It is heartening to know that the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has already framed a draft of the code of ethics and professional conduct for its staff in order to make its service transparent and accountable. Why the NBR...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-07-15 00:00:00
In the humid silence of a summer afternoon in Khulna, a teenage girl wipes sweat from her brow and looks out at a charred patch of land where mango trees once stood. Her grandfather tells her that this used to...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-07-14 12:00:00
“The media is the most powerful force on the planet. It has the power to make the innocent guilty and the guilty innocent — and that’s power.” — Malcolm X.Bangladesh stands at the crossroads—a time weighed down by history and...
RIAZ UDDIN HRIDOY | 2025-07-14 12:00:00
From the crowded streets of Dhaka to the quiet corners of backwater villages, the glow of digital screens has become inescapable. Bangladesh's transformation has brought remarkable connectivity, on the information superhighway. Yet this digital leap forward comes with a pressing...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Day temperature may fall by...
Public Welfare Civil Society (PWCS) took a tree plantation event keeping up with the ongoing National Tree Plantation Campaign 2025, according to a press statement.PWCS Chairman MD Nurul Islam Okil and the Secretary General Md. Mahabub Rahman Shohel inaugurated the...
The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) has secured the top position among Bangladeshi universities in the World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) 2025.A total of 1,253 universities from 87 countries participated in the WURI Rankings 2025, with seven Bangladeshi...
The Bangladesh National segment of the Global Spell Bee 2025 ended at North South University (NSU) in the capital on Saturday. NSU Debate Club hosted the event, where NSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, and British Council Bangladesh Country Director...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) and the government will celebrate July Women's Day today (Monday) at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC). The observance is part of a series of events to commemorate the first anniversary of the July Uprising. The Ministry of Cultural...
A 32-year-old man was killed in a road accident in front of Terminal-3 of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport under Airport Police Station in the capital on Saturday night, reports UNB.The victim was identified as Ashraful Alam, son of late...
HOBIGANJ, July 13 (BSS): Primary and Mass Education Adviser Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder said the interim government has taken a plan for quality improvement of primary education.The plan includes infrastructure development, bringing back the dropout students, fill up the...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus sent 1,000 kilogrammes of 'Haribhanga' mangoes to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a goodwill gesture between the two neighbours, reports UNB.The consignment is scheduled to reach New Delhi on Monday, an official at...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 13: The Water Development Board (WDB) launched a large-scale eviction drive in Chattogram on Sunday morning to reclaim the government land, occupied by 39 influential grabbers. The land, worth around Tk 3.20 billion, spans approximately 32 acres along...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Dengue fever claimed one more life in 24 hours until Sunday morning, taking the total death toll of the mosquito-borne disease to 56 this year.Meanwhile, 420 more people were admitted to hospitals across the country after testing positive with the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
A group of nationalist teachers at the Dhaka University (DU), under the banner of 'Sada Dal', formed a human-chain on Sunday, demanding the trial of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League (AL)-backed teachers at the university.The demonstration...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
A legal notice has been served upon the government bodies concerned, including the Bangladesh Bank, drawing their attention to take initiatives to make guidelines on non-performing loans (NPLs). Md Juwel Azad, a Supreme Court lawyer, served the notice on Sunday,...
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Dhallywood actress Apu Biswas in an attempted murder case filed with Bhatara Police Station, reports UNB.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on bond of Tk 10,000.Earlier on June...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded removal of "boat" symbol from the Election Commission's (EC) list of electoral symbols, citing the suspension of the Awami League's registration, reports BSS.Simultaneously, NCP argued that the "shapla" (Water Lily) symbol is not...
A delegation of students and job seekers on July 14 last year submitted a memorandum to the President with a timeline to see progress on their one-point demand for a rational reform in the quota system in public jobs, reports...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that a planned and evil campaign is being carried out as part of a conspiracy to destroy the nationalist forces and eliminate Tarique Rahman from politics, reports UNB."One thing we...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) in Dhaka has ordered to publish a notice in two newspapers summoning 24 accused including former Begum Rokeya University (BRU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Hasibur Rashid in a case filed in connection with crimes against...
The government has extended the executive magistracy powers granted to officers of the Armed Forces by another 60 days-the fifth such extension-to help maintain law and order across the country.The extension will take effect on July 14, the public administration...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) dropped significantly on Sunday, as banks opted to park their excess liquidity in risk-free government instruments amid subdued private sector credit demand.The cut-off yield, commonly referred to as the interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Load-shedding across the country stood at around 97 MW on Saturday, as 15,413 MW of electricity was generated against the peak demand for 15,510 MW, according to official data of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).Rangpur zone experienced the highest load-shedding...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Political parties at the dialogue with the National Consensus Commission have agreed that the cabinet approval should be added instead of the Prime Minister's signature to declare a state of emergency.The Leader of the Opposition or, in his/her absence, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the banks concerned to comply with international rules and regulations in import-export transactions based on sales contracts. If the transactions are done through the documentary collection method, banks must follow the internationally recognised 'Uniform Rules...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers withdrew their blockade in the capital's Banani area on Sunday evening after nearly seven hours of protests, allowing traffic to resume on the Mohakhali route around 7pm following the intervention of the army.The blockade caused serious traffic...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
The government is to drill eight new gas wells - five in Bhola and the rest in three other districts - in a bid to ramp up domestic gas production and reduce dependence on costly imports, officials said.This will be...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-07-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's import revenue from United States-origin goods fell by 11.41 per cent in the just-concluded fiscal year 2024-25, largely due to a government tax waiver on Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) -- the country's second-largest import item from the US.According to...
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