TEL AVIV, June 2 (Reuters): Benjamin Netanyahu is under criticism at home after US President Donald Trump declared Israel would halt plans to attack Iran ally Hezbollah in Beirut, highlighting pressure the Israeli leader faces ahead of an election polls...
TAHMINA PRIA AND MD ASIF | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
For decades, the standard formula for a Bangladeshi vacation was predictable. It involved packing heavy suitcases, booking long-distance train or bus tickets, and heading off to Cox's Bazar, Sylhet, or to any relative's place for a week-long family stay.But look...
SAMIHA MAMUN | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
The plates are empty, and the besmearing has stopped, and the fridge is still filled with the remnants of the qurbani meat. However, for many of the Bangladeshis, the actual price paid after Eid-ul-Azha is body fat, bloating, sluggish digestion,...
The recurring surge in salt prices ahead of Eid-ul-Azha once again highlights a serious threat to Bangladesh's rawhide industry. Every year, millions of sacrificial animal hides are collected during the festival, making a significant contribution to the country's leather sector...
Zebra crossings are meant to provide pedestrians with a safe and designated space to cross roads. However, in Dhaka, many zebra crossings have become a source of fear rather than safety. Every day, countless pedestrians risk their lives while attempting...
Wasi Ahmed | 2026-06-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh's renewed dependence on agriculture for employment presents a paradox that should concern policymakers as much as it comforts them. In a country where agriculture has historically been the backbone of livelihoods, the sector's ability to absorb workers during economic...
When Bangladesh is hemmed in by its own economic problems amid energy crisis, high inflation and unemployment, international humanitarian support for the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees that the country has been hosting for about a decade has reportedly started to...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Professor Md Abdus Salam of the Department of Chemistry has been appointed as the provost of Dhaka University's Salimullah Muslim Hall.The information was confirmed in a press release issued on Monday by Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, director of the university's Public...
Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman has called for an end to what he described as "bad journalism" carried out in the competition for online views, reports BSS.He made the call at a press conference held on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Four more Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia, raising the total number of deaths to 41 this year's pilgrimage.Among the deceased, 27 were men and 14 were women, with 30 deaths reported in Makkah and 11 in Madinah,...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh recorded one death from dengue and 110 fresh hospitalisations across the country in the last 24 hours ending Monday morning.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the latest death was reported outside the city corporation area of...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The health authorities on Monday registered three more deaths of children with measles-like symptoms, raising the total number of measles confirmed and suspected fatalities to 588 since mid-March.Of the total deaths, 90 were medically confirmed measles casualties, according to data...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 01:A couple was found dead at a residential hotel in the port city of Chattogram today (Monday). Police sources said Mohamamd Ripon (47) and his wife Sonia Akter (30) were found dead in a room of the Royel...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the banned student wing of Awami League, staged 'a silent human chain' in front of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) building during the Eid vacation and placed a six-point set of demands.The...
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Monday said the government will take necessary steps to expand milk production in Bangladesh, aiming to reduce import dependency and eventually achieve the capacity to export dairy products, reports UNB....
Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Spokesperson Mahdi Amin on Monday said the government's 10 people-oriented initiatives around Eid-ul-Azha brought visible positive changes to Eid management and ensured the smooth celebration of the country's second-largest religious festival, reports UNB."Special emphasis was placed...
A tanker of Dhaka South City Corporation sprays water on a road at Doyagonj in Old Dhaka on Monday as part of a cleanliness drive to remove sacrificial animal waste after Eid-ul-Azha. — FE Photo
A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya on Monday.They arrived at Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 5:10 am on Burak Air flight, report agencies.The repatriation was coordinated by the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya,the Ministry of Foreign...
The Kali Temple of Pirojpur Municipal Crematorium has been set on fire and vandalised, with its donation box and some items used for cremation stolen, stirring resentment in the area, reports bdnews23.com.Pirojpur Sadar Police chief Mohammad Shariful Islam suspects the...
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has alleged that India's Border Security Force (BSF) attempted to push a group of people into Bangladesh through the Sadipur border area in Benapole of Jashore, reports bdnews24.com.According to BGB, eight to 10 men, women...
The body of a High Court (HC) employee has been found hanging inside the Supreme Court's Bijoy Ekattor Building in the capital, reports bdnews24.com.Shahbagh Police chief Moniruzzaman Khan said the body was found behind a toilet on the building's eighth...
LGRD, and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Kofil Uddin, vice-president of Dhaka district BNP.In a condolence message, Fakhrul said Kofil Uddin was deeply committed to the ideals and...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said the government will adopt a 'zero tolerance' policy towards any form of unethical obstruction or interference in the professional work of mainstream media personnel, underscoring that establishing a fully independent and...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday warned that no one would escape the consequences if fascism re-emerges in the country through any loophole, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a...
Traffic is light on the roads in the capital's Motijheel area on Monday, the first working day after a seven-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation. — FE Photo
The government has ordered that all shopping malls, markets, and shops across the country must once again close by 7pm, ending the temporary extension granted during the Eid-ul-Azha period, reports bdnews24.com. Alongside the closure directive, all illuminated billboards must also...
A mild heatwave sweeping across large parts of Bangladesh is expected to persist for another two to three days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reports bdnews24.com. Meteorologist Md Omar Faruk said the heatwave currently covers 34 districts, including...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will form a fresh investigation committee to examine the deaths of six newborns at Ad-Din Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said on Monday.The new...
A special tribunal in Dhaka on Monday framed charges against the prime accused, Sohel Rana, and his wife, Swapna Akter, in a case lodged over the rape and murder of second-grade student Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi area, reports...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-02 00:00:00
Holidaymakers continued to return to the capital on Monday after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha festival with their near and dear ones. Tens of thousands of city dwellers were seen returning to the city as government offices, banks, business establishments and educational institutions...
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