REZAUL KARIM | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to seek a binding 12-year transition period to safeguard its export-oriented economy from post-LDC-graduation trade challenges in a high-stakes strategy to be placed at the upcoming WTO ministerial meet. Officials say the government has finalized a comprehensive...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) is announcing a 36-point manifesto ahead of the 13th parliamentary election, bdnews24.com.The party's election promises are being announced at a function titled "Manifesto of Youth and Dignity" at a hotel in Dhaka on Friday afternoon.The...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has pledged to resolve the flooding in Feni through talks with India if the 11-party alliance comes to power.He made the promise at an election rally in Feni on Friday, bdnews24.com."The embankments, the absence of which...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday sought "yes" vote in the upcoming referendum, scheduled to be held along with the February 12 general election, and also pledged coal-based industries in the north. Speaking as the chief guest at a BNP...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Government's finance division wants fixing rational interest on loans from microfinance banks as it finds the rates irrationally high in case of microcredit, taken by small borrowers, sources have said.It specifically wants that the microfinance banks charge simple interest from...
Weather may remain dry with cloudy sky until 6:00 pm today (Saturday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature was recorded on Friday at 32.3 degrees Celsius in Teknaf, while the lowest was...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
A fire broke out on a parked bus of Bhuiyan Paribahan in House Building area of Uttara in the capital on Friday.The incident of fire took place at 9:49 am. Upon receiving news of the fire, two units of the...
A new research volume edited by noted academic Prof. Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb - Reimagining the University: Best Practices for Higher Education in Bangladesh - was formally unveiled at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). The unveiling ceremony took place on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
A group of ready-made garment (RMG) workers blocked the Airport-Mohakhali Road in the capital's Banani area on Friday, demanding payment of their due service benefits. The workers of Masud Apparels Limited in Chairman Bari area began their sit-in at around...
HAKA, Jan 30, 2026 (BSS): The Council of Advisers at its meeting has approved a proposal for Bangladesh to accede to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, 1980, aimed at addressing legal complications faced by...
Bangladesh was elected as the Vice-Chair of the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) for 2026 at the election of its five-member bureau, held in the UN Headquarters in New York on Thursday. — PID
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 29: The closing ceremony of the 5th International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (ICECTE 2026) will be organised at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) today (Saturday) after it started on Thursday. The Faculty of...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the cooperation between Bangladesh and China must continue, although a new government will soon take office, reports UNB. "In a few weeks, I will be out of this office and a new...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Although at least four major transport plans were taken for the capital city since 1990s, the scope of launching mono rail or light rapid transit (LRT) as a mode of mass transit system was never studied.Officials and experts termed lack...
Ainul Haque, BNP candidate for the Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash) constituency in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad polls, has been hospitalised in Dhaka for heart treatment, reports bdnews24.com.He underwent a procedure at Evercare Hospital on Thursday in which two stents were inserted into...
Police have recovered the body of a former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader from a sack three days after he went missing in Narsingdi's Belabo Upazila, report agencies.The body was recovered from a pond in the upazila's Nager Bazar area...
CUMILLA, Jan 30 (BSS): Hasnat Abdullah, the chief organiser of the National Citizens' Party (NCP) Southern Region and the 11-party alliance candidate for the Cumilla-4 constituency, has pledged to crack down on extortionists, drug dealers, and loan defaulters if elected...
At least 16 countries have accepted Bangladesh's invitations to send a total of 57 election observers for the country's 13th general election and the referendum on the July Charter, both scheduled for February 12, report agencies.These observers will join several...
At least 10 people have been injured in clashes between activists of the BNP and the National Citizen Party (NCP) during the inauguration of a ferry service in Hatia, an island upazila of Noakhali, report agencies.The confrontation broke out at...
The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned its citizens of potential violence before the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections and the referendum on the implementation of the July National Charter, report agencies.The embassy issued a security alert on Friday.Bangladesh will hold...
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 30 (UNB): BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said those who persecuted the country's Hindu community during the 1971 Liberation War have returned in a new form to contest elections, raising concerns about the safety of...
PATUAKHALI, Jan 30 (UNB): Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Muhammad Sanaullah has expressed optimism about the upcoming polls, saying he expects spontaneous and active participation from citizens, reflecting a vibrant democracy."There are only 12 days left for the election. I am...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-31 00:00:00
Reports of violations of the electoral code of conduct keep escalating from various corners of the country, as the 13th national parliament election is drawing closer.According to an official consolidated statement, executive magistrates imposed fines amounting to Tk12,24,300 for breaches...
(Left): Habibur Rashid Habib, BNP candidate for the Dhaka-9 constituency, carrying out mass contact ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election in the capital's Basabo area; and (right): Nasiruddin Patwary, National Citizen Party (NCP) candidate for Dhaka-8, conducting an election...
Afghanistan's Faisal Shinozada celebrates after completing 150 in their Super Six match against Ireland in the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2026. Afghanistan qualified for the semifinal with a 191-victory in their must win game on Friday in Harare as...
MELBOURNE, Jan 30 (AFP): Fire meets fire when hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka clashes with big-serving Elena Rybakina in the women's Australian Open final on today (Saturday).The showdown pits two players who are on rampaging form and yet to drop a set...
MELBOURNE, Jan 30 (AFP): An ailing Carlos Alcaraz said "believing" helped him pull through one of the most demanding matches of his career to down Alexander Zverev in five epic sets and reach his first Australian Open final Friday.The world...
The Bangladesh under-19 women's national football team will begin their SAFF U-19 Women's Championship campaign today, taking on Bhutan in one of the opening matches at Pokhara Rangasala Stadium in Pokhara, Nepal, reports BSS.The match will kick off at 12:15...
Quinton de Kock smashed a career-best 115 from 49 balls as South Africa easily chased down a victory target of 222 to beat West Indies by seven wickets on Thursday and secure the three-match Twenty20 International series 2-0 with a...
Bangladesh batting coach Mohammad Ashraful said that if Shakib Al Hasan manages to play for Bangladesh again, he should aim to represent the country at the 2027 World Cup. Bangladesh's ace all-rounder Shakib is back in the news after the...
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