A Dhaka court has ordered the authorities concerned to hand over tax documents of Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury alias Nixon Chowdhury and Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury Liton, former MPs from Faridpur-4 and Madaripur-1 respectively, and two others to CID, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior...
NARSINGDI, Nov 4 (UNB): With the national election approaching, Senior Naib-e-Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), Mufti Syed Muhammad Faizul Karim has called on voters to test the party's governance by casting their vote for its symbol, the hand-fan, in...
The Election Commission (EC) will not accept any application for the relocation of voting addresses after November 10,reports UNB.The EC announced the deadline for voter transfer applications based on changes in residence in a circular issued on Tuesday.According to the...
The government has issued the 'Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025,' stipulating that even if registered political parties form an electoral alliance, candidates must contest the polls with their own party symbols, reports UNB.The Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division...
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaking at the fourth dialogue of Tarunner Rashtra Chinta titled 'Expatriate Life, Employment, Present and Future' at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh (IDEB), in the capital on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
A day after announcing BNP's list of 237 potential candidates for the upcoming national election, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged party leaders who were not nominated to trust that the party will entrust them with appropriate...
Rain is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday). Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere. Night temperature may rise slightly and...
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 292 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1, 101 more patients were hospitalised with viral...
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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against Nurjahan Begum, wife of former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Feni-2 constituency Nizam Uddin Hazari, on charges of possessing illegal wealth worth Tk 453.4 million and carrying out suspicious...
The Ideas Challenge 2025 competition took place recently at the American International University, Bangladesh (AIUB) campus in the city, organised by Shomoy, an AIUB Social Welfare Club, says a press release.This year's theme, "Ideas that Change Lives and Shape the...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has launched a research-based book titled "Mahale Voices" to support the preservation of the endangered Mahale language, spoken by the Mahale community in the Rajshahi region, reports bdnews24.com.The book was unveiled at the DMK Lecture Gallery...
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The Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to 403 student leaders and activists of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for their involvement in illegal and violent incidents that took place at the campus and nearby areas during...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought court approval to conduct DNA tests of Nachol Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Kamal Hossain, his biological parents, and his uncle and aunt to verify allegations that he fraudulently used the identity of a freedom...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
A group of professionals, including planners and environmental activists, on Tuesday demanded immediate cancellation of the proposed amendments to Dhaka's Detailed Area Plan (DAP), saying that the changes will further worsen the city's livability issues, which are already in peril.The...
The century-old steamer, PS Mahsud, has been re-launched on the Buriganga River in a new look. According to the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation, the traditional vessel is scheduled to commence its journey on 15 November. It will leave Dhaka's...
A low pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal, prompting the authorities to hoist local cautionary signal 3 at Chattogram and Cox's Bazar maritime ports, reports BSS.The low-pressure area developed over East-central Bay and adjoining Myanmar coast persists....
With the national election approaching, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday warned that action will be taken against any police personnel found providing illegal facilities to political leaders or activists. He issued the warning while...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
Yields on two-year treasury bonds increased notably on Tuesday as banks showed reluctance to invest their surplus funds in government securities to manage their portfolios more efficiently.The cut-off yield, generally known as the interest rate, on Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds...
A truck has run over a CNG autorickshaw and killed six people in Noakhali's Kabirhat Upazila.The accident occurred around 2:30pm on Tuesday near Islamia Alia Madrasa on the Kabirhat-Basurhat road, said Kabirhat Police chief Shahin Mia, reports bdnews24.com.Police have yet...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
Onion prices have surged to as high as Tk 120 per kilogramme in Dhaka and other major cities within just two days, fuelled by crop damage from heavy rainfall and the continued suspension of imports from India. Retail prices, which...
FE Report | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
The government is mulling over intensifying its crackdown on the growing menace of online gambling in Bangladesh by introducing a coordinated monitoring system and other preventive measures.The measures include blocking relevant mobile financial service (MFS) accounts, and considering limiting internet...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
Net sales of National Savings Certificates (NSCs) plunged by 95.5 per cent year-on-year in September 2025, as tighter liquidity conditions and rising living costs continued to erode small investors' appetite for government savings instruments.According to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, NSC...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
The government is set to raise Tk 25 billion through the issuance of its seventh Sukuk bond in early December 2025 to finance rural infrastructure projects in Bangladesh's southern districts. The decision was made at the first meeting of the...
The vehicles, burnt during the student-led popular uprising at Bangladesh Medical University (formerly Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University), still lie there, as the authorities concerned appear indifferent to removing them. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE Photo by...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) has decided to grant registration to three political parties ahead of the upcoming national elections.They are: The National Citizens Party (NCP), the Socialist Party of Bangladesh-Marxist, and the Bangladesh Aam Jonogon Party (BAJP).EC Senior Secretary Akhtar...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
The ambassadors and high commissioners of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the European Union in Dhaka on Tuesday emphasised the importance of introducing Airbus aircraft -- produced by the European aerospace giant Airbus -- into Biman Bangladesh Airlines' fleet...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
About 54.17 per cent of the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust (BCCT) Fund -- established using the government's own resources to tackle the climate crisis -- has been lost due to irregularities and corruption, according to a new study by Transparency...
QUEENS, Nov 04 (AFP): New Yorkers looked set to elect a young Muslim leftist as mayor Tuesday as US voters cast judgment for the first time on Donald Trump's tumultuous second presidency in nationwide local elections.While Zohran Mamdani's rise has...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel exporters want to work jointly with American cotton exporters to secure proportionate tariff reductions through increased use of US raw materials in garment industry.A recently announced US executive order allows proportionate tariff relief for apparel made with at...
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