FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Hilsa fish prices have reached a record high this rainy season, making it unaffordable for low-, and middle-income families.Even though supply of the fish has increased a bit in the recent weeks, its prices are still high - ranging from...
Police on Monday arrested an Awami League (AL) leader for his alleged link to attack an anti-discrimination student movement in the capital's Motijheel area, reports BSS.The arrestee was identified as Shahidullah Chowdhury Shaheen, 57, former assistant secretary of Dhaka South...
A BNP leader has been killed in a machete attack in Dhaka's Mohammadpur, according to police, reports bdnews24.com.Two people have been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred in Taj Mahal Road around 11:30am on Monday.The victim, identified by...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
The newly elected committee of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement was formally announced on Tuesday.A press conference, held at Central Shaheed Minar for the announcement, revolved around some key demands, including the July proclamation and July Charter, both of which are aimed...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has launched a 36-day nationwide campaign, beginning with a candlelight vigil, to mark the anniversary of the July mass uprising and pay tribute to its martyrs.The opening event, titled "Aloy Aloy Smriti Samujjwal", was held on...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam on Tuesday petitioned a tribunal to frame charges against Sheikh Hasina and two others in a case of crimes against humanity, allegedly committed during the 2024 July-August uprising.Dhaka International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) Chairman Justice Md...
Stating that people's unity is now more important than ever, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday urged political parties to carefully consider whether the proportional representation (PR) election system is suitable for Bangladesh, warning that it could lead to...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh netted $2.82 billion in remittance in just-concluded June, which is the third-highest monthly count in the country's history, according to the Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.It recorded an 11 per cent monthly growth as remitters sent $2.54 billion in June...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
The government is considering rationalising bottled drinking water prices at the consumers' levels amid its soaring prices in the domestic market, sources said. To this effect, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has asked the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC)...
The Election Commission (EC) has issued polls guidelines titled "Polling Centre Establishment and Management Guidelines 2025" for the upcoming national election empowering its own officials with the sole authority to set up polling centres, reports BSS.In the guideline, which appeared...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
The New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chattogram Port will remain under local management for 6 months before being handed over to foreign operators.This policy decision was approved at a meeting of the Economic Affairs Advisory Council Committee on Tuesday.Briefing...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said there will be no austerity in budgetary allocations for the upcoming national parliamentary elections.Speaking to journalists on Tuesday after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, he made the remarks in...
Israeli airstrikes on Monday targeted a café, a school, and humanitarian aid centers in Gaza, killing at least 95 Palestinians and injuring many others. Among the dead were women, children, and journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, reports UNB.The most lethal strike...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam has vowed to take all necessary steps to ensure the timely announcement of the July Proclamation, which includes the outline of the country's fundamental reforms, report agencies.Nahid, a leading figure in last year's...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called for preparing a list of individuals who were victims of forced disappearances, extrajudicial killings, and other forms of political repression during what she described as the fascist rule of the Awami League."Justice must...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh's readymade garment (RMG) sector could be on the cusp of a transformative leap, with the potential to earn up to US$94 billion in annual export earnings by 2029, if the country expands into non-traditional markets and embraces manmade fibre...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Cash feeding into banks continues as the regulator decided to defer rollback of 14-day-tenure central-bank repo by minimum three months, to a much-needed respite to the commercial lenders from liquidity crunch.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) earlier in April last decided to...
The immediate objective of the July mass uprising was fulfilled through the regime change but a great dream behind it was to build a new state system and a new Bangladesh, Chief Adviser Prof Yunus reminds.As the interim government led...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-07-02 00:00:00
Over 150 imports, including essentials and capital goods for industries, are set to be costlier with a 2.0-percent advance income tax levied, businesses said.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed the AIT on the import of 150 items under...
NEW YORK, July 01 (Reuters): President Donald Trump signed on Monday an executive order terminating a US sanctions programme on Syria, allowing an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and building on Washington's pledge to help...
PARIS, July 01 (AFP): More than 14 million of the world's most vulnerable people, a third of them small children, could die by 2030 because of the Trump administration's dismantling of US foreign aid, research projected on Tuesday.The study in...
GAZA, July 01 (Reuters/BBC): Israeli planes and tanks struck heavily in north and south Gaza on Tuesday, destroying clusters of homes, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's confidant was in Washington, expected to discuss a possible ceasefire.Thousands of residents again...
TOKYO, July 01 (AFP): Japan experienced its hottest June on record, the weather agency said Tuesday, as climate change prompts sweltering heat waves across the globe."Japan's monthly average temperature in June was the highest for the month since statistics began...
BANGKOK, July 01 (Reuters): Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government fighting for survival and under fire on multiple fronts.The court took...
LONDON, July 01 (Reuters): Fresh off a title in Bad Homburg and tipped for a deep run at Wimbledon, world number three Jessica Pegula suffered a shock first-round exit on Tuesday, dismantled 6-2 6-3 by unheralded Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto.It was...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has admitted that the upcoming white-ball series against India, scheduled for August, is now in doubt due to political uncertainty, reports UNB.Speaking after the BCB's 19th board meeting at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in the...
The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is set to return to its usual December-January slot this season, with the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) considering several new steps-including the possibility of foreign franchises joining it, reports UNB.After a recent board meeting at...
ORLANDO, Florida, July 01 (Reuters): Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal stunned Manchester City 4-3 in extra-time in Orlando on Monday to pull off one of the shocks of the Club World Cup and set up a quarter-final against Brazil's Fluminense.Marcos Leonardo scored...
Leaving the disappointment of the Test series behind, Bangladesh wants to start afresh when they will take on Sri Lanka in the three-match ODI series opening game at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today (Wednesday), reports BSS. The match will...
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