Nilratan Halder | 2025-12-13 00:00:00
When serious issues like the February election and law and order are drawing the nation's attention, some extraordinary happenings of lighter vein are quietly doing their rounds. One such thing happened away from the land but within the country's territorial...
The UK's decision to retain Bangladesh's duty-free access until 2029 under its Developing Countries Trading Scheme has brought much-needed relief and optimism. As Bangladesh moves beyond LDC status, concerns about losing market advantages have been widespread. The UK-our third-largest export...
The textile accessories industry is likely to face a severely turbulent situation due to the new amendment to the Import Policy Order, which increases the FOC (duty-free importation of fabrics and accessories) limit. Usually, exporters holding bond licences can avail...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-12-13 00:00:00
December is a time for the Bangladeshis to reflect on the sacrifices and achievements made during the war of liberation. Fifty-five years ago, Bangladesh was first recognised as an independent country. Bhutan recognised Bangladesh on December 6, 1971, and India...
Syed Muhammed Showaib | 2025-12-13 00:00:00
A causality department in-charge at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital did last Saturday what almost no one does these days. When the Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) visited his operation theatre, he publicly challenged the...
Given the long history of torture and even deaths of detainees in police custody, the creation of an independent oversight mechanism to prevent such serious human rights abuse has been long overdue. Especially, with the nightmarish experience of gratuitous murders...
Matiur Rahman | 2025-12-13 00:00:00
As Bangladesh approaches the end of 2025, the country faces one of its most serious socio-economic crises in decades. The decades-long trajectory of steady growth and poverty reduction is now under threat. Economic slowdown, rampant inflation, political instability, and climate-related...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-12-12 12:00:00
An equity-backed public limited company with an initial paid-up capital of Tk 4.25 billion has been formed to finance startups and facilitate promising economic ventures in the country, sources said.Under the guidance of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the company --...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 12:00:00
Only 138 out of 360 listed companies have so far appointed women independent directors, although the extended deadline for the mandatory hiring of women on boards of directors will expire at the year-end."After the deadline, we will take action as...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Friday). Light fog may occur at places. Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged. The highest temperature of the country was recorded on...
Three persons died of dengue in the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Thursday, reports BSS. According to the DGHS, three died in the areas under the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).Health officials said they also recorded 411 fresh...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
Tejgaon College students blocked the Farmgate intersection in the capital for over two hours on Thursday morning, which halted traffic movement in the surrounding areas. Traffic resumed at around 1:00 pm after they left.The students were demanding justice for a...
A total of 305,499 (over 0.3 million) students have been selected for admission to grades 1 to 9 in government and private secondary schools across metropolitan areas and district and upazila headquarters through this year's digital lottery, reports bdnews24.com.Of them,...
Md Ebadul Karim, Managing Director of Beacon Pharmaceuticals PLC, and director of Kohinoor Chemicals, passed away on Thursday.He breathed his last at 9:00am while undergoing treatment at a city hospital, says a press release.Mr Karim was a prominent figure in...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) and the Osmani Centre for Peace and Security Studies (OCPASS) was signedon the BUP campus recently.The MoU aims at strengthening cooperation in academic, research, and administrative fields, creating opportunities...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) said burn mark and previous theft record helped police to identify and arrest domestic help Ayesha. She allegedly killed her employer, Laila Afroz, and her 15-year-old daughter, Nafisa Nawal Binte Aziz, at their Mohammadpur home...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
Police on Thursday detained four persons from the Bangladesh Secretariat area for staging demonstrations demanding the issuance of an office order regarding payment of 20 per cent "secretariat allowance" to the employees of the top administrative headquarters of the country.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
The three-day MIDAS SME Winter Fair 2025 began on Thursday at the MIDAS Centre in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, bringing together over 60 youth and women entrepreneurs from across the country.The fair is being held from December 11 to 13. Ms. Parveen...
Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has said artificial intelligence (AI) technology has opened a new chapter in library management in an era defined by knowledge and innovation, reports BSS."Across all areas-information organisation, knowledge preservation, information retrieval and use-the proper...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
Chief Justice (CJ) Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed inaugurated the Supreme Court Secretariat on Thursday, describing the moment as a historic turning point for the country's judiciary.The CJ unveiled the SC Secretariat by removing the ceremonial cloth from the cornerstone at...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
Youth must be placed at the centre of Bangladesh's migration governance to build safer and more resilient mobility systems, speakers observed at a national dialogue in Dhaka on Thursday.They noted that young people already constitute a major share of global...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 11 (UNB): An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was killed in a clash reportedly between two factions of BNP in Baraiyarhat municipality under Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram district in the early hours of Thursday.The victim, Gazi Tahmid...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
AKM Jamal Uddin, a professor of Sociology Department at Dhaka University (DU) and a teacher aligned with Neel Dal backed by Awami League (AL), has fled the campus after being chased by a group of students.Pro-AL teacher Prof Zinat Huda...
The High Court(HC) has declared illegal the Election Commission's gazette that had detached Algi and Hamirdi unions under Bhanga upazila from Faridpur-4 constituency and attached them to Faridpur-2, reports BSS.A HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
Jatiya Chhatra Shakti has announced a new committee for its Jahangirnagar University (JU) unigt, naming Zia Uddin Ayan and Nadia Rahman Anvesha as president and general secretary respectively.Zahid Ahsan, president of the organisation's central comittee, made the announcement was at...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until March 5 the hearing on the appeals filed against the High Court (HC) verdict that declared parts of the 15th amendment to the constitution 'unconstitutional and void', reports BSS. "Adjourned to March 5,...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-12 00:00:00
A Dhaka Court on Thursday placed Shaukat Mahmood, senior journalist and former president of Jatiya Press Club, on five-day remand in a case filed with Ramna Model Police Station in Dhaka under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Judge of the Chief Metropolitan...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday once again warned his party leaders that the next election will be a tough one amid a constant spread of lies and false campaigns, urging them to be serious and reach out to...
Police blocked a procession of 'Shaheed Pintu Smriti Sangsad' in the capital's Bangabazar area while trying to reach the Police Headquarters on Thursday. The protesters demanded the removal, arrest and trial of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam for...
Two mild tremors were felt in Sylhet's Beanibazar and Moulvibazar's Barlekha within a span of five minutes on Wednesday midnight, according to Earthquake Monitoring and Research Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reports BSS.The first tremor occurred at 2:50:31...
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