KYIV, Jan 19 (AFP): Kyiv held "substantive" talks on security and economic issues with Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff, with more discussions expected in Davos this week, Ukraine's security chief said Sunday.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who...
BANGKOK, Jan 19 (AP): How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one?A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try...
FLORIDA, Jan 19 (BBC): US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, as he again repeated his demand for control of Greenland.In a...
TOKYO, Jan 19 (Reuters): Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced plans on Monday to hold a national election on Feb. 8, seeking to capitalise on her strong public polling in her first test at the ballot box since taking office...
ADAMUZ, Jan 19 (Reuters): At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in the worst railway accident in the country since 2013.The accident happened at 7:45...
Police have recovered the body of a woman with her throat slit from a rented house in the Kalachandpur area of Dhaka's Gulshan Thana, reports bdnews24.com.The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Sadia Akhtar Mimi, who worked as a dancer...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) showed a mixed trend on Sunday as banks opted to place their excess liquidity in shorter-tenure securities rather than longer-dated ones, amid uncertainty ahead of the national polls.According to auction results, the cut-off yield,...
Noakhali, Jan 18 (UNB): A 35-year-old suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Kalir Bazar in Kabirhat upazila of Noakhali district on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman Rony, son of Shahid of Joinadpur village in...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Issues related to Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project and the proposed Bangladesh-China Friendship Hospital were discussed during a meeting between Chinese Ambassador Yao Wen and National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman at the Chief Adviser's Office in Dhaka...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The government has initiated a Tk 450-billion programme to overhaul the country's primary education system to be implemented over the next five years beyond the existing development projects.The proposed programme aims to narrow the persistent gaps in learning outcomes, achieve...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Sunday launched an automated system that allows income tax paid at the import stage to be directly credited to taxpayers' electronic income tax returns, significantly easing long-standing compliance hassles for importers. The new...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday concluded its final day of appeal hearings clearing the way for several prominent candidates, including BNP Vice-Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo and leader Aslam Chowdhury, to contest the upcoming National Parliament election.However, the commission disqualified...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Ministry of Commerce has recommended excluding imports of 10-30-count yarn from the duty-free bonded warehouse facility, citing the need to shield Bangladesh's local spinning industry from mounting pressure caused by low-priced imports. The proposal has triggered sharp reactions from...
BRUSSELS, Jan 18 (Reuters): The European Union faced calls on Sunday to implement a never-before-used range of economic counter-measures known as the "Anti-Coercion Instrument" as part of the bloc's response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against European allies...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Six people were killed and an unspecified number of others injured as a bus rammed an auto-rickshaw and crashed into a roadside ditch at Ghatak Kanda in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Sunday.Identities of the deceased could not be known immediately,...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman met Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday to discuss election issues.A four-member delegation led by Shafiqur held the meeting with Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the evening, according to a senior official at...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has alleged that some Election Commission (EC) officials are working in favour of a specific political party.The party's secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, conveyed these complaints against the officials to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).Mr....
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that if the BNP forms the next government, a separate department will be created under the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs to take care of the families of those martyred or injured in the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Taka weakened by nearly 2.0 per cent year on year in November 2025, reflecting higher import demand and a gradual adjustment of the exchange rate, according to the Bangladesh Bank data.The central bank said the local currency depreciated 1.9...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus's support for "Yes" vote in referendum is consistent with the reformist mandate of the interim government and the country's urgent need for institutional renewal, an official note asserts. "It is also established international democratic practice,...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
A government move for the merger of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) with Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) stokes fear it could weaken region-specific farm financing and create new operational challenges instead problem solving.The banking regulator, on the other hand, has...
The 90th birth anniversary of martyred president Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, revered as the architect of multiparty democracy and also founder of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), will be celebrated today.Ziaur Rahman, also the proclaimer of Bangladesh's independence and an architect...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur at a few places over the country during...
SHERPUR, Jan 18 (UNB): A father allegedly strangled his daughter to death at Char Basanti Purba Para village of Nakla Upazila in Sherpur on Sunday.The deceased was Morium, 7, daughter of Babu Mia. His another daughter Mim Akter, aged three...
Intern doctors at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital have announced they will call off their work stoppage after receiving assurances that their demands will be met, reports bdnews24.com.After a meeting with the hospital authorities on Sunday afternoon, intern Mohammad...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Ten students of the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism at the University of Dhaka (DU) have received the 'Professor Sitara Parveen Award' in recognition of their outstanding academic performance in the 2023 undergraduate examinations.The award-giving ceremony was held on...
A meeting of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee was held on Sunday at the conference room of the Complex Building, Anwara, Chattogram, says a statement.The meeting was chaired by the convener of the committee,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) has directed the country's lead Hajj agencies to finalise the house rental formalities for the intending Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims by February 1.The ministry issued the directive following the Saudi government's concern as most of...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-19 00:00:00
Gender equality cannot be a sideline issue but be an economic and national issue and women's dignity cannot be kept as a topic within policies, offices and classrooms and it must be recognised both privately and publicly, observes Barrister Zaima...
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