The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has once again conducted a raid at the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), this time over three specific allegations-irregularities in Third Division team selections, inconsistencies in the BCB constitution, and financial corruption, reports bdnews24.com.A four-member ACC team...
Dhaka Mohammedan SC smartly clinched their first- ever title since the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) started as the top tier of football in the country, with three matches to spare as their arch rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited conceded defeat to...
Many young Bangladeshis aspire to pursue higher education and better opportunities abroad. To realise this dream, proficiency in English and success in standardised tests like IELTS or PTE are essential. This demand has led to the rapid growth of language...
Your esteemed newspaper recently reported that the foundation plaque of the Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge will not bear the name of the Honourable Chief Adviser as the inaugurator, rather the project's executing agency's name will only be written in the plaque....
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The shocking murder of Dhaka University student Shahriar Alam Shammo has once again brought to the fore concerns over students' security on the campus, the country's prime seat of higher education. Shammo, a master's student at the Institute of Education...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
Even before the independence of Bangladesh, the waterway was one of the key modes for the movement of freights with India like it was historically the case through the railway. Most of the railway network of Bangladesh was also built...
The full scale of mismanagement, waste and arbitrary decisions that characterised Bangladesh's power sector under the authoritarian Awami League regime is increasingly becoming more apparent. One deal after another, struck by the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), stands out...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-05-18 00:00:00
The US and China have brokered a temporary mutual reduction in tariffs for 90 days in a bid to deescalate a simmering trade war initiated by US president Donald Trump against China and other countries around the world. Trump's trade...
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said that Malaysia, in principle, has decided to recruit a large number of Bangladeshi workers in the days to come, reports BSS."Malaysia, in principle, has decided to take...
India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms downstream, as part of retaliatory action for a deadly April attack on tourists that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, according to...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
Bangladeshi think-tank Policy Exchange Bangladesh in a national roundtable has proposed the integration of informal trading channels into the formal tax system.It has advocated for promoting strategic policies, addressing non-compliance, and integrating informal trading channels into the formal tax system...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-05-17 00:00:00
The volume of lending and receipts of inward remittances through agent- banking channels rose considerably in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, driven by the increased accessibility of banking services near rural households. According to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB)...
At Purana Paltan intersection in the capital, there is no warning sign before the lane divider. As a result, accidents often happen at night when vehicles get stuck there. A car got stuck there in the rain on Friday. —...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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