CAIRO, Nov 23 (AP): A Houthi-controlled court in Yemen's capital convicted 17 people of spying for foreign governments and sentenced them to death in the latest development in a yearslong Houthi crackdown on local staff from foreign agencies. The Specialized...
TEHRAN, Nov 23 (AFP): Iran's intelligence ministry has warned of attempts by foreign adversaries, including the United States and Israel, to target supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and destabilise the Islamic republic.The country's ISNA news agency reported on Saturday that...
WASHINGTON, Nov 23 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said late Saturday that six Democrats involved in a video calling on military officers to refuse illegal commands "should be in jail."The Republican leader's remarks came after he accused the Democrat lawmakers...
GAZA, Nov 23 (BBC/AFP): At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across northern and central Gaza, Hamas medical and civil defence officials have said.They said five sites had been hit, including residential homes....
GENEVA, Nov 23, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Geneva Sunday morning for discussions on a US plan to end the Ukraine war, after Washington signalled room for negotiation on the controversial proposal.Trump has given...
Bangladesh are four wickets away from a series sweep over Ireland on the fourth day of the Dhaka Test, with Taijul Islam dominating the attack and surpassing Shakib Al Hasan as the nation's highest Test wicket-taker, reports bdnews24.com.Ireland were 176...
Mohammed Salman Rahman | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
As shrinking concessional capital exacerbates a long-standing credibility gap, Bangladesh must pair a robust, enforced Impact Measurement & Management (IMM) architecture with a strategic government role as a first-loss catalyst to unlock significant private commercial investment.For decades, the architecture of...
Rezwanur Rahman | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
Over the past four decades, the Customs Clearing and Forwarding (C&F) sector in Bangladesh has changed dramatically alongside the country's economic growth and deeper integration into global trade. As a second-generation leader in this industry, I have watched the shift...
Gultekin Binte Azad | 2025-11-23 12:00:00
A Nation at the Climate CrossroadsAs the world faces accelerating climate shocks, Bangladesh remains one of the most vulnerable countries to their impacts. From rising sea levels and cyclones to saltwater intrusion and erratic rainfall, climate change threatens lives, livelihoods,...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.The sun sets in the city today at 05:11 pm and rises tomorrow at...
Three more deaths due to dengue fever have been reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 356 in the country this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
KHULNA, Nov 22 (BSS): Bangladesh has marked a major stride in renewable energy innovation as engineer Md Hasan Zahir, an inventor from Abhaynagar upazila in Jashore, has developed a new technology with the potential to transform sustainable power generation worldwide.Zahir,...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
An incident of fire happened on Saturday at the ninth floor of a ten-storey building in the capital's Bijoynagar area.However, there was no report of casualties. Fire Service and Civil Defense control room official Rozina Akhter told the FE that...
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has called upon the country's young generation to help build the future Bangladesh through dreams, hard work and human values, reports BSS."New graduates must become responsible citizens and commit themselves to national development. Today, you...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Students of Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall at Dhaka University, who have been demonstrating for the construction of a new dormitory building, spent the night inside a staff residential building after taking control of it on Friday. During the strong earthquake...
Many buildings across the capital face a terrible risk of collapsing into rubble in case of an earthquake of high magnitude. The city's building structures, particularly in Old Dhaka, are among the most vulnerable in the country due to outdated...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will announce new gas tariffs for the state-run fertiliser factories today (Sunday).The commission will announce the new tariffs on the basis of the public hearing held on October 6.State-owned Petrobangla along with its subsidiary gas...
A farmer has been shot dead and another man was wounded by gunfire in Kushtia's Bheramara Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place around 8:30pm on Friday in the Rayta Notunpara area of Bahadurpur union, according to Bheramara Police Station chief...
BNP candidate Fazlur Rahman has said he will 'drink poison' if the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate wins the Kishoreganj-4 seat, reports bdnews24.com.He made the remark while speaking at an election rally in the constituency at Itna Sadar union on Friday.The freedom fighter...
Election Commissioner (EC) Abul Fazal Mohammad Sanaullah has said democracy in Bangladesh will be revived through the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, reports BSS.He made the remarks while speaking at the inaugural session of a workshop at Lakeshore Heights in...
The interim government has renamed a total of 880 infrastructures, establishments and institutions that were previously named after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and other members of their family, reports bdnews24.com.Chief Advisor's Press Secretary...
SAVAR, Nov 22 (UNB): Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, now on a two-day state visit, on Saturday paid homage to the martyrs of Bangladesh's Great Liberation War by placing a wreath at the Savar National Mausoleum.He stood silently for a...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has warned that holding a referendum on the day of the national election could lead to 'genocide'.He made the remark while speaking at the Parade Ground in Chattogram on Saturday afternoon, report agencies."We do not see...
National Citizen Party (NCP), led by its convener Nahid Islam, brought out a procession in the capital on Saturday, demanding implementation of International Crimes Tribunal's verdict on the July genocide and trial of Awami League leaders. — Focus Bangla
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said following the July Uprising, BNP seeks to seize the opportunity for change to establish a permanent democratic state system in the country, report agencies.He said, "After emerging from the horrific, oppressive...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Nurses of different hospitals across the country staged a demonstration on Saturday protesting against the move to abolish the Nursing and Midwifery Directorate and demanding formation of a National Nursing Commission.The demonstration began around 10.00am, with thousand of nurses gathering...
LAGOS, Nov 22 (AFP): Gunmen kidnapped 227 pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the second brazen school abduction in a week.All of the 215 students taken from St Mary's school in Niger...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
Experts on Saturday said Bangladesh's tobacco tax system is failing to curb consumption not because taxes are low on paper, but because enforcement gaps, market distortions and an outdated multi-tiered structure continue to undermine policy effectiveness.Speaking at a national dialogue...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-23 00:00:00
A senior BNP leader has said that a future democratically elected government would revisit all major decisions taken in Bangladesh's ICT and telecom sectors, arguing that public interest, national security and investor protection must guide future reforms.Speaking at a seminar...
A seven-member team from Dhaka University's Department of Geology has visited parts of Ghorashal and collected soil samples from areas damaged by Friday's earthquake.The team gathered samples from collapsed ground sections at the Ghorashal Dairy Farm and Palash Residential Model...
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