FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Government offices, banks and financial institutions reopened on Tuesday after the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, as employees gradually returned to the capital despite expectations of a subdued workweek.Alongside government offices, lower courts and the stock market also resumed operations on the same...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment to arrange loans of up to Tk 1.0 million for students and workers heading abroad, reports bdnews24.com.State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare Nurul Haque Nur disclosed the...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Apparel exports to the European Union began 2026 on a weak footing, with shipments registering one of the steepest declines among major suppliers as demand and prices both softened.The downturn mirrors a broader slowdown in global apparel trade, with industry...
The nation will observe Genocide Day in solemn remembrance of the brutal crackdown by the Pakistani occupation forces on unarmed Bengalis on the fateful night of March 25, 1971, carried out under the codename ‘Operation Searchlight’.President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Mar 24 (AP): A missile slammed into a street in central Tel Aviv as Iran kept up its barrages targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states on Tuesday, even as U.S. President Donald Trump said the United...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday announced a financial support package to help its developing member countries (DMCs) mitigate the economic and financial impacts resulting from the conflict in the Middle East."ADB will deliver rapid, flexible, and scalable assistance...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has requested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an extended support and to release the next instalment of the ongoing bailout package by June this year.Bangladesh would discuss the issues with the...
At least 44 lives were lost in accidents across the country during the Eid holidays from Thursday, including the most tragic incident on the Dhaka-Chattogram rail route involving a bus and a train, report agencies.In Cumilla, at least 12 people...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed retired Lieutenant- General Masud Uddin Chowdhury, one of the key figures behind the much-talked-about 1/11 incident in 2007, on a five-day remand in a case filed under the Prevention and Suppression of Human Trafficking...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Trade ties between Bangladesh and the United States strengthened notably in 2025, with Washington temporarily overtaking India to become Dhaka's second-largest trading partner during several months of the year.While China and India continue to dominate Bangladesh's trade landscape, the shift...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh's energy regulator ramped up prices of jet fuel for both domestic and international plane flights amid volatile global oil prices due to the Middle-East crisis.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised the prices of jet fuel, also known as aviation...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
A much-contended move to bifurcate the National Board of Revenue (NBR) looks poised to cease automatically as the finance ministry finds the relevant ordinance promulgated by the interim administration incomplete.The ordinance for splitting the NBR into two divisions -- Tax...
The Election Commission (EC) has held a reunion meeting on the first working day after the long holidays of the holy Eid-ul-Fitr at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon, reports BSSActing Chief Election Commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud chaired the...
Social Welfare Minister AZM Zahid Hossain says that the condition of BNP leader Mirza Abbas has improved during his treatment at Singapore General Hospital.On Monday, he said: "I have spoken to the doctors. They say they are seeing positive signs...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has said his party never called the general election fair, stressing that it only accepted the results as a pragmatic decision aimed at preventing political paralysis, reports bdnews24.com.He clarified the Jamaat's stance on polls while exchanging...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has exchanged Eid-ul-Fitr greetings with former Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus, at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital, reports UNB."Prof Muhammad Yunus met the Prime Minister and exchanged Eid greetings...
The holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims, was celebrated nationwide on Saturday amid much enthusiasm and religious fervour, reports BSS.The main jamaat of the Eid-ul-Fitr was held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises...
Rain/thunder shower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly...
A schoolboy was stabbed to death in Hatirjheel's Madhubagh area in the capital while hanging out with friends on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr (Saturday), reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Md Rabbi, 19, a 10th grader at Anjuman High School...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
Recreation spots in the capital, Dhaka, have drawn huge crowds in the days following Eid, as the festive mood remained vibrant throughout the extended holiday period.Although offices reopened on Tuesday after a week-long break, many people were still seen in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
The government is prioritising reforms in the existing city bus service under a 'one-route-one-company' model, rather than launching electric bus (EV) operations on a single route as initially proposed by a development partner.The government has also plans to introduce electronic...
Leader of the Opposition and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, exchanged Eid greetings with diplomats at his official residence on Minto Road in the capital on Saturday. — Focus Bangla
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-03-25 00:00:00
The country may face a worsened dengue situation this year, if the government fails to take proper precautionary measures. With the spells of rain before and after the Eid-ul-Fitr, a friendly environment has been created across the country for dengue...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman exchanged Eid-ul-Fitr greetings with the diplomats stationed in Dhaka at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Saturday (March 21). — PID
KYIV, Mar 24 (BBC): At least five people have been killed in Russian strikes across Ukraine, after a massive overnight aerial bombardment targeted several regions across the country.A 61-year-old woman was killed when a drone hit an electric train in...
SEOUL, Mar 24 (AFP): North Korea will never give up nuclear weapons, leader Kim Jong Un said, indicating that the country will soon designate South Korea the "most hostile state", state media reported Tuesday.Kim also told the country's rubber-stamp legislature...
COPENHAGEN, Mar 24 (Reuters): Danes voted on Tuesday in an election that could hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against U.S. President Donald Trump over Greenland, even though cost-of-living worries have hurt her...
BEIRUT, Mar 24 (AFP/AP): An Israeli strike on Bshamoun, south of Beirut, killed two people on Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said, while strikes on the capital's southern suburbs continued throughout the night."The Israeli enemy raid on the town of Bshamoun...
NOAKHALI, Mar 24 (BSS): A teenage boy drowned in a pond in Companiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was Zahidul Islam Siam, 13, son of Abul Kashem, a resident of Charparbati union of the upazila.Siam drowned in the...
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