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Over 40pc global fashion brands increasing pollution: Survey

MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

Researchers in a survey have called on fashion brands to publish detailed climate plans, support suppliers with decarbonisation, publicly disclose emissions data, and advocate for stronger climate policies.The call came after a new fashion scorecard found that over 40 per...

Weather (2025-06-16)

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday). Day temperature may fall by (1-2)°C, and night...

‘Unfit vehicles won't be allowed to ply’

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Road Transport and Bridges Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Sunday warned that vehicles which have become unfit and exceeded their economic lifespan will not be allowed to ply to avoid road accidents, reports UNB.He issued the warning while talking...

Abu Sayed murder case probe 'at final stage'

FE REPORT | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

Investigation into the case filed with the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT) in Dhaka in connection with the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, and crimes against humanity committed during the 2024 uprising is at the final...

Govt offices reopen after Eid holiday

FE REPORT | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

All the government offices, including the Bangladesh Secretariat, banks, financial institutions and insurance companies, reopened on Sunday after a 10-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday. Officials and employees were seen exchanging greetings with each other upon their arrival at the Secretariat on the...

Dengue, Covid-19 continue to spread, claiming one life each

FE REPORT | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

Bangladesh continues to battle dual public health concerns as two more deaths - one from dengue and one from Covid-19 - were reported in the 24 hours ending Sunday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the...

Artistes performing dance at the Borsha Utshob 1432

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Artistes performing dance at the Borsha Utshob 1432 (the first day of the Bangla rainy season) at Bokultola of Institute of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka on Sunday. — Focus Bangla

Muggers wearing RAB uniform to be held soon: Home adviser

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) on Sunday said they are trying their best to expose the culprits, involved in robbing in the capital's Uttara area on Saturday morning wearing uniform like the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB),...

GADGETS & SERVICES _2025-06-16

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Registration begins for BD team of World Robot Olympiad (WRO) open championship The Asia Pacific Regional Tournament of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Open Championship will take place in Manila, Philippines, from September 18 to 21. Around 250 student teams...

Looming new tax overshadows Bangladesh's nascent OTT industry

Ismail Hossain | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

A promising industry growing out of over-the-top (OTT) platform, still in its infancy in Bangladesh with an average lifespan of just four to five years, faces a major new challenge as the government proposes a 10-percent supplementary duty in the...

Uncontrolled drug prices

2025-06-16 00:00:00

The country's medical sector is suffering from various problems, including arbitrary drug prices, the provision of drugs from one company while another, and different prices for drugs from different companies. Pharmaceutical companies have been accused of "arbitrarily" increasing prices. It...

Consumerism and the culture of debt

2025-06-16 00:00:00

Success nowadays is not based on income but more on our material belongings. As status symbols, social media and advertising force us to buy expensive phones, branded clothes, and lavish vacations. However, behind this flashy appearance, materialism is slowly turning...

Ending hostilities in Middle East

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

The dangerous escalation in the Middle Eastern conflict with Israel's decapitation campaign against Iran's senior military leaders, nuclear scientists and attacks on the country's military and nuclear research facilities in the wee hours of Friday (June 13) followed by Iran's...

Bridging banking divide for balanced growth

2025-06-16 00:00:00

The issue of disparity between the rich and the poor, as well as between urban and rural areas, is a frequent topic of discussion, especially in seminars and academic forums. Today's reliance on the market system has only exacerbated this...

Learning from Finland & updating the right to information process

Muhammad Zamir | 2025-06-16 00:00:00

Exercising the Right to Information as a principle has been the focal point in Finland for many decades. This has been an evolving exercise for establishing good governance and accountability through transparency for its citizens. We in Bangladesh can learn...

Govt eyes two more spot LNG cargoes to boost industrial gas supply

FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 12:00:00

The government is planning to import two more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in July to increase gas supply to industries and other commercial users-excluding power plants-amid efforts to stabilise energy supply for production.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd...

RMG sector pays tribute to Rakib

FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 12:00:00

The readymade garment (RMG) sector bid a heartfelt farewell to Abdullah Hil Rakib, founder and managing director of Team Group, at the BGMEA Complex in Uttara, Dhaka, before he was laid to rest at the BAF Shaheen graveyard on Saturday....

Tipsoi maker Inovace joins Accelerating Asia, eyes global growth

FE Education Desk | 2025-06-15 12:00:00

Inovace Technologies Limited, the Dhaka-based developer behind Tipsoi, has been selected for Cohort 11 of Accelerating Asia, a Singapore-headquartered accelerator and venture capital platform. The move marks the company's first formal engagement with international investors and reflects growing interest in...

PSG excitement for CWC trumps fatigue ahead of Atletico clash

2025-06-15 00:00:00

LOS ANGELES, United States, June 15, (AFP): Paris Saint-Germain star Vitinha admitted Saturday that returning to action at the Club World Cup so soon after winning the Champions League is "not easy" but insisted that the French side are excited...

Messi denied late winner in opener

2025-06-15 00:00:00

MIAMI GARDENS, United States, June 15, (AFP): Lionel Messi and Inter Miami were held to a 0-0 draw by Egyptian side Al Ahly on Saturday as FIFA's new 32-team tournament got off to a smooth start in front of 60,927...

Could Jaker Ali be Bangladesh’s secret sauce?

2025-06-15 00:00:00

Bangladesh men's cricket has been on a downward trajectory, having won just two matches in the first six months of 2025. They travelled next to Sri Lanka, for a multi-format series with question marks over their batters. Najmul Hossain Shanto...

NEWS IN BRIEF__2025-06-16

2025-06-15 00:00:00

Seven killed in India chopper crashDEHRADUN, June 15: Seven people including a toddler were killed Sunday in India when a helicopter ferrying Hindu pilgrims from a shrine crashed in the Himalayas, officials said. The fatal accident comes as relatives mourn...

Russia ready for next round of Ukraine talks, says Putin

2025-06-15 00:00:00

MOSCOW, June 15 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Donald Trump Saturday that Moscow was ready to hold a fresh round of peace talks with Kyiv after June 22, once the sides complete exchanging prisoners and soldiers'...

Israeli military kills 16 in Gaza

2025-06-15 00:00:00

GAZA, June 15 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said 16 people were killed in Israeli military operations in the Palestinian territory on Sunday, most of them while waiting for aid.The first responders agency's teams transported the bodies of 16 people...

Iraq in contact with Iran, US in bid to stay out of regional conflict

2025-06-15 00:00:00

BAGHDAD, June 15 (AFP): Iraq has approached the Iranian and US governments in a bid to prevent being caught up in a regional escalation, officials said Saturday, as Washington's ally Israel and Iran traded blows.The government in Baghdad is a...

NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-06-16

2025-06-15 00:00:00

Eight-year-old boy drowns in Khagrachhari's Maini RiverKHAGRACHHARI, June 15: An eight-year-old boy drowned in the Maini River in Dighinala Upazila of Khagrachhari on Saturday. The victim was identified as Md. Aryan, son of Md. Zakir Hossain, a resident of Dakshin...

KMCH prepares 40 beds for Covid patients

2025-06-15 00:00:00

KHULNA June 15 (UNB): Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases across the country, Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) has prepared its coronavirus unit with 40 isolation beds and is preparing 10 ICU beds.A severe shortage of testing kits and a...

Pest attack on sugarcane fields a worrying concern for farmers

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, June 15: Harmful insects known as 'majra' have attacked the sugarcane fields in different areas of Chandpur sadar and Faridganj upazilas (UZs) in the past several weeks.The sugarcane growers are very much worried as they see bleak prospects of...

Jordan, Syria, Lebanon reopen airspace as Israel, Iran trade fire

2025-06-15 00:00:00

AMMAN, June 14 (AFP): Jordan, Syria and Lebanon reopened their airspace on Saturday, a day after imposing closures as Israel and Iran traded fire.All three countries neighbour Israel, but only Jordan has formal diplomatic relations with it.Syria was long ruled...

One more dies of dengue amid seven new cases of Covid-19

FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00

One more death from dengue fever and 169 fresh infections were reported across Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, while seven new Covid-19 cases were also detected during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health...