Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at many places over Khulna and Barisal divisions; at a few places over Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), according...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has retained its position as the leading private university in Bangladesh in the AD Scientific Index 2024 in terms of total number of citations of Scopus-indexed publications by faculty members, says a press release.IUB has also...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
Samajtantrik Chhatra Front has launched a signature collection programme in Jahangirnagar University (JU) to press home their demand for cancellation of the National Curriculum 2021.Organised by the JU unit of the front, the programme started in front of the New...
Law Minister Anisul Huq has called for swift justice delivery to alleviate the sufferings and distress of the people, reports UNB.He conveyed this message when female deputy attorney generals (DAGs) and assistant attorney generals (AAGs) met him at his office...
Prof Dr Abdur Rab, vice chancellor of International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT), cutting a cake on its campus in the city on Monday, marking the 33rd founding anniversary of the institute
Dr Rezwan Hossain Siddiqui, editor of Daily Dinkal and a senior member of the Dhaka Union of Journalists, passed away on Tuesday, reports UNB.Rezwan breathed his last at a private hospital at 10 pm in the city 's Shyamoli where...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
Chinese artistes along with Bangladeshi performers have enthralled audience with their exquisite entertainment at a spring festival gala in the city to welcome Spring, the start of Chinese New Year.The 2024 "Voice of Spring. Golden Dream" Cross- border Spring Festival...
Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has instructed officials concerned to close down all illegal health centres, including clinics, diagnostic centres in different parts of the country, reports UNB."I wanted to know from the officials how many...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Edimon Ginting has said Sheikh Hasina's return as prime minister was very much urgent for the good future of Bangladesh, reports UNB."For good future of Bangladesh her return was very much needed," PM's deputy...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a two-day programme, marking the 88th birth anniversary of the party's founder and former president Ziaur Rahman tomorrow (Friday).To this end, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi talked to the media...
Detective branch (DB) of police on Wednesday filed a supplementary charge-sheet against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed under now replaced Digital Security Act (DSA) for declaring his father Ziaur Rahman as father of the nation, reports...
The High Court has warned Nurul Haque Nur, president of the Gono Odhikar Parishad, that misleading the public through derogatory remarks about the judiciary could lead to the 'breakdown' of the country's justice system, reports bdnews24.com.The bench of Justice JBM...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has called for swift justice delivery to alleviate sufferings of the people, reports UNB.He conveyed this message when female deputy attorney generals (DAGs) and assistant attorney generals (AAGs) met him at his...
BNP Chairperson's Advisory Council member Zainul Abdin Farooque on Wednesday questioned the legitimacy of having 600 members of Parliament in the 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports UNB.Speaking at a human chain programme, he also said the country's...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi talking to the media at a press briefing at the party's Nayapaltan headquarters in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has introduced the process of holding free and fair elections in the country, reports BSS."In this (general) election, we saw that the candidature of a ruling...
With a worsening gas crisis this winter, Dhaka residents are turning to alternative solutions. At Baitul Mukkarram Market on Wednesday, crowds throng electronics stores to buy electric induction or infrared stoves to replace gas cookers. — FE Photo by KAZ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Reuters): Malaysia will review bilateral agreements with 15 nations from which it sources labourers in a bid to address exploitative practices and manpower imbalances that have left thousands of migrant workers stranded without jobs, officials said.Since...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and its Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury were granted bail on Wednesday in two cases filed with the Paltan Model Police Station over the political violence during the party's grand rally in...
Bangladesh is willing to buy more electricity from Nepal as the two countries work on finalising the 40 MW power deal, Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury said on Tuesday, according to a report by the Kathmandu Post in...
SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters): Bangladesh's Summit Group has signed a preliminary pact to supply 1.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year to state-run Petrobangla for 15 years, starting from October 2026, its chairman, Aziz Khan, told Reuters.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
The government has warned mill owners and traders of rice imports if they fail to bring down prices that have soared recently by Tk 5-6 per kg nationwide. Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder issued the warning on Wednesday. During a...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
The recently concluded 12th parliamentary election was a one-sided event as the voting was not free and participatory, according to the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).Terming such a plotted election an ominous signal for the country's democracy and democratic election in...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
A US company has discovered a huge energy reserve in the Bay of Bengal, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Wednesday following separate meetings with envoys Peter Haas of the US and Charles Whiteley of the European Union (EU).Extracting this...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
The central bank has instructed the banks concerned to keep LC (letter of credit) margin at a lower level under bank-client relation for import of eight essential items including edible oil, onion, gram, sugar and date to help ease their...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
A ferry sank with nine trucks on board in the Padma river at Paturia ferry terminal point under Manikganj district on Wednesday morning.The ferry, Rajanigandha, was anchored at jetty number 05 near the terminal due to dense fog, it was...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
Graft tops the stumbling roadblocks to doing business in Bangladesh while "inefficient" bureaucracy and forex instability stand next in the way, a joint survey by CPD and a global economic forum shows. During the situational case study, businesses across the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) may be in wait as a cure for comparatively weaker banks to strengthen their capital base, as they are deemed ridden with problems, according to a central bank plan. Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder Wednesday...
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