One person died of Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.During the same period, 25 new Covid-19 cases were also reported. With the latest figures, the...
The body of a 27-year-old housewife has been recovered from a rented apartment in the capital's Uttar Badda area, reports UNB.The deceased is Sumi Akter, daughter of Md Hanif Hawlader and Mahinur Begum of Dumki upazila in Patuakhali.Fatema Siddika Soma,...
The interim government has formed an 11-member advisory council committee to look into the overseas employment of Bangladeshis, reports BSS.Adviser to Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Ministry Dr Asif Nazrul was made convener of the committee, according to a gazette...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) Chairman Justice AKM Abdul Hakim has stressed the urgent need for enacting a dedicated law to protect journalists, amid rising concerns over unethical practices, misinformation, and political influence in the media landscape."We believe a journalist protection...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
At least 390 people were killed and 1,182 injured in 379 road accidents during the recent Eid-ul-Azha holidays from May 31 to June 14, said Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (JKS) on Monday.It said that there has been a 16.07 per...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said a powerful permanent commission will be formed to curb enforced disappearance in future, reports BSS."An act would be formulated within a month on the prevention of enforced disappearance," he...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has observed that despite being non-profitable organisations private universities are doing business. "Private universities, being non-profitable organizations, might not have any motive to earn income; however, they are doing business," said the apex...
A Dhaka court has acquitted nine leaders and activists of BNP and its front organisationsincluding Joint Secretary General of the party Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anne in a case lodged under Explosive Substances Act, reports BSS.Judge Md Jannatul Ferdous Ibn Haque...
The second round of the National Consensus Commission-led dialogue with political parties will resume today (Tuesday) to finalise recommendations and prepare the July charter, reports BSS.The agenda for the dialogue includes the reform of Article 70 of the Constitution, the...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have appointed a chief returning officer (CRO) and nine returning officers ahead of the long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election.The decision was approved during a Syndicate meeting held on Monday.DU Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Two bombs exploded near the Pocket Gate of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall at Dhaka University on Monday morning.Besides, Shahbagh police recovered six more unexploded bombs from Kazi Motaher Hossain Building on the campus. During the explosion, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL),...
BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has called upon the interim government to promptly inform the Election Commission (EC) of the decision to hold the national election in February next year, as discussed during the meeting between Professor Muhammad Yunus...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Ishraque Hossain has again accused the government of delaying his assumption of office as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).He termed the delay a politically-motivated attempt by the interim government to obstruct his...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday and discussed various issues related to the upcoming national election and the prevailing political situation in the country, reports UNB.The meeting, which lasted...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has expressed its willingness to support the Bangladesh government in preventing enforced disappearances.The interest was conveyed during a meeting between Acting Foreign Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique and visiting...
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has ordered the institution of a committee to investigate the roles of former top Election Commission officials in organising three previous 'controversial' parliamentary polls, reports UNB.The directive came during a meeting of the National Consensus Commission...
The escalating Iran-Israel conflict is heightening economic uncertainty for Bangladesh, prompting economists and analysts to urge immediate preparedness for its potential impacts."A sustained escalation in the Middle East could trigger a cascade of challenges, primarily driven by surging global oil...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Amid a steady rise in Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, a number of private hospitals have yet to establish dedicated zones for patients even though they are handling bulk testing. Government hospitals, too, remain largely unprepared to isolate...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Government employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat resumed their protests on Monday to demand immediate repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025.They held processions and a rally at the heart of government administration at around 11:30am to press home their...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) in Dhaka has ordered publishing a notice in two newspapers calling for the appearance of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal before it within seven days of publishing the...
A total of 234 new dengue cases were reported across the country in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of confirmed cases to 6,222 since the beginning of this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
The Ministry of Textiles and Jute (MoTJ) has come up with a plan for selling 2.8 million pieces of jute bags at subsidised prices for the purpose of carrying commodities as alternative to poly-bags. To this effect, the ministry has...
KANANASKIS, Canada, June 16 (Agencies) - Group of Seven leaders including US President Donald Trump prepared to hold talks Monday in the Canadian Rockies, tackling issues including whether they can find common ground on an escalating conflict between Iran and...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
A red-hot Middle-East turmoil fuelled by the Iran-Israel war may affect Bangladesh's garment business as global oil prices could spike and increase operational costs locally.And such production-cost escalation would bite trade returns on the country's cardinal export product-readymade garments or...
Multiple explosions have been heard around Tehran as Israel issues new threats to residents of the Iranian capital, warning of imminent attacks, report agencies. Iran launched a new wave of ballistic missile attacks on Israel -- including Tel Aviv and...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the national polls schedule will be declared two months before the election, reports BSS."The polls schedule will be announced 55 or 60 days before the election. It is not possible to...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
A capital-financing constraint like debt-equity ratio for foreign firms in Bangladesh in availing term loans in local currency may go now as the government plans to relax the rules to boost industrial growth, officials say.Presently, the foreign owned/controlled companies engaged...
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters): Foreign direct investment flows into developing economies dropped to $435 billion in 2023, the lowest since 2005, with just $336 billion flowing into advanced economies, the lowest since 1996, the World Bank reported on Monday.It said...
BEIJING, June 16 (AFP): Retail sales in China grew at a faster rate than expected last month, official data showed Monday, a positive sign for the world's second-largest economy during its grinding trade war with the United States.The key gauge...
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