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Covid took heavy toll on factory, slum women

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

An icddr,b study on Wednesday showed that Covid-19 severely affected women working in factories and living in slums, unveiling loopholes in health services. The Covid-19 pandemic has directly affected the health of women and men, as well as maternal, newborn,...

Don’t use 'one-time plastic' products, CA urges people

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged the citizens to refrain from using 'one-time plastic' products, reports bdnews24.com.He made the call while inaugurating a tree plantation drive at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre on Wednesday. Yunus highlighted the horrid environmental impact...

Inu, Palak, two others shown arrested in fresh cases

2025-06-26 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has showed four people, including former information minister Hasanul Haque Inu and former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, arrested in fresh cases lodged over crimes committed during the July Uprising, reports BSS.The other arrestees are...

Court attaches flats, plots of ex-MP Mrinal, wife

2025-06-26 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has ordered to attach two plots, two flats and a luxury vehicle and to freeze 38 bank accounts of former MP Mrinal Kanti Das and his wife Nilima Das over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special...

Ishraque urges Asif to seek apology, show restraint

2025-06-26 00:00:00

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has urged Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyan to exercise restraint in his remarks and avoid any vindictive actions to help maintain the current peaceful atmosphere , report agencies."Hopefully, Asif Mahmud will help maintain the...

Torture, death in law enforcers' custody must be stopped: Fakhrul

2025-06-26 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said incidents of torture and death in the custody of law enforcers must be stopped, reports BSS.He said this in a statement issued on Wednesday on the eve of the International Day...

ICT appoints defence lawyer for Hasina

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has appointed Advocate Md Amir Hossain as the state defense counsel to represent the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case filed in connection...

Jamaat-e-Islami demands local govt polls first

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed its opinion for holding local government polls before the national parliament elections, reports BSS.The party gave the opinion in a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capitals' Agargaon...

CPC keen to ink MoU with BNP

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Liu Jianchao, Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has said the CPC is interested to sign a political memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BNP, reports BSS.He expressed the interest at a meeting...

Mob violence now a threat to humanity, democracy: Tarique

2025-06-26 00:00:00

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said mob violence has become a serious threat to humanity and it can badly damage the environment needed for democratic values to develop, reports UNB.In a message issued on the occasion of the...

BB expands scope for non-resident clients

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

In a move aimed at boosting foreign-currency earnings, the central bank has permitted all scheduled banks to broaden their offshore-banking operations by offering a wider range of services to non-resident customers.Offshore banking units (OBUs) can now extend services -- including...

US intel says strikes did not destroy Iran nuclear programme

2025-06-26 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, June 25 (AFP): A classified preliminary US intelligence report has concluded that American strikes on Iran set back Tehran's nuclear program by just a few months -- rather than destroying it as claimed by President Donald Trump.US media on...

Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize over Israel-Iran ceasefire

2025-06-26 00:00:00

US President Donald Trump has been formally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in securing the ceasefire between Israel and Iran, reports New York Post.The nomination came from Republican Congressman Buddy Carter of Georgia, who submitted a...

BDR Mutiny: Probe finds grave lapses by intelligence agencies

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Chairman of the National Independent Inquiry Commission Major General (retd) A L M Fazlur Rahman on Wednesday said the intelligence agencies of that time displayed extreme negligence and failed to discharge their duties during the BDR mutiny that took place...

Automobile policy shake-up needs to spur green growth

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said there is an urgent need to update Bangladesh's automobile policy to address critical issues such as vehicle imports and local manufacturing, while aligning it with broader economic and environmental goals.Speaking as chief guest...

Ex-CEC Habibul Awal held

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday arrested former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal from Moghbazar area in the city. Later, he was shown arrested in a case filed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...

Adani seeks finance adviser's intervention to get $900m dues

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

India's Adani Power Limited (APL) has sought Bangladesh Finance Adviser's intervention in expediting the process of settling its more than US$900 million worth of outstanding dues.Managing Director of the group Anil Sardana recently made a request in this regard in...

Finance adviser hopeful about FDI rise

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed expressed his hope that foreign direct investment (FDI) would increase significantly if a stable regulatory situation persists in the country.He said the inflow of foreign investment still remains at slow lane. But the foreigners are...

2 die of dengue, 26 catch Covid-19 in 24 hours

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Two more dengue patients died and 392 others were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, while 26 fresh Covid-19 cases were also reported during the same period, indicating a simultaneous public health challenge.According to a...

Project for textile jute mill named after Hasina to be scrapped

JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

The interim government has finally decided to scrap the project to establish a specialised jute textile mill in Jamalpur, named after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose ouster resulted from a student-led mass movement last year.The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation...

Prayer Timings (2025-06-26)

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Traffic is required by law to stop at zebra crossing

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Traffic is required by law to stop at zebra crossing when pedestrians are on it, but in the photo taken in the city's Karwan Bazar on Wednesday, vehicles are seen running despite the fact that a passerby is crossing the...

HSC exams begin today

2025-06-26 00:00:00

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under nine education boards will begin today (Thursday) amid tight security, reports UNB.This year, 1,251,111 students from general, technical and madrasa education streams are expected to take part in the exams at...

RE targets demand billion-dollar annual investment

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh will require nearly US$ 1.0 billion in annual investments to meet the new goals outlined in its updated Renewable Energy Policy, a new report revealed Wednesday.The country must channel US$ 933-980 million annually until 2030 and ramp up to...

BNP finally agrees to 10-year tenure as PM in one’s lifetime

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Big-stakeholder BNP finally agrees to a proposal that none should hold the post of Prime Minister for more than 10 years in his/her lifetime, as a measure of preventing recurrence of authoritarianism.“BNP agrees that the prime minister tenure should be...

Funding projects unlocked from Indian LoC looks uncertain

MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

Uncertainty shrouds the fate of 11 projects dropped from the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) as exploring new sources of funding stalls for incomplete exit formalities, sources said. The post-uprising government made the decision last March to unlock these projects...

NBR Reform Unity Council rebuffs govt call for dialogue

FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council turned down the finance ministry's proposal to hold a dialogue scheduled for today.At a press conference held at the NBR headquarters on Wednesday, the Council leaders said that its representatives were...

Two killed in Meherpur road crash

2025-06-26 00:00:00

MEHERPUR June 25 (BSS): Two motorcycle riders were killed in a road accident in front of the Forest Department of the district town here on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahafuzur Rahman Kallol, 48, son of Hasan Ali, a...

Woman, daughter electrocuted in Magura

2025-06-26 00:00:00

MAGURA, June 25 (UNB): A woman and her seven-month-old daughter died from electrocution while cooking rice at their home in Magura Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Setu Khatun, 30, and her daughter Anisha, residents of Tilla...

Administrator in Trisal upazila of Mymensingh

2025-06-26 00:00:00

Administrator in Trisal upazila of Mymensingh district Abdullah Al Bakiul Bari announces a proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 at municipality auditorium on Wednesday