World Stroke Day, observed globally on October 29, carries the 2025 theme: "Every Minute Counts." This highlights the vital importance of recognising stroke symptoms early and acting without delay. The FAST message-Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to...
The Supreme Court (SC) has resumed hearing an appeal against its earlier verdict that abolished the poll-time non-party caretaker government system, reports BSS.The Appellate Division full bench, headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, continued the hearing for the fifth...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has alleged that the recommendations made by the National Consensus Commission do not fully reflect the discussions held with political parties, nor are they consistent with the provisions of the July Charter signed on...
Light to moderate rain is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Day and night temperature may fall slightly. The highest temperature on Wednesday was...
Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen on Wednesday expressed Beijing's sincere hope for Bangladesh to hold a peaceful and successful general election, maintaining social stability and improving the livelihoods of its people, reports UNB.He noted that Bangladesh is now standing at a...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has pressed charges against former National Bank Limited director Rick Haque Sikder and 11 others over embezzlement and laundering of approximately Tk 215 million (21.5 crore) abroad through credit card misuse.According to the charge sheet approved...
The Eighth Convocation of University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on Tuesday, centring around the theme "Informed Minds, Inspire Paths"Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor for the Ministry of Environment, Forest...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Despite the importance of nation building, Bangladesh's education sector is in a sorry state; and it is not possible to improve the situation overnight, Planning Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud said on Wednesday."The situation is so pathetic that merely an education commission...
Police use water cannons against teachers of Ebtedayee Madrasah as they were heading for the secretariat on Wednesday to press home their various demands, including nationalisation of their institutions. — FE Photo
West Indies clinched the T20I series with a commanding 14-run victory over Bangladesh in the second T20 International at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram on Wednesday, report agencies.They took a 2-0 lead with one game...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh will roll out the long-awaited National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on December 16, marking a major step towards curbing mobile-based fraud, blocking illegal handset imports, and ensuring greater transparency in the telecom sector.The move, announced on Wednesday by the...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
The government has decided not to allow land owners to file cases with courts for land record or khatiyan-related correction from next year. As part of the move, the Ministry of Land (MoL) has taken a measure to resolve the...
Six witnesses on Wednesday testified in three cases filed against 47 people, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, over irregularities in the allocation of plots in the RAJUK Purbachal New...
NEW DELHI/DHAKA (Reuters): Millions of supporters of Bangladesh's Awami League will boycott next year's national election, after the party was barred from contesting the polls, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told Reuters on Wednesday from her exile in New Delhi.Hasina,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Local manufacturers of pesticides are struggling to stay competitive as they face tax rates more than eleven times higher than those imposed on importers of finished products. Industry leaders warn that the steep tariff gap is discouraging investment, idling factory...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
The first investigation report on the initial bearing pad incident on the elevated structure of Dhaka's Mass Rapid Transit Line 6 (MRT-6) last year failed to examine the possible displacement of nearby pads, raising questions about its thoroughness, according to...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
A decade of steady case disposal falls short of a pace warranted to deal with a logjam of cases Bangladesh's apex court faces amid a rush of litigants in courts across the country, sources say.A predominant feature in the piling...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economy is showing signs of stabilisation, driven by steady remittance inflows, prudent fiscal management, and a gradual improvement in foreign-exchange reserves, according to the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI).However, the think tank cautioned that the stabilisation is fragile...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Rifts among three major political parties centring on the 'July Charter' and its implementation surfaced again rather prominently Wednesday, clouding the prospect of holding the much-coveted next general election in time.Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizens...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh's post-uprising government decides to drop administrative and police officials involved in the last three botched elections from field-level postings during the upcoming February polls, in sweeping bids for ensuring neutrality and public trust.In a high-level meeting chaired by Chief...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-30 00:00:00
Government negotiators hope for next payout worth US$450 million from the IMF lending package for Bangladesh as eligibility spot-check starts with a Fund mission querying about updates and subsidy cuts. The reappraisal team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), beginning...
KYIV, Oct 29 (AFP): A Russian strike on a children's hospital in southern Ukraine wounded at least nine people, including four children, Ukrainian officials said Wednesday, accusing Moscow of a "war crime".The attack was in Kherson, a city Russian forces...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 29 (AFP): Bodies piled up in poor neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday as police launched their biggest ever raids on the city's drug traffickers, leaving at least 64 people dead in war-like scenes.As many...
NEW YORK, Oct 29 (AFP): Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was not able to arrange a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the US president's visit to the South, ending fierce speculation over a possible summit.Trump...
BRUSSELS, Oct 29 (AFP): The European Union on Wednesday denounced what it said was the "brutality" of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group, which recently captured the key city of El-Fasher.The statement came as reports emerged of mass atrocities...
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (AP): Pakistan's defense minister warned Afghanistan on Wednesday that any new "terrorist or suicide attack" by militants on Pakistani soil would draw a stern response, hours after talks between them in Istanbul failed to secure a peace...
BEIJING, Oct 29 (AFP): China said that leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will have "in depth" talks on "major issues" Thursday, as expectations grew for their high-stakes talks in South Korea.Trump has said he expected their first...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 29 (BSS): Scientists and experts urged the grassroots farmers to protect soil health from further degradation through balanced dose fertilisation in the region. Wide-ranging promotion of balanced fertilisation can be the crucial means of boosting crop production through...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 29 (UNB): A 26-year-old woman and her child were found dead at a house at Bibirhat in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Afroza Afrin, 26, wife of Anwar Hossain, an NGO official,...
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