OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Aug 30: Bangladeshi fishermen are held hostage by the soldiers of the Arakan Army of Myanmar in the Naf River of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, especially with frequently becoming victims of abduction by them. Incidents of abducting fishermen...
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 30 (AFP): Argentine police on Friday raided the offices of the National Disability Agency and a pharmaceutical company at the heart of a corruption scandal embroiling President Javier Milei's influential sister.The allegations against Karina Milei, her brother's...
KYIV, Aug 30 (AFP): Russia launched "massive" strikes across Ukraine overnight, rescue services said on Saturday, a new blow to peace efforts that drew a fresh appeal from President Volodymyr Zelensky for US and European help.Despite a recent flurry of...
JAKARTA, Aug 30 (BBC): Three people have been killed after protesters set fire to a council building in eastern Indonesia, amid nationwide demonstrations over the death of a ride-sharing driver.Affan Kurniawan, 21, was run over by a police vehicle in...
BANJUL, Aug 30 (Reuters): At least 70 people were killed when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of West Africa, Gambia's foreign affairs ministry said late on Friday, in one of the deadliest accidents in recent years along...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-08-31 00:00:00
Very early this month (August), millions of people celebrated across the country the anniversary of the fall of Sheikh Hasina who ran the country for close to 16 years. Under Hasina's rule Bangladesh essentially turned into a one-party rule, or...
Creating a Palestinian state on the West Bank of the River Jordan and Gaza on the Mediterranean coast has been a cherished dream of Palestinians since 1947. Palestinians in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem have been living under Israeli...
Climate change is one of the most significant problems in today's world. We can see its effect everywhere. The weather is no longer typical. Sometimes it rains too much, sometimes there is no rain at all. Summers are hotter, winters...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-08-31 00:00:00
The bond market's performance last fiscal year was truly exceptional, particularly in the secondary trading of fixed-income government securities. The annual volume of secondary transactions in these securities soared to an unprecedented high, marking a significant 88 per cent growth...
While the severity of Bangladesh's air pollution is no longer surprising, a new study provides a grim new picture of its damage. The latest Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) 2025 update found that this invisible menace is robbing every citizen...
Human society has passed through epochs of changes -- distinctly from early agrarian stages to this day of wisdom-teasing artificial intelligence (AI) wonders. What persists up till now, however, is women's struggles for self-identity and self-esteem. Here comes 'Hawabibi In...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
The central mosque of Dhaka University is set to be rebuilt with financial support from Turkey's largest private aid organisation, IDDEF.The new mosque complex will feature modern facilities along with opportunities for education and research, according to a press release...
Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party on Friday welcomed the Election Commission (AC) roadmap for the 13th National Parliamentary Election, reports BSS."We welcome the announced roadmap as part of the democratic transition," said AB Party general secretary Barrister Asaduzzaman Fuaad at a...
KHULNA, Aug 29 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary-General and former parliament member Mia Golam Parwar has said that as an election-oriented political party, Jamaat-e-Islami will participate in the next national election. However, no election would be accepted without fundamental reforms, he...
BNP Secretary- General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said that the upcoming national elections would be held as scheduled, despite growing uncertainty and frustration among citizens, reports UNB.Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of a book titled 'Roktoakto July' at...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
Twenty scam-hit e-commerce companies, including Eorange and Amar Bazaar, still owe over Tk 651 million to their customers, leaving thousands in financial uncertainty despite repeated assurances and regulatory pressure.Data from the Ministry of Commerce shows that total stuck funds across...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
The Rohingya crisis would become a regional problem in the coming years if not addressed, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Friday."From the Bangladesh perspective, this is the biggest problem we have. There is no resolution within our...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-08-30 00:00:00
The government will provide funds from the public exchequer for setting up solar panels on the rooftop of all state-owned buildings, aiming to generate some 2,000-megawatt to-3,000-MW electricity.However, the state-owned entities, which have their own income, will have to fund...
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...
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