House in Washington, DC of United States on Wednesday.The two-day summit brought together...
Clockwise (from top left) (1) Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday along with his party's senior leaders offering munajat after paying tributes to the martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War at the National Memorial in Savar, marking...
A large fire breaks out in the power car of the Dhaka-bound Chattala Express train at the Bangladesh Military Academy gate area in Chattogram's Bhatiari on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
Major roads in the capital remain mostly empty due to the public holiday on Thursday marking the 56th Independence and National Day. The photo was taken in the Hatirjheel area. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman
FE REPORT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh has renewed its call for stronger international efforts to address the lasting legacy of slavery and eliminate its modern-day forms, warning that its impact continues to shape global inequalities.Speaking at a commemorative meeting of the United Nations General Assembly...
YASIR WARDAD | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Farmers in the northern region are shifting to maize cultivation from Boro rice, wheat, and other crops as they are getting higher profits.Tofazzal Hossain, a farmer from Debirdanga in Nilphamari Sadar upazila, said half of his land is now used...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
A deepening fuel shortage leaves motorists stranded in kilometer-long queues before petrol pumps that most of the times keep 'no petrol' signs hanging. The crunch, triggered by volatile global supply chains amidst the escalating Middle East conflict, reached a boiling...
A vessel carrying 31,000 metric tonnes of fuel oil has arrived at Chittagong Port amid an energy crisis due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.The vessel, MT Gran Couva, reached the port's territorial waters on Thursday carrying 10,000...
The United States has confirmed that a senior Iranian military figure, Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, has been killed in an Israeli air strike.US Central Command said in a post on X that Tangsiri, who led the navy of the Islamic Revolutionary...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
A Dhaka court has placed former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled on a five-day remand in connection with a murder case filed with Mirpur Model Police Station in...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin observes the parade at the National Parade Square in the capital's Tejgaon marking the 56th Independence and National Day on Thursday. — PID
ASJADUL KIBRIA | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Amidst uncertainties on global trade and economy mainly due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, the 14th ministerial conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) formally started in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday.Trade ministers...
WASHINGTON, Mar 26 (Reuters): President Donald Trump on Thursday urged Iran to make a deal to end U.S. and Israeli bombing or face more strikes on their country."They now have the chance, that is Iran, to permanently abandon their nuclear...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
The Power Division has sought an additional Tk 201.36 billion in subsidies for the remaining months of FY2026 to keep newly added power plants running and ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during the upcoming irrigation and summer peak season.In a proposal...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-27 00:00:00
Prolonged Middle-East conflict could cut economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific by up to 1.3 percentage points in 2026-2027 and push inflation higher by 3.2 percentage points if energy disruptions last over a year.Such forecast comes from the...
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