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Students give police 48 hrs to nab killers of Shammo

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Friday gathered in front of the Shahbagh Police Station demanding arrest of the people involved in the murder of their fellow student Shahriar Alam Shammo.The protest under the banner of general students led by...

Govt finishes $290m loan negotiation with WB

FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh has completed negotiations with the World Bank (WB) to get a $290- million loan to combat air pollution by operating environment-friendly electric buses and improve air quality, officials said. The government would purchase 100 such buses, as well as...

Prayer Timings (2025-05-17)

2025-05-17 00:00:00

US buyers may turn to countries with lower tariff exposure, fears BFTI

REZAUL KARIM | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

US buyers may attempt to shift the tax burden onto Bangladeshi exporters or divert their orders to countries with lower tariff exposure, potentially undermining Bangladesh's position as the world's second-largest apparel exporter.The Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) feared it in...

JnU students call off strike on govt’s assurance

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

The government on Friday evening gave assurance to meet the demand of agitating students and faculties of Jagannath University (JnU) after they had demonstrated for more than 50 hours.University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Professor SMA Faiz confirmed this to newsmen....

Embattled Nagad now under postal department's care

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

Embattled digital-finance upstart Nagad is now under Bangladesh Postal Department's care with a guardian body keeping oversight on its operations. The postal department has officially assumed responsibility of the country's one of leading mobile financial-service providers, following a stay order...

Costly SLF last resort for stressed banks as call-money market dries

JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

Well-off banks still shy away from putting stakes on the call-money market out of trust deficit on their peers and increasingly pitch their funds into secure sovereign securities, leaving the interbank credit operations rather depressed. Giving a damn to various...

Biman makes safe landing losing wheel mid-air

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight on Friday landed safely at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka despite losing a wheel from its main landing gear shortly after takeoff from Cox's Bazar. The incident took place moments after flight...

Hefty interest payments to cost Tk 1.22 trillion

SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

Significant rises in domestic and overseas borrowings make the government earmark some Tk 1.22 trillion for hefty interest payments in the upcoming budget, and officials see no letup in liability increases in the near future.Experts see high debt stock, interest-rate...

Shafique urges party men to work for building humanitarian country

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has urged party men to play an effective role in building a humanitarian Bangladesh, being imbued with the spirit of the July uprising, reports BSS."The country is now facing various difficulties . . ....

UN ready to help deliver lasting reform in Bangladesh: Gwyn Lewis

2025-05-17 00:00:00

UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh Gwyn Lewis has said they stand ready to help deliver lasting reform, climate resilience, economic transformation, and gender equality, leaving no one behind as Bangladesh prepares for LDC graduation, reports UNB. She said the past...

Election must not be delayed for any party's convenience: BNP

2025-05-17 00:00:00

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said the national election must not be delayed as the people's fundamental right to vote cannot be compromised for the convenience of any political party or to give it time to reorganise,...

Banner writing "July Fighters' Head Office' instead of "Awami League Central Office"

2025-05-17 00:00:00

A banner writing "July Fighters' Head Office' instead of the "Awami League Central Office" and "Shaheed Abrar Fahad Avenue' instead of its address 'Bangabandhu Avenue" has been hung on the building that housed the headquarters of the political party Awami...

Weather (2025-05-17)

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may...

NEWS IN BRIEF 2025-05-17

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Woman killed in road accident in city's BananiAn unidentified woman, around 32 years old and homeless, was killed after being hit by an unknown vehicle in the capital's Banani area early Friday, police said. Sub-Inspector Md Sohel of Banani Police...

Man held with 2,820 Yaba pills at HSIA

2025-05-17 00:00:00

A man was arrested with 2,820 pieces of Yaba tablets hidden in his stomach at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), said Airport Armed Police Battalion on Friday, reports UNB.A case was filed under Narcotics Control Act with Airport police station...

30 injured in clash over fish farm dispute in Gopalganj's Kotalipara

2025-05-17 00:00:00

At least 30 people, including a child, have been injured in a clash between two rival groups over a dispute stemming from the excavation of a fish farming enclosure in Gopalganj's Kotalipara Upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at around 09:30am...

BSF bid to push in 750 thru B'baria border foiled

2025-05-17 00:00:00

BRAHMANBARIA, May 16 (UNB): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and locals have reportedly resisted an attempt by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) to push 750 people into Bangladesh through the border in Brahmanbaria district early Friday.A tense situation prevailed along...

200 more arrested in joint force drive

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

As many as 200 people have been arrested on different charges during the joint force drive across the country in the last seven days.The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) provided the information in a statement issued on Friday.Bangladesh Army, in...

Air chief returns home from Italy visit

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan on Friday returned home after an official visit to Italy, reports UNB.During the visit the air chief attended AeroSpace Power Conference (ASPC) 2025 from May 8-9...

Students of Jagannath University started observing a mass hunger strike at Kakrail intersection

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Students of Jagannath University started observing a mass hunger strike at Kakrail intersection in the capital on Friday after their 50-hour sit-in programme for a three-point demand ended. The students later called off their programme upon assurance of the government...

'Narir Daake Maitree Jatra' voices against deep-seated patriarchal structures

FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

In a powerful display of solidarity, thousands of women from diverse walks of life-workers, students, teachers, cultural activists, and professionals- participated in the 'Narir Daake Maitree Jatra' (March for Women's Solidarity) at Manik Mia Avenue in capital Dhaka on Friday....

Community Bank signs business deals with Avenue Hotel & Suites, PITSTOP

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Community Bank Bangladesh PLC signed business-related agreements with Avenue Hotel & Suites and PITSTOP, affiliated companies of Ispahani, at the Avenue Hotel in Chattogram on Thursday. Kimiwa Saddat, Managing Director (Current Charge) of Community Bank, and Ali Ispahani, Director of...

BRAC Bank holds Compliance Meet for branch officials

2025-05-17 00:00:00

BRAC Bank has recently organised a Compliance Meet aimed at reinforcing the importance of good governance & regulatory compliance among its branch & retail sales officials. The event, held in Dhaka, brought together over 130 officials from the bank's Dhaka...

S Korea set to resume US tariff talks at APEC

2025-05-17 00:00:00

JEJU (South Korea), May 16 (AFP): South Korea is set to resume tariff talks with Washington on the sidelines of a key APEC meeting Friday, an official told AFP, as ministers jostle to meet US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Trade...

Govt to build longest bridge to link Bhola, Barishal

2025-05-17 00:00:00

BHOLA, May 16 (BSS): The government is going to build the country's longest bridge at a cost of Taka 170 billion (17,000 crore) to connect island district Bhola with Barishal.According to an official of the Bridge Division, Japanese firm Miyagawa...

Authorities to allow 19 cattle markets in capital

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Authorities said on Friday they were set to allow 19 makeshift cattle markets within purviews of Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations on the occasion of Eid ul Azha, reports BSS.According to officials concerned, 10 of the cattle trading...

Prime Bank partners with City Group to launch investment instrument

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Prime Bank PLC., in collaboration with City Group, launched the country's first-ever Shariah-compliant short-term investment opportunity in `Teer Islamic Commercial Paper'. This pioneering initiative aims to create a new investment avenue aligned with Islamic finance principles, offering investors an attractive...

Project on cards to set up chord line

NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-05-17 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, May 16: The government has decided to build a chord line of the Dhaka-Chattogram railway with an eye to reducing travel time and distance between the capital and the port city.Bangladesh Railway (BR) officials said the new line would...

Global equity fund inflows surge on trade optimism, inflation relief

2025-05-17 00:00:00

Global equity funds attracted the largest weekly inflow in seven weeks in the week through May 14, buoyed by a US-China trade war truce that has significantly reduced the risk of a global recession, reports Reuters.According to LSEG Lipper data,...