Traffic congestion and public suffering have long been increasing in the Railgate area, the heart of Rajshahi city. Thousands of people use this route every day for commuting. Due to heavy traffic pressure and limited road space, frequent waiting at...
Many old government offices, warehouses, staff quarters and half-constructed structures now lie abandoned in both urban and rural areas. Once built with public funds to serve administrative or social purposes, these establishments have been left unused for years due to...
Neil Ray | 2026-02-02 00:00:00
Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, the adviser in charge of the Ministries of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Roads and Bridges, and Railways was at his oratorical best when he was grilling bureaucracy during an inauguration of a programme held at...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-02-02 00:00:00
As the World War I or WWI ended, the victors of the war made the Covenant of the League of Nations, in short, League, in January 1920, wherein the Treaty of Versailles was included. The mission was to maintain world...
As the government seeks to reform the microfinance sector, which has long been plagued by irregularities and high interest rates, a crucial question has emerged: should lending rates of microfinance banks be capped? The newly promulgated Microfinance Bank Ordinance proposes...
Gold prices in the Bangladesh market fell sharply again, with the price of 22-carat gold dropping by Tk15,746 per bhori (11.664 grams) in a single day, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) announced on Saturday, reports UNB.In a morning notification, Bajus...
NAOGAON, Jan 31 (BSS) : Five indigenous farmers were killed after a dump truck ran over a battery-operated rickshaw-van in Mohadevpur upazila of Naogaon early Saturday.The accident occurred around 4:30 am on the Mohadevpur-Patnitala regional road at Shibpur Pathakathi area...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 31 (UNB): Saint Martin's Island, the country's only coral island located in the north-eastern part of the Bay of Bengal, will remain closed to travellers for nine months from today (Sunday) as part of a conservation measure.As...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
Agricultural loan activities in Bangladesh have seen significant growth in the first half of the FY 2025-26, with disbursement rising nearly 30 per cent and recoveries also climbing, pushing outstanding farm loans to over Tk 627 billion, official data shows.The...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been directed not to use lethal weapons while performing security duties during the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and the referendum slated for February 12.Dhaka Sector Commander of BGB Colonel ASM Abul Ehsan made...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has criticised the draft National Media Commission and Broadcasting Commission Ordinances, calling them a "parting mockery" of public expectations for the development of free media.It highlighted that the demand for a unified, independent and effective media...
Another consignment of 58,359 metric tonnes (MTs) of wheat from the United States (US) has arrived at Chittagong Port.The vessel MV WF Artemis, carrying the wheat, docked at the outer anchorage of the country's premier seaport on Saturday, the Food...
FE Report | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has set out an expansive vision for transforming the country's digital economy, promising one million new jobs, affordable internet access for nearly the entire population and a cloud-first strategy to safeguard national data. Framed as...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The long-awaited second refinery project is set for a major overhaul as the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) moves to rein in costs that had raised eyebrows at the highest levels of government.A revised proposal now seeks to cut...
CUMILLA, Jan 31 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday said his party would invite rival political parties to take part in running the country if Jamaat comes to power with a parliamentary majority.Speaking at a rally at...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged to take Bangladesh's handloom products to global markets, saying his party would launch export initiatives for the sector if it forms the government, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at an election rally at the Bangladesh Small and...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economic growth may stay stymied to 4.7 per cent in the current fiscal year for elevated inflationary pressure and delays in financial and fiscal reforms, and there's no better luck next.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has come up with...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
Six renowned international organisations, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have agreed to deploy at least 63 observers to oversee Bangladesh's 13th general election and referendum on the July National Charter on February 12, in addition to a host...
MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
At least five financial institutions risk losing assets following the recent bank merger, as shares held as collateral for loans they disbursed have been valued at zero.IFIC Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Shahjalal Islami Bank, Southeast Bank and National Housing Finance together...
Following a work stoppage at the Chittagong Port, four employees who led protests against the leasing of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to foreign operators transferred to the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal in Dhaka's Keraniganj.An office order on Saturday...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), according to the Met office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night to morning.Night and day temperature...
Prof Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology, Gazipur, speaking at the two-day 3rd International Conference of Mechanical Manufacturing and Process Engineering (ICMMPE 2026) on the university campus on Friday.
Much-hyped grand finale of Entrepret Season 3 organised by North South University YES Club was held at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in the city on Thursday, bringing together the country's brightest inter-university entrepreneurial talents. Entrepret Season 3 was presented...
FE REPORT Bangladeshi intending Hajj 2026 pilgrims could submit their visa applications through Nusak Masar platform from February 8 until March 20 this year.Nusak Masar is the official Saudi platform for booking Hajj packages, mandatory for international pilgrims to obtain...
RU CorrespondentAs in previous years, the preliminary round of the 15th Bangladesh Chemistry Olympiad 2026 for students of the Rajshahi region was held at Rajshahi University (RU), organised under the initiative of the Bangladesh Chemical Society.The Department of Chemistry, University...
FE REPORTSpeakers at a symposium on Saturday expressed concern that rising custodial deaths and incidents of mob violence during the regime of the interim government are putting the spirit of the July Uprising at risk.They warned that if mob violence...
Education Adviser Dr Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar addressing as the chief guest the national round of "Bangladesh Economics Olympiad- 2026" at the Dhaka University Senate Bhaban on Saturday. — Photo PID
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-02-01 00:00:00
The interim government has taken up an initiative to clean rivers and canals surrounding Dhaka city as the World Bank (WB) is expected to provide US$370 million worth of fund shortly, officials said.Under the move, eight relevant government agencies would...
Nearly 140,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the 13th parliamentary polls scheduled for February 12, reports bdnews24.com.Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Election Commission's (EC) OCV-SDI project, said by 3:30pm on Friday,...
At least 15 people have been injured in a clash between supporters of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami during election campaigning in Bhola's Borhanuddin upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The violence broke out in Tobgi union's Mulaipattan village on Saturday morning, according to Borhanuddin...
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