REZAUL KARIM | 2026-01-17 12:00:00
For Foishal Rahman, a middle-aged resident of Shantinagar in Dhaka, a simple visit to the local kitchen market has become a source of profound anxiety."I grew up in a village where vegetables were practically free during the harvest season. Today,...
The Election Commission (EC) has asked the voters, who registered to vote in the 13th general elections and referendum, to contact its call centre numbers to reset their respective passwords on the 'Postal Vote BD' app, reports BSS.In a message...
Hajera Sultana, former MP, freedom fighter and senior leader of the Workers Party of Bangladesh, died at the age of 76, reports bdnews24.com.She passed away on Thursday night while receiving treatment at City Hospital in the capital's Mohammadpur, party officials...
An Australian delegation led by Bruce Sower, a representative of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), has held a virtual meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, reports BSSStarting from 10:00 am on Friday, the virtual meeting...
The Election Commission on Thursday announced a fresh election schedule for Pabna-1 and Pabna-2 constituencies to hold polls on February 12 next in line with the order of the Appellate Division, reports UNB.The election schedule was declared cancelling the previous...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday approved 18 appeals on Friday, the seventh day of the hearings.With these approvals, a total of 345 appeals against the returning officer's decisions on nomination papers have been accepted ahead of the 13th National...
SYLHET, Jan. 15 (UNB): The Election Commission (EC) has granted permission to hold the Shahjalal University Central Student Union (SUCSU) and hall union elections on the scheduled date of January 20, provided the code of conduct is followed.The approval came...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Inqilab Mancha staged a protest march and a rally on the Dhaka University (DU) campus on Friday, demanding the swift trial of the murder of its spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.As part of a nationwide protest programme, the procession began after...
Islami Andolan Bangladesh announces contesting 268 seats solely in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election, moving away from the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance. The party's senior leaders made the announcement at a press briefing at its central office in the capital on Friday....
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said while empowering the people, the power of the state should be limited, report agencies He warned that excessive state authority can create hardships for citizens and may pave the way...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Dinajpur, Panchagarh and Chuadanga and it may continue.Light to moderate...
JASHORE, Jan 16 (UNB): A 35-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob over allegations of theft at Snikantanagar Bazar under Ramnagar Union in Jashore Sadar upazila early Friday.The deceased is Shamim, son of Chabdu. He was a resident...
RU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
The admission test for the 'C' (Science) Unit of Rajshahi University (RU) under the 2024-25 academic session was held on Friday, marking a stiff competition, as an average of 82 candidates battled for each seat.The examination was conducted in two...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Prices of vegetables and chicken increased in the city's kitchen markets in the last week, According to trading sources. Meanwhile, the supply of locally-grown seed onion (murikata) increased last week, leading to a significant fall in its prices. Onions were...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Disputes over reclaimed river-eroded land--often deteriorating into blood feuds--are destined to drown as ownership is being determined through digital mapping. Officials say the government is set to draw Alluvion and Diluvian Line ( AD Line ) by applying state-of- the...
Naogaon, Jan. 15 (UNB)- A 16-month-old girl, Rupsha, was thrown into a river in Patnitola, Naogaon, by her mother before the mother, Muntahin Mun, appeared at the local police station requesting her own arrest on Thursday.Police rushed to the Najipur...
WASHINGTON, United States, Jan 16, (AFP): US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory."It is my...
Network for People's Action (NPA) has made its debut in Dhaka, promising to engage youth and professionals in politics, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday afternoon, former Dhaka University student Mir Hojaifa Al Mamduh formally announced the platform at the Central Shaheed Minar.He...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is likely to send a technical mission to Bangladesh in late January as it may lend a record high of $1.0 billion for setting up an oil refinery, officials say.The delegation aims to finalise the...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
The wilful negligence of the government medical team formed by the ousted Sheikh Hasina regime was behind liver cirrhosis and other diseases of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, which finally took her life, says Prof Dr FM Siddiqui. Siddiqui, the...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Derelict-like Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) is poised for renascence as its Switzerland-based foreign operator formally begins operating the trade facility today with plans to halve the box-transportation costs.Sources say the company, Medlog SA, comes up with this and ancillary...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
A time-bound structural and policy rejig of the revenue system is imperative for restoring and sustaining Bangladesh's macroeconomic stability as insufficient domestic resources upend government plans and generate overall volatility. To this end, a multi-stakeholder taskforce on revenue reform is...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Six people of two families burnt to death in a fire at a seven-storey house in Dhaka's Uttara area on Friday morning, officials concerned said but couldn't immediately give details. According to the Fire Service all six victims belonged to...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Modern-day China hospital chains in Bangladesh begin with a big venture in the country's far north to cater all low-cost treatments and specialised care at higher expenses, officials say. Northern Nilphamari district is set to host the country's first high-standard,...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Eminent citizens, editors, academics, professionals and political observers Friday commemorated Khaleda Zia as a leader who transcended partisan politics through dignity, restraint and a steadfast commitment to democratic values, urging BNP to emulate her ideals. Speaking at a civic condolence...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-01-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP) Chairman Tarique Rahman seeks to develop wider trade cooperation between Bangladesh and the United States to strengthen the bilateral ties. The BNP leader has also lent support to the interim government- negotiated tariff agreement with the...
Thousands of people in Nigeria's strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as aid cuts deepen malnutrition across the region, the UN World Food Programme warned on Friday, reports...
RAMALLAH, Jan 16 (Reuters): Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian hurling a rock at them in the occupied West Bank, the military said on Friday, and the Palestinian health ministry said the person killed was a 14-year-old boy.There was no...
COPENHAGEN, Jan 16 (Reuters): A bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers met the leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Friday to reassure them of congressional support, despite President Donald Trump's threats to seize the Arctic island.Trump has said Greenland is vital...
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