Founder of Lalon Research and Cultural Foundation Abu Ishahaque Hossain speaking at a memorial meeting on legendry artiste Farida Parveen at Shishu Kalyan Parisahd in the capital on Friday. Former Information Secretary Syed Margub Morshed presided over the event, while...
OUR CORRESPONDENTGAIBANDHA, Sept 27: Students of Ramdev Dwi-Mukhi High School (Ramdev B.L. High School) in Gaibandha's Sundarganj Upazila are unable to play any sport in the field of their school for several years as it was first occupied by a...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Sept 27: An emergency flood control initiative in the Sylhet region has hit a snag, achieving only around 60 per cent progress despite its scheduled completion by June 2026. Officials from the Water Development Board (WDB) confirmed that...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 27: As long as 54 years have gone by since the country's independence but Cox's Bazar could not yet develop into a world-class tourist destination. The major tourism centre offering golden sands, clear waters, and scenic beauty...
Mudassir | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it", said George Santayana, a great American philosopher. Gone are the days of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Napoleon the Great and the likes. Preserving and protecting...
An unspoken lively dialogue between tradition and modernity it looks like in an art carnival portraying real-life aspirations in paint-and-brush works. The very theme of the show --'Hridoyer Ronge Shopno Saje' -- is self-explanatory. With over seventy Bangladeshi painters participating,...
The Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) in a rejoinder has contested certain aspects of the content of the post-editorial published in The Financial Express on Thursday. The Bank differed with a few figures concerning its classified loans and capital shortfall and...
World Pharmacists Day 2025 was observed worldwide on September 25 under the theme "Think Health, Think Pharmacist." On this occasion, it is worth reflecting on the often-overlooked contribution of pharmacists in our healthcare system.Take the example of Dhaka Medical College...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
In a country where agriculture remains the mainstay of the economy, the steady erosion of farmland is a cause for serious concern. An increasing number of farmers are losing their land and livelihoods as arable areas shrink under the combined...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
Notwithstanding a significant strain in relations, bilateral trade between Bangladesh and India witnessed a modest rise in the last fiscal year, reflecting the reciprocal reliance on each other for sourcing various goods for domestic consumption. It also indicates that long-term...
The new guidelines issued by the Financial Institutions Division for incentive bonuses of state-owned banks and financial institutions are driven as much by the aim of linking rewards to actual performance as by the broader need to bring discipline and...
Haradhan Sarker | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh's poor farmers are yet to be blessed by adequate bank credit. On many a ground, bank financing is preferable for our resource-constrained farmers. Small farmers borrow from several sources , but have little access to bank financing while our...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Dhaka divisions with moderately heavy falls at places over the...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
Newly 219 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in the past 24 hours until Friday morning. No deaths were reported from the mosquito-borne disease during the period.With the latest figure, the total number of dengue hospitalisations has increased to...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
Police nabbed two persons with cocktails through a raid in the capital's North Basabo area on Friday. The arrestees were Md Rakib Hossain (27) and Mahabub (20).Acting on a tip-off, a team of Sabujbag Police Station carried out a raid...
East West University (EWU) on Thursday welcomed approximately 1,800 newly admitted students through comprehensive orientation sessions for the Fall semester of 2025, according to a press release.The programme took place at the EWU campus in the capital's Aftabnagar. Each academic...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has intensified its intelligence surveillance and patrolling across the country to ensure security during the Durga Puja. The surveillance will continue until October 3.The elite force teams have been deployed in their respective areas of...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
The honesty, integrity and perseverance of late Samson H. Chowdhury have been lauded on his 100th birth anniversary.Speakers at a memorial service at St Mary's Cathedral in the capital on Thursday also described him as a pioneer of Bangladesh's industrial...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
The Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) Election Commission (EC) said an investigation is underway into the allegations that ballot papers for the DUCSU election were printed in an unsecured manner at Nilkhet.In a press release, signed by Chief Returning...
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka has ordered the arrest of Rofiqul Alam Chowdhury (61), an Awami League (AL)-backed lawyer, in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act following allegations that he chanted anti-state slogans in the capital's Gulistan area.Rofiqul...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami brought out a procession in Savar, Dhaka, on Friday, pressing for implementation of its five-point demand. — Collected
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sep 26 (UNB): Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarker has issued a stern warning that officials who were involved in irregularities in previous elections will not be allowed to perform duties in the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.He emphasised...
KHULNA, Sept 26 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar has pledged to build a clean, corruption-free and humane Bangladesh if his party comes to power.Speaking as the chief guest at a student and youth rally in Dumuria upazila...
Alongside confirming its own candidates, the BNP is expediting seat-sharing deals with right, left, moderate and liberal democratic parties as part of preparations to contest the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad election, reports UNB.Since BNP has already announced it would form a...
Kushtia, Sep 26 (UNB): A family dispute allegedly over money has led to the tragic deaths of an elderly man and his young son in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district.The victims were identified as Shumbhu Charan Biswas, 80, and Bijoy...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken an initiative to order the seizure of two luxury cars, two houses and 12 bank accounts found in the United States in the name of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy,...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
Physical work on the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant is finally set to begin after 10 years with an aim to ensure the supply of clean and safe water for city-dwellers from the Meghna River.The Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority...
NEW YORK, Sept 26 (UNB): The interim government on Friday reacted to the statement issued by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), noting that it is "deeply disappointing" that it issued a public statement based on unverified social media posts, rather...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh's currency appears increasingly getting overvalued as subdued import demand and weak private-sector credit flows coincide with robust remittance inflows.The trend is reflected in the central bank's latest reading of the real effective exchange rate (REER) index, which rose to...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-09-27 00:00:00
The interim government is moving with urgency to resolve the long-standing issue of the repayment of Pabna Sugar Mill loans received under Pakistan Supplier Credit, sources say.In this regard, a high-profile inter-ministerial meeting was held between representatives from Bangladesh and...
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