Pro Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Prof Sayeed Ferdous speaking at a daylong research camp for MBA researchers on its campus in Gazipur recently.
The Department of Psychology at Jagannath University (JnU), under the University Grants Commission's Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) Sub-Project, organised a two-day training programme and certificate-awarding ceremony on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) on the university campus in the city...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file separate cases against three serving bureaucrats for allegedly securing government jobs by submitting forged certificates to the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC).According to ACC, it has approved the initiation of cases under...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh continues to witness steady growth in outbound migration, with record-breaking remittance earnings, but the government is still not equipped to accurately track the returnee migrant workers.While there is data on the number of workers sent abroad, there is no...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus virtually inaugurated an e-Learning Programme in 12 schools - three primary and nine secondary - across the three hill districts in Chattogram and exchanged views with their teachers and students from the state guest house...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Nearly half a million commuters benefit daily from Bangladesh's maiden operational metro rail -- many making a joy ride over Dhaka city -- its projected expansion has effectively stalled with projects gathering dust.Sector analysts also air doubt about government intention...
(Left) Mirza Abbas, BNP standing committee member and candidate for the Dhaka-8 constituency, carrying out mass contact during his election campaign in the capital's Malibag-Gulbag area; and (right) NCP leader Nasiruddin Patwary, Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-Party Alliance candidate for the same constituency,...
CUMILLA, Jan 27 (BSS): National Citizen Party (NCP)'s Chief Coordinator for southern region and 11-party alliance candidate for Cumilla-4 constituency Hasnat Abdullah said the politics of vote rigging in Bangladesh came to an end after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jamaat-e- Islami's will hold a rally for women at Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on January 31 to protest harassment, attacks, and obstruction to their activities nationwide.Nayeb-e Ameer of Jamaat Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher made the announcement at...
GAZIPUR, Jan 27 (UNB): Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reaffirmed that the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election will be held as scheduled, dismissing any speculation about any possible delay, or threats to its stability."The terrorists who were active in...
Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker has said officials assigned to perform election duties will carry out publicity about the referendum but won't campaign for or against any side, report agencies."Our position on the referendum is that we are encouraging people...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) in Dhaka has concluded the trial proceedings in a crimes against humanity case filed over the killing of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) student Abu Sayed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising.The tribunal has set...
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation International (CETC) signed a deal under a G2G framework on Tuesday to establish an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV-drone)-manufacturing and assembly plant and technology transfer, reports UNB.The agreement was signed...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The government will meet stakeholders again on February 3 as the major parties have failed to reach any consensus on the exclusion of the yarn-import bond facility.The parties are the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and...
Remittance inflows to Bangladesh have surged in January, reaching $2.71 billion in the first 26 days of the month, data from Bangladesh Bank show. According to Arif Hossain Khan, spokesperson for the central bank, the country received an average of...
The government has launched an e-learning programme in 12 primary and secondary schools across the three hill districts, with plans to gradually expand it to 149 more institutions, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday. Prof Yunus formally inaugurated...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Despite building one of the country's largest agro-based industries in terms of investment and employment, Bangladesh has failed to secure a meaningful share of the global poultry-export market. While neighbours India and China have expanded shipments to Middle Eastern and...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The interim government would not implement the new pay scale for government employees due to time constraints, an adviser said Tuesday."We did not make any decision to implement it [new pay scale]," Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) has sent postal ballots to 63,600 voters across 18 districts registered for the 13th national elections and referendum via the Postal Vote BD app.The ballots were dispatched on Tuesday in 106 bags, according to EC data.So...
NCP Convenor Nahid Islam has alleged that the "attack" on the party's Dhaka-8 candidate, Nasiruddin Patwary, was carried out on the "instructions" of BNP candidate Mirza Abbas, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Nahid said attempts to...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said his party would reopen closed mills and factories and establish new industries if it comes to power with people's mandate."By the will of Allah and people, if Jamaat is entrusted with...
MYMENSINGH, Jan 27: BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday urged people, regardless of caste, creed or religion, to remain united -- as they did in 1971 and during the July Uprising -- to ensure his party's victory in the February...
The Election Commission (EC) has imposed restriction on the plying of motorcycles across the country three days before and after the national elections. According to the EC directives issued on Tuesday, the movement of four types of vehicles -- trucks,...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Despite import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) more than the consumption requirement for the July-December period of 2025, consumers are experiencing a severe supply crunch of the fuel, raising questions about market transparency and regulatory oversight.However, the monthly imports have...
The United States may announce a reduction in the reciprocal tariffs imposed on Bangladesh by the end of this week or early next week, Chief Adviser's Special Envoy on International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi said on Tuesday, reports UNB.Briefing the media...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh is not yet fully prepared to absorb the aftershocks from least-developed country (LDC) graduation with key sectors like banking and finance and manufacturing staring at significant challenges looming large.Economists, business leaders and experts came up with such forewarning at...
SYDNEY/LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters): World shares sat around record highs on Tuesday as investors hoped for the best from this week's barrage of U.S. large-cap earnings, and while President Donald Trump's latest tariff moves left stocks largely unmoved it did...
Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) held a workshop titled 'BTRI's role in biomedical research for improving the quality of public health and environment-2026' at the IFST Auditorium of BCSIR on Tuesday. Chairman of the Council Dr Samina...
Janata Bank PLC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) for the collection of various fees and charges, as well as for the processing of DNCC employees' salaries and allowances. The agreement was signed...
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