FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
A massive fire that broke out at a 10-storey building in the Dhaka's South Keraniganj on Saturday was brought under control after nearly seven hours of intensive efforts by firefighters.The blaze started around 5:37am on the ground floor of Jabel-e-Noor...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at its 146th session held on December 9-10, approved US$51.4 million in financing as IFAD's contribution to a $211.7 million project in Bangladesh, a spokesman said on Saturday.The new...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
The government is likely to significantly reduce the project aid portion in the upcoming Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY) 2025-26, as many agencies have failed to implement projects on time, officials said on Saturday.The...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
The interim government has announced a reward of Tk 5.0 million for information leading to the arrest of Faisal Karim Masud, the prime suspect in the shooting of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson and Dhaka-8 independent election hopeful Sharif Osman Hadi. The...
The nation observes the Martyred Intellectuals Day today (Sunday), reports BSS.The nation recalls on this day the mass killing of a large number of Bengali top brains by the Pakistan army and their collaborators visibly sensing their defeat just two...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
The 26th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Publications Limited (IPL), the owning company of The Financial Express (FE), was held on Saturday at the board room of the Apex Footwear Ltd in the city's Gulshan area.Chairman of the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh is facing a growing "systemic shock" from non-performing loans (NPLs), with bad debts reaching record highs in 2024-25 and laying bare deep vulnerabilities in the country's banking sector.The sharp deterioration in asset quality has constrained banks' ability to lend...
Six Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers were killed and eight others injured when terrorists attacked a United Nations base in Sudan's Abyei, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday, reports UNB.ISPR said the attack took place amid ongoing fighting in the area,...
Iranian authorities detained 18 crew members, including Bangladeshis, after seizing a foreign tanker in the Gulf of Oman on Friday that they said was carrying 6 million litres of smuggled fuel, Iranian media reported on Saturday, citing the Hormozgan province...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
The government mulls converting around 30 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of unutilised natural gas of gas-rich Bhola island to LNG and carrying it to gas-starved industries in the mainland for consumption, said sources.The volume of converted LNG to...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
Doctors said on Saturday the condition of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi remained critical due to the severe brain injury he suffered in the shooting by assailants in the city on Friday.Director (media services) at Evercare Hospital Bangladesh Dr...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's major political parties pledge to stay united against a "coordinated bid" to jeopardize the July uprising and jointly protest the shooting of an activist and prospective independent election candidate, Sharif Osman Hadi.Leaders from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-12-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel export to the United States, its single-largest market, circumvents tariff tempests and records a double-digit growth of18.64 per cent, the highest among major competitors, in the first nine months of 2025.According to US official count, the exports grew...
PARIS, Dec 13 (AFP): Iranian security forces on Friday detained the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least eight other activists in an arrest condemned as "brutal" by the Norwegian Nobel committee.Mohammadi, who was granted temporary...
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (BBC/AFP/AP): US President Donald Trump's overseas envoy will travel to Germany this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders for the latest round of high-level talks on ending the war.Steve Witkoff, who has...
GAZA, Dec 13 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory.Heavy rain...
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (BBC): Fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces continued early on Saturday hours after US President Donald Trump said the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire.Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he told Trump a ceasefire...
ISTANBUL, Dec 13 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned that the Black Sea should not turn into an "area of confrontation" between Russia and Ukraine, after several strikes in recent weeks."The Black Sea should not be seen...
NEW YORK, Dec 13 (AFP/Reuters): The expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank is at its highest level since at least 2017, when the United Nations began tracking such data, according to a report by the UN chief...
Sylhet Titans have confirmed the service of the English all-rounder Ethan Brookes for the upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 tournament, reports BSS."The acquisition of the versatile player, known for his work in the English T20 circuit,...
PARIS, Dec 13 (AFP): France will play Brazil and Colombia in the United States in March as part of their build-up for the 2026 World Cup finals, coach Didier Deschamps said on Saturday."It's always good to go the place where...
The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has decided to give a warm reception to the U-21 Youth hockey team and the Bangladesh Under-18 women's hockey team for their successes in the recently held two major tournaments, reports BSS.The day-long reception ceremony...
Nasrin Sports Academy face strong East Bengal of India in their crucial match of SAFF Women's Club Championship scheduled to be held at Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal today (Sunday), reports BSS.The match kicks off at 06.15 pm Bangladesh...
The Dhaka First Division Cricket League 2025-2026 kicks off today (Sunday), with exciting matches scheduled at various venues across the city. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) hasalready released the fixtures for the opening two rounds, reports BSS.The league features 20...
Abahani Limited Dhaka registered their second win in the Bangladesh Football League crushing Fakirerpool Young Men's Club by 5-0 goals held at Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj on Saturday, reports BSS.Abahani who dominated in the one-sided affair, led the first...
MADRID, Dec 13 (AFP): Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso said Kylian Mbappe is fit to play on Sunday against Alaves in La Liga, as his depleted team bid to turn around a run of bad results.Mbappe missed the Champions League...
LIVERPOOL, Dec 13 (AFP): Mohamed Salah has been named on the bench for Liverpool's match against Brighton at Anfield on Saturday after talks with manager Arne Slot.The Dutchman insisted he would have the final say on whether to bring back...
KOLKATA, Dec 13 (AFP): Angry spectators broke down barricades and stormed the pitch at a stadium in India after football star Lionel Messi, who is on a three-day tour of the country, abruptly left the arena.As a part of a...
With just 48 more runs to get in 45 balls, eight wickets standing, and two set batters at the crease, Bangladesh Under-19s looked set to beat Afghanistan Under-19 rather comfortably in their 284 chase. Although they scored 28 runs in...
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