In the past few years, a noticeable change has swept through Dhaka's young career seekers. The old dream of a stable 9-to-5 desk job is slowly ceding ground to a hunger for freedom, fresh ideas, and real impact, pushing more...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-06-20 00:00:00
It is common for Bangladeshi people to wrongly describe basic necessities of life like food, clothing, shelter, healthcare and education as fundamental rights. This misconception of rights prevails not only among regular folks, but also among highly-placed people. Newspapers sometimes...
Makhan Lal Dutta | 2025-06-20 00:00:00
In the verdant, river-laced plains of Bangladesh, agriculture remains more than just an economic sector, it is the very pulse of the nation. With over 41 per cent of the population engaged in farming and agriculture contributing around 14 per...
However strange it may sound, the practice of whitening black money has long been accepted -- albeit controversially -- by successive governments, including the current interim administration, as a source of substantial tax revenue. Despite repeated and strong opposition from...
A court has shown former International Crimes Tribunal prosecutor Tureen Afroz arrested in the murder case of a madrasa student during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, reports bdnews24.com.Tureen was seen smiling while she was presented at the dock. She had henna...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has accused the government of deliberately obstructing the operations of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) in various ways."We are trying to serve city residents, but the government itself is hindering these services," he said on Wednesday...
A Dhaka court has placed former ministers Anisul Huq and Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, and Bangladesh People's Party (BPP) Chairman Babul Sardar Chakhari on remand for different periods in a murder and an attempted murder cases, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate M...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening for a health check-up, reports UNB.She arrived at the hospital from her Gulshan residence at around 7:47 pm, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami for skipping the National Consensus Commission meeting on Tuesday due to fear of losing relevance after the national election, reports UNB."Many were not happy with the meeting outcome because...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's decision to skip the first day of talks with the National Consensus Commission (NCC) was a 'symbolic protest'against the interim government, said party Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher on Wednesday, report agencies.Speaking to reporters after joining the...
The second round of reform dialogue of the National Consensus Commission continued for the second day at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on Wednesday. Professor Dr Ali Riaz, vice-chairman of the commission, was present on the occasion, among...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over...
A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, who had been detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh on Tuesday, reports BSS.A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carrying the nationals landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, according...
SAVAR, Jun 18 (UNB): Five members of a family, including two women, sustained severe burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Ashulia on Wednesday morning.The injured are Jewel (24), Shanto (21), Haowa Akter (40), Jahurul (26), and Jahanara (40),...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Jun 18 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through the Chapainawabganj border early Wednesday.This brings the total number of people pushed into the district by the BSF to 45 over the past...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of DMP arrested six members of a robber gang on Tuesday in connection with a daylight robbery in the capital's Mirpur area. During the robbery on May 27, Tk 2.1 million (21 lakh) and a significant...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
The government employees will launch tougher programmes from Sunday, if the authorities concerned fail to take steps to repeal the recently-enacted Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025.They said they will observe a sit-in today in front of Building 4 at Bangladesh...
Prof Dr A B M Badruzzaman, Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has recently been elected a Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science at its 16th council meeting.The award recognises his significant contribution to engineering...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus speaking at the 39th founding anniversary celebration of the Special Security Force (SSF) at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital on Wednesday. — PID
ARMAN HOSSEN | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
Dhaka University, the country's leading public university, has seen little progress in its MPhil and PhD programmes over the past decade, stalled by chronic underfunding, outdated procedures, and poor research support despite repeated promises of reform.From 2014-15 to 2022-23 academic...
Bangladesh will amend its labour law by November, introducing tougher penalties for child labour, said Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain on Wednesday."The amendment process is underway and we aim to finalise it within the next...
Israeli gunfire and strikes killed at least 140 people across Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, as some Palestinians in the strip said their plight was being forgotten while attention shifted to the air war between...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh continues to grapple with a dual public-health challenge as fresh surges in both dengue and Covid-19 cases raise concern among the health authorities and the public alike. While dengue infections have jumped significantly across the country, the southern district...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered the attachment of two flats in the capital and the freezing of shares in 55 companies owned by Nasrin Islam, director of EXIM Bank and NASSA Group, in connection with corruption allegations involving wealth...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
The interim government is now in the process of holding the general election after making vital reforms in the key democratic institutions, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday.Addressing an event organised by the British High Commission in Dhaka...
Differences of opinion emerged on Wednesday between BNP and some major political parties regarding the proposal for the formation of a National Constitutional Council (NCC) at the third meeting of the second-round talks held at the Foreign Service Academy.At a...
FE Report | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
The proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2025-26 has drawn sharp criticisms from economists, civil-society leaders, and marginalised community representatives for being "conventional, exclusionary, and disconnected from the country's pressing socioeconomic needs."Speaking at a dialogue titled "National Budget 2025-26:...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-06-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh plans gradually reducing reliance on external borrowing to finance budget deficits as rising cost of foreign loans makes the government inward-bound for pooling higher domestic funds.The pivot towards ramped-up domestic borrowing -- particularly from the banking system -- is...
DUBAI/JERUSALEM, June 18 (Reuters): Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Donald Trump's demand for unconditional surrender on Wednesday, and the U.S. president said his patience had run out, though he gave no clue as to what his next step...
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