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Deshbandhu Group pleads for govt intervention

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-09-14 12:00:00

Deshbandhu Group, one of Bangladesh's leading industrial conglomerates, has sought urgent government intervention to continue operations and prevent possible labour unrest as it struggles with an acute capital shortage, sources said.Managing Director (MD) Golam Rahman has formally appealed to the...

Onus left to pvt sector to secure deferral

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 12:00:00

Private sector is asked to proactively lobby through their international trade partners for deferment of Bangladesh's LDC graduation as exporters and economists cite some shortcomings for status change. "Time is running out to make the case at the United Nations,"...

BRAC Bank Premium Banking customers to enjoy exclusive benefits at Alpha Catering

2025-09-14 12:00:00

BRAC Bank Premium Banking customers to enjoy exclusive  benefits at Alpha CateringBRAC Bank has entered into a partnership with Alpha Catering, a renowned catering service provider in Bangladesh, to offer exclusive privileges to its Premium Banking customers. Under the agreement,...

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz speaks

2025-09-14 00:00:00

National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz speaks at a roundtable discussion on the future of democratic Bangladesh in a city hotel on Saturday. — Focus Bangla photo

Hasnat Abdullah urges students to follow own dreams

2025-09-14 00:00:00

CUMILLA, Sept 13 (BSS): National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organizer (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah has urged students to pursue their own dreams rather than merely following the expectations of their parents or elders."What you want is real. What your parents...

NCP Convener Nahid condemns the attack

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Convener of the National Citizens Party (NCP) and former information adviser of the interim government Nahid Islam on Saturday condemned the attempted attack on Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuz Alam.In a status on social media, Mr Islam said: "A tacit...

Adviser Mahfuj's convoy attacked by 'AL supporters' in London

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Advisor Mahfuj Alam has encounter hostility during official engagements in London, as his convoy allegedly came under attack from of Awami League (AL) supporters, reports bdnews24.com.Akbar Hossain, press minister at the Bangladesh High Commission in London, shed...

19 AL men arrested in city for disrupting law, order

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Police arrested 19 leaders and activists of banned Awami League (AL) and its affiliates from different parts of the capital on Friday for allegedly disrupting law and order by organizing sudden flash processions, reports BSS.Among the arrestees are seven key...

Parwar for unity on July Charter to build a new Bangladesh

2025-09-14 00:00:00

KHULNA, Sept 13(BSS): Secretary General of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh Mia Golam Parwar has called upon all for unity on July Charter to build a new Bangladesh."A possibility of unity among all Islamic and like-minded patriotic parties through coordination has been created....

Communal forces on the rise after fall of fascism, warns Gayeshwar

2025-09-14 00:00:00

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has warned that communal forces are on the rise in the country following the fall of fascism, report agencies."Those whom you call fundamentalists, I also call them fundamentalists. They are now selling tickets to...

NHRC should be free from political influence: Asif Nazrul

2025-09-14 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 13 (UNB): Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said a truly independent and accountable Human Rights Commission can only thrive when it is free from political influence and grounded in citizen participation.He made the remarks while speaking...

Preserving ecosystem crucial for humanity's future: Tarique

2025-09-14 00:00:00

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called for prioritising ecological balance and biodiversity conservation, stressing that the survival of human society is deeply linked to the rights and safety of animals and wildlife, reports BSS.Speaking virtually as the chief guest...

UN General Assembly votes for Hamas-free Palestinian state

2025-09-14 00:00:00

UNITED NATIONS, Sept 13 (AFP): The UN General Assembly voted Friday to back a resolution which seeks to breathe new life into the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine-without the involvement of Hamas.The text was adopted by 142 votes in...

BD seeks OIC support to boost Halal certification activities

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain has urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to support Bangladesh in strengthening its halal certification activities, reports UNB.He made the request during a meeting with officials at the Standing Committee on Scientific...

We must increase investment in education, research

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance, Science and Technology Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said that investment must be increased further in education and research in concerned sectors and thus promote adaptive technologies to secure agricultural future, reports BSS."Bangladesh has...

RPGCL re-tenders to buy one more LNG cargo

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) re-tendered to buy one more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from international spot market for November 25-26 delivery window.The volume of the spot LNG cargo is around 3.36 million British thermal unit (MMBtu).This...

Inward remittances via MFS rise in June

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Despite an overall decline in the country's mobile financial transactions, inward remittances through MFS registered a notable rise in June.However, the overall decline was attributed to a data-reporting gap.Total MFS transactions fell by 5.49 per cent in June 2025, even...

Veg production up 15pc in 5 yrs

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Bangladesh has shown remarkable progress in the production of vegetables, with output growing at more than 15 per cent over the last five years, insiders said on Saturday.Despite impressive year-on-year growth, vegetable prices continue to burden lower-middle and poor households,...

Jitu elected JUCSU VP, Mazhar GS

JU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Abdur Rashid Jitu was elected Vice President (VP), while Mazharul Islam secured the position of General Secretary (GS), as the results of the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election were finally announced on Saturday evening, nearly 45 hours...

CA greets new Nepalese PM

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has greeted the newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushila Karki, reports BSS. "On behalf of the Government and the People of Bangladesh and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations to Your...

Curb imposed on raw jute export as its production falls this season

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

The government has imposed restriction on raw jute export to increase its supply to export-oriented domestic factories.Market surveys show the price of raw jute has hit the ceiling this harvesting season due to growing demand both at home and abroad.The...

Device designed for aiding taxpayers

DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Latest revenue rules are being bent to allow authorised representatives to assist taxpayers in online tax-return submission to make the process faster and simpler.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to launch Tax Representative Management System (TRMS) software for...

Rain likely today14-09-2025

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and Khulna divisions with moderately heavy to...

The Department of Environment (DoE) organised a drawing competition for children at the Paribesh Bhaban in the capital's

2025-09-14 00:00:00

The Department of Environment (DoE) organised a drawing competition for children at the Paribesh Bhaban in the capital's Agargaon area on Friday as part of celebrating the Ozone Day 2025. Some 350 children under four groups took part in the...

Salesman murdered in Keraniganj

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Keraniganj, 13 Sept (UNB): A 25-year-old man was killed in broad daylight by unidentified miscreants in South Keraniganj of Dhaka on Saturday. The victim, Sagir, was the son of Amir Hossain of Subhadya Uttarpara. He worked as a salesman at...

Police arrest one thief with stolen money in city

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

Police arrested a person, named Md Kawser Ahmed (22), for his alleged involvement in stealing a hefty amount of money from a businessman's residence at Banani in the capital.Deputy Commissioner (Media and Public Relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muhammad...

Ten crime suspects held in Mohammadpur

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Police arrested 10 crime suspects with two samurais from different parts of Mohammadpur area in the capital during a day-long operation on Friday. They were accused in previous criminal cases that include robberies and mugging, reports BSS.The arrestees were identified...

BGB seizes Indian smuggled goods worth Tk 1.8m on Sylhet border

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Sylhet, 13 Sept (UNB): Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized Indian smuggled goods worth approximately Tk 1.8 million (18 lakh) in separate operations along the Sylhet border.According to the 19th Battalion of the BGB, a special patrol team from the...

Road crash kills two in Mymensingh

2025-09-14 00:00:00

Mymensingh, Sept 13 (UNB): Two people were killed and 15 others injured in a head-on-collision between two buses on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on Saturday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.The...

Ex-DIG Nahidul Islam sent to jail

FE REPORT | 2025-09-14 00:00:00

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested A K M Nahidul Islam, former deputy inspector general (DIG) of Police, from his residence at Eskaton in the capital on Saturday. He was sent to jail later.Nahidul Islam was...