Samar Roy and Noushin Mouli Waresi | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
In July 2025, twelve-year-old Joya from Barguna fell ill with what first seemed like a simple fever, but within days she was diagnosed with dengue and rushed to a private clinic in Barishal as public hospitals were overflowing. Her eight-day...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh is facing an increasing onslaught of extreme heat events, with temperatures rising at an alarming rate. The economic toll is substantial - up to US Dollar1.78 billion, in other words, 0.4 per cent of Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP)...
Once, village fairs were the vibrant mirrors of rural life. The creaking Ferris wheel, beating drums, sweet smell of confections, and vivid hues of handmade crafts created an atmosphere of enchantment. People visited not just to buy but to rejoice....
In Bangladesh, the journey from policy to people is critical for building financial resilience. While we've made progress in financial inclusion, insurance penetration remains below 1.0 per cent of GDP-among the lowest in Asia. This leaves millions of households vulnerable...
Neil Ray | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
Of the 106 private universities in Bangladesh, 28 had no allocation for research. The annual report of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh for the year 2023 has revealed this disquieting development. Even the funds other varsities set aside...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
Dengue, a vector-borne killer disease, remains largely unaddressed by the government. Of course, the hospitals are doing their best to treat the patients brought in critical conditions. But such patients usually succumb to their conditions despite the best of doctors'...
The slow and partial implementation, including non-implementation, of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has long been a recurring problem. Despite repeated calls from experts and persistent media coverage, the story of sluggish execution repeats itself year after year, with little...
LONDON, Sept 28 (AFP): Britain's ruling Labour party gathers for its annual meeting on Sunday, with under-fire Prime Minister Keir Starmer battling to convince nervous lawmakers that he is the right leader to fend off soaring support for the hard...
BEIJING, Sept 28 (AFP): The world's highest bridge opened to traffic in China on Sunday, state media said, capping an engineering feat three years in the making and snatching the record from another bridge in the same province.The Huajiang Grand...
DUBAI, Sept 28 (AP): Iran is weighing its response to reimposed United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, with some lawmakers indicating that parliament could consider withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The sanctions, triggered through the "snapback" mechanism of...
TEL AVIV, Sept 28 (AFP): Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday demanding a deal to end the Gaza war as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepares to meet US President Donald Trump.Protesters unfurled a large banner reading: "All...
KYIV, Sept 28 (AFP): Ukraine said Sunday that Russia pounded the country with "hundreds" of drones and missiles overnight, killing at least four people in the capital alone, as neighbouring Poland scrambled jets to secure its airspace.The attacks came after...
One in five people will die early from cardiovascular disease (CVD), which claims more lives than cancer and chronic respiratory diseases combined. Yet, up to 80 per cent of heart disease and stroke cases are preventable.That's why, every 29 September,...
ABIR AHMED | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
It is a scene that has become unsettlingly common in Bangladesh. A young professional, barely in his late thirties, collapses at his office desk. A father in his early forties suddenly dies while on the treadmill. A woman in her...
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 28 (UNB): A 5-year-old girl was reported raped by an elderly man in Chariya area of Sirajganj district on Wednesday.Later, on Thursday afternoon, the victim's mother filed a case at Salanga Police Station against Habibur Rahman, 65, a...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-29 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Sept 28: Drowning incidents have sharply increased in all eight Upazilas of Chandpur district, claiming the lives of 153 people-mostly children-over the past eight months, according to a recent survey.The victims ranged in age, highlighting a widespread safety concern...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-28 12:00:00
Convener of the Citizen's Platform for SDGs Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has underscored the need for an empowered and independent National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to ensure accountability and safeguard citizens' rights.He made the call while presenting an inaugural statement on...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-09-28 12:00:00
Bangladesh's export earnings from services have been on a decline over the last three years after a pickup even in the post-pandemic fiscal year, officials say, largely for ignoring a vast potential. Notwithstanding an impressive income in the fiscal year...
GOPALGANJ, Sept 27 (BSS): Four people including a couple were killed and four others injured in a road accident near Majhigati Bus Stand under Kashiani upazila of the district on Saturday.Three of the deceased were identified as Motaleb Mollah, 70,...
After raising the price in three consecutive adjustments, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has finally reduced the gold price in the domestic market. In a press release issued on Saturday night, BAJUS announced that the price of 22-carat gold has...
Bangladesh experienced its third earthquake this month on Saturday, with the epicenter in Monirampur, Jashore, reports UNB.The tremor measured 3.5 on the Richter scale.According to the Meteorological Department, the quake occurred at 2:27 pm, with Monirampur located about 157 kilometres...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
The government is set to announce the hajj package for the next year today. The cost of the hajj package is expected to be slightly lower compared to that of the immediate past hajj (2025) package. A senior official at...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh's long-awaited vaccine research and production hub is being relocated from Gopalganj to Munshiganj in a move that will push up project costs and extend the timeline by two more years.First approved in 2023 to cut reliance on vaccine imports...
Five-day Sharadiya Durgotsob, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will begin today (Sunday), reports BSS.Preparations were afoot for the annual festival at temples and makeshift puja venues across the country.On Sunday last, the Hindu community members celebrated...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
The process to reinstate the suspended National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials has started in full swing as the departmental inquiry is making progress.Around 33 officials of the income tax, VAT, and customs departments were suspended for tearing apart official...
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (BSS): Dozens of global leaders gathered on Friday to meet Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his hotel suite here in the USA, offering their full support to him and his interim government.They expressed readiness to...
FE Report | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
Despite repeated calls for reform, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) remains largely unchanged, leaving unresolved tensions between its policy and administrative functions.At the heart of the debate is the separation of revenue policy from revenue administration, a recommendation made...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
Cash transactions on the call money-market rise in a rebound of the moribund interbank platform as the central bank's policy revision, cutting 50 basis points in the state-guaranteed standing deposit facility (SDF), helps change the equations, sources say.At the same...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday) in the next 24 hours,...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-28 00:00:00
A fire service official who was injured in a chemical warehouse fire in Gazipur's Tongi area succumbed to his injuries on Saturday morning while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in the capital.The victim Khandakar...
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