K Salahuddin | 2024-01-11 00:00:00
"I sometimes hold in half a sin,/To put into words the guilt I feel/ For words like nature half reveal/And half conceal the soul within."I heard the late Justice Murshed recite these lines of Alfred Lord Tennyson quoted above on...
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed today (Wednesday) across the country in a befitting manner. Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the country's Liberation War,...
A court in the city on Tuesday sent Dhaka south city unit BNP joint convener Mohammad Nobi Ullah Nobi to jail in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act and The Special Powers Act, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila...
The postponed election to the Naogaon-2 (Patnitala-Dhamuirhat) constituency will be held on February 12, reports BSS.The Election Commission postponed the voting to the constituency on December 29 after the death of independent candidate Aminul Huq who was contesting with the...
Though the overall voter turnout was 41.99 per cent in the 12th parliamentary election held on Sunday, more than 60 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots in 21 constituencies and less than 30 per cent voted in at...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday issued a stay order on the gazette notification of the results of the national election for the Dhaka-4 parliamentary constituency. The court asked the Election Commission (EC) not to publish any gazette regarding the result...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday said though the government was complacent with a one-party election, the people spontaneously boycotted the voting, reports UNB.Talking to journalists while conducting a mass campaign in the city's Kamalapur area,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has been shown arrested in nine cases filed with Paltan and Ramna model police stations against him over political violence in Dhaka centring the party's rally on October 28 last year.Judge of the...
Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday urged the party leaders and activists not to get involved in any chaos as their party achieved a massive victory in the January 7 national elections, reports BSS.He made the call...
The 16th death anniversary of educationist Abul Hashem, founder principal of Singhakhali School and College at Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur, will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.His family members will arrange Qurankhani and serve improved diet for the...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 09 (UNB): A 20-year-old youth, who was injured in a fire from octane in Satkania upazila of Chattogram, died on Tuesday.The dead is Gias Uddin, son of Shah Alam of Paschim Dolu Ghona Para of ward-7 of Amilaish...
BENAPOLE, Jan 09 (UNB): Benapole Express train will resume operation from tomorrow (Thursday) after remaining suspended for five days due to the arson attack in Dhaka's Gopibagh area that left four people dead last Friday. Confirming the matter, Benapole Station...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
A High Court writ has sought Tk 10 million in compensation from a city hospital for the family of a five-year-old boy who died following his circumcision on Sunday.It also seeks an HC directive to submit within seven days a...
As an amicable and close neighbour of Bangladesh, China firmly supports Bangladesh in implementing the political agendas in accordance with its law after the election, said Chinese foreign ministry's spokesperson on Monday, reports BSS."Based on the principles of mutual respect,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
The National Seed Board (NSB) has approved two new high-yielding rice varieties -- BRRI dhan 107 and BRRI dhan 108 -- for cultivation across Bangladesh. Developed by the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), these varieties mark the 115th and 116th...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
The construction of a double-track railway line between Khulna and Darshana, crucial for boosting regional trade and revitalising Mongla Port, is facing a further delay of at least a year. This comes seven years after the project's approval, raising concerns...
Envoys of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation states pose with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as they paid a courtesy call on her congratulating her party's victory in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election at Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday —...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has alerted all in case of using its logo elsewhere for avoiding any kind of forgery, reports BSS.In a circular issued Tuesday, BB informed that various mobile applications were promoting investment and profit-oriented advertisements related to loans,...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
Net sales of savings instruments witnessed negative growth of more than Tk 38.59 billion year on year in the first five months of this fiscal as higher-paying encashment outbids investment.The substantial negative growth in net sales of national instruments continued...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's merchandise exports through its largest seaport registered a double-digit increase in both volume and value during the first half of the current fiscal year, except for the United States and the European Union.Export volume surged by 21.75 per cent,...
The envoys of different countries on Tuesday congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her party's victory in the 12th parliament election as they paid a courtesy call at her official Ganabhaban residence, reports BSS.The envoys were of Japan, Thailand, Vietnam,...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to supporters at Ganabhaban on Tuesday, celebrating her party's victory in the 12th national elections. Her sister Sheikh Rehana was by her side. — PID
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
Jordan's apparel units, which rely heavily on foreign workers, are witnessing a rise in demand for manpower as they begin to recover from the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war.However, Bangladesh, the largest labour-supplying country for the Jordanian garment sector, cannot...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
The United States and the United Kingdom, in their similar critical observations on Bangladesh's parliament election, said the polls lacked fairness and democratic standards.Bangladesh's elections were not free and fair, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press...
Newly elected Members of Parliament are scheduled to take oath today and a new cabinet is set to be sworn in tomorrow (Thursday), following the ruling Awami League-dominated polls.Officials said the MPs will take oath in a ceremony at 10am,...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Sunday's parliamentary election would go down in letters of gold in the history of Bangladesh."A free, fair, neutral and participatory election was held with spontaneous participation of the people,"...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-10 00:00:00
Reaching the IMF-set targets for Bangladesh on net foreign-exchange reserves is not possible, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal observed on Tuesday, after the forex coffer took another knock. "Compared to other countries, Bangladesh's forex reserves are in a good position...
Most major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Tuesday tracking Asian shares, as investors look to US inflation numbers due this week, which could provide clarity on when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates.Overnight,...
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