JU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) is yet to begin construction of its proposed new administrative building despite eight years passed since approval of a project under which the authorities will construct various infrastructures in phases including the building.Highlighting persistent bureaucratic and planning...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 01: A modern reverse osmosis (RO) water treatment plant has been set up in four residential halls of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) on Monday.The university administration expressed the hope that the initiative will ensure safe...
Universal Medical College Hospital Chairman Priti Chakraborty receives the "Dream Winning Women Award 2026" from Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, MP, in recognition of her leadership in healthcare, at a programme jointly organised by NRB World and Business...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
The Dhaka University (DU) administration has formed a central coordination committee for celebration of the Bangla New Year 1433. DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Saima Haque Bidisha has been appointed as the convener of the committee, while Dean of...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Wednesday formed a human chain and staged a silent procession, demanding fair investigation and exemplary punishment for those responsible for the killing of Sharmin Jahan Khadija, a student of JU Dept of Public Administration.The...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday launched a drive against illegal occupation of footpaths in different areas across the capital. During the drive, 13 persons were detained and goods were seized. "Vendors were asked to move away, but strict actions...
Law enforcement agencies and mobile courts have seized a total of 21,566 litres of illegally stored diesel in five districts amid ongoing drives against fuel hoarding and black-market trading.In Narayanganj, authorities recovered the highest amount -- 13,980 litres -- during...
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters): The United States will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed, President Donald Trump told Reuters on Wednesday, hours before he was scheduled to make a primetime address to...
Iranian Ambassador to Dhaka Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi has expressed hope that six Bangladeshi ships caught in the Persian Gulf amid the ongoing war in the Middle East will pass through the Strait of Hormuz soon, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a press...
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is continuing its import activities to maintain regular fuel supply across the country despite the ongoing war in the Middle East.A ship named "PVT Solana", carrying 27,300 tonnes of refined diesel from Malaysia has anchored...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
The chief whip of Bangladesh's national parliament, Nurul Islam, has said that a special parliamentary committee will be formed soon to advance constitutional amendments, with representation from all political parties on a proportional basis.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Islam said...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
The government raised Tk 50 billion in a single day through a special auction of short-term treasury bills on Wednesday, signalling growing reliance on bank borrowing to finance its budget deficit.The move comes amid rising fiscal pressures linked to global...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh's development-budget execution has shown modest improvement in the current fiscal year (FY 2025-26), with public agencies completing just over 30 per cent of planned spending in the first eight months.However, the overall pace remains below pre-2024 levels, as weak...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
The large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector contracted sharply in December last, underlining mounting pressure on the country's industrial base amid weak exports and rising global uncertainties.Output in the sector fell 6.34 per cent year on year in December of the current...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh continues to trail behind several neighbouring countries in overall quality of life, according to the latest Good Life Index 2026.The South Asian country shared 105th position with Vanuatu in the list, securing 57.3 scores, reveals the index, released by...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says the new government is facing a "three-way challenge" in managing the economy, like a fragile fiscal situation, rising expenditure pressures, and external shocks.Talking to newsmen after an internal meeting at the National Board...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Opposition members of parliament walked out of the House on Wednesday in protest against what they described as the speaker's failure to give a ruling on an adjournment motion regarding convening a Constitutional Reform Council meeting, and over 'getting no...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
The government has decided to launch an emergency vaccination programme against measles across the country from Sunday next, prioritising vulnerable areas amid an escalating outbreak.Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain made the announcement at a press conference...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Nuclear power hope amid global fuel crisis fades away for now as the much-awaited fuel loading into Bangladesh's maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur of Ishwardi stalls again.The postponement of nuclear fuel loading, thus, delays its commissioning in a major...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-02 00:00:00
Approximately US$234 billion was illicitly transferred out of Bangladesh during 2009-2023, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament Wednesday on a question about money laundering during the Awami League rule.He quoted from the findings laid down by the White Paper Preparation...
MOSCOW, Apr 01 (AP): A Russian military plane crash in annexed Crimea has killed six crew and 23 passengers, Russian news agencies reported in the early hours of Wednesday, citing the Defense Ministry. The An-26 military transport plane was carrying...
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (Reuters): The ongoing military escalation in the Middle East has pushed the region towards a sharp rise in poverty, with up to 4 million people set to fall below the poverty line, according to new estimates...
ISTANBUL, Apr 01 (AFP): Nineteen Afghan migrants, including a baby, died on Wednesday when an inflatable dinghy sank in the Aegean Sea off southwestern Turkey after it was challenged by a coast guard vessel, authorities said.The Turkish coast guard said...
BEIJING, Apr 01 (BBC/AFP): As the war in the Middle East enters its second month, choking the world's energy supply and sending oil prices soaring, China is trying to step in as a peacemaker.It comes as President Donald Trump says...
JOHANNESBURG, April 1 (Reuters): Coca-Cola and its two authorized bottlers, Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa and Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages, will invest 17.6 billion rand ($1.05 billion) in South Africa through 2030, to support expanded production capacity, the company said.The announcement was...
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters): US retail sales increased by the most in seven months in February as motor vehicle purchases rebounded and temperatures warmed up, but surging gasoline prices because of war in the Middle East could crimp spending in...
NEW DELHI, April 1 (Reuters): Indian fuel retailers raised jet fuel and commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices on Wednesday, following a sharp spike in global prices due to the US-Israeli war on Iran. India, the world's second-largest LPG importer,...
LONDON, April 1 (Reuters): Unilever will merge its food business with spice maker McCormick, it said on Tuesday, creating a company worth around $65 billion in the second-largest food transaction in history.The agreement is CEO Fernando Fernandez's biggest gambit since...
Gold was at a near two-week high on Wednesday after posting its biggest monthly loss in nearly 17 years in March, as the US dollar and Treasury yields weakened on signs of de-escalation in the war on Iran, reports Reuters.Spot...
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