When the developed nations are yet to get the priorities in terms of global warming right, countries like Bangladesh are not expected to have enviable records on such issues. But much as such countries may be the least contributor to...
Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d'Affaires at the US Embassy in Dhaka, met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday and discussed a range of issues, including the hike in US tariffs and the upcoming national election in...
FE REPORTA Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on the two sons and a daughter of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury over graft allegations.The accused are Zeba Zaman, Tanayeem Zaman Chowdhury, and Sadakat Zaman Chowdhury.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special...
The Chittagong Port Authority has issued a rejoinder to a news item published in The Financial Express on Friday.The news carried on Page 8 was titled 'CPA plans Saif Powertec tenure extension.'In the rejoinder issued on Saturday, the CPA says,...
FE Report | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has described the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 as exceptional in terms of its reduced size but observed that it lacks coherence between its stated objectives and actual allocations.Presenting its analysis...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed speaks at a post-budget press conference at the Secretariat in Dhaka on Sunday. — PID
FE Report | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain said on Sunday that they will unlock the gate of Nagar Bhaban today. However, the rooms of the administrator and engineers will remain locked, they said on the 39th day of their agitation at...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
The first group of Bangladeshi nationals willing to return from Iran is expected to arrive in Dhaka next week, as the government ramps up evacuation efforts amid escalating tensions in the Middle East."The ministry is working to ensure that the...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
As much as 67 per cent of the foreign aid disbursed in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year went into repaying earlier loans, according to the Economic Relations Division (ERD) data released on Sunday.From July to May...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Police arrested on Sunday evening former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AKM Nurul Huda from Uttara area in the capital.Local people detained Nurul Huda in Uttara area in the evening of the day and handed him over to the police.Earlier, BNP...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Facing a mounting budgetary shortfall ahead of the fiscal year's close, the government borrowed over Tk 107 billion in a single day by issuing three types of treasury bills (T-bills) on Sunday.The borrowing surpassed the government's initial target by a...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh's commercial banks are increasingly leaning on the central bank to stay afloat, with borrowing through the repo window hitting a record Tk 1.33 trillion in May 2025, signaling a worsening liquidity crunch in the country's banking system.The growing reliance...
The United States' attack on Iran's nuclear facilities has drawn sharp global reaction, with international leaders and humanitarian agencies calling for de-escalation, renewed diplomacy, and respect for international law, reports UNB.Several Arab countries have swiftly issued statements expressing concern and...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh has undergone a notable shift in land use over the past eight years, marked by a decline in agricultural and forest areas alongside a rise in urbanisation and the expansion of inland and coastal waterbodies, according to a new...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, June 22 (AP): The United States attacked three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel's war aimed at destroying the Iranian nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe that prompted...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Zero-rated tax benefit on 152 items, mostly essentials like rice, wheat, onions and edible oils, goes as the new budget takes effect on July 1 with some major changes in fiscal measures.Importers of the goods would be required to pay...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Scope for legalizing undisclosed money is finally blocked while safety net widened as the new national budget for FY2025-26 is approved with changes in fiscal measures, including tax cuts. The government ramped up the allocation for social safety-net programmes by...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately...
DU CORRESPONDENTA special seminar, titled 'Let's Abandon the Use of Plastic, Build a Green Campus Free of Pollution and Plastic', was held at Dhaka University (DU) on Sunday on the occasion of World Environment Day.The seminar took place at Nabab...
FE REPORT The government employees staged a protest inside Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Sunday, demanding the repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.A large number of employees from different ministries left their respective offices and joined the...
FE REPORTBangladesh reported six more deaths -- five from Covid-19 and one from dengue -- in the 24 hours till Sunday morning, underscoring the growing pressure on the country's public health system amid a simultaneous rise in infections from both...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman was present as the chief guest of the Bangladesh Navy's Summer Presidential Parade at the Chittagong Naval Academy on Sunday, where he presented Sword of Honour to Midshipman Mehedi Hasan Mridha for outstanding performance....
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
Sada Dal, a nationalist teachers' organisation at Dhaka University (DU), confronted Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr Mamun Ahmed on Sunday over allegations of patronising fascism and favouritism in faculty recruitment -- particularly the appointment of individuals linked to the now-banned Bangladesh Chhatra...
BOGURA, June 22 (BSS): The Detective Branch (DB) of Bogura district police arrested top terrorist and Jubo League leader Motin Sarkar alias Kosai Motin in the capital's Bashila area on Sunday night.
Munima SultanaThe government is going to take a firm stance on its decision to remove unfit and age-old buses and trucks from Dhaka streets after missing the earlier deadline of May, instructing all the relevant authorities to begin drives on...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-23 00:00:00
PKSF is set to introduce new dimensions to its areas and scope of work, and operational approaches to accelerate the journey towards inclusive growth in Bangladesh.This strategic shift aims to fulfill the diverse needs of people in alignment with the...
GAZIPUR, June 22 (UNB): Former ministers Anisul Huq and Qamrul Islam, former adviser Salman F Rahman and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun have been shown arrested in three murder cases in Gazipur.Judge of Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate...
FE REPORT The newly-formed National Citizen Party (NCP) has submitted an application to the Election Commission (EC) seeking official registration as a political party. Alongside its registration request, the party has proposed the national flower "Shapla" (water lily) as its...
Vice-chair of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has urged political parties to demonstrate greater flexibility and compromise to help ease the finalisation of the July Charter, reports UNB."This dialogue has given political parties an opportunity to come closer....
BNP senior leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said his party wants to create a discrimination-free environment to rebuild the education system and promote research to prevent brain drain, report agencies."We want to build the education sector in such a way that...
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