FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh, a leading multinational cement producer, posted a 34 per cent year-on-year growth in profit for the full year 2025, driven by higher sales volumes of premium cement products and solid expansion in its aggregates business. The multinational cement...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The Dhaka University (DU) suspended three students for six months for harassing two women in TSC area, following the recommendations of an investigation committee.The students are Shahriar Islam from Dept of Theatre Studies, Rakib Ahmed from Dept of World Religions,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Two gunmen opened fire at the gate of the house of a garment businessman in the capital's Uttara area on Tuesday evening. However, there were no reports of casualties. The incident occurred at House No. 2 on Road No. 21...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Novels and thriller books have emerged as major attractions for young readers at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair this year. Alongside general storybooks, sales of novels and thrillers based on mystery, adventure, and suspense have increased noticeably. Publishers and sales...
A committee has begun investigating allegations that a former prosecutor at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) had demanded bribes in exchange for bail in a case of crimes against humanity related to the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.ICT Chief Prosecutor Md...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Wednesday imposed travel ban on the former principal of Monipur High School and College and his wife amid an ongoing probe into alleged embezzlement of nearly Tk 2.0 billion from development projects.The decission came after the...
Makeshift shops and hawkers have long been doing business unabated by encroaching on the vacant spaces adjacent to the rail-track in the capital's Jurain area amid high risk of accidents that might happen anytime. The snapshot was taken on Wednesday....
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh is launching its first surveillance study to track drug-resistant (DR) malaria in the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar amid growing concerns that resistant malaria parasites are circulating in neighbouring Myanmar.The surveillance is led by icddr,b in collaboration with...
MUNSHIGANJ, Mar 11 (UNB): Mohiuddin Ahmed, former MP of Munshiganj-1, passed away on Tuesday. He was 75.Mohiuddin, who served for many years as president of the Sirajdikhan Upazila unit of Awami League and also a Liberation War organiser, breathed his...
About 0.13 million (1.30 lakh) applications for corrections in the National Identity Card (NID) are still pending with the Election Commission (EC), reports BSS."These applications will be processed quickly," said ASM Humayun Kabir, Director General of the National Identity Registration...
Amid growing discussions in the public domain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Wednesday said it is ready to make public the full text of a letter sent by Jamaat Ameer and Opposition Leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman if he...
Home Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the party will honour the parts it agreed upon in the "July National Charter", reaffirming its commitment ahead of the new parliamentary session, reports BSS.Talking to reporters after...
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on all stakeholders to act responsibly in safeguarding the freedom of the media in Bangladesh, reports BSS.He made the call while speaking as the chief guest...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has set Mar 30 to deliver its order on framing charges against Workers Party chief Rashed Khan Menon and former food minister Qamrul Islam over alleged crimes against humanity during the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.The...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition, Dr Shafiqur Rahman, presided over a meeting of the opposition parliamentary party at the Jatiya Sangsad in the capital on Wednesday ahead of the inaugural session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad today...
Ruling party MPs have entrusted Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with the responsibility of nominating candidates for the posts of speaker and deputy speaker in the first session of the 13th parliament, reports bdnews24.com.The lawmakers bestowed the responsibility on Tarique on...
Four people, including a Bangladeshi national, have been injured after two drones fell in the UAE, according to the Dubai Media Office, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladeshi national sustained "minor injuries", as did two Ghanaian nationals, while an Indian national sustained "moderate...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has concluded the hearing on a leave-to-appeal petition challenging a High Court verdict that upheld the government's move to lease out the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at the Chittagong Port to a...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The government has formed an inter-agency committee to facilitate the upcoming peer review of Bangladesh's ship-recycling industry to be conducted in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), aiming to align the sector with international maritime benchmarks,...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The central bank has allowed banks to offer loans to clients against Treasury Bonds (T-bonds) kept as collateral, a move aimed at bringing greater dynamism in the country's bond market.Bankers say the decision could help attract more investors to government...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Long queues continued to plague petrol pumps across the capital on Wednesday as panic buying and concerns over potential fuel shortages persisted amid the escalating military conflict between the United States-Israel duo and Iran.The surge in demand has forced many...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called upon the countrymen to take preventive measures against dengue and chikungunya, announcing that a nationwide cleanliness campaign will begin on March 14 to help protect citizens from the mosquito-borne diseases.In a special video message...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has urged Bangladesh's newly elected government to make a swift decision on the long-delayed Airport-Gazipur Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, which has remained stalled despite nearing completion.Officials say the lender raised the issue during a...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The government on Wednesday approved proposals for buying three LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargoes at more than double the rate compared to that in three months back, amid ongoing war in the Middle East.Of them, one of the cargoes will...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
The revenue authority has proposed a series of policy and administrative reforms aimed at boosting the country's chronically low tax-to-GDP ratio, including measures to prevent abrupt tax-policy changes and strengthen investor protection.The proposals are part of a draft 180-day reform...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman speaks at a meeting with ruling party lawmakers at the Jatiya Sangsad Secretariat in the capital on Wednesday. — PID
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
A prudent downward readjustment of multilayer import taxes on petroleum products is highly recommended by economists as an option to avoid the Mideast war-fuelled hikes in fuel prices.Another exigent remedy shown is a cut in BPC profit to skirt both...
TEHRAN, Mar 11 (AFP): Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is "safe and sound" despite reports of an injury during the war with Israel and the United States, said the son of the Iranian president on Wednesday."I heard news that...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-03-12 00:00:00
Saudi Arabian oil company Saudi Aramco has offered Bangladesh an alternative route to carry the stranded 100,000 tonnes of crude oil, avoiding the restricted Strait of Hormuz, say sources."Aramco intends to carry the stranded crude oil from the Ras Tanura...
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