GAZA STRIP, Oct 31 (Agencies): The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said at least 50 people were killed Tuesday in Israeli bombardment of a refugee camp in the Palestinian territory."More than 50 martyrs and around 150 wounded and...
KOLKATA, Oct 31 (AFP): Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday to stay afloat in the race for a World Cup...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has expressed concern over achieving the tax-collection target this year as the local political atmosphere started to heat up with the national election slated for January 2024.Besides, the ongoing...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
With one more extension, the Single Point Mooring (SPM) project would now take nine years to complete than its original completion period of just over three years, almost doubling the cost to Tk 82.98 billion.The Executive Committee of the National...
A view of a highway in Jatrabari area in the city on Tuesday, the first day of the three-day countrywide blockade programme called by the BNP and other opposition parties. The photo was taken in the morning. — FE photo
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Finance officials begin stocktaking of implementation status of the current budget and other economic parameters in early spadework on budgeting for next fiscal year, with the polls close by.The finance division Tuesday sent letters to the ministries and divisions concerned...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Amid a gradual decline in the country's foreign-exchange reserves, banks and forex dealers have once again increased the US dollar exchange rate by Tk 0.50 for remittances, export proceeds, and import payments.This decision to revise the exchange rate follows a...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
At least three people were killed in clashes between BNP activists, police and ruling Awami League supporters on Tuesday, the first day of a three-day blockade called by the opposition BNP party.Two of the victims were from Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj, and...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over reports of violence at political rallies in Bangladesh while the United States has pushed all sides to engage in "dialogue" without preconditions to de-escalate tensions, reports UNB.The UN chief also called on...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Public debts in Bangladesh ballooned by 20 per cent to Tk 16.2 trillion in the past fiscal from Tk 13.5 trillion in FY22, latest official disclosure shows.The higher debt buildup is believed to be driven by a rise in external...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP won't be able to stop the next general election by resorting to violence as they had failed to foil the 2014 and 2018 polls, reports UNB."They won't be able to stop the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Violent agitation by garment workers seeking wage hike spread fast Tuesday to different industrial zones in Dhaka and adjoining areas, disrupting production in many units of the export industry. Firsthand reports said a series of clashes took place in the...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain at one or two places over Chattogram region until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday) according to the Met Office.Day temperature may remain nearly...
Senior Consultant of Neurology Department at United Hospital Ltd Dr Alim Akter Bhuiyan along with others cutting a cake at the Neuroscience Centre of the hospital in the city on Saturday, marking the World Stroke Day
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Prof Syed Humayun Akhtar cutting a cake on its campus in Gazipur on Tuesday, marking the 31st founding anniversary of the university
Detectives have arrested Lieutenant General (retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy from Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, reports UNB.A team of the DB police led by its chief Harun-or-Rashid conducted a drive in Savar area and arrested him in a...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal will make a courtesy call on Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today (Wednesday).Mohammad Saifur Rahman, registrar of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, issued a press release in this regard.Rahman said, "The chief election...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday stayed the effectiveness of a notification of the Jagannath University authorities that asked the married and pregnant students for leaving its Begum Fazilatuness Mujib hall. It also issued a rule asking the respondents to explain...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh has made the name of becoming the world's first country free from black fever, locally known as Kala-Azar, by successfully eliminating the deadly disease.Visceral leishmaniasis or black fever turns fatal if it is left untreated in over 95 per...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holding a copy of the book titled '15 Years of Success' published by Planning Ministry after unveiling it at National Economic Council (NEC) in the city's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Tuesday — PID
SYLHET, Oct 21 (UNB): Officer-in-Charge (OC) of South Surma police station Md Shamsuddoha was injured in a misfire by a constable at Satmile in Lalabazar area of South Surma upazila of Sylhet on Tuesday morning.He was injured by a bullet...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said his government is not concerned about any further US sanctions against or restrictions on Bangladesh."Forget it. We're not worried about sanctions. We don't care whether restrictions are imposed or not."The minister said...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has removed the crime scene yellow tape from in front of BNP's Nayapaltan central office amid the presence of huge law enforcers, reports UNB.However, the collapsible gate of the BNP central office still remained locked...
Awami League (AL) has announced its programmes until the announcement of the upcoming 12th general election schedule, reports BSS.The nationwide peace and development rally of AL to protest BNP-Jamaat's terrorism, sabotage and anarchy will continue until the announcement of the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
The Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) has exhorted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) to participate in the upcoming general election.They made the call from a human chain formed at the plinth of Aparajeyo Bangla on the campus on Tuesday in...
BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and its joint secretary general Syed Moazzame Hossain Alal were arrested from the capital's Shajahanpur area on Tuesday night, reports UNB.A team of DB police raided a house in Shajahanpur's Shahidbagh Mosque lane and...
The Chief Election Commission will meet with President Mohammed Shahabuddin on November 5 regarding the announcement of the election schedule, according to Bangabhaban, reports UNB.The Election Commission (EC) sought a meeting with the president to discuss the 12th national parliament...
KOLKATA, Oct 31 (Agencies): Pakistan's star pacer Shaheen Afridi Tuesday added another feather to his cap when he became the quickest fast-bowler to complete 100 wickets in one-day internationals (ODI) during the ICC Men's World Cup 2023 match against Bangladesh.Tanzid...
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