Reinstatement of scholarship for primary students, class V to be precise, makes sense following the cancellation of what was called a competence-based and outcome-focused education system introduced in 2023. With the introduction of the Primary Education Completion (PEC) examinations under...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2025-05-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is now going through a critical phase centring on the debates surrounding political reforms and parliamentary election, which will have far-reaching consequences for the country's future. Many people and parties tend to mix up the reform agenda with that...
Barrister Abdur Razzaq, former assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami passed away at a hospital in the capital on Sunday. He was 74, reports UNB. Razzaq, also a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court (SC), breathed his last around 4:10...
Jamdani saris, meticulously handwoven by traditional artisans, are not just garments - they are embodiments of Bengal's cultural legacy. Every sari carries the invisible threads of labour, passion, and centuries-old craftsmanship. Yet, the very hands that create these masterpieces are...
Makeshift wooden stalls used by footpath hawkers have been kept on a road median under the metro rail flyover in Purana Paltan area of Dhaka city. Trees once planted along this strip as part of a city beautification initiative are...
The sudden freezing of the bank accounts of Asiatic 3sixty by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has placed the livelihoods of its employees, their families, and its extended partners at serious risk and raised concerns with deep empathy, Sara...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
The Embassy of China in Bangladesh has introduced special facilitation measures for medical treatment visas to China, says a spokesman of the Embassy on Sunday.To implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of China and Bangladesh during the visit...
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi holding talks with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the party chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Sunday
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has ordered the Hajj agencies to submit visa applications for all remaining pilgrims by 12 noon today (Monday), reports UNB.In a letter sent to all lead and coordinating Hajj agencies on Sunday, the ministry said...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Yields on treasury bills (T-bills) fell slightly Sunday as banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in short-term securities.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-Day T-bills came down to 11.61 per cent on the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Embassy in Dhaka has resumed issuing visit visas for Bangladeshis as the process expedited following bilateral talks. UAE Ambassador to Bangladesh ALHmoudi informed Lutfey Siddiqi, special envoy to the chief adviser, on Sunday that the...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
The country's export earnings from agricultural products grew by 6.14 per cent to reach US$807.06 million during the July-March period of the current financial year over the matching period of last fiscal.Bangladesh's fetched US$760.4 million from export of farm products...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Authorities concerned have sought time extension for a support project of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) that was supposed to be completed in three and a half years but 25 per cent of the works are yet to be completed...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) plans to float tenders in a couple of weeks to buy two bulk carriers from China with its own funds."I am ready with tender documents. Waiting for the ministry's approval to float," BSC Managing Director...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's maiden oil-carrying pipeline is all set to transport diesel from the port city of Chattogram to Narayanganj depots from next week as its pre-commissioning has already kicked off, said officials."After completing the project work, we are now carrying out...
A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of shares in Luxembourg belonging to Summit Group Chairman Aziz Khan, his family and entities associated with him following the seizure of bank accounts and land, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
No cattle will be allowed to enter the country, as the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock imposed a ban on cattle import on Sunday.Farida Akhter, adviser of the ministry, stated that cattle imports would not be permitted this year for...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Sunday said the NBR has halted manual tax-audit selection in preparation for a risk-based digital audit system and plans a performance-measurement mechanism to track all the suspects made by...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Channeling aid to Rakhine State in Myanmar from Bangladesh may open up an opportunity for Rohingya repatriation, says a government high official while dispelling hearsay about corridor discussion. Dr Khalilur Rahman, National Security Adviser and High Representative of the Chief...
Doulot Akter Mala From Milan | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
A signal comes from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) about considering 'letter of comfort' from the IMF to extend budget-support finance to Bangladesh.ADB Vice President Yingming Yang gave the indication in a meeting with Finance Adviser of the interim government...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Foreign banks begin easing line-of-credit backup to local banks and fuel suppliers lowering risk premiums as spinoffs from a steady rise in remittance into Bangladesh, sources say, as April receipt sets a record. The country received US$2.75 billion worth of...
Rain/thunder showers with temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature...
The 136th meeting of Southeast University Trust (SEUT) in progress at the university's permanent campus in the capital's Tejgaon area recently with SEUT Chairman Rezaul Karim in the chair. — Press Release
BRAC University (BRACU) and BSRM Group of Companies launched the BSRM School of Engineering through a ceremony at the university's Merul Badda campus in the capital recently, marking the first-of-a-kind such collaboration between academia and industry in Bangladesh, said a...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday reduced the price for a mass-used 12kg LPG cylinder by Tk 19 to Tk 1,431 for May.Consumers can also buy liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in various cylinder sizes - ranging from 5.5...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Though Bangladesh has improved in the ranking of press freedom from 165th to 149th position, media institutions and journalists are still in a vulnerable state in terms of freedom of expression for both media and journalists, speakers said at an...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-05 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion marking World Press Freedom Day on Sunday underscored the urgent need for ensuring press freedom, repeal of repressive laws, and end to harassment of journalists.Despite improvement in Bangladesh's ranking in the global press freedom index, they...
MANIKGANJ, May 4 (UNB): Police detained five supporters of the Jubo League (JL) and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) for allegedly setting fire to the house of artist Manabendra Ghosh in Manikganj, raising the total number of arrestees in the...
Gazipur, May 4 (UNB): Hasnat Abdullah, chief coordinator (South) of National Citizens' Party (NCP),allegedly came under attack in the Chandana area of Gazipur on Sunday.The information was first shared in a Facebook post by Abdul Hannan Masud, another leader of...
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