Liquefied natural gas tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, ship-tracking data showed, and 22 Japan-linked vessels have left the Gulf since Tuesday, but overall daily traffic has slowed as tensions flare in the Middle East,...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
Nearly 20 months after first seeking exemptions from mandatory feasibility studies for selected gas- exploration projects, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has renewed its push for broader regulatory relaxations to accelerate domestic gas production amid mounting dependence...
Police recovered the hanging body of a young woman from a house on the Haji Faiz Uddin Cross Road of Sonadanga in Khulna city on Thursday night, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Papiya, 27, wife of Ripon of the...
The World Population Day will be observed in the country today (July 11) like elsewhere across the world, reports BSS. The World Population Day was marked for the first time in 90 countries on July 11, 1990. Bangladesh is set...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh government handed over 139 tonnes of rice to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday to support food assistance for Rohingya refugees living in Cox's Bazar and Bhasan Char.The first consignment of a 400-tonne donation will...
Some 461 tourists, who had got stranded in Sajek Valley in Baghaichari upazila of Rangamati due to heavy rain, landslides and severed road communication, have been evacuated with the help of Bangladesh Army, reports UNB.Of the total tourists, 311 left...
The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Chattogram on Friday postponed today's (Saturday's) Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination in all districts under its jurisdiction due to the worsening flood situation, reports UNB.In a notice, the board said the ICT examination...
In a significant move to enhance employment opportunities, global connectivity, cultural understanding, and excellence in language education, East West University (EWU) has inaugurated its 'Foreign Language Center'. The opening ceremony was held on Thursday at the university's 'Manzur Elahi' Auditorium....
Dhaka North City Corporation Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan on Friday visiting the areas along the Mirpur-10, Kazipara and Shewrapara Metro Rail corridor left waterlogged by incessant rainfall. — FE photo
A woman purchasing vegetables from a shop at the Plassey kitchen market in the capital's Azimpur area on Friday. Supply crunch driven by the recent flooding has pushed up prices of some vegetables across different markets. — Focus Bangla
SHIABUR RAHMAN | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
The consistent efforts of Bangladesh towards improving eye health are being recognised around the world which is why the country has been accorded a key role in the first-ever Global Summit for Eye Health, said Peter Holland, Chief Executive of...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
The General Economics Division (GED) of the Planning Commission is set to roll out the pilot of the SDG model village programme next month to transform three villages into Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) model villages. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is...
BNP Media Cell Convener Prof Dr Moudud Hossain Alamgir Pavel, who fell ill on Thursday in Bogura, was taken to Continental Hospital in the capital on Friday, reports UNB.He was admitted to the hospital at 12:00 noon, according to BNP...
TANGAIL, July 10, (BSS): State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku has said the government remains committed to implementing the July Charter, noting that the Prime Minister has repeatedly made the government's position clear.Speaking to journalists after inaugurating...
FENI, July 10 (UNB): National Citizen Party (NCP) South Region Chief Organizer Hasnat Abdullah has alleged that Bangladesh has not witnessed the desired political change, claiming that only the faces of extortionists and corrupt individuals have changed.Speaking as the chief...
Prime Minister's Adviser and BNP Standing Committee Member Nazrul Islam Khan has returned home after receiving treatment at a city hospital, reports UNB.The information was confirmed on Friday by BNP Media Cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.He said Nazrul Islam Khan...
The 11-Party Alliance, led by Jamaat-e-Islami, will hold its Rangpur divisional rally today (Saturday) as part of its planned programme demanding implementation of the referendum verdict, effective measures for the Teesta Master Plan, an end to border killings and push-ins,...
JHENAIDAH, July 10 (BSS): Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said no party syndicate will be allowed to influence government offices or development projects, stressing that no BNP leader or activist will receive undue favours at the cost of the government's...
BARISHAL, July 10 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said politics should be a means of transforming people's lives, not merely a path to power.He made the remarks while addressing the closing ceremony of a month-long tree...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said people want to see visible progress on the government's promise to implement the Teesta Mega Project, report agencies.He made the remarks while speaking to journalists after arriving at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
The European Union (EU) has requested the NBR to remove two long-standing tariff and regulatory bottlenecks, saying its resolution would send a strong signal of Bangladesh's commitment to improving the investment climate for European businesses.The EU made the request recently...
FE REPORT | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's flood situation deteriorated further on Friday as days of torrential monsoon rain and upstream flows inundated large parts of the southeast, northeast and northern river basins, prompting fresh evacuations, disrupting public services and raising fears of further flooding over...
Incessant rainfall since Friday morning causes waterlogging in several parts of the capital, causing suffering to residents. The photo was taken from the Mirpur-Kalshi Road. — FE Photo
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken a 10-point package of measures to address the flood and landslide situation in Chattogram and adjoining districts following days of heavy rainfall and hill runoff.Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Spokesperson Mahdi Amin shared the measures...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
Growing pressure of government's LC opening for imports to feed an expansionary economy prompts the central bank to hold its foreign-exchange-market intervention to keep taka-dollar pricing rates stable.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) started the market intervention on July 13 last year...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team will engage in weeklong parleys with finance officials from tomorrow to assess Bangladesh's macroeconomic situation and discuss new financing packages, officials say. The IMF Mission Chief for Bangladesh, Ivo Krznar, will lead the 11-memebr...
JASIM UDDIN | 2026-07-11 00:00:00
Cash incentives for Bangladesh's export-oriented ready-made garment (RMG) manufacturers have been redoubled to 5.0 per cent from 1.5 per cent for resuscitating struggling spinning industry through greater use of locally produced yarns and fabrics.The Finance Division issued on July 9...
LONDON, July 9 (Reuters): The supply shock caused by the Iran war is sparking old Western aluminium smelters back into life.In the US, Magnitude 7 Metals is reactivating the New Madrid smelter in Missouri.Across the Atlantic, Norwegian producer Hydro has...
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