Police have arrested controversial rice trader Abdur Rashid on charges of embezzlement, reports bdnews24.cim.The arrest was made at 6pm on Tuesday in the Bottoil area, the Kushtia Model Police Station said.Rashid, who was out on bail, is accused of fraud...
FE REPORTThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has approved US$100 million in financing for Bangladesh's fertiliser procurement.The Bangladesh government signed the loan agreement with the Jeddah-based trade finance agency on...
Two men accused of mugging were beaten to death in separate incidents that took place within four hours of each other in Dhaka's Mohammadpur.The attacks happened around 3:30am and 7:30am on Wednesday near the Nabinagar Bridge, within a short distance...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Some of the principles of the Global Governance Initiative (GGI), recently proposed by Bangladesh's position on the recent proposal by President Xi Jinping of China, are consistent with Bangladesh's policy, said a spokesperson of the Chief Advisor on Wednesday.He was...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Shipping and Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain on Wednesday said the government would take stern legal action against garment factory owners who fail to repay the interest-free loans provided to pay workers' pending wages...
Our Correspondent | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sep 10: The commercial operation of the fuel oil transportation through the Chattogram-Dhaka oil pipeline will begin this year. The commissioning operation started on August 16, marking the beginning of a new era in oil transportation in the country.Officials...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
The government is set to complete all the required processes to begin the construction of the long-delayed Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL) unit-2 by December 25, according to officials at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD).The proposal is now awaiting...
KATHMANDU, Sept 10 (Agencies): Nepal's army took back control of Kathmandu on Wednesday after the worst violence in two decades ousted the prime minister and left the parliament ablaze, enforcing a curfew and starting talks with protest leaders.Soldiers patrolled the...
JU Correspondent | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
After a long hiatus of 33 years, JU is finally set to hold Jahangirnagar University's Central Students Union (JUCSU) elections today (Wednesday), marking a historic return to student politics on the campus.According to the university's election commission, voting will take...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Revenue intelligence detected Wednesday a locker of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with Pubali Bank, where she also has savings accounts.Top officials of the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) said they also found a Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR) of Hasina and...
Arman Hossen | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed coalition panel swept the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election with a record number of votes, in what is billed as an epoch change in its history.Out of 28 posts in DUCSU, candidates from the 'Oikyabaddha...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Political analysts and former student leaders see the landslide victory of the Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections as a wake-up call because students want to see a change in national politics, particularly...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Providing special allowances for some key professionals with intensive technical knowledge is under consideration of the National Pay Commission as the government plans stemming a tide of brain drain from Bangladesh.Doctors, engineers, researchers and scientists are among the must-haves whose...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Businesses Wednesday were highly critical of the field-level revenue officials for alleged harassments, irregularities and inefficiencies that ultimately do disservice to the economy of Bangladesh, prompting instant response on remedies.At a meeting with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) at...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur,...
The closing ceremony of Inter Shaheen Debate, Quiz, Maths, Science and Spelling Competition 2025 was held at BAF Shaheen Hall, Tejgaon in the capital on Wednesday. The competition started on Sunday.Air Vice Marshal Syed Sayeedur Rahman, Air Officer Commanding of...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced plans to operate special flights today (Thursday) to bring back the Bangladesh national football team and other passengers, stranded in Kathmandu due to the ongoing political unrest in Nepal.A wide-body aircraft is scheduled to depart...
FE REPORTInter-faith dialogue, a process which needs dedication and commitment, is very important for peace and harmony among the humankind in the globe, Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, head of the Vatican's Department of Interreligious Dialogue, said on Wednesday.He was speaking...
RU CORRESPONDENTA section of former coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and general students' platform on Wednesday announced a new panel under the banner "Anti-Domination Unity" for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election.Mehedi Sojib, a student of...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against controversial contractor Motazzerul Islam Mithu for allegedly amassing Tk 750 million in illegal assets beyond his known sources of income. Mithu has long been accused of embezzling and laundering...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh will consider deployment of its peacekeepers in the buffer zone between Russia and Ukraine after ceasefire, if the UN approaches, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain."This is not the right time to comment on the issue, as we want ceasefire...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presiding over the ninth meeting of the National Training Council at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Wednesday. - PID
Agitated residents in Faridpur have once again blocked two highways to protest the redrawing of Jatiya Sandbad seat boundaries in Bhanga upazila, report agencies.The Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka-Barishal highways were blocked from 9:00 am on Wednesday, leaving long tailbacks of goods-laden...
KHULNA, Sept 10 (BSS): Members of Detective Branch (DB), Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP), arrested two alleged looters with 41 bullets and four Chinese rifle chargers in the city in the early hours of Thursday.The arrestees are Rahul (30), son of...
Police arrested 1,823 people in a special nationwide drive in last 24 hours until 6:00am on Wednesday, Police Headquarters said in a text message on Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.Of them, 1,271 were wanted in various cases and under court warrants,...
A Dhaka court has shown arrested former Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed by the Anti Corruption-Commission (ACC) for obtaining a 10-katha RAJUK plot instead of having a six-storey house in the capital by providing false...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders on Wednesday met British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election, reports UNB.The High Commission said the meeting was part of...
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) on Wednesday held a meeting to review the opinions received from the political parties and experts on the possible ways to implement the July National Charter 2025, report agencies."In the meeting, the commission reconsidered the...
FE REPORT The Election Commission (EC) has unveiled the draft list of 42,618 polling stations for the upcoming 13th Jatiaya Sangsad (JS) election.Compared with the 2024 national election, the number of polling stations has increased by 468. "With an average...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left Dhaka for Singapore, along with his wife Rahat Ara Begum, who is set to undergo medical treatment there, reports UNB.They departed on a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 8:10 am...
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