FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Political parties reached a consensus partially on the appointment of the Chief Justice (CJ) and Chief Adviser (CA) at a meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Thursday. Consensus was reached on amending the Article 95 of the Constitution and...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has taken initiative to deport a detained Nigerian citizen Frank Coco to his native land for his suspected link to a cyber group that extorted money from the people through fraudulence, reports BSS."We sent a letter...
The Council of Advisers on Thursday officially annulled the directive, noting that during Sheikh Hasina's nearly 16-year long autocratic rule, a directive was reportedly issued requiring public officials to address her as 'Sir'.This practice extended to other high-ranking female officials,...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
The government has begun implementing several key recommendations made by the Media Reform Commission.In line with the commission's recommendations, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has taken some reform initiatives. A press statement issued by the ministry on Thursday said...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday directed the authorities to take steps to freeze 62 bank accounts and shares of 12 companies in Singapore owned by S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family members in connection with a...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Despite a decline in rainfall, the flood situation in Feni deteriorated further as vast areas of Chhagalnaiya and Sadar upazila inundated on Thursday apart from Parshuram and Fulgazi.Though river-water levels dropped slightly, fresh areas went under water on the day....
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Shipping agents want immediate introduction of a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with berth operators at Chittagong Port, a step they say is long overdue to ensure order, efficiency, and accountability in port operations.Behind the technical jargon lies a very real...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
The Bridges Division under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges has sought approval for an additional Tk 5.16 billion for the Dhaka-Ashulia Elevated Expressway project, pushing the project's cost beyond its already-revised outlay of Tk 175.53 billion.If approved, the...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Interim government's council of advisers Thursday approved the final draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) allowing for establishing a mission of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Bangladesh.The finally endorsed draft has been sent to the OHCHR...
The government has ordered forced retirement of 18 judges, including Bikash Kumar Saha, previously associated with the Sheikh Hasina administration, due to their alleged involvement in irregularities, according to online and electronic media.The decision was formalised through a notification issued...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations were published on Thursday, revealing a pass rate of 68.45 per cent -- a significant decline from last year's 83.04 per cent.A total of 139,032 candidates achieved a...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Former Inspector-General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun stands approver to prove the offences as ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is put to trial for "crimes against humanity", in a significant happening in Bangladesh's post-uprising spectrum. The International Crimes Tribunla-1...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
To further encourage export trade, the government has decided to continue handing out incentives against exports from 43 sectors from July 1 to December 31 in the fiscal year 2025-26.A circular to this effect was issued by Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
After failing to delineate any potential hydrocarbon reserve during its Bangladesh operations over the past decade, India's ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has now decided to exit from its contract with the state-run Petrobangla to explore two shallow-water blocks in the...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN and JASIM UDDIN | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
Hope against hope lives on for cuts in the 35-percent additional tariffs on Bangladeshi exports to the US market as the second round of three-day negotiations between Bangladesh and the United States end today in Washington.Meanwhile, the Trump-touted 'reciprocal tariff'...
PALIN, July 10 (AFP): The death toll from several earthquakes that struck Guatemala rose to four Wednesday with the discovery of a teenager buried by a landslide, authorities said.A series of tremors of up to 5.7 magnitude rattled the country...
TEHRAN, July 10 (Reuters): Iran's president said on Thursday the UN nuclear watchdog should drop its "double standards" if Tehran is to resume cooperation with it over the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme, Iranian state media reported.President Masoud Pezeshkian last week...
GENEVA, July 10 (AFP): The president of the United Nations rights council said Thursday he regretted Washington's decision to sanction an expert appointed by the body over her criticism of US policy on Gaza."I regret the decision of the United...
KYIV, July 10 (BBC): A massive overnight Russian attack has hit Ukraine's capital Kyiv, killing at least two people and injuring 16, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.The attack involved 18 missiles and about 400 drones, primarily targeting the capital, Zelensky...
GAZA, July 10 (AFP): Hamas said Wednesday it agreed to release 10 hostages held in Gaza as part of ongoing ceasefire talks with Israel, adding it was working to overcome hurdles despite the "difficulty of negotiations"."In the framework of (Hamas's)...
Sikandar Raza is set to the lead the 16-member Zimbabwe squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series, involving South Africa and New Zealand, starting July 14, report agencies. Left-arm pacer Richard Ngarava has made a return from injury to Zimbabwe's T20I...
LONDON, July 10 (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar said "life has truly come full circle" after a portrait of the India cricket great was unveiled at Lord's on Thursday.Tendulkar is one of the greatest batsmen cricket has known, scoring 34,357 runs in...
Bangladesh have slipped one step down to 184th in the latest FIFA ranking published on Thursday, reports BSS.World champions Argentina retained their top position in the ranking.Bangladesh played two matches in the June window. The Jamal Bhuyan and Co. beat...
The 6th edition of the four-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-20 Women's Championship Bangladesh'2025 begins here on Friday at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital, reports UNB.Four South Asian nations -Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and hosts Bangladesh-- will...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey, July 09 (Reuters): Paris St Germain's Spanish midfielder Fabian Ruiz scored twice in a devastating first-half display as the French champions demolished Real Madrid 4-0 on Wednesday to book their place in the Club World Cup...
The Pool A runners-up Bangladesh Men's Hockey team will play Pool B champions Japan in the first semi-final of the Men's U-18 Asia Cup Hockey' 2025 at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in China today (Friday) at 3 pm...
MOULVIBAZAR, July 10 (bdnews24.com): Four people have died after they went down to try and recover a mobile phone that had fallen into a septic tank at Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar district.The incident occurred around 1am on Thursday in the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
MAGURA, July 10: Rice prices have registered a sharp rise in Magura district in recent time causing extreme sufferings to the common consumers. During a visit to different markets in the district town, different varieties of rice were seen to...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-11 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, July 10: The world's longest sea beach, Cox's Bazar, is becoming increasingly unsafe and risky for tourists. Tourist deaths have become a common phenomenon on the beach due to a shortage of lifeguards on the shore, lack of...
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