MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-06-01 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has taken a move for the first time to conduct road safety audit on its already developed two national highways under its road safety project aiming to avert road accidents.Officials said as a pilot...
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Saturday has relieved its Dhaka Metropolitan South unit General Secretary (GS) Abdur Rahim Bhuiya from his organisational post over specific allegations of violating party discipline, reports UNB.The information was disclosed in a press release...
LAKSHMIPUR, May 31 (BSS): Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee Saturday said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is spearheading the government's development initiatives following the footsteps of his parents. "Tarique Rahman is making efforts to take ahead the country following...
Deaths from mob violence rose to 32 in May from 21 in April, reflecting a growing tendency of people to take the law into their own hands, according to a report of Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF), reports UNB.According to the...
Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman has thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi for extending Eid-ul-Azha greetings to him and the people of Bangladesh, reports UNB.In a message posted on the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Facebook page in response to Modi's greetings,...
CUMILLA, May 31 (UNB): Cumilla Zila Parishad Administrator Mostak Mia has claimed that National Citizen Party (NCP) Spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and Chief Organiser (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah took a total of Tk 250 million (25 crore) from the...
More than a hundred people have allegedly attacked and hacked a man to death in Manikganj Sadar Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred around 3am on Saturday in North Putail village, said Manikganj Additional Superintendent of Police (Administration) Abdullah Al Masum.The...
CHATTOGRAM, May 31 (UNB): Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday declared that Jungle Salimpur will no longer remain a safe haven for criminal and terrorist groups, saying those behind last week's attack on and demolition of newly established RAB and...
Prime Minister (PM) and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday paid tributes to party founder and former President Ziaur Rahman on the occasion of his 45th death anniversary. Tarique Rahman first laid a wreath at Ziaur Rahman's grave at Sher-e-Bangla...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday accused Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami of providing shelter to "covert extortionists" and attempting to disguise extortion through the use of religious terminology, reports UNB.He made the allegation while speaking at a discussion...
WASHINGTON, United States, May 28 (AFP): The United States has arrested a former senior CIA official after a search found $40 million worth of gold bars at his home.FBI officers also seized $2 million in cash and around 35 luxury...
SYLHET, May 30 (BSS): Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury on Saturday said an initiative will soon be taken to establish a tourism support center to boost tourism in Sylhet. "Jaintiapur, Gowainghat, and Companiganj areas of Sylhet have immense...
Commerce, Industries, and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said the government aims to transform the country's leather sector into a stronger and more export-oriented industry through maximum utilization of sacrificial animal hides.He said a comprehensive and long-term plan...
Seasonal rawhide traders remain busy buying hides of sacrificial animals in the capital's Posta during Eid-ul-Azha. The photo was shot on Thursday. — FE Photo
CUMILLA, May 30 (BSS): Agriculture and Livestock Minister Amin Ur Rashid Saturday said that leather prices depend not on domestic demand but on conditions in the international market.He told reporters replying to a query after a discussion marking the 45th...
FE REPORT | 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Limited (BIFPCL) has requested the government to urgently release Tk 6.32 billion, warning that delays could jeopardise its ability to meet lender obligations and trigger substantial financial penalties, sources say.It recently wrote to the finance ministry,...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2026-06-01 00:00:00
The Minimum Wage Board has identified a total of 67 additional industrial sectors and proposed that the government take necessary measures to bring them under the formal wage regulation system, sources said. The move aims to formalise employment practices in...
DAKAR, Senegal, May 31 (AP): When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affect agriculture in the West African nation. Since the war began on Feb....
PARIS, May 31 (Reuters): Japan's SoftBank Group will invest EUR45 billion over the next five years in a push to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, the company announced on Saturday. SoftBank said the investment, described as the biggest...
COLOMBO, May 31, (AFP): Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by up to six percent on Sunday, in line with IMF plans to recover energy costs and phase out subsidies to stabilise the economy.Petrol was raised to 434 rupees ($1.33), up...
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia is likely to cut its official selling prices (OSPs) for crude oil to Asia in July for a second month, a Reuters survey showed, as spot premiums eased on sluggish demand despite supply disruptions...
NEW DELHI, May 31 (Reuters): India has scrapped customs duties on cotton imports for five months, the government said on Saturday, as it seeks to boost supplies of contamination-free natural fibre for textile exporters amid strong overseas demand for yarn.The...
BEIJING, May 31 (Reuters): China's factory activity stalled in May as new export orders contracted and input costs kept rising, an official survey showed on Sunday, adding to concerns the world's second-largest economy is losing momentum despite pockets of strength...
WASHINGTON, United States, May 31 (AFP): The United States Treasury announced sanctions Wednesday against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, Tehran's new agency that collects fees for traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz."The Iranian military's latest attempt to extort global...
As of May 30, 263 confirmed Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, the director-general of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Jean Kaseya said, reports Reuters.More than 1,100 suspected cases are...
SINGAPORE, May 31 (AFP): US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took another swipe at Washington's NATO and European partners on Saturday, saying those that do not hike defence spending sufficiently "will face a clear shift in how we do business".NATO members...
WASHINGTON, United States, May 31 (AFP): A meteor crashing toward Earth exploded over the northeastern United States on Saturday, NASA said, setting off booms that echoed over the region with a blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT.The fireball broke...
The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed to 11 as crews recovered the bodies of all nine missing people, authorities said on Saturday, reports Reuters.Two fatalities had been confirmed after the tank...
MECCA, Saudi Arabia, May 31 (AFP): Climate change is gradually shrinking the times of year when the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage can take place in safe weather conditions, according to a new study published on Friday.The hajj in western Saudi...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, May 31 (AFP): Hamas accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday of a "blatant violation" of the October 2025 ceasefire after he ordered the army to seize more territory in the Gaza Strip."In a blatant...
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