Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has sought support of the armed forces, police and other law enforcement agencies to conduct the upcoming national elections, scheduled for the first half of February, in a peaceful and festive manner, reports BSS."So...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
The government has planned to separate treasury operations from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) as part of a move to keep the monetary functions of the central bank away from fiscal dominance.This comes after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
Two foreign operating companies investing in Bangladesh's Laldia and Pangaon container terminals to handle seaborne cargoes are receiving 10-year tax holiday, the revenue authority unveils government decision on just-signed deals. Also, foreign technical personnel working in these terminals will also...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday). Temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature was recorded on Wednesday at 33.8 degrees Celsius in Chattogram, while the lowest was 14...
The International Standard University (ISU) recently organised 'Business Idea Competition Season 2' at its Mohakhali campus in the city.ISU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Abdul Awal Khan attended the event and awarded prizes to the winning teams. In his address, the...
The Department of Media and Mass Communication (MMC) at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) recently organised a training of trainers (ToT) session on digital security at its permanent campus. The session was conducted by Sanjay Gathia, programme manager at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched an investigation into the allegations that the state incurred a loss of Tk 3.32 billion in the name of purchasing the historic Rose Garden, known as the 'birthplace' of the Awami League (AL). Anyone...
Six more individuals died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 349 this year, reports UNB.During the same period, 788 new patients were admitted to...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two more "top criminals" in the capital in connection with the murder of Golam Kibria, the member secretary of the Jubo Dal's Pallabi Thana unit.RAB-4 official Major Abrar Faisal Sadi said the arrestees are...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned detailed information from Eastern Bank PLC Chairman Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury and his family on their financial transactions, national identity documents, tax records, and other relevant papers as part of its investigation into allegations...
Smoke billowing from the chemical warehouse of Phoenix Coil Factory at Bagherbazar in Sreepur under Gazipur after a fire broke out at the unit on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-11-20 00:00:00
Taking advantage of the government's decision to discontinue the BRT project on Gazipur-Airport route, bus owners want to operate company-managed bus services using the dedicated bus corridor.The National Bus Owners Association of Bangladesh (NBOAB) in a letter to the Chairman...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)'s Dhaka University (DU) unit will organise Nabanna Utsab 1432, a traditional Bengali harvest celebration, on the premises of Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus at 3:00 pm today (Thursday), reports BSS.DU students will stage various cultural...
Police submitted a charge sheet against 40 people, including former Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam, in an attempted murder case filed with the capital's Chawkbazar Police Station, reports BSS.Police...
The Supreme Court (SC) is scheduled to delover its judgment today (Thursday) on an appeal challenging the previous verdict that abolished the non-party caretaker government system for conducting national elections. "Hearing is concluded. For announcement of judgment on 20.11.25," said...
Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no unrest in the country following the tribunal's death sentence handed down to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, report agencies.Talking to reporters at the Secretariat in the capital on...
The BNP has instructed its party leaders and activists not to hold any kind of event or celebration for party's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman birthday this year, report agencies.In a media statement on Tuesday night, Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul...
A former policeman testifying for the state in the case over the burning of six bodies in Dhaka's Ashulia during the July uprising has said the ex-chief (OC) and an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the local police station doused the...
Jamaat-e-Islami has called for the simultaneous transfer of all deputy commissioners and police superintendents across Bangladesh once the Election Commission (EC) formally announces the schedule for the upcoming national elections, reports bdnews24.com.At a dialogue with the EC in the capital...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said 'mob violence' must end to build a truly democratic system in the country, report agencies. "The foremost principle of democracy is tolerance of others' opinions. But what we see here is:...
LONDON, Nov 19 (AFP): Britain's annual inflation rate slowed in October, official data showed Wednesday, providing some relief to the struggling Labour government one week before unveiling its latest budget.The Consumer Prices Index rose by 3.6 per cent over 12...
FRANKFURT, Nov 19 (AFP): China has reclaimed its title as Germany's top trading partner, dethroning the United States after President Donald Trump launched his tariff onslaught, official data showed Wednesday.Total trade between Europe's biggest economy and China from January to...
Bizli Cables, a leading cable brand of RFL Group, held its dealers' conference at a hotel in the capital recently. R N Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, Prodip Kumar Poddar, Deputy Managing Director, Riazul Karim Khan, Head of Marketing,...
Janata Bank Staff College, Dhaka, organised a 25-day training course titled 'Foundation Course for Officers' (Batch-15/2025). Md Mazibur Rahman, Managing Director of Janata Bank PLC, inaugurated the course on Tuesday. A total of 50 senior officers from the bank participated...
Former Islami Bank chairman Obayed Ullah Al Masud has been sent to prison after being arrested in a Tk 1.89 billion loan fraud case linked to Agrani Bank, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Sabbir Faiz issued the order on...
Mobile phone traders have announced that all mobile phone sales outlets across the country will remain closed from Wednesday in protest against the detention of Sumash Tech CEO Abu Sayeed Piyas allegedly by the Detective Branch (DB) of police, reports...
Bengal Islami Life Insurance Limited and BRAC Healthcare Limited have entered into a corporate agreement to enhance health service facilities for the company's Health Takaful customers. The agreement was signed by M. M. Monirul Alam, Chief Executive Officer of Bengal...
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT), in collaboration with its Career Development Center (CDC), signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with 10 leading industry partners at the BUFT Multipurpose Hall on Wednesday.The event marked a key milestone in bridging the...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has underscored the strategic importance of the pharmaceutical sector in the economic partnership between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB.Speaking at a networking and knowledge-sharing event, he said India remains a trusted and reliable...
Malaysia has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers but attached around a dozen conditions that Dhaka considers unacceptable, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Asif Nazrul.Adviser Nazrul made the remarks after inaugurating the Overseas Employment Platform at a...
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