GAZA CITY, Apr 28 (AFP/AP): At the break of dawn, 10-year-old Youssef al-Najjar races barefoot, clutching a battered pot, to a community kitchen in Gaza City, only to find hundreds of others already queueing."People push and shove out of fear...
SANAA, Apr 28 (AFP): Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes hit a migrant detention centre in the movement's stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing and transforming the approach to work specifically in the accounting and finance sectors. As AI becomes more accessible and widely adopted, it is increasingly common for professionals to develop their own digital AI assistants....
In many Upazila Health Complexes, there isn't even a single pharmacist appointed. Even where pharmacists are present, they are often burdened with excessive administrative tasks, rendering them unable to perform their essential duties effectively. Furthermore, most community clinics and union...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
In the crowded streets of Dhaka, rickshaw is an essential nuisance. A frail, three-wheeled rickshaw, pedaled by a driver who may be in his early twenties or even late sixties and hurling abuse at another rickshaw driver pedalling past him...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The recent Pahalgam attack, which claimed 26 innocent lives, has reignited the long-simmering tensions between India and Pakistan, casting a shadow over South Asia's fragile stability. As the two nuclear-armed neighbors engage in retaliatory measures -- from diplomatic downgrades to...
Arial Beel, the country's third largest wetland after the Sunderbans and Hakaluki Haor, presents a classic case of misguided policy infringement in natural environment. To kleptrocratic administration, natural resources so integral to maintain bio-diversity, have little value other than a...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
Three rounds of high level indirect talks on Iran's nuclear program have taken place in Muscat and Rome since 12 April, between America and Iran, with Oman as mediator, with the outcomes of the talks shrouded in secrecy. The background...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 12:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette notification declaring Ishraque Hossain, son of former Dhaka city mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).The gazette was published on Sunday, according to online and electronic media outlets....
Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz on Sunday stressed the need for the democratic forces to remain united to address the deep-rooted crisis Bangladesh has been facing for a long time, reports UNB."There are attempts to...
SYLHET, April 27 (BSS): Water cannon spouted as the inaugural freighter flight took off Sylhet's Osmani International Airport with full of cargo as part of Bangladesh's response to India's abrupt suspension of third-country transshipment.A chartered Airbus A330-300 freighter operated by...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
The Dhaka Hajj Office completed all preparations to support pilgrims in their Hajj journey as the maiden Hajj flight will take off on Tuesday, April 29, an official said.The maiden Hajj flight by Biman Bangladesh Airlines will leave Dhaka for...
Police have failed to submit the arrest report for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina along with 17 others in three separate cases related to "abuse of power" involving the allocation of nearly 0.20 hectares of Rajuk plots, reports bdnews24.com.17 others...
A court on Sunday ordered to attach a total of 56,357 decimals of land owned by S Alam Group owner Mohammad Saiful Alam and entities concerned with his business interests.The estimated cost of the plots at Banshkhali, Chattogram, is Tk...
Patuakhali, Apr 27 (UNB): Lamia, a 17-year-old girl and daughter of martyred Jasim Uddin, who was killed in police firing during the July Movement in Dhaka, reportedly died by suicide on Saturday night.She was found hanging at her rented house...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
The yields on two types of Treasury bills (T-bills) increased slightly on Sunday as banks showed reluctance to invest their excess liquidity in the securities.The cut-off yield on the 91-day T-bills rose to 11.64 per cent from 11.59 per cent,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
A new murder case has been filed against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 407 others over the killing of a BNP activist.The accused individuals, including former ministers, police officials, and media personalities, were also held responsible in connection...
Jhenaidah, Apr 27 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly shot a Bangladeshi to death at 24 Parganas of West Bengal early Sunday.The deceased was identified as Obaidur Rahman, 37, son of Hanif Mondol from Gopalpur village in Maheshpur upazila...
The government has decided to establish two separate Public Service Commissions (PSCs) following discussions on delays and irregularities, according to Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyian, Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives and the Ministry of Youth...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
Relevant authorities of public services like electricity supply and metro rail operations should immediately announce any disruption, simultaneously seeking apology to the people for their inconvenience.Expected time to be required for restoration of the services must also be similarly announced...
ROME, April 27 (BSS): Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday left Rome for home a day after joining the funeral mass of Pope Francis at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.He departed from the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino...
Speakers at a discussion meeting on Sunday said that the Bangladesh leather industry had been going through a tough situation over the past 10 years, reports UNB.The types of leather that were produced in Bangladesh 20 to 30 years ago...
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
A local game development start-up called NapTech Labs, which creates online games for internet browsers and mobile devices, has recently been globally recognised as one of the top companies of its kind.It has been placed in the ninth position out...
Influential people are making a quick buck by selling soil after illegally excavating it from the Turag River adjacent to the Mirpur embankment. The excavation has been going on for some time, but the authorities concerned do not seem to...
BOGURA, April 27 (BSS): The government has decided to declare Bogura a city corporation. A public notice, signed by Bogura Deputy Commissioner Hosna Afroza was issued in this regard on Sunday.In accordance with the notice, Bogura City Corporation will be...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$26.79 billion, according to a press release of Bangladesh Bank Sunday, reports BSS.But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6), Bangladesh's...
Panic gripped regions in Azad Kashmir after moderate flooding was reported on Saturday according to reports by India based news portals.Pakistan has claimed that India deliberately released water from the Uri dam into the Jhelum River without prior warning, causing...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
Primary textile millers have urged the government to ensure smooth supply of gas as its short supply compelled the factories to cut production, causing substantial financial losses.They cannot utilize full production capacity, resulting in gradual shrinking of working capital and...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-04-28 00:00:00
Splitting tax authority under the newly framed ordinance may put tax-revenue mobilisation in jeopardy as revenue officials say they have found numerous major flaws in the draft law.Even the proposed ordinance is not aligned with the National Board of Revenue...
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