JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
The government's fiscal deficit during the first 11 months of the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25 exceeded Tk 1.0 trillion, driven largely by higher operating costs that include increased food imports.The amount was 42 per-cent up from that of the corresponding...
Battery-operated rickshaws of various designs, both locally manufactured and imported, continue to dominate Dhaka's streets. With no fixed regulations for their manufacturing or import and no authorities monitoring their roadworthiness, these three-wheelers operate unchecked-posing risks to people's lives. The photo...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
The subscribers of the much-vaunted Universal Pension Scheme (UPS) have so far deposited over Tk 2.01 billion, according to the National Pension Authority (NPA), which is planning to introduce a Shariah-aligned pension scheme to attract more participants. A total of...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
A new essential commodities law incorporating strict punitive actions against market manipulations is in the making with an array of items on the shopping list to protect consumers across Bangladesh, sources say.The proposed law, titled 'Essential Commodities Act 2025', is...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Commercial banks' hefty borrowings from the central bank betray perceived double dealings-healing liquidity crunch in the banking system and investing the funds in plum state treasuries.According to bankers and money-market analysts, the banks need fund feeding principally as the deposit...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to...
The Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal panel candidates distributing leaflets among voters on Friday as part of their ongoing DUCSU Election campaign. - Focus Bangla
An 18-year-old youth died after being electrocuted while performing electrical work at a house in the capital's Demra on Friday afternoon, reports UNB.The deceased is Emon Hossain, son of Jahangir Alam, hailing from the Lakaid area under Sadar Police Station...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Police have arrested a person in possession of 73 kg of hashish from Badda area in the capital. The arrestee was identified as Md Rakib Sheikh (29).A team of Badda Police Station conducted a raid in a house at Beraid...
Uttara University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB), in collaboration with the university's School of Business Administration and the Office of External Affairs, according to a statement issued...
Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice-Chancellor of North South University (NSU) and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Grameen Bank, delivered a keynote address at the International Conference on Global Leadership in Social Business Innovation: Sustainability, Science and Technology, and...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
International humanitarian law (IHL) maintains minimum standards of humanity, which must be respected in armed conflict, said International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) Bangladesh's Head of Delegation Nicolas Fleury.In the inauguration of the 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition,...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Freshers at Rajshahi University (RU) staged demonstrations demanding their inclusion in the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) voter list, drawing support from the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal.On Thursday, students of the 72nd batch (2024-25 academic year) gathered in front...
Journalists of various media outlets organised a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Friday to protest Israel's recent journalist killings in Gaza. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Vegetable prices have continued to climb over the last week, while prices of chickens, eggs, onions, lentils, and flour have also become costlier. Market insiders warn that potato prices may soon go up as the government has fixed the cold...
The BNP-backed Jatiyatabadi Ainjibi Forum's panel, led by Advocate Sarker Humayun Kabir and Advocate HM Anwar Pradhan, has won the Narayanganj Zila Ainjibi Samity (Bar) election, reports BSS.The daylong voting was held on Thursday in a festive and vibrant atmosphere,while...
KHULNA, Aug 29 (BSS): Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Sardar Ruhin Hossain Prince has called for a classless and exploitation-free Bangladesh through progressive leftist movements.He made the remarks while speaking as the chief guest at the 12th district...
SAVAR, Aug 29 (BSS): Chief Coordinator of Ganosanghoti Andolon Jonayed Saki has said reforming the governance and constitutional framework is indispensable, as democracy will not be established merely through a change of government."The governance system and constitutional framework that enabled...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Leaders and activists of Jatiya Party (JaPa) and Gono Odhikar Parishad locked in a clash on Friday evening in front the JaPa central office in the capital's Kakrail area.Inspector (Operations) at the Ramna Police Station Atiqul Alam Khandakar said that...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Friday sent 16 people, including former minister and expelled Awami League leader Abdul Latif Siddique and Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.Judge of the Metropolitan Magistrate...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at a programme to unveil a book titled 'Roktakto July' at Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia underwent health checkups at Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday night, reports UNB.She went to the hospital from her Gulshan residence around 8:00 pm and stayed there for nearly three hours, said BNP media cell...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said they expect 100 per cent neutrality from the election officials in the upcoming national election, which he described as the most risky one, reports UNB. "This Commission's bottom line is professionalism...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said if his party returns to power through people's mandate in the upcoming national election, it will eradicate the culture of enforced disappearances, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking at a discussion...
USA's Tommy Paul hits a backhand return to Portugal's Nuno Borges during their men's singles second round tennis match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York...
ISTANBUL, Aug 29, (AFP): Fenerbahce on Friday sacked Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho after they failed to make the lucrative Champions League league phase, the Turkish club said in a statement.Mourinho, whose side were knocked out on Wednesday by Portuguese outfit...
LONDON, Aug 29, (AFP): Liverpool manager Arne Slot has said he is still open to the idea of recruiting "the right player" as the prospect of Newcastle letting Alexander Isak leave appeared to increase on Thursday.The Reds have already had...
LONDON, Aug 29, (AFP): West Ham have signed Portuguese Under-21 midfielder midfielder Mateus Fernandes from second tier Championship side Southampton, the Premier League club announced Friday.The 21-year-old has agreed a five-year deal to sign for the struggling London side in...
As the Saudi Pro League kicked off its new season this week, Cristiano Ronaldo continues to be the most prominent name associated with the competition, reports UNB.Earlier this month, more than 30,000 fans packed a stadium in Hong Kong to...
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