Sophos launches new advisory services to strengthen cybersecurity defences Sophos has unveiled its new Advisory Services suite, offering a range of advanced security testing solutions-including external and internal penetration testing, wireless network assessments, and web application security evaluations-to help organisations...
RAKIB HOSSAIN | 2025-11-03 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has called on mobile phone users across the country to ensure their devices are legally registered before 16 December, when the government will begin systematically blocking illegal and cloned handsets from accessing mobile networks.The...
DEEPAN TALUKDAR | 2025-11-03 00:00:00
Electronic waste or e-waste is emerging as one of the fastest-growing waste streams in Bangladesh, mirroring a global trend driven by technological proliferation and shorter device lifespans. As the usage of mobile phones, televisions, computers and home appliances surges amid...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-11-03 00:00:00
The conflicts taking place in different parts of the world- Gaza, Ukraine and many other countries in Africa, South Asia and South East Asia have raised once again the need for all countries to remember that the rights of children,...
Bangladesh's e-commerce industry has developed remarkably over the past few years, and the growth was mainly due to the increasing number of internet users, easy-to-use online payment methods, and the rising of the electronic shopping option demand. Nevertheless, the rapid...
With the advancement of modernity, many aspects of human life have changed. Our lifestyles have evolved and old customs have gradually been replaced by new trends. One such trend is the growing gym culture. About five years ago, gyms were...
Neil Ray | 2025-11-03 00:00:00
The Odhikar and the Manabadhikar Sangskriti Sangstha, two human rights organisations, in their latest reports have come up with alarming pictures of the lax law and order and worsening security of life in the country. While the number of extrajudicial...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-11-03 00:00:00
As Trump directed his country's Department of War to what he said start testing their Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis in response to other countries' testing programmes, the world is going to enter the insanely competitive era of nuclear...
The Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023 was enacted to expedite the resolution of land-related disputes outside the courtroom through an administrative process. However, its enforcement remains pending so far. It is heartening to know from a recent Financial...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 09:09 am on Saturday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka's air was classified as 'moderate,' referring...
The Department of Environment (DoE) held a mobile court in Kakrail, Dhaka, on Friday to control noise pollution, reports UNB.During the mobile court operation, a total of six vehicles were fined Tk 23,000 for violating Rule 8(1) of the Noise...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has instructed the chiefs of the three armed services to take all necessary measures to ensure flawless security ahead of the 13th National Parliament election, scheduled for the first half of February, reports UNB.He gave...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) has sought Tk 941 million from the Ministry of Finance to clear eight months of unpaid salaries for officers and employees of the Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC). The request follows months of...
An eight-month nationwide ban on catching juvenile Hilsa (Jatka) began on Saturday and it will remain in effect until June 30, 2026, aiming to boost Hilsa production and ensure sustainable conservation. Supervised by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and...
The revival of St Martin's Island has fallen flat on reopening day. Despite the government reopening the coral island to tourists from Saturday, not a single ship departed from Cox's Bazar on the first day.Silence prevailed throughout the morning at...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
The use of cards in e-commerce transactions in Bangladesh rose 28.8 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in August 2025, reflecting growing consumer preference for online shopping, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Transactions surged to Tk 21.93 billion in August 2025 from...
Gaibandha, Nov 1 (UNB): A suspected cattle lifter was killed reportedly in a lynch-mob attack in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha district early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abdus Salam of Ramdakua village in the upazila.Abdur Hakim Azad, officer-in-charge of Sundarganj...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
Heavy rain and thunderstorms disrupted life in the capital and other parts of the country on Saturday, causing severe waterlogging, traffic jams, and widespread inconvenience for residents.A sudden, intense afternoon downpour left knee-deep water in major neighbourhoods, including Mirpur, Dhanmondi,...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
The banking sector is feeling the strain as the gap between lending and deposit rates, a key measure of profitability, narrowed to a 17-month low in September.The squeeze comes as banks face rising deposit costs and sluggish lending growth, leaving...
FHM HUMAYUN KABIR | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has sought the government's permission to issue bonds through mobile money to mobilise investment for Bangladesh's development, officials said on Saturday.The Manila-based lender plans to introduce the bond in local currency in the domestic market...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has said the "situation" created by the BNP over the implementation of the July Charter is "completely undesirable"."The people want a national election in February. Creating uncertainty [over the July Charter] right before...
The Nabisco-Mahakhali intersection part of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani has become a veritable parking place for inter-district buses. Buses are kept on both sides of the road in double lines, leaving almost no room for movement of other vehicles. Bus...
FE REPORT | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has reiterated that his party will not take responsibility for any portion of the July National Charter that it did not sign, reaffirming the BNP's firm stance on its "notes of dissent."Speaking at...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
Liabilities of Dhaka metro -rail company are likely to multiply as it has to bear the cost of mending many defects and deficiencies recently identified in all systems and sub -systems in the under-operation overhead rail.A recent tragic accident of...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-11-02 00:00:00
Japanese companies bid big to do business with Bangladesh in diverse sectors to seize emergent prospects, with many seeking information daily about the country's latest investment climate. Affordable labour, local and global marketing prospects amid rising domestic consumer clientele act...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may...
A full court meeting of the judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court (SC) will be held next Tuesday, reports BSS.The information was revealed in a notice signed by High Court Division's Additional Registrar...
The namaz-e-janaza of Abdul Halim Chowdhury, permanent member of the National Press Club and former senior photojournalist of now-defunct Bangladesh Times, was held on the press club premises on Saturday. — FE photo
The Chief Adviser's office has instructed government officials to avoid foreign travels unless absolutely necessary until the next national election, reports UNB.A circular on compliance with foreign travel guidelines has been issued and circulated to all ministry and division secretaries,...
FE REPORT Assistant teachers at the government primary schools threatened on Saturday to go for nationwide work abstention and sit-in programmes if their long-standing demands of pay grades and promotions were not realised by November 15.They under the banner of...
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