FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The first day (Wednesday) of the fifth round of blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) passed off peacefully except for a number of arrests in the capital.Public transports including buses ran without facing any obstacle from the opposition...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Japan will provide grant aid of ¥575 million to the Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh under the Official Security Assistance -- a new cooperation framework of Tokyo aimed at strengthening the capabilities of armed forces and related organisations of recipient...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The cabinet committee on government purchase on Wednesday approved five variation proposals related to the drilling in Kailashtila gas well and engineering services that would enhance the total drilling cost by US$7.752 million.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal chaired the virtually...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The government will import up to 1.565 million tonnes of refined petroleum products in the first half (January-June) of 2024 through a competitive bidding process.State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has already floated a tender in five different packages based on...
The United States has reiterated that it remains neutral, without taking any side, and urged all political parties to de-escalate and eschew violence and find ways for peaceful elections, reports UNB."We are on no particular political party's side. We want...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
A court in Dhaka has ordered the authorities concerned to confiscate the property of former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of his family members in connection with the Basic Bank scam.Md Asaduzzaman, Judge of the Metropolitan...
Bangladesh witnessed on Wednesday 24 deaths from dengue, the highest single-day figure this year, while 1,623 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8:00am on the day."The death toll from dengue infection crossed...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Despite progress in areas like factory safety, challenges remain in both labour and human rights in Bangladesh, the European Union's Everything But Arms (EBA) monitoring mission said Wednesday.The mission also expressed disappointment that the recent amendments to the Bangladesh Labour...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday instructed the banks to take measures for timely disposal of the cases pending with Artha Rin Adalat or money loan court-incidentally, when banks reportedly feel liquidity crunch.Banking Regulations and Policy Department of the Bangladesh Bank...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Voting in the next general election in Bangladesh will be held on January 7 as per poll schedule declared Wednesday by the Election Commission, followed by instant opposition rejection.Rolling out the election schedule in a nationwide televised address, Chief Election...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Inflow of foreign currencies, the US dollar in particular, is feared to falter as several banks stopped buying the greenback for a wait-and-see watch on the volatile forex market, bankers said.They point out that Bangladesh Bank (BB) in its bid...
Light to moderate rain accompanied by the temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at few places over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Wednesday morning, reports UNB.Its air quality continued to be in the 'unhealthy' zone with an air quality index (AQI) score of 186 at 9:13 am.Pakistan's...
Capital Dhaka witnessed significant numbers of vehicles and commuters on the streets on Wednesday, the second day of the fifth round of the blockade enforced by the opposition BNP and likeminded parties. The photograph was taken from in front of...
Japan on Wednesday extended a grant of $135,508 (approximately BDT 14.7 million) to two Bangladeshi NGOs, reports UNB.The NGOs are SKS Foundation and Good Neighbors Bangladesh. Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori signed the 'Grant Contracts' for Grass-Roots Human...
Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday staged demonstration demanding end of mismanagement at the central library of the university, reports UNB. Library users took position in front of the central library at around 11:00 am and displayed placards carrying...
Doctors, nurses and staff of the United Hospital brought out a procession on the hospital premises in the city on Wednesday, marking the World Diabetes Day
First lady of Bangladesh Dr Rebeka Sultana on Wednesday urged upon the international community to do their part in ensuring peace and justice for the people of Gaza, reports UNB."Right now, we have no other goal but to stop this...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
In the full text of the verdict, the High Court directed the relevant government bodies to establish an independent national committee for the prevention of adulterated medicines.The High Court bench, consisting of Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Justice Razik Al...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman warned on Wednesday that stern action will be taken against the persons involved in violence and anarchy in the name of movement."Police will take harsh action in line with the legal measures they...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
Health experts on Wednesday suggested checking all sorts of air pollution and smoking to save lives from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).It is possible to prevent COPD by discouraging people from smoking, they observed at an event marking COPD Day.Public...
The mass procession brought out by Islami Andolan Bangladesh protesting the government's plant to announce election schedule ended in Dhaka's Shantinagar amid police obstruction on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.Party's Joint Secretary General Principal Maulana Syed Mosaddek Billah Al-Madani warned not...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
The Appellate Division has summoned seven pro-BNP lawyers, including former Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali and BNP legal affairs secretary barrister Kayser Kamal, for making derogatory comments about two apex-court judges.The other lawyers are Fahima Nasrin Munni, Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan,...
BNP activists led by the party's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi brought out a procession on the first day of the countrywide fourth round of blockade in the city on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
Bangladesh Krishak League brought out a peace procession from the Awami League central office at Bangabandhu Avenue in the city on Wednesday welcoming the schedule for the 12th parliamentary election, announced by the Election Commission — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 15: The law enforcing agencies including elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have taken special security measures for the blockade enforced by BNP. Meanwhile, 14 platoons of BGB...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said BNP now became an organisation of miscreants and the party has turned into an enemy of the country."It is needed to ensure security to...
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