'Drug dealer' held in city with 4,000 pieces of Yaba

A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a suspected drug dealer with 4,000 Yaba pills from the capital's Jatrabari area on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Md Zainal Abedin (36).A team of DB police...

St Martin's Island springs back amid tourism clampdown

Government-imposed restrictions on tourism at St Martin's Island, Bangladesh's only coral island located in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, are beginning to show promising signs of ecological recovery, according to the Department of Environment (DoE). These early improvements could set...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus poses for a photo session with the participants of the 15th edition of Social Business Day

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus poses for a photo session with the participants of the 15th edition of Social Business Day at the Samajik Convention Centre in Zirabo, Savar, on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Prices of rice, vegetables go up, causing concern for consumers

The prices of almost all types of rice and vegetables have increased in a week, intensifying owes of the consumers.Rice prices went up by around Tk 3.0-4.0 a kg further in a week, and by Tk 6.0 to 8.0 a...

BSF pushes 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas into Sylhet

SYLHET, June 27 (UNB): India's Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through two border points in Sylhet's Jaintapur upazila, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).BGB sources said 14 Rohingya nationals were pushed in through...

Ratha Yatra celebrated in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, June 27 (BSS): The two-hundred-year-old traditional Ratha Yatra, the chariot festival of Sri Jagannath Dev, was celebrated on Friday with due religious fervor and enthusiasm in the port city and its adjacent upazilas.The festival began on the banks of...

Shoppers crowd the Holiday Market in the capital's Motijheel area

Shoppers crowd the Holiday Market in the capital's Motijheel area on Friday as business returns to normal following the extended Eid-ul-Azha holiday. — FE Photo

Three killed in gunfight in Khulna

KHULNA, Jun 27 (UNB):Three people, including two suspected drug dealers, were killed and another was injured in separate incidents in Rupsa and Harintana areas of Khulna on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as suspected drug smugglers Sabbir, Saddam and sand...

36 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia over militant ties

Malaysian police have detained 36 Bangladeshi nationals who were "found to be directly involved in a radical militant movement based on Islamic State (IS) extremist beliefs and violent ideology", reports Malaysian outlet Straits Times.Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail...

Bird strike forces Biman flight to make emergency landing

An aircraft of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Friday was forced to make an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka shortly after a successful take-off due to an unexpected bird strike on one of its...

Ready to engage with BD in all matters constructively: India

India on Friday said they are "prepared to engage" with Bangladesh on all matters in an environment that is "conducive" to mutually beneficial dialogue, reports UNB."We share 54 rivers, which also includes the Ganga. To discuss all relevant issues that...

India claims its exports to Bangladesh face non-tariff barriers

New Delhi has claimed that India's exports to Bangladesh are facing challenges due to non-tariff barriers.Indian authorities concerned through Bangladesh high commission in New lodged the claim and sought necessary steps to look into the issue, an official document revealed.The...

DUCSU polls now a hot topic on campus

The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election is knocking at the door, and excitement is running high among students.For most of them, it will be their first experience participating in election to DUCSU, often dubbed the "second parliament"...

$630m loan deal inked with JICA

The long-struggling Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line railway project is going to get a big boost as Japan has come forward with massive $630-million assistance for installing the tracks, officials said on Friday.On Friday in Dhaka, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirmed...

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Reform Unity calls march to NBR today

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council, a coalition of protesting NBR officials and staff, is set to march to the NBR headquarters this (Saturday) morning as part of its previously announced 'Complete Shutdown' programme. The group is...

Islamic banks' deposit, investment up 4pc, 8pc

Islamic banks maintained consistent deposit growth, with figures increasing from Tk 4.19 trillion in February 2024 to Tk 4.36 trillion in February 2025 - a 4.0-percent rise. This came amid an 8.17 per cent overall rise in total banking deposits,...

Govt orders fixing factors squeezing savings tools investment

A rising reliance on bank borrowing for meeting public financing gaps prompts the government to probe reasons why people are reluctant to invest in savings instruments that feed its funding needs, officials said.The Ministry of Finance has asked the savings...

Shun 'disastrous path' rooted in profit-driven economic models

Nobel-laureate interim ruler of Bangladesh Prof Yunus urges the world to move away from a "disastrous path" rooted in narrow, profit-driven economic models, as he highlights the importance of social business as a change-maker.While deploring hindrances at home in the...

Vinicius shines as Real secure top spot

PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Agencies): Vinícius Júnior scored a goal and assisted on another in Real Madrid's 3-0 win over Salzburg on Thursday night that secured the Spanish powerhouse first place in the Club World Cup's Group H and a spot...

Wimbledon's human touch yields to electronic eyes

BENGALURU, June 27 (Reuters): The All England Club's decision to jettison line judges in favour of technology carries an air of inevitability as the world embraces AI but the human arbiters of the boundaries of the tennis court are hoping...

Govt to set up synthetic pitches at 100 schools across country: Asif

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives and Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has said the government has taken an initiative to set up synthetic pitches at 100 schools across the country to popularise cricket and make the...

ICC introduces new powerplay rules for shortened men's T20I

A tweak in the powerplay rules for men's T20Is is among the several changes to the playing conditions that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has recently approved. The length of the powerplay will now be rounded off to the nearest...

Asalanka to lead Sri Lanka in ODIs against Bangladesh

COLOMBO, June 27 (IANS): Sri Lanka has named a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, scheduled for July 02, 05 and 08. Charith Asalanka will captain the side while batter Sadeera Samarawickrama has made a comeback...

Sri Lanka inch closer towards Test series win

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 27 (AP): Sri Lanka closed in on an innings victory in the second Test at stumps on the third day Friday, needing to take four more wickets with a 96-run second innings lead.Bangladesh was 115-6 at...

A blueprint of industrial future

Bangladesh is steadily advancing toward a more export-oriented, employment-generating, and tech-driven economy. In the quiet coastal upazila of Mirsarai, a seismic shift is underway-one that could redefine Bangladesh's economic future. Stretching across 33,805 acres of reclaimed land, the National Special...

Tragedies caused by devious use of social platforms

Leaders and activists of the July-August uprising demonstrated their organisational ability courtesy of social sites. The tech-savvy new generation was a few steps ahead of the establishment in making the most of the digital knowledge to the extent of skirting...

China fashion retailer Shein to file confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

China-founded fast-fashion retailer Shein plans to file a draft prospectus confidentially for its Hong Kong listing, marking a rare departure from the usual practice of companies making public filings of IPO documents, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.Shein...

UAE fund buys $100m of Trump's World Liberty tokens

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters): A United Arab Emirates-based fund has bought $100 million worth of digital tokens issued by World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture of US President Donald Trump's family, becoming its largest publicly known investor.Aqua 1 Foundation said...

Olympic Industries to buy more land worth Tk 212m for expansion

Olympic Industries is set to purchase an additional 702 decimals of land adjacent to its factories in the Kanchpur and Gazipur areas, at a cost of Tk 212 million, to facilitate its future expansion plans.The company's board of directors approved...