SHARIATPUR, June 13 (UNB): A BNP supporter has been hacked to death over prior enmity in Naria of Shariatpur.He died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Friday morning after he was attacked in front of Chandani Chhayal on his way...
PATUAKHALI, Jun 13 (UNB): Local administration has imposed section 144 in Galachipa municipality and surrounding areas of Patuakhali district, following a series of confrontations between BNP and Gono Odhikar Parishad, for two days with effect from Friday morning.According to an...
A case has been filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and 220 others for allegedly trying to murder a man in the capital's Mohammadpur during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.The victim, 38-year-old Sohel Rana,...
Battery-powered rickshaw puller Junayed Bhuiyan was killed in police firing on August 4, 2024, just a day before fascist Sheikh Hasina fled the country in the face of an indomitable student uprising, reports BSS. Before leaving home to join the...
Bangladesh has unequivocally expressed strong condemnation and deep concern over the latest Israeli military attacks against Iran, reports BSS."Bangladesh urges the United Nations and the international community to act collectively in support of a stable Middle East, underscoring that diplomacy...
A year on from the political uprising that swept the prime minister of Bangladesh into exile, people still see government as the enemy, according to the country's interim leader, Muhammad Yunus.Rooting out corruption at every level, from village to government,...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman removed uncertainty and brought a new hope through a fruitful consensus to hold the next national election...
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury speaking at a joint press briefing after a meeting of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London, UK on Friday. — Focus Bangla
A mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and the districts of Dhaka, Narayanganj, Madaripur and Kishoregonj and it may abate from few places, according to the Met Office.Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with...
SIRAJGANJ, June 13 (BSS): The Kachari Bari in Sirajganj's Shahjadpur, which belonged to Rabindranath Tagore, has been reopened for visitors after a two-day closure.The authorities of Kachari Bari halted entry of visitors on Wednesday following tensions created over an incident...
Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hussain on Friday said the government has taken an initiative to establish a new employment department to boost job facilities in the country, reports BSS."The government has undertaken the initiative...
COX'S BAZAR, June 13 (BSS): A number of tourists from home and abroad came to Cox's Bazar for enjoying wonderful environment and weather during the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation. Businessmen have reported that at least 800,000 tourists visited the beach in...
BAGERHAT, June 13 (BSS): A health alert was issued at Mongla Port on Friday to prevent the spread of COVID-19, making sanitisation and wearing of masks mandatory for entry into the jetty area.In addition, arrangements have been made for checking...
The Bangladeshi film industry has shown signs of revival in the recent Eid seasons, with multiple box office successes offering hope to a sector that has struggled for years, with the pandemic and political unrest making things worse. However, the...
CHUADANGA, June 13 (BSS): Authorities have intensified the screening of people returning from India through Darshana checkpost in a bid to prevent the spread of a new variant of Covid-19.To this end, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued...
With the end of almost two-month fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal, the fishermen of districts like Cox's Bazar, Chattogram, Khulna, Satkhira, Barisal, Patuakhali, Bhola, etc, started returning to the sea to catch fish, reports BSS.The 58-day ban came...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh recorded seven virus-related deaths in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, as two persons succumbed to Covid-19 after latest emergence of its sub-variants while five more died from dengue fever - marking the highest single-day toll from the...
Catherine West, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Indo-Pacific, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in London, UK on Thursday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
The city's kitchen markets remained mostly dull in the last week due to holidays on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.Not only many of the grocery shops remained shut since the Eid day, but also the customers' turnout was considerably lower for...
A family getting off a bus on their return to Dhaka after spending their Eid holiday back at their village home as the capital is crawling back to life. The picture was taken at Sayedabad Bus Terminal. -FE photo
LONDON, June 13 (BSS): Lesley Craig, Head of the South Asia Regional Department, FCDO, UK, accompanied by Commodore Whalley, met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus here today (Friday) to brief him on the naval, oceanographic and survey vessel HMS Enterprise...
DINAJPUR, June 13 (BSS): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed 15 individuals into Bangladesh through the Dinajpur-Birampur border area of the district.Acting Commander of Dinajpur Fulbari Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)-29 Major Md. Sajjadul Islam confirmed the information on...
SYLHET, June 13 (BSS): Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan clearly said on Friday that the government would not provide new gas connections to households."There is no possibility of providing gas connections to residences. If I had the opportunity, I...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
The interim government mulls over making a rice-import pact with the government of India in order to help keep the former's distribution channel functioning, official sources said.The import of rice has been planned under a government to government (G2G) arrangement...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's fishing sub-sector saw a boom in recent years, and the impressive expansion facilitated the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, analysts say.Although the agriculture sector's growth fell in the outgoing fiscal year, the fishing sub-sector grew at 15.79 per...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Despite a five-year implementation window, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has made limited progress in terms of infrastructure development under the Covid-19 Emergency Response and Pandemic Preparedness project.Of the planned 500 intensive care unit (ICU) beds to be...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Commercial banks' spotlight on rural Bangladesh keeps fading with the decreased disbursement of formal credits, while deposit collection in the countryside continues to fall.At the same time, the number of bank branches in the least-developed areas remains stuck for months,...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Raging tensions between Iran and Israel along the global commercial lifeline pose significant threats to business stability, driving up oil prices, increasing shipping costs, and impacting overall production. Business leaders and economists air such concerns in the wake of latest...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's aggregate public spending remains among the lowest in South Asia and in the world at large as the government walks tightrope to make two ends meet principally for weak revenue mobilisation, and finance officials foresee further fall. The ministry...
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