Wasi Ahmed | 2025-12-17 00:00:00
The scale and composition of the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year reveal a far larger contraction than many had anticipated, particularly in sectors that underpin human development. While some degree of rationalisation was inevitable amid...
Bangladesh's judicial system has faced many challenges since the country's in dependence. The 1972 Constitution, for instance, established a Supreme Court and formally adopted the principle of the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the state. The...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
Every year on December 16, the nation takes a moment to commemorate the realisation of its historical Liberation War a struggle fought with unprecedented courage, unimaginable sacrifice, and an unwavering passion for freedom. Historically, Victory Day has stood for more...
A Qayyum Khan | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
On December 11, I heard that the enemy had left Dhobra and fallen back to Chapai Nawabganj. I didn’t want to wait any more and decided to join my company. I was unable to contact Jahangir on the walkie-talkie, so...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The habitat presently called Bangladesh had assumed different names over the ages since time immemorial. The place which was known as ‘Vanga’ or Bangla’ was only a part of today’s Bangladesh and West Bengal state of India. The land was...
Weather may remain dry wit partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday). Light fog may occur at places over the country during early morning. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature of...
Commuters had to suffer heavily, as vehicles remained standstill for long on the busy main road at Kakrail, like many other thoroughfares, following various programmes in the capital on Monday. — FE Photo
Metro rail services will be suspended for 40 minutes on today (Tuesday) to ensure the safety of paratroopers during the Victory Day celebrations, reports UNB.Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) announced on Monday that the suspension will be from 11:50am...
Traffic will be diverted on parts of Dhaka-Ashulia and Dhaka-Aricha highways from 3:00 am to 9:00 am today (Tuesday), marking the Victory Day, reports UNB.The diversions will be enforced at Gabtoli and Baipail points to facilitate Victory Day programmes and...
The Centre for Higher Studies and Research (CHSR) at the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a 'Supervisor-Researcher Meet' on Saturday for its MPhil and PhD researchers of 2024-2025B session. BUP Vice Chancellor Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam was the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The construction of a new residential hall for female students at the Dhaka University (DU), funded by the Chinese government, is expected to begin in the first half of next year, according to Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen.He visited the proposed...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) has blocked Shahbag intersection, demanding the arrest of those responsible for the gun attack on Sharif Hadi.They also demanded the resignation of Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.Leaders and activists of JCS took position at the Shahbag...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
Leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) marched towards the Ministry of Home Affairs in the capital on Monday, demanding the arrest and trial of those responsible for the attack on Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Mancha.The...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus released a commemorative postage stamp and an opening day cover on the occasion of the Victory Day at a ceremony at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Monday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The next political government, formed after the February 12 National Election, may have to address 12 priority issues on a fast-track basis, including curbing inflation and mobilising domestic revenue, experts opined at a seminar on Monday.The first major test would...
JSD President ASM Abdur Rob said the significance of Victory Day should not be confined to the past; rather, it is a day of moral, political and progressive commitment, reports BSS."After a long struggle, the Great War of Independence in...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Md Nahid Islam has said the people of Bangladesh will come together on Victory Day to stand against Indian hegemony and all conspiracies targeting the country, reports BSS."On Victory Day tomorrow (Tuesday), we will not...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said there is no uncertainty over the upcoming national election as it will be held in free, fair and competitive manner and on time, report agencies."InshaAllah, rest assured -- we will...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has accused a section of political actors of attempting to rehabilitate what he termed 'fascist forces' and push Bangladesh back into a 'rotten past,' warning that the nation would not forgive them if they failed...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has accused the Awami League (AL) of twisting the history of Bangladesh's independence and Liberation War to serve its own party interests, report agencies. He said a deposed and fugitive clique has politicised history, and...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 15 (UNB): Students of Chittagong University (CU) on Monday locked the university's administrative building demanding the removal of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Prof Mohammad Shamim Uddin Khan for his alleged controversial remarks over the killings of intellectuals in 1971.Under...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has appealed against the life- imprisonment sentences handed down to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case involving crimes against humanity committed during the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh's current-account deficit widened during July-October period of the fiscal year 2025-26, driven by weaker export performance, official data show.The deficit expanded to US$749 million, up 17 per cent from the same period a year earlier.Export earnings rose modestly by...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The central bank purchased a further US$141.50 million through an auction from 13 banks on the interbank spot market on Monday, aiming to stabilise the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency.The amount was bought under the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday placed journalist Anis Alamgir on five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The judge of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the police, said...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
After 17 years abroad, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh on December 25, with the party planning a landmark rally to mark his comeback and energise national politics.BNP leaders say the event will be the...
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has taken over the investigation into the attempted killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor and spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three more suspects and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
The government has deferred the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system until January 1, 2026, extending the deadline for mobile-phone traders to submit the details of unsold handsets.The NEIR system, aimed at curbing the use of illegally...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-12-16 00:00:00
Despite being the third-largest budget-holder, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recorded the lowest project- implementation rate, affecting overall development progress and potentially slowing Bangladesh's economic growth, officials said on Monday.The slow performance has also dragged down the...
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