SATKHIRA, Sept 18 (BSS): Aiming to raise awareness against corruption, a week-long debate, essay and drawing competition has begun in Satkhira.The theme of the competition is "Unity of Youth against Corruption, Building the Purity of the Future."The event was inaugurated...
CHANDPUR, Sept 17 (UNB): A private hospital in Chandpur was shut down on Wednesday following a shocking incident in which a newborn, initially declared dead, was found alive during burial.Faruk Hossain Gazi, 45, a ward boy at The United Hospital...
Hundreds of families have lost their homes and farmland due to the severe erosion of the Padma River in Manikganj's Harirampur Upazila, leaving them destitute, reports bdnews24.com.Since June this year, in addition to scores of acres of cropland, more than...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 18: A 300-year-old pagoda built on a hilltop in Kawarkop Union of Cox's Bazar's Ramu Upazila fell into disrepair and landslides for several years took away the boundary walls of the site of achaeological importance in the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-19 00:00:00
PABNA, Sept 18: Ishwardi Upazila of Pabna, widely known as the "bean kingdom" of the country, has been commercially cultivating various varieties of beans for over 30 years. However, this year, farmers are facing severe losses due to virus outbreaks...
NEW DELHI, Sept 18 (AFP): India has issued a health alert after infections and deaths caused by a rare water-borne "brain-eating" amoeba doubled compared to last year in the southern state of Kerala.Numbers are still tiny but Altaf Ali, a...
DAMASCUS, Sept 18 (AFP): Syria will strike several security and military agreements with Israel by the end of the year, a foreign ministry official told AFP on Thursday, in what would be a major milestone after the toppling of longtime...
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (AP): A growing number of Americans now say Israel's military campaign in Gaza has "gone too far," according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.The survey found that about half...
CHEQUERS, Sept 18 (AFP/Reuters): Donald Trump held talks on Thursday with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about pressing issues including Ukraine, Gaza and trade, as the US president's second state visit moved from royal pomp to potential political pitfalls.After taking...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-18 12:00:00
Mohammad Hasan Arif, Additional Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh, has been appointed as the new Vice-Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). He officially assumed office on September 15.Before this appointment, Mr. Arif held several key positions at the...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 16 (UNB): Muggers snatched Tk 1.25 million (Tk 12.5 lakh) in cash and a motorcycle after attacking a businessman in broad daylight in Rajshahi city on Tuesday.The incident took place around 2pm at Baharampur Nimtola Piajir Mor under...
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) General Secretary Ruhin Hossain Prince speaking at a press conference in the capital on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
SYLHET, Sept 17 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul on Wednesday stressed the need for continuation of the legal and institutional reforms taken by the government for ensuring justice. "One of the five main problems in...
Bangladesh will now face competition from Cyprus and Palestine in the race for the presidency of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the 2026-2027 term, following Palestine's entry as the third candidate, reports UNB.Bangladesh had announced its candidacy...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered to show eight political figures of the fallen fascist Awami League including several former ministers arrested in connection with three separate cases of murder and attempted murder related to the 2024 July Uprising, reports...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday recorded the depositions of 10 prosecution witnesses against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 46 others in three separate plot scam cases of Purbachal new town project, reports BSS.Judge of the Special Court-5 of Dhaka...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
During a deposition, National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam stated that students felt insulted when former prime minister Sheikh Hasina referred to them as the children and grandchildren of Razakars, collaborators of the Pakistan Army during the 1971 Liberation...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called upon the international community to take immediate and decisive action against what he terms Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, reports UNB."The world must now take immediate action to take genuine steps enshrined...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Day and night temperature may remain unchanged. The highest temperature on Wednesday...
Five more deaths from dengue were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning, as Bangladesh continues to grapple with a surge in infections during the peak season, reports UNB.With the latest fatalities, the total number of deaths...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
Students from polytechnic institutes blocked the Satrasta intersection in the capital's Tejgaon area on Wednesday. The students observed the programme to protest "destruction of the country's technical education system". The protest disrupted vehicular movement at the intersection and started a...
North South University (NSU) hosted its Fall 2025 orientation programme on Wednesday. The semester-wise orientation served as a significant event for NSU freshers.Ministry of Public Administration Senior Secretary Dr. Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman attended the event as the chief guest....
The 4th International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management (i-IKM 2025) was inaugurated at East West University (EWU). The three-day event began on Tuesday at the university's Manzur Elahi Auditorium in the city. With the theme "From Access to Action:...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
During the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections 2025, a female voter alleged that her ballot paper had already been marked in favour of two candidates at the TSC polling centre. However, Chief Returning Officer Professor...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
The oath-taking ceremony of the newly elected committee of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) will be held today (Thursday) at 4:00 PM at the university's Senate Hall.Professor Dr Md Kamrul Ahsan, vice-chancellor and JUCSU president, will administer the oath...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
Rajshahi University (RU) unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on Wednesday placed a six-point demand before the election commission to ensure a participatory, fair, and acceptable election of the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU), hall unions, and student...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed two separate cases against 43 people, mainly businessmen, including the owners and managing directors of the S Alam Group and Nabil Group, as well as a former chairman of Islami Bank and seven former government...
Polytechnic students block a major road at the city's Satrasta intersection on Wednesday, disrupting vehicular movement during peak hours. — FE Photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman
Bangladesh ranked among the countries hardest hit by abnormal heat this summer, with 57 million people-over a third of the population-facing dangerously high temperatures, according to a new report by international research organization Climate Central released Wednesday, reports UNB.The study...
FE REPORT | 2025-09-18 00:00:00
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday seized two more bank lockers belonging to Sheikh Hasina at Agrani Bank.The lockers, numbered 751 and 753, are at the principal branch of Agrani Bank PLC,...
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