As the government prepares the national budget for the upcoming fiscal year, its pre-budget consultation with trade bodies brought the longstanding issue of tax collection into sharp focus. This is unsurprising, given that businesses account for the majority of the...
Highlighting the importance of workers’ welfare through joint efforts, Chief Adviser professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said the mass desire to build New Bangladesh would remain unfulfilled if the workers' conditions remain unchanged like in the past, reports UNB."It's a...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says the rainfall in May is likely to be typical, but it has also forecast one to two cyclones throughout the month, reports bdnews24.com.On Thursday morning, a regular meeting of an expert committee was held...
The Supreme Court (SC) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs to set up separate courts for civil and criminal cases.This information was revealed on Friday in the news update on the website of...
Bangladesh has advanced to the 149th position in Press Freedom Index in 2025 from 165th in 2024, surpassing India and Pakistan.Bangladesh has moved up 16 spots among 180 countries in 2025 and is now ranked 149th, an improvement from 165th...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
The government has urged the Bangladeshis staying in Saudi Arabia not to perform hajj without a hajj permit.The religious affairs ministry made the request in a statement on Friday for smooth and better hajj management and welfare of pilgrims.The ministry...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has renewed its call for a complete ban on the Awami League (AL), warning that no national election will be accepted until the ousted ruling party is outlawed, its affiliates are dissolved, and comprehensive political...
Opposing the interim government's move to provide a humanitarian corridor for Myanmar's Rakhine State, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said only an elected parliament can make such a sensitive decision, reports UNB. "The freedom-loving people of the country...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
China has further consolidated its position as Bangladesh's largest import source, with its share of the South Asian country's import basket having grown significantly during the October-December quarter of 2024, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).In December 2024,...
A child looks on as people look for survivors in the rubble of a building hit in an Israeli strike in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. — AFP
MUZAFFARABAD, May 2 (AFP): Pakistan-administered Kashmir called on residents near the de facto border with India to stockpile food on Friday as tensions flare between the arch-rivals following a deadly attack last month.India blames Pakistan for backing a shooting on...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
Interim government's focus on developing Matarbari deep-sea port and Mongla seaport as shipping hubs necessitates huge funds as the Ministry of Shipping has sought nearly 50-percent higher allocations in the upcoming budget.Officials say the Matarbari port development is likely to...
BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia is set to return home Monday after a four-month stay in London for advanced medical treatment, report agencies.She is expected to be accompanied by her two daughters-in-law, Dr Zubaida Rahman and...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
Rampal 1320-megawatt power plant is about to run out of coal stock and the exigency prompts the management to urge financial backup for the fuel import to continue operation, officials said.Authority of the power plant, a joint-venture company owned by...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh misses out on substantial sums of foreign currencies as most freelancers are not repatriating much of their cross-border incomes for multiple disincentives, including lower gains and higher promotional expenses, sources say.Much lesser exchange-rate gains for the remitters and higher...
Rain/thunder showers and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may remain...
A teenage madrasa student reportedly took his own life in the city's Khilgaon area on Friday afternoon, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Ismail, 14, son of Milton of Bhabanipur in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha. He was residing with his...
Former inspector general of police (IGP) Md Modabbir Hossain Choudhury passed away at the age of 78 at his residence in the capital on early Thursday, reports UNB.His namaj-e-janaza was held at the SI Shiru Mia Auditorium of Rajarbag Police...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
Graduation and post-graduation degrees were conferred on a total of 247 students from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of Dhaka University for the year 2024.Of them, 94 are BBA graduates, 94 are MBA graduates, 55 are EMBA graduates, and...
A day labourer was allegedly been beaten to death in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila. The attackers left a pipegun and ammunition on the body, reports bdnews24.com.The victim was identified as 44-year-old Chana Majhi, the son of Mohammad Majhi. The body was...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) plans to establish a park in Uttara of the capital in the name of July martyr Mir Mahfuzur Rahman Mugdho.The proposed park will be set up behind 'Mugdho Mancha' in Uttara sector by evicting a...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-03 00:00:00
Prices of vegetables and fish witnessed a continued uptick in the last week while prices of selected varieties of rice experienced a modest decline, according to traders and kitchen market sources.Prices of most vegetables rose by Tk10 a kilogramme (kg),...
Bidi workers have demanded an increase in their wages and withdrawal of tax on the bidi industry, says a press release.They put forth the demand while speaking at a rally organised by Bangladesh Bidi Sramik Federation in front of the...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has said the comments made by Major General ALM Fazlur Rahman (retd) on his personal social media account do not reflect the position or policies of the Government of Bangladesh, report agencies. "Government of Bangladesh...
Paying tributes to the memory of those who lost their lives in the brutal terrorist attack on 22 April 2025 in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Friday said these killings have shaken...
Noted thinker, writer, philosopher and human rights activist Farhad Mazhar has said that Shaheed Abu Sayeed's supreme sacrifice is an important political and philosophical event in the country's history, reports BSS."Martyr Abu Sayeed, by despising his own life, has entered...
Amar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) celebrated its 5th founding anniversary on Friday, reports BSS. To mark the day, a procession was brought out from the party's central office at Bijoynagar in the capital and ended it on the National Press...
JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, May 2 (UNB): After more than three decades of remaining dysfunctional, Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election schedule has finally been announced.Voting will take place on July 31 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm with vote counting...
TANGAIL, May 2 (BSS): Lal Miah aged 45 embraced martyrdom during the 2024 July uprising, handing over the big responsibilities of the now four-member family to her distressed wife Ambia Begum that she never imagined of at this stage of...
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