NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 01: Chittagong Port, the maritime gateway of Bangladesh, has achieved a historic milestone by handling the highest number of containers in 2025.The prime seaport handled a total of 3.40 million (34,09,069) TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of containers, 138.15...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
The government has slashed customs duty on mobile phone imports from 25 per cent to 10 per cent, marking a nearly 60 per cent reduction, as the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) officially came into operation on Thursday.The decision was...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
The Biman Bangladesh Airlines authorities have decided, in principle, to purchase 14 aircraft from the US aviation giant Boeing. The decision was taken at the board meeting of the state-run airlines on Tuesday (December 30), according to a statement, issued...
BRUSSELS, Jan 01 (AFP): A total of 128 journalists were killed around the world in 2025, more than half of them in the Middle East, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said Thursday.The grim toll, up from 2024, "is not...
TAIPEI (Taiwan), Jan-01 (AP): Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills around the island."In the face of China's rising...
WEST BANK, Jan 01 (Agencies): Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank watched as Israeli military bulldozers tore down their homes Wednesday in Nur Shams refugee camp, part of an almost year-long campaign in northern West Bank camps.Since early 2025, Operation...
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland, Jan-01 (Agencies): Around 40 people have been killed and 100 injured, most of them seriously, after an explosion tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale ski resort of Crans-Montana, Swiss officials...
NEW YORK, Jan 01 (AFP): Zohran Mamdani, the young upstart of the US left, was sworn in Thursday to take over as New York mayor for a term sure to see him cross swords with President Donald Trump.After the clocks...
MOSCOW, Jan 01 (Agencies): President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to believe in victory in Ukraine during his annual New Year's Eve address on Wednesday, as his country marked the holiday at war for the fourth year running.His speech-which lasted just...
The Thirty-first Night is meant to be a night of joy and celebration. As we bid farewell to the old year and welcome the new, it symbolises happiness, hope and anticipation. Yet the unfortunate reality is that the joy of...
The Risk-Based Supervision (RBS), to be implemented from 01 January 2026, is likely to be the most vital lifeline for the banking sector in Bangladesh in the coming days. The banking sector is currently struggling hard with the non-performing loan...
Shiabur Rahman | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
While celebration of the year 2026 began earlier in some countries like New Zealand and Australia, Dhaka began its journey into the New Year with the dubious tag of one of the most polluted cities in the world. Breathing outdoors...
Nilratan Halder | 2026-01-02 00:00:00
An eventful year marked by tumultuous national developments and international conflicts raising at times the spectre of a World War III has just passed. The world has already welcomed the New Year with open arms in the hope that the...
Workplace safety has long been a matter of serious concern but recent developments suggest that the situation has further deteriorated. Accidents and deaths arising from hazardous working conditions and compounded by persistent negligence in enforcing safety standards have cast a...
The Board of Directors of Agrani Bank PLC has expressed deep shock at the death of Begum Khaleda Zia, the first female prime minister of the country and also BNP chairperson. The Board held a doa session at the head...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Moderate to thick fog may occur at many places during mid night to morning. Night temperature may remain...
MYMENSINGH, Dec 31 (UNB): Police have arrested another accused, who allegedly hanged the body of Dipu Chandra Das from tree after his death in a lynch-mob attack, from Gazipur district in connection in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on December...
Chief Adviser's (CA) Special Assistant on Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Professor Dr Md Sayedur Rahman has resigned, reports BSS.A notification of the Cabinet Division on Tuesday said the President has accepted his resignation. However, the notification did not...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 31: Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and the Bangladesh Army will jointly build an "international-standard" hospital in the port city, aiming to provide quality healthcare at affordable costs to the general public.The announcement came on Tuesday at the seventh...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Different organisations and individuals continued to express condolences over the death of former Premier Begum Khaleda Zia, who breathed her last on Tuesday and was buried with state honour on Wednesday.They highlighted Begum Zia's lifelong struggle for sustaining the country's...
Hasnat Abdullah, a senior organiser of National Citizen Party (NCP), has declared an annual income of Tk 1.25 million and total assets worth Tk 5 million in his election affidavit, reports bdnews24.com.The 27-year-old, a native of Gopalnagar village in Debidwar...
Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has said former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was the most popular leader in Bangladesh's history, reports UNB."Up to now, Begum Khaleda Zia was the most popular leader in Bangladesh. Today, the entire nation is...
Gonoforum Emeritus President Dr Kamal Hossain has described BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia as an inspiration of Bangladesh's democratic struggle, reports UNB.In a condolence message on Tuesday, he also expressed deep sorrow at Khaleda's death and conveyed...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Female members of Begum Khaleda Zia's family, women advisers of the interim government and other distinguished female personalities joined the Namaz-e-Janaza of Begum Khaleda Zia, who was laid to rest beside her husband Ziaur Rahman's grave on Wednesday.Daughter-in-law of Begum...
A severe cold wave swept parts of Bangladesh on the last day of the year, disrupting normal life and causing hardship.According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD,) Gopalganj recorded 7.5 degrees Celsius at 6 am on Wednesday, marking the lowest temperature...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
Party supporters and general people from across the country came to the capital on Wednesday to attend the namaz-e-janaza of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, recalling her long struggle for democracy.They wished she could survive for a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
The year 2025 ended with deepening concern over Bangladesh's weakening domestic revenue mobilisation, prompting economists and policymakers to warn about the government's ability to meet rising public expenditure.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) went through unprecedented turmoil at both its...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-01-01 00:00:00
A mixed economic picture comes clear in the yearbook 2025 with Bangladesh having witnessed its external accounts fairly strengthened while stubborn inflation, weak private investment and deep-rooted stress in banking continuing to weigh on growth prospects.The year opened on a...
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