CHATTOGRAM, Oct 28 (UNB): An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has been killed and 18 others were injured in a clash between two groups of JCD and Jubo Dal activists over tearing a party banner at Bakolia in Chattogram...
Association of Bangladesh (DAB) has been formed, with Prof Dr Harun Al Rashid as president and Dr Md Zahirul Islam Shakil as secretary general respectively, reports UNB.Besides, a 57-member advisory council has been formed for the professional body of physicians...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam has said the Awami League (AL) faced political bankruptcy following the year 2014, reports BSS. "Despite the party's large organisational structure, its internal strength has been severely undermined," he said this while speaking...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said Bangladesh sought extradition of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as per legal procedures and a court order but has not received any reply from the Indian authorities, reports UNB."We have followed our...
A meeting between a delegation of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, led by its Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar, and high-ups of the Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin, in progress at Nirbachan Bhaban in...
BNP has called for the retention of the previous provisions under the Representation of the People Order (RPO) regarding the use of election symbols in alliance-based polls.The party raised its objection to the amendments to the RPO ordinance in a...
Rain is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhe divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Day temperature may fall slightly and night temp erature may rise...
Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease to 273 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,041 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Every US$1.0 investment in family planning can save $14 in health and social costs, prevent 30 per cent of maternal deaths, and reduce two-thirds of unintended pregnancies in the country, according to the National Family Planning Strategy for 2025-2030, launched...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Nineteen containers of hazardous goods, lying long at the Chattogram Port, were destroyed in an environmentally safe manner, according to a press release issued by the National Board of Revenue (NBR).The destruction work began at 9:00 AM on Saturday and...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
The two-day Economic Reform Summit 2025 has made a set of recommendations including ensuring macroeconomin stability, reviving investment and creating jobs.For doing so, the summit stressed the need for overhaul of financial governance, trade policy, skills development and SME transformation.Speakers...
Two lawyers have filed writ petitions at the High Court seeking compensation for the family of a man who died after being hit by a falling bearing pad from the Dhaka Metro Rail, reoirts bdnews24.com. They also called for the...
Gold prices in the domestic market saw a sharp drop with the newly revised rates announced by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Tuesday.According to the new rates, the price of high-quality 22-carat gold has dropped by Tk 10,474, bringing...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against three engineers of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Dhaka and a contractor for allegedly embezzling over Tk 12.2 million through 'forgery and abuse of official power'.The accused are Md...
The construction of the 1.16-kilometre extension of the metro rail from Motijheel to Kamalapur is progressing rapidly. This segment, the final section of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line-6, is expected to be completed by the end of next year....
NEW DELHI, Oct 28 (AFP): Heavy rain and gusty winds lashed India's southern coast as Cyclone Montha started to make landfall on Tuesday, officials said, disrupting flights and triggering waterlogging in low-lying areas.Cyclones, the equivalent of hurricanes in the North...
A court in Dhaka on Tuesday ordered to attach 469 acres of land in Gazipur and Cox's Bazar, owned by S Alam Group owner Mohammad Saiful Alam and persons associated with his interests.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir Faiz...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Yields on two types of long-term treasury bonds rose sharply on Tuesday, as banks showed reluctance to invest their surplus funds in government securities in an effort to manage their portfolios more efficiently.According to auction results, the cut-off yield, effectively...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed regulations governing power-import payments, allowing authorised dealer banks to make outward remittances for electricity purchases under government-approved cross-border arrangements without obtaining prior approval for each case from the central bank.In a circular issued on Tuesday...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
The government has imposed a strict expenditure ceiling on all ministries and divisions as part of its ongoing austerity measures amid mounting fiscal pressures and slower revenue growth.According to a recent directive from the Ministry of Finance, total expenditure in...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Tuesday that there is no reason for the United States or any other country to be concerned about Bangladesh's balanced relationship with China.He made the remark while responding to a question at...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
The government's flagship Aspire-to-Innovate (a2i) project has run into major financial controversy after racking up deferred payments of Tk 3.0 billion in its data-preservation segment, twelve times the original allocation. Despite an initial provision of only Tk 250 million, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Criticising the central bank's proposed merger of five problem-ridden Islamic banks, speakers at a roundtable discussion expressed the fear that the merged Sariah-based bank could become a huge burden for the government.Their fear comes in the backdrop of experience gained...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism (MoCAT) has suspended all scheduled and non-scheduled international flights at Cox's Bazar Airport following a government directive.In a notification issued on Monday, the ministry said international flight operations at the airport will remain...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Leaders of the country's apparel industry on Tuesday urged the government to review certain provisions of the latest amendments to the labour law, saying the changes were made bypassing the tripartite committee's agreed recommendations.They also expressed frustration over their repeated...
The National Citizen Party has said it will sign the July Charter only if the implementation order excludes any provision for a "note of dissent" and incorporates the recommendations of the Consensus Commission on constitutional reform, reports bdnews24.com.NCP Convener Nahid...
Jamaat-e-Islami has called on the Election Commission not to amend the Representation of the People Order (RPO) provision that requires candidates to contest under their own party symbol even when contesting as part of an alliance, reports bdnews24.com.The party also...
Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said their party did not agree with the Consensus Commission's recommendation to hold a referendum before the national election, saying BNP's position on the issue remains unchanged, reports UNB. "BNP does...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-10-29 00:00:00
Hints are rife the IMF might hold back the next installment of its US$5.5-billion loan from stipulated payout by December deadline as Bangladesh couldn't complete agreed banking reforms, officials said Tuesday.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is not happy for the...
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