Energypac Electronics Ltd has recently launched the Aristo Series 12 Way SDB Box, a reliable solution for safe and efficient electrical power distribution, especially designed for residential, commercial, and industrial usage that ensures electrical safety and durability. SDB stands for...
Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) organised a daylong workshop on 'Public Procurement Rules, 2025 (PPR-2025)' at its conference room, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka, recently. SM Shakil Akhtar, Secretary, Planning Division, Ministry of Planning, was present as the chief guest while Sardar...
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures traded flat on Wednesday as a firmer ringgit weighed on the market, though the currency pressure was offset by stronger crude oil prices.The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on...
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, awarded scholarship to 10 meritorious students at an award ceremony held at the NEC Auditorium on Monday. The program was organised in collaboration with the Economic Relations...
Gold broke above $4,500 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday while silver and platinum also marked new record highs, as safe-haven demand and expectations of further U.S. rate cuts next year fuelled speculative interest in precious metals, reports...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 24: Ahead of the upcoming Christmas on December 25 and the New Year's Eve celebrations, a massive influx of tourists has been witnessed in Cox's Bazar, home to the world's longest natural sea beach. With the onset...
The Federal Reserve's interest rate policy and the blunt instrument of demand suppression dominate discussions on prolonged inflation, yet they offer only limited solutions. This strategy treats inflation as a macroeconomic imbalance to be corrected by raising borrowing costs and...
According to media reports, nearly 4 out of every 10 ICU patients, approximately 41 per cent, are not responding to antibiotics, which is deeply alarming. One major contributing factor is that many ICUs are not adequately hygienic or germ-free. In...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-12-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Vietnam are often presented as close rivals in the global apparel industry, with export figures suggesting a neck-and-neck race for a larger share of global apparel market. In 2024, Bangladesh exported garments worth USD 38.48 billion, accounting for...
A quiet revolution is taking place in the country's agriculture sector. Gone are the days when an overwhelming emphasis was put on production of cereals. At least a segment of farmers are getting smarter to opt for cultivation of cash...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-12-24 12:00:00
Bangladesh's Islamic banking sector saw considerable growth in investments in October 2025, signalling steady expansion in Shariah-compliant banking activities.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) data shows investments rose from Tk 5.18 trillion in October 2024 to Tk 5.77 trillion in October 2025,...
A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze eight bank accounts of prime accused Faisal Karim Masud alias Daud, 37, and his associates in a case over the killing of Sharif Osman Hadi, an independent candidate in the 13th National Election...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
Inqilab Moncho took an oath on Tuesday to commemorate Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi and demand justice for his killing. The oath ceremony took place in front of the National Museum at Shahbaghin the capita in the afternoon.The oath was led...
Preparation of the mass rally to celebrate BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman's homecoming going on in full swing in the capital's 300 Feet area on Tuesday. — FE Photo
Amid fears of a "booth-capturing" climate in the parliamentary election, Anwar Hossain Manju's Jatiya Party-JP and the 20-party National Democratic Front (NDF), formed around the Jatiya Party faction led by Anisul Islam Mahmud, have announced candidates for 119 constituencies, reports...
BNP on Tuesday announced that it will share four parliamentary seats with its alliance partner Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh for the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election, reports UNB.BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir disclosed the decision at a press conference...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday said his party supports restoring the civic and political rights of ordinary supporters of Awami League (AL), reports UNB."Those who support a fascist party may have committed a moral crime, but...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) wants to shed the stigma of failing to deliver acceptable elections in the past by holding a free, fair and credible national election next year, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said on Tuesday."As a...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that a vested quarter is 'dangerously conspiring' to obstruct Bangladesh's democratic transition process, reports UNB."Bangladesh is now going through a transition period. A brutal fascist rule destroyed our values, democratic...
Weather may remain dry with cloudy sky in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). Temperature may fall slightly. The sun sets in the city today at 05:18 pm and rises tomorrow at 06:38 am.
A fire that broke out on Tuesday at Haji Tower, a 14-storey commercial cum residential building in the Babubazar area of Armanitola in Old Dhaka, was brought under control, reports BSS.Nine firefighting units rushed to the scene within five minutes...
Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin, Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, speaking as the chief guest at a seminar titled 'Applied Science in Engineering Research' on the DUET campus on Monday.
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
Maulana Bhashani did not engage in politics for the pursuit of power. He never sought positions such as minister or ambassador. Instead, he stood beside working people and remained involved in their struggle throughout his life, said veteran scholar and...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday arrested 11 more individuals in connection with the attack, vandalism, and arson at the offices of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star in the capital's Karwan Bazar area, taking the total number of arrests...
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on Monday accorded a reception to Prof. Osama Khan, who has recently been appointed the next vice chancellor (VC) and chief executive of the University of South Wales, UK, said a press release.Prof. Khan -- who...
Mob attacks on leading media outlets and cultural centres in Bangladesh are deeply alarming and must be investigated promptly and effectively by the government and the perpetrators brought to justice without delay, a UN expert said on Tuesday, reports UNB.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
Ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, already carrying death penalty on her head, is now indicted for complicity in enforced disappearances and torture during her rule in one and a half decades.The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka also framed the charge...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) and the Daily Bonik Barta honoured three eminent citizens for their outstanding contributions to Bangladesh's development at a ceremony held at the Radisson Hotel in the capital on Tuesday.The honourees were late industrialist...
Primary and Mass Education Ministry has issued an order upgrading the existing pay scale of headmasters of government primary schools to grade 10 in accordance with the National Pay Scale 2015, reports BSS.A total of 65,502 headmasters will get salary...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-24 00:00:00
The government has announced an incentive-based initiative to combat air pollution by encouraging citizens to submit photographs of waste burning in open areas.In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Ministry of Environment said air pollution has emerged as a serious...
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