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Govt transfers 230 judges

2025-08-26 00:00:00

The interim government has transferred 230 trial court judges across the country in one of the largest judicial reshuffles in recent years, reports bdnews24.com.The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued four separate notifications on Monday, directing the judges...

Teachers' competency a must in shaping nation: BB governor

2025-08-26 00:00:00

Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), emphasised the vital role of competent teachers in shaping a prosperous nation during a recent event at East West University (EWU), according to a press statement.Speaking at a certificate awarding...

6 dists get new DCs, senior police officers transferred

2025-08-26 00:00:00

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) in six districts and made a reshuffle in the senior level of the police, report agencies. The Public Administration Ministry issued separate notifications regarding DCs appointments on Monday. The six districts are...

NBFIs' resilience falls sharply in 4 years

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Only nine of Bangladesh's 35 non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) remained sound until December 2024, reflecting a sharp fall in their resilience over the past four years.The Bangladesh Bank's stress test results show while 18 out of 34 NBFIs, also called...

CJ sees ADR, legal aid as key components to judicial reform

FE REPORT | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed emphasised Monday that Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and legal aid must be at the forefront of judicial reform. Speaking at a national conference in the city, he stated that ADR and legal aid are...

Move to repair about 1,500km damaged roads underway

FE REPORT | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

The government has taken a move to repair about 1,500 kilometres of roads and highways that have been damaged due to this year's heavy rainfall across the country.Adviser to the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges Fouzul Kabir Khan disclosed...

BGMEA makes unit price declaration mandatory for UD certificates

MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) -- the apparel apex body -- has tagged new requirements mandating factories to provide the unit price of imported raw materials and readymade garments produced for export to get utilization declaration (UD) certificates...

Prayer Timings (2025-08-26)

2025-08-26 00:00:00

NCC sitting delayed by political parties' slow response on draft

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

The sitting of the National Consensus Commission (NCC) with the political parties for a final July Charter is being delayed due to slow response from the parties on the draft.The commission had extended the date for submitting feedback on the...

Port tariff hike put off on user protest

FE REPORT | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

A steep 40-percent hike in tariffs on goods and vessels at Chittagong seaport stands postponed as a decisive meeting held Monday at the shipping ministry ended sans decision on user objections, sources said.The ministry of shipping few days back received...

Govt intervention sought to resume operation

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

A dozen private petrochemical and refinery plants have sought the interim government's intervention to resume operation and produce refined petroleum products to meet the country's growing needs.They were allegedly forced to shut down in July 2020 following "unfair" interference from...

5 journalists among 20 killed

2025-08-26 00:00:00

GAZA, Aug 25 (BBC): At least 20 people, including five journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.A Reuters cameraman, an Associated Press (AP)...

Yunus launches 7-pt dos to resolve Rohingya crisis

FE CORRESPONDENT, COX'S BAZAR | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Launching a 7-point proposal at an international conference for immediate safe repatriation of Rohingyas, Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus also made an appeal for global action to stop their persecution in Myanmar.Turning to governance transition on...

27.93pc of people live below poverty line: Survey

FE REPORT | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Poverty in Bangladesh has risen alarmingly, with more than one in four citizens now living below the poverty line and inequality reaching its steepest level in decades, according to a national survey released by the Power and Participation Research Centre...

India cricket loses $43.6m sponsorship after online gambling ban

2025-08-26 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Aug 25 (AFP): Indian cricket is looking for a new main sponsor after a fantasy sports gaming platform pulled out of a deal worth $43.6 million following a government ban on online gambling, reports said Monday.Dream11, the biggest...

Daniil Medvedev exits US Open with chaotic flourish

2025-08-26 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Aug 25(Reuters): Daniil Medvedev's turbulent relationship with the U.S. Open took another dramatic turn on Sunday as the former champion was shown the door by France's Benjamin Bonzi at the end of a chaotic first-round encounter.Medvedev brought the...

Can Tigers roar to Asia Cup title in 2025?

2025-08-26 00:00:00

From the streets of Dhaka to cricket's biggest stage, Bangladesh have written one of cricket's most inspiring stories. Over the years, the Bangladesh have become popular, especially in the Asia Cup Men's Cricket Tournament. This year's Asia Cup will be...

Khulna, Cumilla, Gopalganj road accidents kill five

2025-08-26 00:00:00

A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Khulna, Cumilla and Gopalganj districts on Monday, report agencies. In Khulna, three people, including a woman, were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a...

Padma erosion threat looms over Paturia-Daulatdia ferry terminals

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

MANIKGANJ, Aug 25: During the full monsoon every year, fierce erosion under the influence of strong currents pushes the Paturia-Daulatdia ferry terminals into disastrous positions.The Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route is an indispensable one for road link between the capital Dhaka and...

Mystery of loan default despite being 'secured'

Haradhan Sarker | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

As reported by Bangladesh Bank, our banking loans and advances are at least 99 per cent secured. But loan default has been escalating at an unusually high speed. What is the mystery? Discourse on this issue is also enormous. There...

Is the country ready for PR system?

2025-08-26 00:00:00

The 13th National election is expected to be held next year under the interim government. Political parties' divided opinions over the procedure of the election are quite manifested as some political parties want a PR system election while other parties...

No expiry on Internet data

2025-08-26 00:00:00

Internet data has become essential for people to manage their daily activities, cutting across all groups of society. However, setting a validity period after purchasing data creates serious difficulties, particularly for low-income people and students. If the validity period expires...

Providing incentives to garbage pickers

Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

World Bank (WB) estimates say, some 646 tons of plastic waste are collected in a day in Dhaka. This amount of waste plastic is only about 10 per cent of the total waste generated in the country. However, there are...

In quest of a new political culture

Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-08-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh stands at a defining moment in its political journey. The fall of authoritarian rule opened an unprecedented window for change -- a chance to reshape the country's political culture and set it firmly on the path of democratic accountability,...

Bangladesh as a lucrative investment destination

2025-08-26 00:00:00

Bangladesh had long tried to be a lucrative investment destination for foreign countries and companies. The result was mix. But at a time when Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff has upset the world order of trade and commerce, an unexpected window...

Extend LDC-graduation timeline by 5-6 yrs

FE REPORT | 2025-08-25 12:00:00

Leading business chambers and trade associations urged the government to seek a five- to six-year extension of the timeline for Bangladesh's LDC graduation, emphasising that additional time is crucial to cushioning the economy against the shocks to follow the withdrawal...

Three young sisters drown from boat carrying migrants to Italy

2025-08-25 00:00:00

TRIPOLI, Aug 24 (Reuters): Three young sisters drowned when the rubber boat carrying them and dozens of other migrants got into difficulties on the perilous central Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy, a German sea rescue charity said on Sunday.RESQSHIP...

Khamenei calls US issue 'unsolvable'

2025-08-25 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Aug 24 (Reuters): Iran's supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was "unsolvable", and that Tehran would never bow to pressure to obey Washington, amid a standoff with Western powers over its nuclear programme, state media...

US govt wants migrant targeted in crackdown deported to Uganda

2025-08-25 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Aug 24 (AFP): The US government intends to deport a Salvadoran man at ground zero of President Donald Trump's war on illegal immigration to Uganda next week, his lawyers said Saturday.In a filing, the lawyers asked courts to dismiss...

Kim oversees 2 new missile tests

2025-08-25 00:00:00

PYONGYANG, Aug 24 (BBC): North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country's leader Kim Jong Un.The weapons had "superior combat capability" and used a "unique technology", the...