Nearly 1,100 km of paved roads have been damaged in the intense recent flooding in Cumilla, according to the Local Government Engineering Department and the Highways Department. Rural highways and roads have also seen severe damage, reports bdnews24.com.Fourteen of the...
GAZIPUR, Sept 4 (UNB): Protests by retrenched garment workers and job seekers disrupted vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for an hour on Wednesday.They staged demonstration at the Vogra Bypass area of Gazipur Metropolitan and the Bagher Bazar...
BARISHAL, Sep 04 (UNB): At least 150 people were injured in a series of clashes between students of Barisal University (BU) and Government Brojomohun (BM) College over a trivial matter from 12:00 am to 05:00 am Wednesday.Several buses of the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-09-05 00:00:00
SYLHET, Sept 04: The latest floods and rolling water from upstream Indian states of Assam and Tripura have caused large-scale damage to standing crops in Sylhet region in addition to road links and flood-control structures.The third phase of severe floods...
I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the Bangladesh cricket team for their historic achievement in the Test series against Pakistan. The recent six-wicket victory in the second Test, coupled with their dominant performance over the series, marks...
Bangladesh is entering a new era following the ousting of its previous authoritarian regime. Dr. Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel laureate, now leading the interim government, faces the urgent task of implementing necessary reforms before the general election. The foremost challenge...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-09-05 00:00:00
Is the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) destined to die before making any notable progress in meeting its avowed objectives? The way things have been going on one has reasons to foresee such a...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-09-05 00:00:00
While much has been written about the students' Anti-Discrimination Movement triggering the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina government, less credit has been given to the expatriate workers overseas who helped upend the tyrannical rule and is now poised to play...
At a time the country has been striving hard to navigate the political and administrative vacuum and maze arising out of the seismic change in those vital areas, stability in the industrial sector was a sine qua non. Unfortunately, the...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-09-05 00:00:00
Benjamin Netanyahu is heartbroken at the death of six hostages in Hamas captivity. He has sought forgiveness of Israelis for being unable to save those who have died. The grief of the families of these dead as also of the...
SEOUL, Sept 03 (AP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said Monday, as the U.S. and South Korea engage in joint military drills.North Korean test photos...
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why the court shall not order to provide Tk 100 million in compensation to the family of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)...
A Dhaka court has placed Jatiya Samajtanthrik Dal (JSD) President and former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu on a five-day remand in a case filed over killing truck driver Sujon during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has been acquitted in five defamation cases for comments against Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, questioning the number of martyrs in the Liberation War and also for celebrating her birthday on a false date, all of which...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-04 00:00:00
A writ has been filed with the High Court seeking its order to investigate allegations against former premier Sheikh Hasina and her aides of embezzling $5.0 billion from Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.The petition wants the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to set...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said Bangladesh will soon get back to the track of "normalcy, stability, unity, development and prosperity"through joint efforts by all stakeholders under the leadership of Prof Muhammad Yunus-led interim government, reports UNB..Till this...
BNP has expressed optimism that the 'mystery' behind the 2009 BDR mutiny will be unveiled as the interim government has taken an initiative to re-investigate the carnage, report agencies."We strongly believe that its mystery will be uncovered (through the re-investigation),"said...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions and at many places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy...
A case was filed against former director of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Sheikh Sohel, 55, with Khulna Court on Tuesday on charge of extortion of Taka 6.0 million from a businessman in Khulna city, reports BSS.The other accused of the...
The government part of the salary and allowance for August-2024 of the non-government school and college teachers and employees under the directorate of secondary and higher education have been released, reports BSS.The amount has been handed over to the head...
JAMALPUR, Sept 3 (BSS): Ultra-poor Sandhya Begum's life is now leading a miserable life as her husband Md Faruq (40) was shot dead in police firing on Dhaka's outskirts Savar during the countrywide student-led upsurge ending Sheikh Hasina's 15 years...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-04 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to launch an inquiry into various allegations of corruption and money laundering against two former Members of Parliament (MPs).The MPs are Naimur Rahman Durjoy, a former MP from the Manikganj-1 constituency and a cricketer,...
A group of students formed a human-chain at TSC of Dhaka University on Tuesday, demanding residential facilities for all students of the institution. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-09-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's interim government has sought US support for treatment and rehabilitation of those injured in the anti-discrimination student movement that ousted Sheikh Hasina's autocratic government.Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum made the call when US Embassy Charge D'Affaires in Dhaka Helen LaFave...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-04 00:00:00
A case has been filed against former Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Imran Ahmad, along with 103 others, on charges of money embezzlement and human trafficking. The case accuses them of embezzling Tk 240 billion.Altab Khan, the proprietor of...
Education and Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has urged all concerned to refrain from forcing teachers to quit and harassing them, reports UNB.He said it has been observed that incidents of forcing teachers to resign and various forms of harassment are...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said steps are being taken to improve the law and order situation and control narcotics, reports UNB.He said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with the Law...
Recent promotions in Bangladesh's administrative ranks have sparked some controversy, with numerous officials accused of corruption and misconduct reportedly advancing in their careers by aligning themselves with different political factions, reports UNB.Several high-ranking officials, who claim they were 'deprived' of...
Vehicles cruise the waterlogged road in Dhanmondi 27 area as different parts of the capital witnessed torrential rain on Tuesday morning. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-09-04 00:00:00
The agitating doctors have called off their strike announcing return to hospitals across the country after getting assurances from the interim government to meet their demands on a priority basis.On behalf of them, Dr Abdul Ahad, a resident surgeon of...
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