Bangladesh all-rounder Nasir Hossain has been slapped with a two-year ban from all cricket activities, with six months suspended, after admitting to breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, reports UNB.ICC confirmed his ban on January 16. Nasir, 32, confessed to three...
As part of different anti-drug drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 35 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Tuesday, reports BSS.According to a...
LAXMIPUR, Jan 16 (BSS): A court here today sentenced two men to life-term imprisonment for killing a carpenter namely Riaz in Sadar upazila in 2023.District and Sessions Judge Md Rahibul Islam handed down the verdict to Kowser Hossain, 31, and...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Bogura and Kurigram districts on Monday night and Tuesday, report agencies.In Bogura, a man was killed and eight others were injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a...
AFRINA ASAD | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
When did you pick up your paintbrushes and paint the canvas with strokes of your favourite colours last time? Did you find the time to finish the books you bought from the last boimela, or have they grown an inch...
MD. IMRAN | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
The heartbeat of Old Dhaka quickens as the wintery month of January comes. The sky suddenly gets dim with fog and immense cold, but on the 14th, the sky is adorned with vibrant kites- red, white, purple, yellow, or orange,...
In the ever-evolving world of business, understanding and adapting to the shifting sands of consumer behaviour is the key to success for businesses. As we step into a new era, it becomes imperative for businesses not only to keep pace...
It has been more than 11 years since the devastating Rana Plaza building collapse in Savar killed 1,135 garment workers and injured over 2,500 others. Yet, there is no justice in sight. Following the deadliest factory disaster in the country's...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
According to a report carried in this newspaper recently, the government intends to issue bonds worth Tk120 billion "for paying piled-up electricity bills to independent power producers (IPPs) against capacity charge and other payments, officials said."Going by information shared by...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
With the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC13) knocking at the door, the Aid for Trade programme, a pivotal initiative introduced nearly two decades ago to aid developing countries, appears to lack a sense of urgency. Originating from the 2005 WTO...
Yearly reports on the fatalities from road accidents show how deadlier travel on the roads and highways of the country is becoming with the passage of time. Unsurprisingly, in various literatures in this connection, the country's roads are often described...
CAIRO, Jan 15 (Reuters/AP): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for a larger, more authoritative Israeli-Palestinian peace conference and a timetable to implement a two-state solution as the Gaza conflict escalated and the Red Sea became a new flash point.Speaking...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-01-16 12:00:00
Let's face it. No one trusts the financial sector and a very potent symbol of that is the face of PK Halder. That he stole and left Bangladesh in league with his colleagues, several Bangladesh Bank officials and other members...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during night to morning and it may continue till 12:00...
BD logs no dengue death, 33 new cases Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 33 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 703 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in...
BOGURA , Jan 15 (UNB): A motorcyclist died after a truck ran him over in Bogura's Kahalu upazila on Monday.The deceased was identified as Amzad Hossain (45) of Kalai Damgara of the upazila.The incident happened after Amzad lost control over...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with the aim of enhancing collaboration in education and healthcare.JU sources said an MoU was inked with Police Staff College and another with Sheikh Fazilatunnessa Mujib Memorial KPJ Specialised...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has ordered the director general (DG) of Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to take steps to investigate the death of five-year-old Ayaan at the United Medical College Hospital in Dhaka and to submit a report...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the lower court concerned to finish in six months the trial proceedings of a murder case filed in connection with the death of 1,135 garment workers after the collapse of...
In a solemn and poignant ceremony, Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has paid tributes to the martyrs of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, who laid down their lives during the nation's 1971 Liberation War. The tribute took place at the eternal...
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on Monday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister and wish to enhance the existing bilateral relations further for mutual benefits, reports BSS.In a letter...
Newly elected lawmaker from Mymensingh-3 Nilufar Anjum today took oath of her office as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), which is slated to go into maiden session on January 30, reports BSS.JS Speaker Dr...
Awami League leaders will hold a joint meeting with the presidents and general secretaries of the party's Dhaka city north and south units and associate bodies tomorrow (Wednesday), reports BSS.The meeting will be held at the party's Bangabandhu Avenue central...
Visiting Scottish Member of Parliament, Foysol Choudhury on Monday thanked all involved with the election process for holding the 12th Parliamentary vote a fair, participatory and terrorism free one.He expressed his appreciation while calling on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has said China is ready to work with Bangladesh to expand new cooperation in a wider range of areas, reports UNB.He mentioned higher levels of connectivity, renewable energy, the Blue Economy, financial stability, digital...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
Communist Party of Bangladesh (M-L) general secretary Dilip Barua says his party will continue to support the 'one China' policy and oppose 'Taiwan's independence' to sustain Dhaka's friendliness with Beijing."The CPB (M-L) will continue to adhere to 'one China' policy...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Monday that the government has destroyed the country's democracy by holding a one-sided election on January 07. It also accused the government of establishing a one-party rule in the country by oppressing and suppressing...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that they have got huge public support in the January 7 election due to having confidence and trust of the people in her party, reports BSS."Since we have a...
Commuters in Dhaka navigate busy traffic in the north-gate area of Baitul Mukarram Mosque, opting to jump barriers and weave between vehicles instead of using the nearby foot over-bridge. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town bordering India and Bangladesh, marking the latest loss for the military government as it battles rebellion in several parts of the...
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