The 46th BCS preliminary examinations have been schuduled for March 9, reports bdnews24.com.The multiple-choice test will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm simultaneously in eight districts, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday.The PSC is planning to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
A daylong National Amateur Radio Field Day 2024 was observed in Purbachal reserve forest area of the capital on Thursday.Some 250 amateur radio operators and radio communication enthusiasts took part in the event.The Amateur Radio Association of Bangladesh (ARAB) organised...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan distributes warm clothes among destitute people in St Martin's Island on Thursday
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities backed off from its decision to offer online classes amid protests by freshers. In-person academic activities for first-year Bachelor (Honours) students for the academic year 2022-2023 will commence on February 1.Two days after boycott of 'online'...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Thursday raised question about the necessity for the Department of Environment (DoE) as the organisation is failing to play any role in fighting environmental pollution.An HC bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the government would take a tough line on harassment of passengers at Dhaka River Port Terminal. "I've received information that there were reports of harassment of passengers at Sadarghat (launch...
European Union Ambassador Charles Whiteley paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Thursday — PID
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said the nation has come out of crisis and concern through successful completion of 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections held on January 7, reports BSS."But it is not the permanent solutions....
Commending the European Union (EU) as Bangladesh's largest export market, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has requested for EU's 'Everything But Arms (EBA)' trade concessions until 2032 to support Bangladesh's smooth graduation from the LDC status, reports UNB.He also laid...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said people did not vote for the government on January 07, they rather put a blot on its face.He made the comment at a discussion marking the 88th...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat speaking at a press briefing at his Secretariat office in the city — PID
BNP will observe the 88th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman today (Friday) with due respect, reports UNB.Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman founded BNP in 1978 and became the country's seventh president.He was...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday got bail in four more cases filed over political violence centering the BNP rally in Dhaka on October 28 last year. He has secured bail in total six cases, including...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said misinterpretation is taking place regarding the number of members of parliaments (MPs) for political reasons, reports BSS."Those who are saying the number of MPs in the country is 648...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the recently held 12th parliamentary election is "one-sided and anti-government, report agencies. "They (TIB) are agents...
A passenger-carrying trawler navigates dense fog in the Shitalakshya River on Thursday, narrowly avoiding a sand-carrying bulkhead near Narayanganj's Launch Ghat. — FE Photo
BEIJING, Jan 18 (AFP) : Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians."The...
Bangladesh has called for greater unity and solidarity among the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member-states to ensure shared global prosperity, reports UNB.While speaking at the ministerial meeting of the NAM in Kampala, Uganda, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen referred to the...
The European Union (EU) wants to take the partnership and cooperation with Bangladesh to a new height, said its ambassador said on Thursday, reports UNB.Ambassador Charles Whiteley made the remarks while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh has registered 29 new hospitalisations and another death in a 24-hour tally to Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com.Of the patients newly hospitalised with the disease, nine cases were in Dhaka, while 20 were outside the capital. The one death was...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
The government will use Brick Kiln Tracker to help identify environmental polluters and take appropriate legal action against them. The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said this Thursday adding that it would be easier to stop...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud will fly to India for his first bilateral visit, reports bdnews24.com.The new foreign minister will depart for New Delhi on February 7."I am going to New Delhi on Feb 7 at the invitation of Indian Minister...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak at a meeting on Thursday directed Teletalk Bangladesh Limited to pay its outstanding dues amounting to Tk 18.48 billion (excluding VAT and tax) to BTRC.The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission's...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Less than 50 per cent of Bangladeshi pilgrims have completed registration against the quota set for the country this year until Wednesday deadline.As per the government's hajj management web portal, a total of 53,115 pilgrims completed registration until the filing...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Projects undertaken with bank loans will now have to open an escrow account or revenue account with the lending banks to deposit earnings or sales proceeds from the respective projects.In cases of any syndicated financing, such accounts will have to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) urged the government on Thursday to implement necessary reforms and improve the investment climate to effectively navigate the current economic challenges. At the same time, they reiterated their full cooperation...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Covid-19 infections with new sub-variant called JN.1 have been detected in the country, officials confirmed on Thursday.JN.1 was detected in a sample analysis of the government's Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR). The new sub-variant was found in...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Coveted relief for gas-guzzling consumers comes with the US floating terminal in the bay resuming Thursday LNG processing after a two-and-a-half-month hiatus that fed into fuel crisis across Bangladesh.The Excelerate Energy-owned floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) went for overhauling...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu issued stern warnings to unscrupulous traders at three separate events on Thursday, while the red-hot local markets in the weekly wrap-up showed little sign of cooling down.Key food staples like rice and flour...
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