Mokerrom Hossain | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
On March 25, 1971, the army occupation of East Pakistan turned into a genocide. On the late afternoon of March 25, the political confusion ended abruptly when the last President of united Pakistan, Yahya Khan, suddenly flew home to West...
Mohd Akhtaruzzaman | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh did not suddenly appear in 1971. It was not created in a moment of crisis, nor born out of a single political decision. Rather, it emerged through a long and continuous historical process-shaped by geography, culture, power, resistance, and...
The launch of the Padma Bridge rail link has fulfilled a long-cherished dream for the people of Narail. Previously, travelling to Dhaka by bus took five to six hours, but now the journey by train can be completed in just...
World Social Work Day is celebrated worldwide on the third Tuesday of March every year to promote and expand social work and to improve human relations. The main theme of this year's World Social Work Day is "Co-building Hope and...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economic journey started as a "basket case" soon after independence to an emerging economy in recent times is a story that has captured both international attention and admiration. The "basket case" tag, coined by international observers in the 1970s...
This year the nation observes its Independence Day against the backdrop of an insane war away from this country's shore in the Middle East. As the shockwaves of the Israeli-American war reverberates all across the world primarily because of the...
Muhammad Zamir | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
International Women's Day 2026 has reiterated once again the significant role that women play in the context of socio-economic dimensions within the matrix of our world. Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They...
Rushad Faridi | 2026-03-26 00:00:00
The potential for a full-scale military confrontation involving the United States (US), Israel, and Iran casts a long, dark shadow over the Bangladeshi economy, one that promises to be far more destabilising than the 2022 Ukraine crisis. This time, the...
Footpaths are meant for pedestrians. However, if you walk around Dhaka today, you will see that most footpaths have been taken over by hawkers, illegal parking, construction materials, and small roadside shops. As a result, people are often forced to...
WASHINGTON, United States, March 24 (AFP): The US Federal Communications Commission on Monday banned authorizations for all new consumer routers produced in foreign countries, citing "national security" reasons.The FCC noted that the blacklisting does not apply to routers already acquired...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
The current political government will move to implement international agreements signed under the previous interim administration only after ensuring they serve national interest.Talking to the FE Tuesday, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said agreements - including those...
A parliamentary special committee on Tuesday agreed to recommend that the indemnity ordinance issued to provide legal protection to people, including students, who participated in the July mass uprising be adopted in full as a bill in Parliament, reports UNB.Home...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Government offices, banks and financial institutions reopened on Tuesday after the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, as employees gradually returned to the capital despite expectations of a subdued workweek.Alongside government offices, lower courts and the stock market also resumed operations on the same...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment to arrange loans of up to Tk 1.0 million for students and workers heading abroad, reports bdnews24.com.State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare Nurul Haque Nur disclosed the...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Apparel exports to the European Union began 2026 on a weak footing, with shipments registering one of the steepest declines among major suppliers as demand and prices both softened.The downturn mirrors a broader slowdown in global apparel trade, with industry...
The nation will observe Genocide Day in solemn remembrance of the brutal crackdown by the Pakistani occupation forces on unarmed Bengalis on the fateful night of March 25, 1971, carried out under the codename ‘Operation Searchlight’.President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Mar 24 (AP): A missile slammed into a street in central Tel Aviv as Iran kept up its barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said the United...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced a financial support package to help its developing member countries (DMCs) mitigate the economic and financial impacts resulting from the conflict in the Middle East."ADB will deliver rapid, flexible, and scalable assistance...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an extended support and to release the next instalment of the ongoing bailout package by June this year.Bangladesh would discuss the issues with the...
At least 44 lives were lost in accidents across the country during the Eid holidays from Thursday, including the most tragic incident on the Dhaka-Chattogram rail route involving a bus and a train, report agencies.In Cumilla, at least 12 people...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed retired Lieutenant- General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, one of the key figures behind the much-talked-about 1/11 incident in 2007, on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Trade ties between Bangladesh and the United States strengthened notably in 2025, with Washington temporarily overtaking India to become Dhaka's second-largest trading partner during several months of the year.While China and India continue to dominate Bangladesh's trade landscape, the shift...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh's energy regulator ramped up prices of jet fuel for both domestic and international plane flights amid volatile global oil prices due to the Middle-East crisis.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised the prices of jet fuel, also known as aviation...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
A much-contended move to bifurcate the National Board of Revenue (NBR) looks poised to cease automatically as the finance ministry finds the relevant ordinance promulgated by the interim administration incomplete.The ordinance for splitting the NBR into two divisions -- Tax...
The Election Commission (EC) has held a reunion meeting on the first working day after the long holidays of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon, reports BSSActing Chief Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud chaired the...
Social Welfare Minister AZM Zahid Hossain says that the condition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas has improved during his treatment at Singapore General Hospital.On Monday, he said: "I have spoken to the doctors. They say they are seeing positive signs...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party never called the general election fair, stressing that it only accepted the results as a pragmatic decision aimed at preventing political paralysis, reports bdnews24.com.He clarified the Jamaat's stance on polls while exchanging...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has exchanged Eid-ul-Fitr greetings with former Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital, reports UNB."Prof Muhammad Yunus met the Prime Minister and exchanged Eid greetings...
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated nationwide on Saturday amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour, reports BSS.The main jamaat of the Eid-ul-Fitr was held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises...
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