HONG KONG, Dec 04 (AFP): Workers began removing protective netting from construction sites across Hong Kong on Thursday to comply with a government order after the city's deadliest fire in decades.The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in the city's northern...
GAZA, Dec 04 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP on Wednesday that an Israeli strike on the Palestinian territory killed five people including two children.The Israeli military said it had struck a "Hamas terrorist" in southern Gaza in response...
PADANG, Dec 04 (AP): Deaths from last week's catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500 Thursday as rescue teams raced to reach survivors isolated by the disaster with hundreds of people still unaccounted for across the...
PARIS, Dec 04 (AFP): A majority of citizens across nine EU countries see a high risk of war breaking out between the bloc's members and Russia, according to a survey by polling group Cluster 17 published Thursday in the French...
NEW YORK, Dec 04 (BBC/AFP): US special envoy Steve Witkoff was set to meet the head of Ukraine's national security council, Rustem Umerov, for talks in Miami on Thursday, the White House has confirmed.Witkoff spent almost five hours with Russian...
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Bangladesh are under growing strain as operational costs continue to climb. Frequent increases in electricity tariffs, rising raw material prices, costly transportation, and persistent inflation have sharply reduced profit margins for small entrepreneurs. Many...
Animal cruelty is a criminal offence in Bangladesh, and the country's legal system provides clear mechanisms to address any intentional harm or killing of animals. When such an act takes place, the law allows the authorities to take immediate steps...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
The recent story of a boy who went viral for climbing onto the roof of the Dhaka Metro Rail train was initially seen as a dangerous act. But his interview with journalists revealed a much more alarming and neglected issue...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
When annual examinations of government primary and secondary schools along with pre-test examinations of grade 10 are used as a pawn for realising demands by teachers, the rot set in the country's education is laid bare. Although the Bangladesh Government...
The mid-year budget revision for fiscal year 2025-26 has placed the interim government in an undeniably difficult position. On the one side lies a formidable financial crunch; on the other, persistent demands from ministries and agencies for the full release...
Md Roushon Jamal | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
Soil alone contributes significantly to sustaining resilient food, water and energy security. Bangladesh's fertile and sacred soil bears the legacy of historical triumph, cultural pride and agricultural revolution. However, we are careless and cruel to our soil, ignoring its health...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-05 00:00:00
There come tipping points in the economic life of a nation when small changes will just not be enough anymorea period when the very fabric of working, learning, and adding value is being turned upside down by new technologies that...
The 28th anniversary of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord was observed in the city on Tuesday, says a statement.Supradip Chakma, adviser on the CHT affairs, extended his greetings and congratulations to the people of all strata in the...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has rejected the request for Army officers arrested in a case over crimes against humanity for enforced disappearances and torture in Task Force Interrogation (TFI) cells during the Awami League government to attend hearings virtually,...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday warned that the party will "resist" if immediate action is not taken against corrupt officials still working inside the Election Commission (EC), reports UNB.He issued the warning on Monday after a...
Senior Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna has apologised before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) after refusing to act as the state-appointed defence counsel for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in a case of crimes against humanity linked to custodial...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's deteriorating health is largely the result of actions taken by Awami League President and deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.Rizvi...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature on Wednesday was...
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the disease to 391 this year, reports UNB.The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation, Dhaka North City Corporation...
Bangladesh Secretariat employees on Wednesday threatened to go for tougher movement from January 10 if the government would not issue a gazette notification over pay commission by December, reports UNB.The employees came up with the warning in a memorandum sent...
Md Abdur Rashid Bhuiyan, a prominent industrialist in the country's leather sector, died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday while attending a milad mahfil for the quick recovery of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the BSCIC Industrial Estate in Hemayetpur, Savar...
Prof. Osama Khan, alumnus of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been appointed as the vice chancellor (VC) and chief executive of the University of South Wales (USW), UK.Prof. Osama will assume office in May 2026, according to a press release...
BRAC University (BRACU) has launched Bangladesh's first Master of Science (MSc) programme in Mental Health and Psychosocial Support, according to a press release.Aimed at addressing growing mental health needs in Bangladesh and contributing to advocacy, innovation, and leadership through increasing...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
First meeting of the newly-elected executive committee of the Editors' Council was held on Tuesday last (December 02), the apex platform of the editors in media outlets informed through a press release.New Age Editor Nurul Kabir officially took the responsibility...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
The Dhaka University (DU) has decided to reopen its residential halls and resume regular in-person classes from 28 December, following a technical assessment conducted after the recent earthquakes. To minimise the academic gap during the emergency closure, ongoing online classes...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
Assistant teachers of government primary schools announced that they launched a complete shutdown across the country on Wednesday until further notice to realise their three-point demand.As part of the move, they have padlocked numerous schools, hampering ongoing annual examinations.They also...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
Students of seven government colleges in Dhaka blocked a major road in the capital on Wednesday, urging the government to issue the final ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University.The agitation began around 2:20pm when students put up a barricade...
Tetulia continued to record the lowest temperature of the day at 11.1 degrees Celsius today, while the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast generally dry weather with temporarily partly cloudy skies over most parts of the country during the next...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking a stay on all further proceedings related to holding the upcoming 13th national election.The petition was lodged on Wednesday by Md Earul Islam, secretary general of Bangladesh Congress,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 03: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has requested the Ministry of Shipping to appoint an administrator to run the Bangladesh Ship Handling and Berth Operators Association, citing escalating infighting that is disrupting cargo handling at the outer anchorage.The...
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