WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (AFP): The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has arrived in the Middle East, the US military said on Monday, dramatically boosting American firepower in the region.The carrier and its accompanying ships were ordered to the region...
LONDON/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters): Prime Minister Keir Starmer will fly to China on Tuesday evening on the first visit by a British leader in eight years, seeking to mend ties with the world's second-largest economy and reduce his country's dependence...
Two more arrested in RAB officer murder caseCHATTOGRAM, Jan 27: Members of Rapid Action Battalion have arrested two more persons in connection with the murder of RAB Deputy Assistant Superintendent Md. Motalab Hossain Bhuiyan in a terrorist attack in Salimpur...
BAGERHAT, Jan 27 (UNB): Twenty three Indian fishermen were released from Bagerhat district jail on Tuesday following a court order.Jail authorities handed them over to the Bangladesh Coast Guard at around 11:00 am.Officials from the Indian High Commission, the Ministry...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
SYLHET. Jan.27: Candidates in the six parliamentary constituencies of Sylhet are significanty dependeing on donations and loans from expatriates and relatives to carry out their election campaigns in the 13th national election shcheduled for February 12, reveal their nomination papers...
SUMAIYA RIVA | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
There is a kind of conversation that does not rely on sound-no voices, no noise, yet full of meaning. Hands move, facial expressions change, and bodies lean forward or step back a little. This is how the stories are told,...
MALIHA TASNIM | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
We all have been there. Picking up the phone for a quick look and suddenly losing an entire evening to an endless scroll of grim headlines and chaotic opinions. It feels passive, heavy, and strangely addictive. We end up regretting...
Md Touhidul Alam Khan | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
The stability and integrity of a nation’s banking system are fundamental pillars of economic prosperity and public confidence. To ensure these systems function effectively, insulated from short-term pressures and vested interests, a comprehensive and principled reform agenda is essential. The...
Syed Abul Basher | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
In 2025, Bangladesh's interim government issued 78 ordinances covering labour rights, judicial procedures, digital security, and constitutional governance. These ordinances carry economic consequences. As economic activity is ultimately governed by law, changes in rules and institutions directly affect transaction costs,...
The country is awash with adulterated and counterfeit products. Fake and substandard goods are everywhere. Recent newspaper reports say law enforcement agencies have conducted drives in several areas of the capital against the manufacture of unauthorised paints, electrical wires and...
The digital marketing sector in Bangladesh is on the cusp of a paradigm shift as a result of which campaigns based on intuition are slowly giving away to precision campaigns based on data. At the forefront of this change are...
Wasi Ahmed | 2026-01-28 00:00:00
A troubling shift is emerging across the global development landscape, as many of the world's wealthiest nations cutback commitments that once formed the backbone of international aid and cooperation. A recent study warns that several high-income economies-including the United States...
The National Review Committee formed by the interim government to look into the suspected anomalies in the power purchase agreements (PPAs) struck with the Indian Adani Power Ltd and some local independent power generation companies during the Awami League-led autocratic...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 12:00:00
The country's jute mill owners have threatened to shut their mills across the country from February 1 unless the government takes effective steps against raw-jute hoarding and ensure a steady supply of raw materials.The Bangladesh Jute Mills Association (BJMA) and...
Shiabur Rahman | 2026-01-27 12:00:00
In an era of rapid technological change, rising sustainability demands, and persistent weaknesses in corporate governance, public trust in financial reporting has become more critical than before while transparency, ethics, and continuous professional upskilling are the main three pillars on...
Amid CNG supply crunch, vehicles waiting in a long queue in front of a refuelling station (not in the frame) at Rajarbag in the capital on Monday. Scarcity and subsequent skyrocketing prices of both CNG and LPG has recently hit...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday).Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night to morning. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged.The...
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission signed MoUs with five national and international institutions - to promote scientific research, higher education and technological innovation - at its headquarters in the capital's Agargaon area on Monday.
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has appointed Dr. Syed Ashraf Uddin as an associate professor of its Department of Physical Sciences, effective from January 2026.In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he will serve as a core member of IUB's Center for...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Sarba Mitra Chakma, an executive member of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), on Monday announced resignation from his post following strong criticism over a viral video showing him punishing outsiders on the Dhaka University central playground.The old video...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) granted ad-interim bail for six months to Jewel Hasan Saddam, President of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Bagerhat Sadar Upazila unit, on humanitarian grounds following the death of his wife and nine-month-old child. The HC...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), along with several like-minded organisations, on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the interim government's failure to lay the groundwork for transitioning the country's energy system towards renewable or clean energy.They also urged political parties contesting the upcoming...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) has demanded the implementation of the newly- adopted teacher recruitment policy and full-scale digital automation of administrative and academic activities at Jahangirnagar University (JU).The demands were raised at a press conference on the university's Shaheed Minar...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh Election Commission has opened online registration for journalists and observers intending to cover and monitor the electoral process of the 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum scheduled for February 12.They will have to apply through a web portal launched...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman addressing an election rally at Shaheed Abrar Fahad Stadium in Kushtia on Monday. — Photo Collected
Students of Dhaka University (DU) have burned effigies in protest against 'defamatory and false remarks' made by a Jamaat-e-Islami leader targeting the university and its female students, reports UNB.The protesters burned effigies of Barguna District Jamaat-e-Islami Assistant Secretary General Md...
The BNP has nominated candidates in 292 constituencies for the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a media briefing at the BNP's Gulshan office in the capital on Monday, Mahdi Amin, spokesperson for the party's Election Steering Committee, said...
KHULNA, Jan 26 (BSS): Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and candidate of Khulna-5 contituency Mia Golam Parwar has said the suffering, corruption and mismanagement that have prevailed over the last 54 years will continue if Jamaat-e-Islami is not voted to...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-27 00:00:00
An incident of attack took place on Ariful Islam Adib, National Citizen Party (NCP)-nominated candidate for Dhaka-18 constituency, on Monday morning while he was conducting his election campaign.According to the police station concerned, two activists of the NCP, which belongs...
THAKURGAON, Jan 26 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged voters not to 'ruin the country' by voting for those who collaborated with the Pakistani forces in 1971 and are now seeking to come to power again."Those...
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