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Trump, Musk & the powerful parting company

Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-06-12 00:00:00

Donald Trump and Elon Musk have spectacularly had a falling out in their relationship. Two of the world's arrogant men are now after each other, and that too only months into their unusual friendship. In these few months since Trump...

Video game industry: Hope or hype?

2025-06-12 00:00:00

Nowadays, video games have sparked a new revolution in global entertainment. They are not only gaining popularity, but their significance is also becoming increasingly evident. Video game companies such as Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, and Sega Sammy have...

Surveillance vs. safety dilemma of AI

2025-06-12 00:00:00

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly integrates into public infrastructure, especially surveillance systems, a critical tension arises: How do we balance public safety with personal privacy and civil liberties? The government and law enforcement use AI for crime prevention, crowd monitoring,...

Is Bangladesh prepared for another COVID wave?

Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-06-12 00:00:00

After three gruelling years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed over seven million lives globally and caused unprecedented disruption to international trade, it was widely believed that the pandemic had gone, thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and growing natural immunity....

Death in time of festival

2025-06-12 00:00:00

Festival time is cherished because of escape from the drudgery or monotonous routine life. But it is also a time when mass movement of holidaymakers takes place. When the rush of people is overwhelming, there is always some apprehension of...

NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-06-11

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Army, Navy chiefs meet CA on Eid-ul-AzhaChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan have met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. The army and navy...

‘Agriculture land protection law to be enacted’

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Home and Agriculture Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said the government will soon enact a new law to protect the agricultural land for the interest of the farmers."The roads and highway department used to give three times compensation...

DU student commits suicide after posting controversial FB status

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00

A final-year DU student committed suicide at his home in Manikganj, reportedly from guilt and fear of societal attack on his family honour, following a controversial Facebook status he posted related to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) months ago.The deceased has been...

'Glass rooms' to be set up for interrogation: Adviser

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Home Adviser Lt Gen (rtd) Jahanagir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that interrogation rooms made of glass will be set up so that people can see how accused individuals are being treated during remand, reports BSS."The investigation into the cases...

City dwellers offering their Eid prayers

2025-06-11 00:00:00

(Clockwise, from left-top): City dwellers offering their Eid prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on Saturday, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanging greetings with devotees after the Eid prayers at the National Eidgah, Army Chief General...

Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met Chief Adviser

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the latter's place of residence (hotel) in London, UK on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla

As livelihood uncertainty shrouds lives, nature thrives on St Martin’s

2025-06-11 00:00:00

On the secluded shores of St Martin's Island, Bangladesh's only coral island, nature have been showing signs of healing to pristinity, however, uncertainity grips fishermen and those dependent on the tourism sector due to restrictions by the authorities, reports bdnews24.com.Tourists...

Two SL, BCL leaders sent to jail

2025-06-11 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has sent two leaders of Swechchhasebak League (SL) and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to jail after ending their remand in an explosive substance act case, reports BSS.They are Shahidul Islam Nayeem (38), office secretary of Swechchhasebak...

Gopalganj AL leader detained in Benapole

2025-06-11 00:00:00

JASHORE, June 10 (BSS): Police have arrested Awami League (AL) Gopalganj district unit general secretary Shahabuddin Azam from Benapole border when he was trying to flee to India.Police said a number of cases were lodged against him with Jatrabari police...

NCP to apply for reg by mid-June: Sarjis

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP) for the northern region, has said the party will apply for registration with the Election Commission (EC) in the middle of the month, reports bdnews24.com.On Monday, he said the party...

Polls possible in Dec, if govt is sincere : LDA

2025-06-11 00:00:00

The leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) have reiterated their call for holding the general election by December this year to revive democracy, reports bdnews24.com.In a media statement on Monday, the party said if the interim government is sincere,...

Nation doesn't want any so-called polls: Shafiqur

2025-06-11 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, June 10 (BSS): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the nation does not want any so-called election. Rather it must be held in a fair manner so that people can exercise their voting rights properly. "The election will...

Rizvi questions govt preparedness over new Covid variant spread

2025-06-11 00:00:00

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has raised concerns over the government's preparedness in tackling a potential new wave of coronavirus, as new sub-variants of the virus keeps spreading in neighbouring countries, including India, reports UNB. "We learned...

CA hopes for consensus-based 'July Charter' by next month

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed the hope that the government will be able to prepare a comprehensive 'July Charter', based on the consensus of all political parties, and present it to the nation next month, reports UNB."The...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with other leaders and activists paid tribute to the party's founder

2025-06-11 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with other leaders and activists paid tribute to the party's founder and former president Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on the occasion...

India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh

2025-06-11 00:00:00

GUWAHATI, June 10 (Reuters): India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but human rights activists say authorities are arbitrarily throwing people out of the country.Since May, the northeastern Indian state of Assam has "pushed...

At least 9 killed in Austrian school attack

2025-06-11 00:00:00

A former pupil killed nine people and then himself at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history, reports Reuters.Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of...

BSF pushes 20 more people thru Dinajpur, Thakurgaon borders

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Dinajpur, Jun 10 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through border points in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts on Monday night.Lt Col Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-42,...

Passengers screened for coronavirus at Ctg airport

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, June 10: The authorities of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport began screening passengers for coronavirus on June 9 amid concerns over potential resurgence of the respiratory disease.A medical team led by the Chattogram divisional health officer has been deployed...

Over 50 killed since June 5 across country

FE DESK | 2025-06-11 00:00:00

Over 50 people were killed in various incidents across the country during the Eid holidays since June 5. The incidents mostly involved road accidents but also included suicides, clashes, and drownings at Cox's Bazar sea beach while bathing in rough...

TEAM Group MD Rakib, Biman pilot Saifuzzaman drown in Canada

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director of TEAM Group, and his close friend Md Saifuzzaman, a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, drowned after a boating accident on Sturgeon Lake in Canada on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement on Monday, Biman said...

AFC Asian Cup: Bangladesh taste 1-2 defeat against Singapore

2025-06-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh suffered defeat by 1-2 against upper ranked Singapore in their 2nd Group C match of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers at the freshly renovated floodlight National Stadium in Dhaka Tuesday evening, reports UNB.This is the 2nd...

People have started returning to the capital city

2025-06-11 00:00:00

People have started returning to the capital city after celebrating the Eid festival with their loved ones in their native villages. The photo was taken at Kamalapur Railway Station on Tuesday. — FE Photo

Airbus, Menzies Aviation executives meet Prof Yunus in London

2025-06-11 00:00:00

LONDON, June 10 (UNB): Executive Vice President of Airbus Wouter van Wersch and Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus separately on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interests.The meetings were held at...

BD becomes fastest-growing apparel exporter to US

FE REPORT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00

Bangladesh emerged as the fastest-growing apparel exporter to the United States with the highest 29.34-percent year-on-year growth among its major peers during the first four months of 2025.The export of readymade garments from Bangladesh during the January- April period fetched...