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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
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 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
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...
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...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has projected that the economy of Bangladesh would grow by 3.3 per cent in the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, ending June 30. The GDP (gross domestic product) growth of Bangladesh is estimated to rise at 4.9...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
The interim government has cut the country's macroeconomic outlook on a large scale trimming down the economic-growth targets for the next three fiscal years up to FY2028.Economists have, however, termed the revised economic growth targets and other macro-economic outlook as...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
The interim government has now started procedure to delist the Khanpur Inland Container Depot (ICD) project from the Indian line of credit (LoC) after rejecting a proposal for cost-and tenure extension in January, said officials.The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) recently...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
The energy ministry is currently evaluating a draft Model Production Sharing Contract (MPSC) to launch an onshore bidding round after 28 years.State-run Petrobangla has already prepared the draft and submitted it to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) under...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
All eyes are set on an upcoming meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman as anticipation is rife the London conclave could break a tumultuous standoff over election timing. As confirmed, the Yunus-Tarique one-one-one...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
An expected bonanza out of rawhide business eluded seasonal traders this Eid-ul-Azha as prices of hides and skins of sacrificial animals hovered around 30-40-percent down the government-fixed minimum retail price (MRP).The government had set cowhide prices at Tk 1,350 in...
MUMBAI/LONDON, June 10 (Reuters): Fashion retailer Shein and partner Reliance Retail plan to rapidly expand their Indian supplier base and start international sales of India-made Shein-branded clothes within six to 12 months, said two people with knowledge of the matter.The...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
The apparel industry is in deep mourning following the passing of Abdullah Hil Rakib, a visionary entrepreneur and a driving force in revitalising the ready-made garment (RMG) sector.Rakib, aged nearly 54, died in a boating accident in Canada on June...
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters): The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by 0.4 percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posed a "significant headwind" for nearly all economies.In its twice-yearly Global...
COX'S BAZAR, June 10 (UNB): A father and his son were washed away while bathing in Cox's Bazar sea beach on Monday afternoon. With this, four people drowned in the past two days in the sea.The victims were Shahinur Rahmanm,...
MANIKGANJ, June 10 (UNB): The three-storey building of Bharanga Government Primary School in Manikganj has collapsed into the Jamuna River due to severe erosion caused by strong river currents. Md Khorshed Alam, Executive Engineer at the Local Government Engineering Department...
Our Correspondent, Cox's Bazar | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
Thousands of holidaymakers have thronged Cox's Bazar, a popular tourist destination, to spend some blissful time during the holiday of Eid-ul-Azha.Tourists started arriving in the city since Sunday morning, while the beach is now too crowded to move. There are...
South Korea's Lee Han-beom (C) fights for the ball with Kuwait's Jasem Almutar (L) and Ahmad Zanki (R) during the 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier Group B football match between South Korea and Kuwait in Seoul on Tuesday. —AFP
LONDON, June 10 (AFP): Manchester City on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of two former Liverpool coaches to Pep Guardiola's backroom staff, including Jurgen Klopp's ex-assistant Pepijn Lijnders. The Dutchman arrives at the Etihad Stadium alongside a new set-piece coach, James...
WELLINGTON, June 10 (AFP): New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson announced his surprise resignation Monday, saying he will step down at the end of the year.The former All Black has led the organisation for the past six years, navigating...
NEW YORK, June 10 (AFP): American World Cup host city officials assured Monday that overseas fans would be welcome at next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico despite "uncertainty" amid ongoing concerns over visas, border controls and...
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