Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presented 'Art of Triumph'

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presented 'Art of Triumph', a book of graffiti on the 2024 July-August uprising, to newly appointed Australian High Commissioner Susan Ryle, as she called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital...

WASH budget cut deepens inequality, threatens safe water access: Experts

Experts have warned that the declining budget allocation for Bangladesh's Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector could severely undermine efforts to guarantee citizens' constitutional rights to safe water and sanitation.The concern was raised during the launch of a joint policy...

Kushtia-1 ex-MP Sarwar Jahan held in city

Police have arrested former lawmaker from Kushtia-1 constituency AKM Sarwar Jahan Badsha in the the capital's Mohammadpur area, reports BSS.Sarwar Jahan was arrested from Basila area around 2:00 pm on Tuesday, Officer-in- Charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station Iftekar Hasan...

Ishraque demands Asif Mahmud's resignation

BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has demanded the resignation of Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and urged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate him, reports bdnews24.com.At a press conference held at the Nagar Bhaban on Tuesday, Ishraque said that...

DU JCD holds procession demanding campus safety

Leaders and activists of the Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) held a procession on Tuesday demanding improved campus safety following recent cocktail explosions and weapon recoveries on campus.The procession started from the TSC area at 1:15pm, winding...

Will try to ensure justice neutrally: New ICT-2 chief

Chairman of the newly-constituted International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) Justice Nazrul Islam Chowdhury has expressed his firm conviction to complete the trial process in his court successfully, reports BSS."Allah is kind, nothing to be worried... will take the 'boat of justice'...

Four key JS bodies to be chaired by opposition

Four out of the 50 Jatiya Sangsad (JS) standing committees in the upcoming Jatiya Sangsad will be chaired by members of the opposition, said BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday, reports UNB.Talking to reporters during a lunch break...

Consensus Commission biased towards particular party, allege NCP, Nur

National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Gono Odhikar Parishad have accused the National Consensus Commission of favouring a specific political party through a series of decisions, reports UNB.They also criticised the inclusion of obscure parties in the dialogue, calling the...

Efforts on to finalise 'July Charter' by month-end: Ali Riaz

Vice-Chair of the National Consensus Commission Ali Riaz on Tuesday said efforts are underway to finalise the 'July Charter' by the end of this month following discussions with political parties, reports UNB.Speaking at the opening of the second phase of...

'Movement will continue until its withdrawal'

The movement at the Secretariat will continue until the government service ordinance is completely withdrawn, said Md Badiul Kabir, president of the Secretariat Officers and Employees Unity Forum on Tuesday, reports UNB."Today, we will submit memorandums to the Ministry of...

Jamaat boycotts consensus meeting

Disgruntled over the joint statement by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, Jamaat-e-Islami has boycotted a meeting with the National Consensus Commission, report agencies.Senior Jamaat leader Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher told local media the party would...

51 Palestinians killed while waiting for aid trucks in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, June 17 (AP): At least 51 Palestinians were killed and more than 200 wounded in the Gaza Strip while waiting for U.N. and commercial trucks to enter the territory with desperately needed food, according to Gaza's...

MoFA can't evade responsibility: FS

Acting Foreign Secretary Ruhul Alam Siddique has said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) cannot evade responsibility for the failure to arrange a bilateral meeting between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus during the...

High govt demand for funds pushes yields on BGTBs up

The yields on two types of Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) increased significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed unwillingness to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the Five-Year BGTBs rose...

Notice published asking Hasina, Kamal to appear before ICT

A notice has been published in two newspapers asking former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal to appear before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on June 24 of this year.If they fail to do so,...

Wahiduddin stresses FTAs for successful LDC graduation

Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has highlighted the need for free-trade agreements (FTAs) among the member- countries of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC).Addressing a programme marking BIMSTEC's 28th founding anniversary in the capital...

Biman starts Dreamliner fleet safety inspections

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has initiated a series of precautionary technical inspections across its Dreamliner fleet to ensure safety and operational integrity, following the recent crash of an Air India flight. The London-bound Air India aircraft, a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, crashed...

Preferential buyer's credit softening in focus

A Bangladesh-China meeting takes place tomorrow (Thursday) for resolving a stalemate over the terms binding preferential buyer's credit (PBC) as Dhaka seeks the newly offered Yuan-based loans for development funding on softer conditions, officials said.Beijing has offered Yuan (RMB)-denominated loan...

Money-whitening facility unlikely in next fiscal

The much-debated black-money-whitening facility is unlikely in the upcoming fiscal year as the provision incorporated into the Finance Ordinance may finally be dropped amid outcry.The finance ordinance, promulgated on June 2, 2025 to ratify the interim government's maiden budget, has...

Fuel price hike not now, says Salehuddin

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday that the government is observing the Iran-Israel conflict and would not increase fuel-oil prices right now. "We are not going there [raising oil prices]. We will wait further," he told newsmen after a...

Russian attacks on Ukraine kills 15, injures 116

KYIV, June 17 (AP): A nighttime Russian missile and drone bombardment of Ukraine killed at least 15 people and injured 116 others while they slept in their homes, local officials said Tuesday, with the main barrage centering on the capital...

24 rescued as oil tankers collide off UAE

DUBAI, June 17 (AFP): Twenty-four crew have been rescued after two oil tankers collided off the UAE, sparking at least one fire, the United Arab Emirates coastguard and a shipping company said on Tuesday.British maritime security monitor Ambrey said the...

Bomb threat diverts plane of hajj pilgrims in Indonesia

JAKARTA, June 17 (AFP): A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back from Saudi Arabia was diverted in Indonesia on Tuesday after an email bomb threat was sent to authorities, Indonesia's aviation body said.The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said...

Macron urges end to strikes against civilians, warns against Iran regime change

PARIS, June 17 (AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for strikes against civilians in Iran and Israel to end, as he warned against forcing regime change in Tehran."If the United States can achieve a ceasefire, that's a very...

Gaza health care at breaking point

GENEVA, June 17 (AFP): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday pleaded for fuel to be allowed into Gaza to keep its remaining hospitals running, warning the Palestinian territory's health system was at "breaking point"."For over 100 days, no fuel...

G7 leaders urge Trump to ease off trade war

KANANASKIS, Canada, June 17 (AFP): World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada on Monday tried to push US President Donald Trump to back away from his punishing trade war that poses a risk to global economic stability.At...

Stocks dip, oil rallies as Middle East tensions keep investors on edge

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters): Stocks fell, while oil and gold rose on Tuesday, as fighting between Israel and Iran entered a fifth day, raising investor concerns over the risk of a broader regional conflict in a week packed with key...

Emerging market local currency debt could end decade-long drought as dollar wanes

LONDON, June 17 (Reuters): A weakening US dollar is lifting a long-neglected asset class - emerging market local currency debt - after a more than decade-long drought.Emerging market local-currency bond funds saw a new record of inflows in the week...

Correction 2025-06-18

We mistakenly published Abul Khair Group's logo in a news item in Tuesday's paper of The Financial Express (FE) on page 9 with the title "Abul Khayer, associates fined again over unlawful trading in Crystal Insurance". We would like to...

Trust Bank holds 700th meeting of Executive Committee of Board of Directors

The 700th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Trust Bank PLC was held at the bank's head office in Dhaka on Tuesday. The meeting was presided over by EC Chairman Major General Md Masudur Rahman,...