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Badruddin Umar laid to eternal rest-

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Eminent writer, researcher, politician and intellectual Badruddin Umar was laid to eternal rest at Jurain graveyard in the city on Monday, reports BSS.Jatiya Mukti Council Secretary Faizul Hakim confirmed it saying earlier his namaz-e-janaza was held at Central Jame Mosque...

Left-leaning students unveil panel for RUCSU election

2025-09-09 00:00:00

RU CorrespondentThe left-leaning student alliance has announced its panel under the banner of Democratic Students' Council for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) elections.The announcement was made on Monday evening at a press conference held at the university's...

Amartya Roy files writ seeking candidacy reinstatement as VP

2025-09-09 00:00:00

JU CORRESPONDENTAmartya Roy Jon, who had his vice-president (VP) candidacy cancelled for the upcoming JUCSU polls from the Shompritir Oikya panel, filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking reinstatement of his candidacy.The writ was filed on Monday, and...

HC summarily rejects writ petition filed by Zulias Cizar

FE REPORT | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

The High Court on Monday summarily rejected a writ petition filed by Zulias Cizar Talukdar, a vice-president (VP) aspirant in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and ballot number. The High Court bench...

Two more die of dengue--

FE REPORT | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

Two more people died from dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing this year's death toll to 137. According to the daily bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 573 new dengue patients were...

Shibir announces panel for RUCSU polls

RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on Monday announced its panel for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election. Abdul Mohaimin, former president of Shibir's RU unit and its central social welfare secretary, made the announcement in front of RUCSU...

Chhatra Dal urges students to reject cyberbullying thru ballot

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Abidul Islam Khan, the Vice-President candidate from the Chhatra Dal-backed panel in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, has called on students to respond to false propaganda and cyberbullying through their votes, reports UNB.Speaking at an emergency...

DUCSU vote count to be screened at polling stations

2025-09-09 00:00:00

In a bid to ensure transparency and build student confidence, the vote count for the DUCSU and hall union elections will be screened live on LED screens installed outside each polling station, reports UNB.Professor Dr Mohammad Zashim Uddin, Chief Returning...

Five-party collaboration crucial for climate disaster management

FE REPORT | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday stressed that effective management of climate-induced disasters in Bangladesh will require the collaboration of five key actors -- knowledge generators or scientists, policymakers, institutions, financiers, and communities.Speaking at the inauguration of a three-day training...

Nine former ministers, MPs appear before court virtually

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Nine former ministers and lawmakers, including Anisul Haque and Hasanul Haque Inu, have been presented virtually before a Dhaka court from jail in connection with various murder and attempted murder cases relating to last year's July Uprising, reports BSS.They were...

Khulna AL leader lands in jail

2025-09-09 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 8(BSS): A court in Khulna has sent an Awami League (AL) leader, Sharmin Rahman Shikha, to jail in a vandalism case filed with Khalishpur Police Station of the district. Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate passed the order on Monday after...

‘Nur may take 4-6 weeks to recover’

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur may need another four to six weeks to fully recover from his injuries, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) Director Brigadier General Md Asaduzzaman said on Monday, reports UNB."Nur's condition is stable and improving....

Public-private efforts needed for journalists' welfare: Mahfuj

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam has said both public and private initiatives are needed for the welfare of journalists, and such initiatives will help ensure their professional and social security, reports BSS."The government's initiatives alone are not enough...

Ex-secy Abu Alam Shahid Khan arrested, sent to jail

FE REPORT | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested former secretary Abu Alam Md Shahid Khan. Mohammad Nasirul Islam, joint commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB) Police, said the former secretary was detained from Borak Tower in the...

NCC to hold meeting this week to discuss implementation process

2025-09-09 00:00:00

SM Najmus SakibThe National Consensus Commission (NCC) has decided to hold a meeting with the political parties this week to further discuss the implementation process of July National Charter and share the experts' opinions on it in particular.The experts' panel...

Fakhrul urges unity to thwart attempts to destory democracy

2025-09-09 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has expressed his thanks and gratitude to interim government's chief adviser, Prof Dr. Muhammad Yunus, for his firm stance on holding the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election, report agencies.He said, "Prof Dr. Yunus...

Govt steps up trials of July Uprising crimes

2025-09-09 00:00:00

The government has formed a seven-member committee to accelerate the prosecution of crimes, including murder, committed to suppress last year's nationwide student-led mass movement, report agencies.The committee has been formed with the initiative taken by the Ministry of Law, Justice...

A large number of polling booths have been set up for the much-awaited Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU)

2025-09-09 00:00:00

A large number of polling booths have been set up for the much-awaited Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) elections, scheduled to be held today (Tuesday). The picture was taken inside the Curzon Hall on Monday. — FE photo

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS TREE PLANTATION PROGRAMME

2025-09-09 00:00:00

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK HOLDS TREE PLANTATION PROGRAMME Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC has been conducting a tree plantation drive countrywide as part of its corporate social responsibility programme for the protection of the environment. Under this drive, a tree plantation programme...

Midland Bank, Milvik sign MoU

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Midland Bank PLC and Milvik Bangladesh Limited (Swedish HealthTech) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on improving healthcare access and delivery in underserved communities.This strategic partnership is set to leverage digital technologies and financial inclusion initiatives to address the...

ECB set to hold rates steady

2025-09-09 00:00:00

FRANKFURT, Sept 08 (AFP): The European Central bank is expected to hold interest rates steady again this week with inflation under control and US tariff tensions easing, even as France's political crisis presents a new headache.It would mark the second...

Buyer-supplier summit begins in city

2025-09-09 00:00:00

FE REPORTA two-day buyer-supplier summit conference began at the Institute of Architects Bangladesh in the city's Agargaon area on Monday aiming to establish market linkages for entrepreneurs hailing from SME clusters across the country.Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation (SMEF) organised...

Tourism sector workers to get skills-based training: NSDA

2025-09-09 00:00:00

National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) Executive Chairman Nazneen Kausar Chowdhury on Monday said that the authority aims to integrate workers of the tourism and hospitality sector into decent and dignified employment through skills-based training and certification, reports UNB."We want to...

DCCI urges China's support to boost tech capacity

2025-09-09 00:00:00

A bilateral trade discussion between President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) Taskeen Ahmed and Ambassador of China to Bangladesh Yao Wen was held at the Embassy of China in Dhaka on Monday.During the meeting, the DCCI President...

Expedite customs, bond procedures for RMG sector

FE Report | 2025-09-09 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday called on the government to ease and expedite customs and bond-related activities in order to support the continued growth of the country's largest foreign currency earner.A delegation from BGMEA, led...

TAKAFUL ISLAMI INSURANCE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELD--

2025-09-09 00:00:00

TAKAFUL ISLAMI INSURANCE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEETING HELDThe 10th meeting of the Investment Committee of Takaful Islami Insurance PLC was held at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Saturday. Chairman of the Committee Md. Masudur Rahman presided over the meeting attended by committee...

ICMAB team meets Finance Division secy

2025-09-09 00:00:00

A delegation from The Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), led by its President Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, met with Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder, Secretary of the Finance Division, Ministry of Finance, at his office on Monday. During...

KARMASANGSTHAN BANK HOSTS CUSTOMER GATHERING AND PUBLIC HEARING

2025-09-09 00:00:00

KARMASANGSTHAN BANK HOSTS CUSTOMER GATHERING AND PUBLIC HEARING Sunamganj Branch of Karmasangsthan Bank held a Customer Gathering and Public Hearing at Shaheed Muktijoddha Jagatjyoti Public Library in Sunamganj on Monday. Dr. A.F.M. Matiur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors...

SONALI BANK SIGNS CONTRACT WITH NGOAB

2025-09-09 00:00:00

SONALI BANK SIGNS CONTRACT WITH NGOABSonali Bank PLC signed a contract with NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB) to collect all types of charges and fees from different NGOs through the Sonali Payment Gateway. MD & CEO of Sonali Bank Md Shawkat...

Uttara Motors launches Suzuki Fronx, Suzuki Celerio

2025-09-09 00:00:00

Uttara Motors Limited, the exclusive distributor of Suzuki passenger vehicles in Bangladesh, has officially launched two new models - the bold Suzuki Fronx compact SUV and the smart, efficient Suzuki Celerio. Both models have been introduced at an attractive special...