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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jamaat-e-Islami believes the neutrality of Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus has been compromised by a "joint statement" issued following his meeting with BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London, reports bdnews24.com.The "view" was presented at a meeting by Jamaat's central...
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has increased gold prices by Tk 2,192 per bhori, less than 10 days after the last hike just ahead of Eid. According to a press release issued by BAJUS on Saturday night, the new prices...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
The average clearance time for food and agricultural imports in Bangladesh could be slashed by up to 80 per cent through targeted risk-management reforms, a new study has found. It said that quick release of such products would not only...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
The country's industries, madrasas and orphanages have preserved over 2.5 million rawhides so far this Eid-ul-Azha season, according to the commerce ministry. With the supply of 30,000 tonnes of salt to these institutions and other organisations, the rawhides could have...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
A daylight robbery happened on Saturday when a group of muggers impersonated members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and looted Tk 18 million (Tk 1.8 crore) from employees of a distributor of the mobile financial service Nagad in the capital's...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
The interim government is set to adopt a new national strategy for prevention of money laundering and illicit financial outflow from the country with incorporation of a few stringent provisions into it, officials said.The government has already decided on preparing...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) would provide US$250 million funds to facilitate improving transparency, accountability, and efficiency of some key government agencies in Bangladesh. The WB board on Saturday approved the loan to support the ongoing reform initiatives of the interim...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
Several ministries and divisions have proposed a total of eight projects, with a combined estimated cost of over Tk 38.13 billion, for honouring and rehabilitating the participants and victims of the July 2024 student-led anti-discrimination uprising.The initiatives have been taken...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, managing director of Rising Group, has been elected president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for the term 2025-27.The BGMEA election board on Saturday announced that the president and seven vice-presidents were elected unopposed,...
MOSCOW, June 14 (Reuters): Russian leader Vladimir Putin told Iran's president over the phone on Friday that Moscow condemned Israeli actions against Tehran, and in a separate telephone conversation told Israel's prime minister that only diplomacy could resolve issues around...
In a major escalation, Iran launched missile strikes on Israel early Saturday, killing at least three people and injuring dozens, report agencies.The attack came in retaliation for recent Israeli airstrikes that targeted critical components of Iran's nuclear program and military...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-06-15 00:00:00
Ballooning external debt-servicing liabilities claim a king's ransom from the budget for the outgoing fiscal year. Such a concern is reflected in the official budget documents as the interim government presents next fiscal's budget for Bangladesh.The government is projected to...
Six people were killed and 28 injured in separate accidents in two districts on early Friday, reports UNB.In Dinajpur: Five people were killed and at least 15 injured when a Dhaka-bound bus crashed into a mango-laden truck parked in Nurjahanpur...
FE REPORT The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital in the capital resumed on Saturday full operations including outpatient services after 18-day closure following a clash and subsequent staff protests.Visiting the hospital, the FE correspondent found doctors, nurses, and staff...
ARMAN HOSSENSeveral Dhaka University (DU) teachers accused of sexual harassment in recent years have been acquitted or reinstated without facing trial or before any final resolution.In most of the cases, investigations into the allegations remained stuck or were dismissed due...
As Covid-19 infections has begun to rise once again in Bangladesh, the prices of face masks has doubled in the wholesale market, driven by opportunistic traders seeking to cash in on its growing demand, reports UNB.A visit to several wholesale...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Saturday that making alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods mandatory is essential to address the persistent and overwhelming backlog of cases, reports BSS.The ministry is taking prompt and decisive steps...
Bangladesh has once again emerged as the frontrunner in gender equality in South Asia ranking 24th globally with a gender parity score of 77.5 per cent in the World Economic Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2025, reports UNB.The report identifies...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Saturday, wrapping up his four-day official tour to London, reports BSS.A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the CA and entourage landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka at about 9:45...
KHULNA, June 14 (BSS): Police on Saturday arrested local Awami League (AL) leader Liaquat Ali from Fulbarigate area of Khulna city.Liaquat Ali, vice president of the Khulna City Unit Awami League and former president of Khan Jahan Ali Thana Unit,...
Bangladesher Biplobi Workers Party held a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Saturday, marking its 21st founding anniversary. — Focus Bangla
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