FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
An unnatural death case has been filed following the recovery of the decomposed body of Bangladesh Bank (BB) Additional Director Tanvir Hossain Shuvo. The deceased brother Tanim Hossain Sawon filed the case with Mugda Police Station in the capital on...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Protests against the recent shakeup in Islami Bank Bangladesh top management and operational board continued for the third straight day on Wednesday. Like other days, a group of people who claimed to be the clients of the country's largest shariah-based...
The government has directed the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) to deploy sanitation workers in two daytime shifts to strengthen cleanliness activities and ensure timely removal of waste to build a clean city,...
The UIU Mars Rover Team, operating under the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR) at United International University (UIU), has made a history by securing 3rd place globally and 1st place in Asia at the University Rover Challenge (URC)...
Different voluntary organisations staged demonstrations in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Wednesday, marking the World Day for Assistive Technology 2026. — Focus Bangla photo
A meeting on the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) Embankment was held on Wednesday with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair to find solutions to the long-standing waterlogging problem in the embankment area, reports BSS.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's...
Inqilab Moncho has announced a torch procession for today (Thursday), demanding a comprehensive investigation into India's alleged involvement in the killing of its spokesperson, Sharif Osman Bin Hadi.The procession will begin at 7:00pm from 'Shaheed Osman Hadi Chattar' at Shahbagh...
A local BNP leader has been shot and injured by unidentified miscreants in Rupsha upazila of Khulna district, report agencies.The injured, Sainur Sheikh (45), son of late Atiar Sheikh of Taltala village under TSB union.The BNP vice-president of Ward No....
Awami League Advisory Council member, veteran freedom fighter, and former MP AKM Rahmatullah has died, reports bdnew24.com.He passed away around 3:45 am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment in the capital's Square Hospital, where he had been receiving care for a...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said comments made by a defeated political leader in another country are not a matter for Bangladesh to discuss. However, she said Bangladesh is working directly with the government of India...
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmadhas said MPs must have a sound understanding of the Rules of Procedure (RoP) to effectively place proposals and scrutinise bills, report agencies.He came up with the remark while speaking at a two-day orientation programme titled "Constitution,...
Congratulations poured in from world leaders, foreign ministers and international organisations following the election of Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman as President of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), describing the victory as a recognition...
THAKURGAON, June 3 (UNB): LGRD, and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged people to remain vigilant against any attempts to destabilise the country."A vested quarter is trying to create unrest at a time when the government has begun...
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, ranked 11th among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 96, reports UNB.According to the AQI scale, the city's air quality was classified as 'Moderate' at...
A special tribunal in Dhaka has set today (Thursday) for arguments in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the city's Pallabi area last month, reports BSS.Judge Masrur Salekin of the Dhaka Metropolitan...
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters): Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy to halt the war showing...
Five Bangladeshi nationals were injured in a devastating fire in New Delhi's Malviya Nagar area that claimed several lives and left many others wounded, the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi said on Wednesday, reports BSS.In a statement, the High...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
A government-appointed committee investigating the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka submitted its report to the health ministry on Wednesday.The report was handed over to Health Services Division Secretary Md Saidur Rahman during office hours,...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
The death toll from measles and measles-related symptoms has crossed the 600 mark in the country, as seven more children died in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday.With the latest fatalities, the number of deaths from confirmed and...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
The country's earnings from merchandise exports again fell by 7.07 per cent year on year in May 2026, after showing an upward trend in the previous month-due mainly to poor performance of the readymade-garment sector.In May 2026, Bangladesh fetched US$4.40...
A delegation from Mitsui & Co., one of Japan's largest trading and investment companies, met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday and discussed investment opportunities in various sectors in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The meeting was held at the Prime Minister's Office...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
A significant number of projects included each year in the development budget for implementation through public-private partnerships (PPPs) fail to take off, officials said on Wednesday.Most of these projects are carried forward to the Annual Development Programme (ADP) year after...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
A fresh IMF financial arrangement sought by Bangladesh to support its economic reforms is to be determined by its balance-of-payments (BoP) needs and reform commitments, the international Monetary Fund said Wednesday.The IMF staffs are now engaging with the Bangladeshi authorities...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh is among 60 countries now facing a new prohibitive US tariff of up to 12.5 per cent proposed to be levied on goods produced with forced labour, in lockstep with impugned reciprocal tariffs. The United States has proposed imposing...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh may face as many as 10 heatwave spells over the next three months, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast, amid warnings from the United Nations (UN) weather agency that El Niño could trigger more frequent and intense extreme...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh hopes to deepen economic ties with Türkiye through negotiations on free-trade agreement, expansion of export market and investment in struggling state-owned textile and jute mills during Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan's three-day tour.The foreign minister of the Asia-Europe gateway...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
A major shift in the government's fiscal plan is underway as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities to drop several proposed tax measures, including the introduction of a wealth tax and a facility for whitening undisclosed money.The government...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
Retail and bulk consumers of electricity have to pay 16.68-percent and 19.85-percent higher tariffs respectively as the government again gives an across-the-board raise in power prices, stoking concern about its cascading impact. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) chairman Jalal Ahmed...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-04 00:00:00
The United Nations (UN) Committee for Development Policy (CDP) does not support Bangladesh's request for deferral of graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) category for a period of three years.It suggests a shorter period."…a shorter extension of the preparatory period...
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