MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh is capable of meeting, to a large extent, the 40 per cent value addition requirement tagged by the USA as far as the garment items like denim and knitwear are concerned. However, some woven products might face a setback....
FE REPORT | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
As a major precondition for tariff rethink, the US side wanted 40-percent local value addition to export products as the threshold during negotiations with the Bangladeshi trade delegation.Apparel-industry leaders in Dhaka disclosed this Saturday, after the latest around of tariff-cut...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
Dhaka and Washington reached agreement on several more issues over Bangladesh's petition for reconsidering bumped-up tariffs on the US market, but the host side preferred further negotiations on few sticking points, officials said. The second round of the Bangladesh-US tariff...
Ariful Islam, chief financial officer (CFO) of BRAC University (BRACU), has been appointed as its treasurer recently, says a statement.Mr Islam joined the university in December 2020 and is currently leading finance, IT, procurement, international student and scholarship functions, and...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day and night...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has reported arresting over 7,500 people and recovering more than 500 weapons in multiple cases over the past 10 months following the fall of the Awami League government after the July-August Mass Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.At...
Bangladesh's Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam has said the force has yet to fully regain its effectiveness following last year's "traumatic" political upheaval and deadly violence targeting police, reports bdnews24.com.On Saturday, Baharul said efforts are underway to arrest...
Vice-chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology Mohammad Zoynal Abedin presents a crest to Education Adviser Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar after a meeting on the overall development of the university recently.
CHATTOGRAM, July 12: Police have arrested a madrasa teacher in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram district on charge of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy, who is a student of his institution. The arrest was made early Saturday during a...
FE REPORT The death toll from Jatrabari blast in the capital rose to three as another victim, a three-year-old girl, died on Saturday. The minor girl who sustained 90 per cent burn injuries in the explosion apparently from gas leakage...
FE REPORT Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested on Saturday three persons for their alleged involvement in issuing a fake bomb threat to a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight.The Kathmandu-bound Biman Flight BG-373 was thrown into a chaos when an anonymous caller...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
A wave of protests has swept different parts of the country, particularly several university campuses, following a viral video which showed that some Jubo Dal leaders were beating businessman Md Sohag severely near the capital's Mitford Hospital over alleged extortion.On...
FE REPORTDengue continues to spread in Bangladesh, with 391 new cases and one death reported in a day between Saturday and Sunday morning, official data revealed. Most of the new patients are from the Barishal region, which is currently the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
A proposed bus service by Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), involving 2,000 buses on the Gazipur-Dhaka route, has sparked concern among stakeholders for potentially threatening the long-awaited Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor project.The government's plan to launch a dedicated corridor with...
The protesting students demanding quota reform in government jobs on July 13 last year issued a 24-hour ultimatum for withdrawal of a police case against them and declared to submit a memorandum to the President on July 14 to realise...
OUR CORRESPONDENT BENAPOLE, July 12: Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator of the National Citizens' Party (NCP) for the southern region, has called for building nationwide resistance against extortionists.He made the call while addressing a roadside rally in Satkhira on Saturday (July...
Women's rights activists on Saturday demanded direct elections to the reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad, urging political parties to ensure meaningful representation and end the system of nomination that often sidelines women's leadership, reports UNB.The call came...
SATKHIRA, July 12 (BSS): National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Saturday alleged that a certain quarter is resisting national reform efforts instead of their support beyond desire to remain in power, preferring to uphold outdated systems, perpetuate old-styled...
Our Correspondent | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 12: The central committee of Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal has expelled Emdadul Hoque Badsha, former organising secretary of the now-defunct Chattogram city Jubo Dal committee, on allegations of extortion and land grabbing.The decision was announced on Saturday (12 July)...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday demanded a prompt investigation into the recent killings, including that of a scrap trader in Old Dhaka, to identify the offenders and bring them to justice, reports UNB."I would like to...
When employees hand in their resignation letters, senior executives often ascribe the decision to better salaries, overseas opportunities or a restless new generation. However, data gathered across continents tells a different story. According to a Gallup poll that examined more...
Maisha Morshed | 2025-07-13 00:00:00
A significant number of Bangladeshi students are choosing to pursue their education overseas, reflecting a growing desire to explore new horizons and secure better opportunities. While traditional favourites like the UK and the USA remain popular, Canada has steadily gained...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Khagrachhari and Bogura districts on Saturday and Friday night, reports BSS.In Khagrachhari, a woman was killed and another injured in a road accident in front of Sewing Training Center under Matiranga...
SHERPUR, July 12 (UNB): Police recovered two bodies from different locations in Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur on Saturday.Md Sohel Rana,OC of Nalitabari Police Station, said one of the deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 45, son of the late Amzad...
NARAIL, July 12 (UNB): A 55-year-old man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a football match at Kulshur village in Kalia upazila of Narail district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Zillur Rahman Sardar, 55,...
OUR CORRESPONDENTGOPALGANJ, July, 12: A man has attained an overwhelming success in mango production in Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district in the recent years, causing a bit of commotion in and around his community. Farmer Wahiduzzaman Bakul has made a...
OUR CORRESPONDENTPABNA, July 12: There has been no let-up in erosion onslaughts on the Padma riverbank in recent time, leaving the existence of Nazirganj ferry pier in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna district under severe threat. As the upstream water flow...
The Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB) has alleged that the country's air ticket market has once again fallen under the control of syndicates, driving prices sharply up on major Middle Eastern routes, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement issued on...
Standard Bank holds Half Yearly Business Review Meeting Standard Bank PLC organised the 'Half Yearly Business Review Meeting 2025' with the participation of Heads of all branches, Heads of all Divisions & Senior Executives of Head Office at the bank's...
COMMUNITY BANK INVESTMENT SIGNS MOU WITH KHUSHI COMPOSITECommunity Bank Investment Limited, a subsidiary of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC., has been appointed as Corporate Advisor for Khusi Composite Limited's Tk 2.0 billion syndication financing initiative. A Memorandum of Understanding in this...
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