FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Public health experts have suggested the upcoming elected government prioritise primary healthcare services and universal health coverage (UHC) as the health-sector reform commission formed by the interim government dissatisfied them. They made the suggestion at a policy dialogue titled "Priority...
Army Headquarters on Thursday said around 100,000 army personnel have been deployed across the country to ensure a free, fair and uninterrupted environment for the national elections, with the key objective of restoring voters' confidence, reports UNB.Director of the Military...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The central bank purchased a further US$196.50 million through auction from 16 banks on the interbank spot market on Thursday, aiming to keep the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency stable.The amount was bought under the...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The interim government has pushed through 116 ordinances and 14 bilateral agreements in its bid for stabilising governance and executing systemic reforms.The figures were presented Thursday at a meeting of the council of advisers, according to the chief adviser's press...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Around 0.4 million smart pre-payment meters imported under Dhaka Power Distribution Company's (DPDC) long-delayed smart-metering project are lying idle in warehouses, raising concerns about possible technical deterioration and inefficient use of public funds.Nearly eight years after the project was approved...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The government has decided to restructure the taxation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), shifting the collection of value-added tax (VAT) from the local supply and trading stages to the import stage. The move, aimed at reducing prices in the domestic...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Institutional inefficiency and the existing manual processes in public offices remain key barriers to ensuring ethical business practices in the country, speakers at a discussion programme said on Thursday.They also stressed the need for establishing ethical business practices to help...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 5 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday called on the youth to get ready to lead the country, saying his party does not believe in offering unemployment allowances that humiliate the young people. "We do...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will announce its election manifesto today (Friday), ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election. Party Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally unveil the manifesto.BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed it on Thursday. He said...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has sentenced Awami League leader and former independent MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity committed in Dhaka's Ashulia area during the July-August...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
A competent personage nominated by the President or the Chief Election Commissioner may administer oath to the upcoming Members of Parliament under an alternative arrangement. The interim government is preparing such alternative arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony for the MPs...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Protesters at Chattogram seaport gave a two-day break in their strike for urgent export-import delivery following government intervention on Thursday, after disruption of Bangladesh's external trade for six days. Labour leaders at Chattogram Port announced the Friday-Saturday suspension of the...
MYMENSINGH, Feb 05 (UNB): Joint forces in a drive on Thursday arrested two activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) along with firearms from Gafargaon upazila of Mymensingh district. The arrestees were identified as Quamrul Islam, 35 and Md Sabbir, 23,...
BNP will hold its final election rally on Sunday in the capital on February 8, ahead of the national election, reports UNB.The rally will take place at the party's central office in the capital's Nayapaltan area at 2:00 pm, with...
Abdullah Al Jaber, member secretary of Inqilab Moncho, on Thursday staged a sit-in in front of Jamuna, the residence of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, demanding justice for their leader Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, reports UNB.The organisation shared the information...
KHAGRACHHARI, Feb 05 (UNB): Four candidates in parliamentary constituency 298 of Khagrachhari Hill District have called for heightened security measures at polling stations deemed risky or high-risk ahead of the upcoming elections, urging authorities to ensure free, fair, and impartial...
A total of 387 July warriors have been upgraded to 'A' category from their previous 'B' and 'C' categories while 474 warriors in 'C' category have been promoted to 'B', reports UNB.The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs issued a notification...
KHULNA, Feb 05 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar on Thursday expressed concerns over the environment surrounding the February-12 national election."If the authorities remain indifferent, the chance for a free, fair and acceptable election will be lost," he...
More than 273,000 Bangladeshi expatriates are yet to cast their postal ballots, with six days left before the February-12 national election and referendum, officials said, reports UNB.The Election Commission has sent the ballots to 767,188 registrant expatriates staying in 123...
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit the northern districts tomorrow (Saturday) as part of the second phase of his election campaign in the region, reports UNB.According to the party's media cell, Tarique Rahman will leave Dhaka by air at 10:00...
FE REPORT | 2026-02-06 00:00:00
Ballot papers so far reached 116 constituencies ahead of the February 12 national parliamentary election, Election Commission (EC), Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday."As far as I know, we have already despatched ballot papers to 116 seats and handed...
Salahuddin Ahmed, BNP Standing Committee Member and the party candidate for Cox's Bazar-1 constituency, speaking at an election rally at Chokoria in Cox's Bazar on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
THAKURGAON, Feb 05 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday criticised Jamaat-e-Islami over its role during Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War, saying the party must clarify its position on the country's independence."Jamaat leaders are currently making statements in...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday). Light to moderate fog may occur at places.Night temperature may fall and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to Sarwar Alam, assistant programmer of the ICT section of Bangabhaban, in a case filed over the hacking of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman's verified X account, reports BSS.Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan...
Former Biman Bangladesh Airlines managing director and chief executive officer Shafiqur Rahman and his wife Bithi have sought bail in a case over the abuse of a child domestic worker, reports bdnews24.com.Lawyer Zakir Hossain filed the bail petition on their...
Police recovered the bodies of four members of the same family from Mirpur 11's Wapda Bihari Camp in Dhaka's Pallabi, reports bdnews24.comAKM Alamgir, chief of Pallabi Police Station, said police went to the family's home and recovered their bodies after...
Bangla Academy on Thursday reiterated that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 will begin on February 20, ruling out the possibility of postponing the country's largest literary event, reports UNB.The decision was announced at an emergency press conference organised by...
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (Ansar-VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud speaking as the chief guest of a preparatory assembly of its members at Tangail District Stadium on Thursday ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad...
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