Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visits the summer exercise of the Bangladesh Army's ninth Infantry Division in Singiar upazila of Manikganj on Tuesday. — PID
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Global rice prices surged to an 18-month high in June, with prices also rising in Bangladesh's domestic market despite the ongoing peak Boro harvesting season, raising fresh food inflation concerns.According to the latest Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Rice Price...
Police in Narail have received a complaint alleging that bounties were offered on social media to attack participants in the 2024 Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, reports bdnews24.com.The written complaint was filed with Narail Sadar Police Station at around 10:30 pm on...
Chief Whip (CW) Md Nurul Islam has called on newly elected lawmakers to work together to make the 13th Jatiya Sangsad the most effective in Bangladesh's history, report agencies.The Chief Whip made the remarks while addressing the seventh briefing session...
FE REPORTPolicy and Strategy Adviser to the Prime Minister Dr Zahed Ur Rahman has said the government plans to hold Union Parishad (UP) elections in the first half of October, with the election schedule set to be announced in the...
Opposition Leader in parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Md Shafiqur Rahman has sought China's support for an early resolution of the Rohingya crisis and the repatriation of the displaced Myanmar nationals to their homeland, reports UNB.He made the request when...
FE ReportOpposition lawmaker Akhtar Hossain on Tuesday voiced grave concern in parliament over the explosion at a rally organised by the National Citizen Party (NCP) in Savar, calling for a thorough investigation, the arrest of those responsible and adequate security...
FE Report State Minister for Public Administration Md Abdul Bari told parliament on Tuesday that the government is identifying public officials who worked to prolong the tenure of the country's previous 'fascist' regime and plans to take legal action against...
A new multinational study from MetLife reveals a striking "confidence gap": while most adults describe themselves as resilient, their confidence drops by 72 per cent when faced with real-life setbacks. The Confident Pathways Report, conducted across the United States, the...
FE REPORTBangladesh and the Netherlands on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in water resources management, focusing on knowledge sharing, technology transfer, capacity building, research and sustainable river management.The commitment was made during a meeting between Water Resources Minister...
Express Systems Limited wins Cisco ‘Partner of the Year FY25 - Bangladesh’ AwardExpress Systems Limited (ESL), one of Bangladesh's leading ICT solutions and services providers, has been recognised with "Partner of the Year FY25 - Bangladesh" award at the Cisco...
Jamuna Bank inaugurates Entrepreneurship Development Training ProgrammeJamuna Bank PLC has inaugurated a month-long special training programme titled "Entrepreneurship Development" at BRAC Learning Centre in Pabna under the Skills for Industry Competitiveness and Innovation Program (SICIP). The inaugural ceremony was presided...
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC has been recognised as gold winner in the "Maximizing Customer Engagement" category at the 11th Infosys Finacle Innovation Awards 2026, one of the banking industry's most prestigious global platforms celebrating innovation and digital transformation. The bank...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan speaks at a programme marking the 42nd founding anniversary of National Life Insurance at Officers' Club Dhaka on Tuesday. — PID
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The government has no intention to sell state-owned mobile operator Teletalk and will decide the future of mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad only after ongoing legal proceedings conclude, as both institutions play a crucial role in maintaining competition and...
FE REPORTOne more child died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00 am on Tuesday.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities due to measles and measles-like symptoms rose to 742 since mid-March this year, according to...
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed that dengue NS1 tests will be provided free of charge at all government hospitals across the country until December 31, reports BSS.The directive, issued through a notification on Tuesday, aims to...
Fatema Tuz Johora, the mother of July Mass Uprising martyr Abdullah Bin Jahid, on Tuesday met Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman with her cancer-stricken son, Mahmudullah Bin Jisan, reports BSS.During the meeting at the PMO in Sangsad Bhaban (JS), the...
FE REPORTThe ambition to elevate Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 fundamentally demands sweeping institutional reforms, as structural overhauls and good governance are indispensable for sustainable qualitative development, said eminent economist Biru Paksha Paul. "Without ensuring the proper character...
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presided over a meeting, convened to oversee implementation of the WASA projects in Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna, at the Planning Commission in thecapital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT More than 4.63 million civil and criminal cases are currently pending with courts across Bangladesh, including over 0.56 million awaiting disposal in the Supreme Court, parliament was informed Tuesday about the logjam. Responding to a question from lawmaker...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sought extensive financial records from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) covering former president Nazmul Hassan Papon's tenure, reports bdnews24.com.The request includes spending on the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), media rights, Mujib Year events, overseas travel,...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is contemplating Mirpur, Sylhet and Chattogram as the proposed venues for the next edition of the Asia Cup, with the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) seeking details of the facilities before taking a final decision, reports...
Cristiano Ronaldo's sixth and final FIFA World Cup ended not with the fairytale finish he had dreamed of, but with tears, heartbreak and a painful reminder that even football's greatest careers can have one unfulfilled chapter, report agencies.Yet if the...
Kylian Mbappe has described Paraguayan senator Celeste Amarilla as "despicable" and "racist" after she called the France captain a "colonised Cameroonian" following the World Cup round-of-16 game between the two nations on Sunday (as per BST), report agencies.The French Football...
WASHINGTON, July 07 (Reuters): The United States tumbled out of the World Cup on Tuesday (as per BST), beaten emphatically by Belgium in a match overshadowed by allegations of political interference by US President Donald Trump on behalf of the...
Spain's Mikel Merino celebrates after scoring the opening goal as Portugal's goalkeeper Diogo Costa tries to stop him during the FIFA World Cup 2026 round of 16 soccer match against Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on Tuesday (as per...
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COX’S BAZAR, July 07: Hillslides in Cox’s Bazar causing loss of lives are termed as a man-made disaster as one more life was lost on Tuesday.A fresh landslide on Tuesday afternoon in Dariyanagar of Cox’s Bazar Sadar claimed the life...
JAKARTA, July 7 (AFP): India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said on Tuesday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas.President Prabowo Subianto is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, July 7 (AFP): Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced Monday the dissolution of the body that has governed the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades, clearing the way for a technocratic committee to administer the territory.The move...
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