FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Students blocked the Farmgate intersection in the capital on Thursday to realise their five-point demand, which include ensuring safer roads and justice for a victim of Farmgate's recent road accident.The protest, held mostly by the students of Govt. Science College...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
A 20-year-old young man was killed in an explosion during a clash between two groups at the Geneva Camp in the capital's Mohammadpur area on Thursday. The victim was identified as Md Zahid, son of late Md Imran of the...
Katherine Rick, Director of Professional Development at the British Management University in Uzbekistan, recently conducted two engaging and interactive sessions at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the capital, says a statement. The sessions were held at the university's DMK...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
A total of 152 fire incidents happened in industries and factories from 2018 to June 2025 that claimed 131 lives and injured 578, revealed a latest research study of labour safety rights groups.From 2022 to June 2025 a total of...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Prices of edible oil and vegetables went up again last week, adding to sufferings of the common consumers.Vegetable prices continued to rise. Brinjal now sells for Tk120-200 per kg, bitter gourd for Tk 100-110, pointed gourd for Tk 100-110, okra...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have crossed the $32 billion mark, the highest level in two and a half years, according to the central bank, reports UNB.In an official statement on Wednesday, Bangladesh Bank's Executive Director and Spokesperson Arief Hossain said...
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct 23 (AFP): The EU on Wednesday agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine aimed at crimping Moscow's oil and gas revenues, said Denmark, which holds the EU's rotating presidency.The package -- the...
A man has allegedly launched an arson attack on his own family in Narsingdi Sadar Upazila, using petrol to set their house on fire and leaving five people, including his wife and children, burnt.Shawon Bin Rahman, resident surgeon at Dhaka's...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Md Nazrul Islam, former chairman of Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company Limited, was Thursday placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over embezzlement of Tk 2.07 billion.Earlier on the day, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) arrested Md Nazrul Islam...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
The trial proceedings in the crimes-against- humanity case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two others concluded on Thursday. The date for delivering the verdict will be fixed on November 13.The other two individuals involved are former Home Minister...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
With the right partnerships and policies, Bangladesh can turn climate challenges into sustainable and inclusive growth, said Christian Brix Moller, Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh.Carbon markets can play a central role in this transformation, he noted while addressing a dialogue titled...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
The government is set to undertake a Tk 6.89-billion project to restore navigability in Kaptai Lake and four surrounding rivers in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, aiming to prevent flash floods and improve river transport in the region, officials said on...
Bangladesh spinners bagged all the wickets when West Indies tried to chase down the big target of 297 runs, and helped the Tigers win the match by 179 runs on Thursday evening in Dhaka, reports UNB.With this win, Bangladesh sealed...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Following Bangladesh's signing of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Convention 190, employers now face greater responsibilities to ensure gender sensitivity and prevent workplace harassment, in line with the convention, industry leaders have said.As the second Asian country to sign it,...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
The government has directed Dhaka Customs House to release all imported goods within 24 hours at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) to ease the disruption caused by the recent fire at the cargo village.Customs and related agencies have been instructed...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
AKIJ Resource, a business entity that originated from one of the oldest conglomerates- AKIJ Group- aspires to introduce the country's first-ever Sariah-based digital bank.As part of the plan, AKIJ Resource has decided to apply for securing digital banking license from...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Upgrading beach-city Cox's Bazar airport to international status stalls with the government declaration retracted as the HSIA fire ordeals prove its infrastructure inadequacies on many counts, sources say.Official sources told The Financial Express that the decision is prompted by the...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
Voters can cast 'no' vote in the next polls while candidates, even if from an electoral alliance, must contest the national elections under their respective party symbols.These are two significant provisions incorporated into the Representation of the People Order (RPO)...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-24 00:00:00
A clearly defined drive begins in acquisitions and mergers of problem banks as the regulator Thursday issued regulations for the Bank Resolution Ordinance 2025 made by the interim government for banking-sector reforms. Officials said the regulations, rolled out by Bangladesh...
DUBAI, Oct 23 (AP): Saudi Arabia appointed a prominent ultraconservative scholar late Wednesday as the country's new grand mufti, the kingdom's top religious scholar.Sheikh Saleh bin Fawzan al-Fawzan, 90, took over the position, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported. The...
PANAMA, Oct 23 (AFP): The US military carried out small-scale survival and jungle combat drills on Panama's Caribbean coast Wednesday, as Washington amassed a vast naval presence off Venezuela.Under a scorching sun, about a dozen US Marines armed with assault...
TOKYO, Oct 23 (AFP): Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to achieve the target of spending two percent of GDP on defence two years early, media reports said days before a visit by US President Donald Trump.Long-pacifist Japan has...
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (AFP): US President Donald Trump is set to embark on a major trip to Asia this week with all eyes on an expected meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping that has huge implications for the global economy.Trump...
EW YORK, Oct 23 (BBC/AFP): The US Secretary of State has said that a move by Israel's parliament towards annexation of the occupied West Bank would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza."That's not something we can be...
ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct 23 (AFP): A composed 74 from Matt Short and a maiden half-century by Cooper Connolly steered Australia to a two-wicket win over India on Thursday, sealing the three-match one-day series with a game to go.After India made...
MADRID, Oct 23 (AP): Jude Bellingham ended his scoring drought this season with a second-half goal that gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Juventus on Wednesday, keeping the Spanish powerhouse with a perfect record in the Champions League.Bellingham found...
Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Das has returned to the squad after recovering from a side strain, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) naming a 15-member squad for the first two T20Is of the three-match series against West Indies in Chattogram,...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Oct 23 (AFP): South Africa beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the second Test in Rawalpindi on Thursday to draw the series 1-1 with Simon Harmer taking a maiden five-wicket haul.The 36-year-old off-spinner finished with 6-50, taking his...
Bangladesh blazed a hole through West Indies in a 179-run win in the third ODI at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Thursday, completing their first series victory since March last year. Saif Hassan and Soumya Sarkar put...
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