FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 12:00:00
Twenty-five women were honoured for their outstanding contributions across business, leadership, academia, media, and social development at the World Women Conference 2026 and Award Ceremony held in the capital on Tuesday.Among the recipients were Zahida Ispahani for her role in...
Following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's remarks, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for Bangladesh's sports arenas to remain free from politics, according to bdnews24.com.Addressing sports organisers and players on Tuesday, Fakhrul urged them to "step away from...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2026-04-01 12:00:00
Public debate often reveals insights that formal policy discussions overlook. Occasionally a thoughtful reader’s question captures the essence of a national economic problem more sharply than lengthy technical policy reports. Such was the case when I received the following email...
Lt. Col. Md. Mahmudul Hasan has taken charge as Director (Operations and Maintenance) of Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD), succeeding Lt. Col. Mohammad Tajul Islam Chowdhury, reports BSS.The charge handing over ceremony took place on March 29, with both...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
Justice Md Rezaul Hasan, a senior judge of the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC), has submitted his resignation letter amid an investigation by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) into allegations of corruption against him.He tendered his...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
The US Embassy in Dhaka has announced a grant assistance of $235,000 under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) for restoring the historic Musa Khan Mosque in a significant step towards preserving Mughal architectural heritage in Bangladesh.The announcement was...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
Newspaper owners have urged the government to cut the corporate tax rate and ease multiple fiscal burdens on the sector in the budget for the upcoming fiscal year (FY) 2026-27, warning that rising costs are threatening the industry's sustainability.The Newspaper...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of tax files of Dr M Mosharraf Hossain FCA, former chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA), and his wife Jannatul Mawa, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Sabbir...
CHANDPUR, Mar 31 (BSS): A Chandpur court on Tuesday showed former Awami League minister Dr. Dipu Moni arrested in three more cases filed over incidents linked to the July Uprising.She was virtually produced before the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate...
Bangladesh National Party-BJP Chairman Andaleeve Rahman (Partho) on Tuesday in Parliament asked the NCP leaders not to turn into the Jamaat generation while representing Gen Z, reports UNB."You are our heroes. Those who fought (in the July Uprising) are here...
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid Tuesday said the government has secured a sufficient stock of urea fertiliser to meet national demand until mid-July and is actively negotiating with international partners to ensure future supplies, reports UNB.Responding to a supplementary...
The government has appointed administrators to 14 more District Councils in the country, reports UNB.The Local Government Division issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday.The 14 districts are Dhaka, Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Pabna, Narail, Barguna, Jamalpur, Gazipur, Manikganj, Narsingdi, Faridpur,...
Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is working to identify and correct anomalies committed in the list of freedom fighters and their allowance disbursement during the regime of the 'fascist' government, reports...
BNP Secretary General and Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the government intends to move forward in addressing the problems of small ethnic groups through dialogue and discussion, reports BSS."We are...
President Trump has informed his inner circle that he is prepared to terminate the US military offensive against Iran, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), reports bdnews24.com.This decision comes as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely...
The government has planned to reintroduce online classes for secondary and higher- secondary institutions in Dhaka to navigate the severe fuel crisis triggered by escalating conflict in the Middle East.Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon told reporters the preliminary plan...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
The country's inflationary pressure is likely to intensify in the coming months, as the global and domestic risks continue to augment, economist Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya said on Tuesday.Dr. Bhattacharya, Convenor of the Citizen Platform for the Implementation of the Sustainable...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is posing immediate risks to the mobility and employment continuity of Bangladeshi migrant workers, officials and experts warned at a seminar in the city on Tuesday.They stressed that while migrant workers remain a...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh is facing a tight fiscal landscape as foreign-aid disbursements saw a significant year-on-year decline while debt- repayment obligations continued to swell during the July-February period of the current fiscal year, officials say.The latest provisional data from the Economics Relations...
A rise in measles and measles-like infections in several districts is putting pressure on hospitals and prompting the government to step up vaccination and treatment, as child deaths continue to be reported.Our Rajshahi correspondent reports that two children undergoing treatment...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
The youth wing of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has unveiled a 13-point charter of demands aimed at overhauling governance and transparency in the country's power and energy sector.At a roundtable on Tuesday, participants called for a fundamental shift...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) is set to acquire two modern product oil tankers, each with a capacity of 40,000-55,000 deadweight tonnes (DWT), at an estimated cost of Tk 14.66 billion, to reduce reliance on foreign vessels and strengthen fuel-import capacity.Officials...
Motorcycles and private cars form long queues along a road in the Tejgaon-Bijoy Sarani area in the capital as motorists wait to refuel amid supply concerns. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE Photo
DUBAI, UAE, Mar 31 (AP): A likely strike by the United States hit the central Iranian city of Isfahan early Tuesday, sending a massive fireball into the sky, and Tehran struck a fully loaded Kuwaiti oil tanker in the Persian...
REZAUL KARIM | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
The government is set to hold a high-level national multi-stakeholder consultation to assess Bangladesh's progress towards graduating from the Least-Developed Country (LDC) category, sources said.The consultation comes at a critical juncture, as Bangladesh has recently sought to defer its final...
Bangladesh's remittance inflows have reached a historic high, recording US $3.62 billion in the first 30 days of March 2026.This surge, fueled by expatriates' increasing transfers ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations, has pushed the foreign-exchange reserves to a robust $34.05...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday heard the grievances of a group of BCS (Health) cadre officials who have long been deprived of promotions during an impromptu meeting at the Secretariat, reports UNB.The officials went to the Secretariat to seek...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
A raise in taxes on wealthy individuals in the budget for the next fiscal year is under consideration as part of upgraded fiscal measures geared towards enhancing revenues in proportion to Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP).The government's revenue authority --...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-01 00:00:00
Ruling BNP and opposition Jamaat-e-Islami finally agreed to form a special parliamentary committee to pursue constitutional amendments aligned with the proposed July National Charter, following an acrimonious debate in parliament on Tuesday.The agreement emerged after a two-hour discussion under Rule...
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