PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (AFP): Cambodia accused Thailand on Monday of striking deep inside its territory, bombing areas less than a two-hour drive from the country's main tourist draw, the centuries-old Angkor temples, in a reignited border conflict.Dozens of people...
SYDNEY, Dec 15 (Reuters): Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father-and-son duo of killing 15 people at a Jewish celebration...
SAFI, Dec 15 (AFP): A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town killed at least 37, local officials said Monday, as search and rescue operations continued.Drought-hit Morocco often faces severe weather, but Sunday's flooding in Safi is already the deadliest...
BERLIN/KYIV, Dec 15 (Reuters): President Volodymyr Zelenskiy offered to drop Ukraine's aspirations to join the NATO military alliance as he held five hours of talks with U.S. envoys in Berlin on Sunday to end the war with Russia, with negotiations...
Trader shot dead in Khulna A clothing trader has been shot dead in Khulna's Rupsha Upazila. The killing took place at around 10:30 pm on Sunday near the eastern end of the Rupsha Bridge in front of the Jabusa Autogas...
Teachers, students, officials, and employees of Pabna University of Science and Technology, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. S. M. Abdul Awal, brought out a procession on the campus on Sunday in observance of the Martyred Intellectuals Day.— FE Photo
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MANIKGANJ, Dec 15: Papaya cultivation in Singair Upazila of Manikganj district is increasingly being carried out on a commercial scale. With quick yields, long-term production and a guaranteed market, papaya has emerged as one of the most profitable crops for...
Amid recent attacks on political figures, politicians in Bangladesh are now facing serious security concerns alongside ordinary citizens, said Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Distinguished Fellow and Citizen's Platform Convener Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday, reports UNB.Speaking at the inauguration of...
Government officials and employees staying outside their respective voter areas will be able to register for postal voting for the upcoming election until December 25, the Election Commission (EC) said on Sunday, reports UNB.Director (PR) of the Election Commission Ruhul...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
Satirical cartoons depicting Ghulam Azam, Abdul Quader Mollah and Motiur Rahman Nizami were erased from Dhaka University's Jagannath Hall citing security concerns.The cartoons were painted on the floors of several entrances of the hall late on Saturday night, which the...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam and other leaders paying tribute at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial in the capital to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day (Dec 14) on Sunday. — FE Photo
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will be given an unprecedented public reception on his return to Dhaka from London, unlike any reception given to a political leader in the past,...
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No vicious attempts, including clandestine attack, would foil the upcoming 13th national election, Election Commissioner Brig. Gen. Abul Fazal Md. Sanaullah (Retd.) said on Sunday."The message from the Election Commission (EC) is very clear, there are no concerns regarding the...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with other party leaders and activists paid tributes at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in the capital's Mirpur on Sunday to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day (Dec 14). — FE Photo
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged . The highest temperature on Sunday was...
Health authorities have reported the deaths of five individuals from dengue in the past 24 hours. In addition, 387 new cases of dengue have been recorded, according to the DGHS, reports BSS.Of the cases, 40 were in Barishal div, 71...
Eminent Bangladeshi educationist, administrator, social development worker, and litterateur Kazi Fazlur Rahman passed away on Saturday night due to age-related complications. He was 93, according to a press statement.He served as an adviser to the country's first caretaker government. In...
A delegation of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), led by its VC Prof Dr A B M Badruzzaman, paying tribute at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial in the capital to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day (Dec 14) on...
Speakers at webinar on Sunday informed Bangladesh is the first and only country in Asia that has classified cigarette filters as "single-use plastic (SUP)", reports BSS.This timely decision was adopted as a move towards implementing Article 18 of the WHO...
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres joined Bangladesh on Sunday in mourning the tragic death of six members of the Bangladesh Army who were serving in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan. The six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed, and eight others...
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said police sergeants and other responsible officers would now be able to take direct action against noise pollution, reports UNB."Active role of police at the field level is extremely crucial," she said.The adviser...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
The first-ever drafted integrated comprehensive transport master plan has found Dhaka city-centric congested development of road, rail, waterways, air passenger and freight services - although 42 natural multi-modal hubs exist in the country.A baseline assessment on the master plan also...
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has taken senior journalist Anis Alamgir to its office for "questioning".After 8pm on Sunday, a team of the sleuths brought him to their headquarters on Minto Road, reports bdnews24.com. DMP Additional Commissioner and DB...
Muggers allegedly snatched Tk 5.0 million after shooting and stabbing two bKash agents in Tongi area of Gazipur on Saturday evening.The incident took place around 7:15 pm on Anarkali Road in Tongi, reports UNB. bKash sales representative Arif Hossain, 27,...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
Yields on treasury bills (T-bills), particularly long-term ones, rose on Sunday as banks appeared reluctant to park excess liquidity in government securities ahead of the year-end closing.The cut-off yield on 91-day T-bills remained unchanged at 10.55 per cent, while the...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved filing a case against the "Zaman Syndicate," linked to Nabil Group, and officials of S Alam Group, over a Tk 10.08-billion-loan fraud and money laundering at Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC's Pabna branch.According to...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
Thailand has expressed strong interest in opening negotiations on a bilateral free-trade agreement with Bangladesh, a move that could significantly expand trade and encourage Thai investment, as Dhaka intensifies efforts to deepen economic and diplomatic engagement with South-east Asia.The newly-appointed...
FE REPORT | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
Chief Justice (CJ) Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday said that during certain political periods, the judiciary was perceived as an undeclared accomplice to unconstitutional exercises of power, misrule, and state hypocrisy."In Bangladesh's progress, many distinguished judges have earned deep...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
An intelligence agency has warned of a high possibility of widespread labour unrest and instability in the readymade garment (RMG) sector, the country's largest export industry and employer of around four million workers, ahead of the national elections. The National...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-12-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) plans to take on 19 new projects, including two on the Dhaka-Chattogram corridor involving Tk 333.08 billion, to improve the train-movement capacity of its eastern and western zones. It has already spent over Tk 100 billion on...
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