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Civil service urged to 'break from the past', embrace reform

2025-08-10 00:00:00

Principal Secretary to the Chief Adviser (CA) M. Siraj Uddin Miah has called on Bangladesh's civil service to fundamentally reform itself, stating that the administration stands at a historic crossroads following the July Uprising, reports UNB.Speaking as the chief guest...

Police arrest two with foreign liquor in city

2025-08-10 00:00:00

FE REPORT Police arrested on Saturday two persons with 390 bottles of foreign wine from Gulshan area in the capital.The arrestees are Abdul Quddus Ali (28) and Jahid Bali alias Apu (40).Deputy Police Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) Muhammad Talebur...

DUET admission tests today

2025-08-10 00:00:00

The first year admission tests -2025 for BSc Engineering and Bachelor of Architecture (B. Arch) programmes under the academic session 2024-2025 of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) will take place today (Sunday), according to an official statement.The tests...

Kunming hospitals assure easier access for BD patients

2025-08-10 00:00:00

KUNMING, Aug 09 (UNB): Authorities from various hospitals in Kunming have assured easier access to their medical services for Bangladeshi patients, as China wants to attract medical tourists from Bangladesh.The assurance was given during exchange of views with a 23-member...

‘Keep Dhaka city clean’

2025-08-10 00:00:00

FE REPORT Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia on Saturday urged city dwellers to put waste into designated places to keep the city clean and tidy. He also hinted at forming a Citizen Committee incorporating people of...

Artistes performing a dance on the premises of the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Saturday on the

2025-08-10 00:00:00

Artistes performing a dance on the premises of the Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Saturday on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 2025. Bangladesh Adivasi Forum organised the event. — FE Photo

Over 40m suffer from pain-related illnesses in Bangladesh: Study

FE REPORT | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

In Bangladesh, a nationwide study conducted under the "Community-Oriented Program for Control of Rheumatic Diseases (COPCORD)" has revealed that nearly one-third of the adult population -- around 40 million people -- suffer from joint, muscle, or bone-related conditions. The number...

Average US tariffs now highest since 1910s

2025-08-10 00:00:00

PARIS, Aug 09 (AFP): The US tariff rate now averages 20.1 per cent, the highest level since the early 1910s-except for a brief spike earlier this year-after new duties took effect Thursday, WTO and IMF data showed Friday.The figure, calculated...

China’s July consumer prices stable

2025-08-10 00:00:00

BEIJING, Aug 9 (AFP): Consumer prices in China remained stable in July, official data showed Saturday, providing a respite for the world's second-largest economy, which is facing strong deflationary pressure and fragile domestic demand.The consumer price index-a key measure of...

BPPA hosts consultation on PPR revision

2025-08-10 00:00:00

As part of the process of a series of consultations with the stakeholders on the revision of Public Procurement Rules, 2008, the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority (BPPA) has started field-level consultations in districts and upazilas.Two such consultation workshops were held...

Asia Pacific General Ins re-elects chair, vice-chair--

2025-08-10 00:00:00

The Board of Directors of the Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited, at its meeting held on Thursday, unanimously re-elected Aftab ul Islam, FCA, as the chairman and Wahidul Haque Siddiqui as the vice-chairman of the company for the next...

BTRC reinstates ban on single-band router import, production

2025-08-10 00:00:00

FE REPORTThe Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has revoked its earlier decision to suspend the ban on importing, producing, and marketing single-band Wi-Fi routers, effectively reinstating the restriction.A single-band router is a Wi-Fi router that operates only on one frequency...

Karmasangsthan Bank organises Foundation Training Course

2025-08-10 00:00:00

Karmasangsthan Bank organises Foundation Training Course Karmasangsthan Bank inaugurated a 'Foundation Training' course for Officers, Assistant Officers, and Data Entry Operators at the bank's Head Office on Saturday. Dr. A.F.M. Matiur Rahman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the...

Woakes may opt for rehab over surgery in race to be fit for Ashes

2025-08-10 00:00:00

England all-rounder Chris Woakes said rehabilitation is a risk he is willing to take to be fit for the Ashes rather than undergoing surgery on the shoulder injury he sustained during last week's fifth test loss to India, reports Reuters.The...

Asif congratulates U-20 women footballers on win against Timor-Leste

2025-08-10 00:00:00

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain congratulated on Saturday the U-20 women's football team for their 8-0 victory over Timor-Leste in the second match of the AFC Women's U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers, reports BSS.In a congratulatory message, the...

BCB to increase cricketers’ match fee in NCL T20

2025-08-10 00:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is all set to increase the match fee of the cricketers, participating in the upcoming NCL T20, reports BSS.BCB Tournament Committee chairman Akram Khan confirmed the development, saying that the match fee of the players...

BGB successfully organised Business Genius Bangladesh 2025

FE EDUCATION DESK | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

The stage was set on Saturday (August 09) at North South University's Auditorium for one of the most anticipated annual events in the country's academic and entrepreneurial calendar. Business Genius Bangladesh (BGB), in association with the Department of Marketing &...

Why your personal brand matters more than your resume

Sheikh Shabab Tawkee Rupok | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

For many years, a resume was the main tool for getting a job. It lists education, skills, and work experience in a short format. Employers would look at it and decide who to call for an interview. But the way...

Finding one goal that guides every decision

Taufiq uz Zaman | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

In a city like Dhaka, it is easy to feel like you are always behind. Deadlines stack up. Emails flood in. Three dashboards blink with urgent numbers. One young analyst sat in this familiar storm when his mentor leaned over...

Sherpur man caught on video trying to 'bury paralysed wife alive'

2025-08-10 00:00:00

SHERPUR, Aug 09 (bdnews24.com): An 80-year-old man has allegedly tried to bury his paralysed wife alive in their yard. A video of the incident has gone viral on Facebook.The incident occurred in broad daylight around Friday noon in Khoshalpur Kanipara...

Two siblings killed, 11 injured in separate road crashes in Bogura

2025-08-10 00:00:00

BOGURA, Aug 09 (UNB): Two siblings were killed and 11 others, including two of their uncles, were severely injured in two separate road crashes in Bogura on Saturday, police said.The deceased, who died in the crash in Shajahanpur upazila, were...

Bumper jute yield raises hopes among Magura farmers

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

MAGURA, Aug 09: Bumper production of jute as well as its lucrative prices have come as hope raising factors for the farmers of the district this season. Satisfactory yield of jute has brought smiles to the face of the local...

Padma River erosion cripples Paturia launch terminal operations

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Aug 09: A jetty at the Paturia launch terminal in Manikganj's Shibaloy Upazila collapsed on Tuesday amid a week-long erosion in the turbulent Padma, leaving lunch crews and passengers in hardship and trade revolving the infrastructure in a crisis.The...

Kenya eliminates sleeping sickness, says WHO

2025-08-10 00:00:00

GENEVA, Aug 09 (AFP): Kenya has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem, the World Health Organization announced on Friday, making it the 10th country to do so.The vector-borne disease, formally called human African trypanosomiasis, is endemic in sub-Saharan...

North Korea removing border loudspeakers

2025-08-10 00:00:00

SEOUL, Aug 09 (AFP): North Korean troops have started removing propaganda loudspeakers used to blare unsettling noises along the border, South Korea's military said Saturday, days after Seoul's new administration dismantled ones on its side of the frontier.The two countries...

Mexico 'will not accept' US military action on its soil

2025-08-10 00:00:00

MEXICO CITY, Aug 09 (AFP): Mexico said Friday that it "would not accept" the deployment of US military forces on its soil to combat drug cartels."Mexico would not accept the participation of US military forces on our territory," the foreign...

Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska Aug 15

2025-08-10 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Aug 09 (Reuters/AFP): US President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday.Trump made the highly anticipated announcement on...

Fueling a cleaner, greener future in rural Bangladesh

Nayma Akther Jahan and Shahana Afrose Chowdhury | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh is faced with two closely-related rural challenges: the growing demand for domestic energy and the growing load of organic waste. For a country as agriculturally dependent as Bangladesh and still economically struggling with rural poverty, the possibility of generating...

Upgrading BD's energy infrastructure

Salman Rahman | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

Imagine this: your lights never flicker, your industrial machinery runs without interruption, and voltage stays perfectly within safe limits. If you care about climate, you can choose to source more of your electricity from renewable energy. Your utility predicts demand...

How to avoid the disaster lurking in the corner

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-10 00:00:00

The growing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector in Bangladesh is facing numerous challenges, especially the illegal cross-filling due to lack of monitoring and awareness.Cross-filling, which means transfer of LPG from one cylinder to another, is being done by many unauthorised...