Three Bangladeshi men were killed and two others injured after a multi-purpose vehicle they were in skidded off the road at East Coast Highway (LPT) 1 near in Kuantan of Malaysia on Friday, reports UNB.There deceased were driver Sabber Hasan,...
FE REPORT Police arrested on Saturday two absconding accused persons for their alleged involvement in killing Lal Chand alias Sohag, an old Dhaka businessman.The arrestees are Md Ruman Bepari (32) and Md Abir Hossain (28). They were nabbed during a...
FE REPORTA fire broke out at the Sundarban Square Market in the capital's Gulistan area on Saturday morning, causing significant damage to several shops but no casualties were reported.Talha Bin Jashim, media cell officer of the Fire Service and Civil...
FE REPORT Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)requested on Saturday the city dwellers to avoid the Shahbagh, Central Shaheed Minar and Suhrawardy Udyan neighbourhoods today (Sunday) because of the numerous planned events and sizable crowds.DMP in a mass circular signed by Commissioner...
As India continues taking unilateral steps on shared rivers, experts and activists are urging Bangladesh to intensify its struggle for fair water rights, warning that the country's environment and the lives of millions are at serious risk, reports UNB.Speaking at...
FE ReportOne more person died of dengue fever while 209 others were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Barishal division recorded the highest number...
YASIR WARDADThe prices of green chillies have surged sharply, reaching Tk 300 a kg on Saturday despite a notable increase in domestic production.In the span of just three days, the prices have risen by Tk 100-120 a kg, making the...
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (AFP): Global markets reeled Friday after President Donald Trump's tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven-day deadline before higher duties take effect.Trump announced late Thursday that dozens...
ONE Bank opens its 50th Sub-Branch at ShafipurONE Bank opened its 50th Sub-Branch at Shafipur Bazar, Kaliakoir, Gazipur under its Ganakbari (EPZ) Branch recently. KH. Rashed Akhtar Zaman, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Branch Distribution, Syed Farhad Alam,...
Town Hall Meeting Held at NRBC Bank's Cumilla ZoneA town hall meeting was held at NRBC Bank's Cumilla Zone office at a hotel in Feni on Friday. Chairman of the bank Md Ali Hossain Prodhania was the chief guest in...
FE ReportBangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSCPLC) has reached a significant milestone, with its real-time internet traffic capacity hitting 4 terabytes per second (Tbps) as of 1 August 2025, according to a company press release.The state-run bandwidth provider added the latest...
Standard Bank holds its 415th Board MeetingThe 415th Board Meeting of Shari-ah based Standard Bank PLC was held at the bank's Head Office in Dhaka recently. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the bank Mohammed Abdul Aziz presided over...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-03 00:00:00
Bridging the divide between taxpayers and tax authorities, expert-led tax assessments, and greater private-sector involvement in policymaking are crucial steps to enhance the country's tax administration, experts said at a workshop on Saturday. The event underscored the ongoing challenges businesses...
Subah Jahwa Purba"I earned more than I ever dreamed of, but lost the time to live the life I wanted." Today, for many, salary is just mere cash stacks or hefty bank balances. Now people are rethinking their definition of...
Al Momen Pranta | 2025-08-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh's livestock industry suffers from a perfect storm of challenges that threaten both animal welfare and economic viability. Rising temperatures, unpredictable weather patterns, and inadequate infrastructure create conditions where farmers struggle to maintain productive operations whilst animals endure unnecessary stress.The...
TANJIM HASAN PATWARY | 2025-08-03 00:00:00
Md Sadek Hossain bootstrapped EzyCourse to seven figures without a single dollar of outside funding.Md Sadek Hossain never planned to compete with billion-dollar platforms like Kajabi and Thinkific. The young founder from Sylhet, Bangladesh, was simply frustrated with existing course...
SAVAR, Aug 02 (UNB): A construction worker died after falling from the under-construction library building at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Friday.The deceased was identified as Md Ariful Islam, 40, of Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah district.Ariful fell from the fourth floor...
GAIBANDHA, Aug 02 (UNB): Set against the backdrop of three mighty rivers-- the Teesta, Jamuna and Brahmaputra-- Balashi Ghat in Gaibandha is fast becoming a popular destination for nature lovers and casual travellers alike. Spanning a 64-kilometre embankment, the area...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-03 00:00:00
MANIKGANJ, Aug 02: A 10-kilometre road stretching from Uthuli Bazar to Jafarganj in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj, has become nearly impassable due to lack of maintenance and repair work for years. Crucially important for the residents of Shibaloy, Ghior and...
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Aug 02: Illegal hill cutting is going on unabated in various places of Sylhet district as the authorities appear to be indifferent to the offence being perpetrated endangering both ecology and biodiversity here.There is literally none to dissuade...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug 02 (AP): Rodrigo De Paul has enjoyed years of playing alongside Lionel Messi for Argentina's national team, but the star midfielder said that for a long time, he's dreamed of playing on the same club with...
Qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 will be decided based on continents and play-off matches, rather than the top six-ranked sides, says England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chair Richard Thompson.Cricket is returning to the Games for the...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) kept the 'A' team's camp under focus, considering the upcoming Asia Cup, reports BSS.Cricket operations chairman Nazmul Abedin Fahim hinted that their performances could influence the final squad for the Asia Cup T20, scheduled for...
MONTANA, Aug 02 (BBC/AP): A suspect is on the run after four people were killed in a shooting at a bar in the US state of Montana, authorities say.The shooting happened at The Owl Bar in the city of Anaconda...
GAZA, Aug 02 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire and air strikes killed at least 22 people on Friday, including eight who were waiting to collect food aid in the war-battered Palestinian territory.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told...
LUANDA, Aug 02 (AFP): Angolan President Joao Lourenco praised security forces Friday for quelling unrest that claimed 30 lives over two days but rights groups accused them of killing "defenceless people".Dozens of shops and warehouses in Luanda were looted and...
MOSCOW, Aug 02 (AFP): Russia wants a "lasting and stable peace" in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Friday, adding that Moscow's conditions for peace remained unchanged as Kyiv repeated its call for a leaders' meeting.Putin has consistently rejected calls to...
AB Bank holds AML & CFT Awareness ProgrammeAB Bank PLC conducted a training session titled "AML & CFT Awareness Programme" at the bank's head office in the city recently. The session was conducted by Md Mofizur Rahman Khan Chowdhury, Director...
SHELTECH MD COMPLETES STRATEGIC CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP COURSETanvir Ahmed, Managing Director of Sheltech Group, Envoy Legacy, Envoy Textiles Limited, and Green Textile Limited, has completed the Capstone Course 2025/2 at the National Defence College (NDC), Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka. The course ran...
BKB holds an art competitionAs a part of the "July Revolution and Youth Festival 2025" celebrations, Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) organised a special art competition at the bank's head office in the city on Saturday. Chairman of the bank Dr...
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