Former NCP leader and independent candidate for the Dhaka-9 constituency, Tasnim Jara, carrying out mass contact in the capital's East Goran area on Thursday, seeking votes for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. — Focus Bangla
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday).Light to moderate fog may occur at places during late night to morning. Night temperature may fall slightly and...
A law and order coordination cell has been formed at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) ahead of the polls, reports bdnews24.com.The ministry announced it on Thursday, urging citizens to report any law and order-related complaints through dedicated contact numbers.The...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 22 (UNB): A case has been filed in connection with the murder of a RAB official in a gun attack by armed criminals at Jungle Salimpur in Sitakunda of Chattogram.The case was filed against 29 identified and 150-200...
Treasurer of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), Professor Dr. Nisar Ahmed, passed away on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital, according to a statement.The AIUB authorities expressed deep sorrow at his demise. They prayed for the eternal...
Bangladesh and the United States (US) have expanded military medical cooperation as senior US Army medical leadership engaged with Bangladesh Army Medical Forces to strengthen partnerships and build future collaborative capacity, reports BSS.Major General E. Darrin Cox, Commanding General of...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) held its 26th Convocation at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the city on Wednesday, where a total of 2,496 students received degrees from undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Of the total, 2,140 completed undergraduate programmes, while...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Students of Dhaka College and Ideal College again locked in a clash in the capital's Science Lab area on Thursday. However, reasons behind the clash could not be known immediately. A tense situation prevailed due to the clash that followed...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday called upon all to stand by the weak and help others with acquired knowledge to build a beautiful society, reports BSS."May we help others with our knowledge . . . Let us...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision on profit payments by Sammilito Islami Bank, allowing only individual depositors to receive a 4.0 per cent return on their deposits for 2024 and 2025, reports BSS."Profits for individual (non-institutional) term deposits...
Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has said the armed forces will provide all-out support to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful election, reports bdnews24.com.He made the remarks at a discussion on the February general election at the Chattogram Circuit House...
Natore, Jan 22 (UNB): A night of political violence left two people dead in Singra upazila of Natore district early Thursday, as a college teacher was reportedly hacked to death and a woman was burnt alive after her house was...
Apart from the public holiday on the voting day on February 12, the Council of Advisers on Thursday approved a proposal declaring public holiday on February 11 to facilitate voter participation and ensure proper law and order management ahead of...
National Citizen Party (NCP) on Thursday formally launched its election campaign by paying tributes at the shrine of three leaders at Dhaka University area and the grave of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, reports BSS.The election campaign begun this...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
More than 48 per cent of the candidates contesting the upcoming national elections in February are businessmen, according to the candidates' affidavits analysed by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).The figure is the lowest since the ninth parliamentary election. It was 57.67...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Rupayan Housing Estate Ltd chairman Liaquat Ali Khan Mukul and 43 others on charges of misappropriating government-owned land through irregular and unlawful approvals.The case was lodged on Thursday by ACC Assistant...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
The government has promulgated the "Control of Land Utilisation and Farm Land Protection Ordinance, 2026" introducing penalties of up to three years' imprisonment or Tk 1 million in fines or both for misuse of land, including agricultural land.The Ordinance stipulates...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
The government is yet to find ways to close one of the troubled projects of the Awami League regime, though the proposal for extending its deadline and increasing the cost was rejected in July last year.Sources say a meeting chaired...
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (AFP): US President Donald Trump signed the charter of his so-called "Board of Peace," which he has billed as a body for resolving international conflicts, with other founding members in Davos on Thursday."Congratulations President Trump, the...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Take-home pay packet of public service-holders begins to fatten soon as officials at the Ministry of Finance are learnt to have started the process of implementing the just-recommended new pay scale.People familiar with the development said the work began just...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh's primary textile sector is heading towards a potential nationwide shutdown, with mill owners warning that continued policy inaction could bring production to a standstill from February 1. Industry leaders say mounting losses, unsold inventories and unfair competition from subsidised...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has formally launched its campaign for the upcoming national elections in the capital.Its Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman inaugurated the campaign on Thursday in the Dhaka-15 constituency (Mirpur-Kafrul) as a nominated candidate.He started the campaign through a rally...
SYLHET, Jan 22 (BSS): BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman announced on Thursday that if their party is voted to power, it will provide 'family cards' to 40 million families across the country.He made the announcement while speaking at a view exchange...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Battlegrounds finally got abuzz as nationwide election campaigns got underway Thursday for Bangladesh's first election to a new-look parliament, proposed to be bicameral, following an uprising that overgrew the past government. The 13th parliamentary election is marked by high public...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
A slew of far-reaching ordinances and policy proposals get the interim government's nod to unclog long-stalled reforms in higher education, trade and governance while Bangladesh heads towards a crucial electoral moment.At a weekly meeting of the Advisory Council, chaired by...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Central bank autonomy and banking-reform bills of legislation before long as the finance adviser pledges a push within the interim government tenure as experts plead for healing chronic banking ills. Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said at a meet Thursday that the...
SUNAMGANJ, Jan 22 (UNB): Fertile farmlands of 'Gaillar Haor' in Shantiganj upazila of Sunamganj district has been facing severe degradation as an influential syndicate continues large-scale illegal extraction of topsoil, posing a serious threat to local agriculture and rural infrastructure.The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
SYLHET, Jan 22: Boro paddy farmers have been busy transplanting saplings in northeastern Sylhet in a race to complete this phase of cultivation within January.By the third week of the month, 71.51 per cent of the targetted 355,894 hectares were...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-23 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Jan 22: The prolonged Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) crisis in Rajshahi city is no longer confined to kitchen inconvenience. Its ripple effects are now being felt across household budgets, daily lifestyles and the local market, as thousands of families...
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