Man electrocuted in JhenaidahJHENAIDAH, Sept 13 : A man was electrocuted at Garabaria village under Maheshpur upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Atiar Dafadar, 45, son of Fakir Dafadar of Garabaria Uttarpara of the upazila....
RANGPUR, Sept 13 (BSS): Access to safe drinking water and hygienic sanitation facilities is significantly improving the health of char dwellers living in the Brahmaputra basin, leading to a drastic reduction and in many cases, total elimination of water-borne diseases...
GAIBANDHA, Sept 13 (UNB): A newly built bridge over a canal in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha has remained virtually unusable due to the absence of approach roads on either side, leaving several hundred local residents in prolonged distress.The structure, constructed...
MADARIPUR, Sept 13 (BSS): In an effort to protect the environment and make the district greener, voluntary organisations Alor Pathshala and anti-drug movement Pakhira have planted 1,000 Krishnachura (Royal Poinciana) and Jarul (Queen Crape Myrtle) saplings in Sadar upazila.The day-long...
CUMILLA, Sept 13 (BSS): The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a youth named Sajib from Etbarpur area in Chandina upazila for his involvement in the brutal murder of another young man, Aminul Islam, in Cumilla.Major Sadman Ibne Alam, Company...
KHULNA, Sept 13 (BSS): Khulna Deputy Commissioner Md Towfiqur Rahman on Saturday said the government has taken steps to remove waterlogging in the Beel Dakatia area, with the local administration and Water Development Board (WDB) working to find a sustainable...
OUR CORRESPONDENTMANIKGANJ, Sept 13: Unauthorised extraction of sand from too close a bridge and a school at Manikganj's Ghior Upazila has compromised the structural integrity of the bridge, and also put a mosque, a temple and homesteads of marginal people...
Is the state merely a civic space confined to the bright lights of big cities, leaving the lives of people in remote areas as mere shadows? The island town of Urirchar raises this question. Though the island's plea remains unheard,...
It has come to our attention that a seminar convened by the Public Service Commission (PSC) unveiled a reformed evaluation system for answer sheets, transitioning from the traditional methodology to an innovative circular framework. In this new paradigm, examiners, totalizers...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-09-14 00:00:00
Women's development, their empowerment and improved standing in society and family are the key issues of social advancement. Progress in increasing women's representation in different sectors including employment achieved over the last few decades can be called a success story...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-09-14 00:00:00
The country's trade in services has been gaining momentum over the years, a trend that is not in line with the services sector's dominant contribution to the gross domestic product (GDP). However, the share of services in total external trade...
The challenge of unemployment has long cast a shadow over Bangladesh's economic progress. For all its success in achieving high growth rates and advancing human development, the inability to create enough quality jobs to match expanding labour force remains a...
Mounir Satouri | 2025-09-14 00:00:00
From September 15 to 19, the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights will visit Bangladesh. This is not an isolated act of diplomacy, but rather part of a long-standing commitment: to stand alongside the people of Bangladesh as they strive...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-09-14 00:00:00
The global trade landscape is changing, but not in a way free trade advocates had hoped. Since the end of the World War II, the belief that economic openness could foster peace and prosperity reigned supreme. It is argued that...
Workers meticulously weave Jamdani saris on traditional handlooms, showcasing Bangladesh's rich heritage of handwoven craftsmanship. The photo was taken at Jamdani Palli in Rupganj, Narayanganj, on Friday.— FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
MAGURA, Sept 12 (BSS): Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam reaffirmed on Friday that the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections would be held by February 15, 2026, as per the schedule set by the interim government, despite differing views among...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12 (AP): Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel on Friday appointed former Supreme Court Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim prime minister, making her the first woman to lead the Himalayan nation, following violent protests that toppled the previous...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
Nine years have elapsed with little progress in the World Bank-funded project on upgrading Chittagong-Dhaka-Ashuganj multimodal trade-and passenger route, making the global financier unhappy, sources say. After such an inordinate delay in works for developing the important shipping route for...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
Vote counting for Jahangirnagar University hall-union elections ended on Friday evening after long delays, while that for the central students' union began. Amid the delay, Mohammad Mafruhi Sattar, a pharmacy professor and a member of the Jahangirnagar University Central Students'...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
A liquidity-feeding instrument titled Assured Liquidity Support (ALS) becomes a boon for primary dealer (PD) banks as the instrument holds a hefty share of the central bank's special funding facilities, bankers say amid its liquidation suggestion.Some experts say the special...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
Foreign port-operator Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) earns the ire of port users for alleged "inefficiency and mismanagement" in operation of the Patenga container terminal of the Chittagong seaport.Recently, Chittagong Customs Agents Association submitted a memo to the chairman of...
KHULNA, Sept 12 (BSS): Mongla Port, the second-largest seaport in Bangladesh, witnessed a gradual increase in container handling throughout the first two months of the current fiscal year (FY), driven by growing economic activity in the country.Business-friendly environment and adequate...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
The state-owned Janata Bank has sought the government's necessary steps for recovering its Tk 18.38 billion worth of outstanding loans from the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) and some other sugar mills. Managing Director of Janata Bank Md....
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is constructing Bangladesh's first heavy-lift jetty at Laldia Char to meet a longstanding demand coming from the business community to handle specialised cargo. The Bangladesh Navy will implement the project, with the site located just...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-09-13 00:00:00
Despite the increase in demand for trains, the supply side continues to be slow with no sign of improvement due to the wrong selection of funding agencies, faulty tender process, and inefficiency in project preparation by railway officials.Bangladesh Railway (BR)...
JASHORE, Sept 12 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four people, including two women, while they were attempting to illegally cross into India through the Goga border in Sharsha upazila of Jashore district on Friday morning.The detainees are...
Nine students of Chittagong University (CU) have ended their hunger strike on the third day after the vice-chancellor (VC) assured them that their seven-point demands would be met, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday at 4:30pm, VC Prof Muhammad Yeahia Akhter offered juice...
FE REPORT President Mohammed Shahabuddin has accepted the resignation letter of Justice Md Akhtaruzzaman, a High Court Division judge, who sentenced BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in two corruption cases in 2018. A press release issued by the Supreme Court administration...
In a move to boost the participation of expatriates in Bangladesh's democratic process, the Election Commission (EC) has officially introduced voter registration and smart National Identity (NID) card services for Bangladeshis living in Canada, report agencies.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM...
KHULNA, Sept 12 (BSS): Police arrested a union parishad (UP) chairman with a foreign made pistol and a private car in the city. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Detective Branch of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) in a drive...
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