The heartbreaking death of 10-month-old Mahazabi, who reportedly died after spending three days in the ICU, has once again exposed the painful reality of healthcare suffering faced by many families in Bangladesh. The image of a grieving mother, Shiyuli Akter,...
Neil Ray | 2026-05-11 00:00:00
In the context of increasing natural calamities, crop insurance for farmers is not an option but an imperative. Farmers who feed the nation certainly deserve to be insured in time of devastation of or damage to their crops. The reversal...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2026-05-11 00:00:00
The results of a study conducted by UNICEF Bangladesh and UNICEF Office of Research -- Innocenti, on classroom learning in Bangladesh unveiled last week in the city showed that students from the primary level entering the secondary education in schools...
The incumbent BNP government's amendment to the Bank Resolution Act 2025, which created scope for former owners of five merged Islamic banks to regain control of these financial institutions, has drawn widespread criticism both at home and abroad. Many have...
Sultan Mahmud Sarker | 2026-05-11 00:00:00
When a seed is planted in the soil, it takes time-often a long wait-before it bears fruit. Education is much the same. Its outcomes are not immediate, yet its roots run deep into the very foundation of a nation's existence....
Nayma Sultana | 2026-05-11 00:00:00
Fire, one of humanity's oldest companions is also its most ruthless adversary. It is through this duality that human civilisation has progressed. Yet, when this companion slips beyond control, it transforms into a devastating force of destruction. In an era...
Muhammad Zamir | 2026-05-11 00:00:00
Eid al-Azha, also referred to by many as ?'Feast of Sacrifice' is the second of the two main festivals in Islam, alongside Eid al-Fitr. It falls on the 10th of Dhu'l-Hijja, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar....
Opening batter Azan Awais made a composed and memorable Test debut, scoring a fluent half-century to strengthen Pakistan's position at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city on Saturday, according to Pakistani news channel Geo Tv.By the end of...
FE Report | 2026-05-10 12:00:00
Bangladesh's home loan sector is showing cautious resilience despite rising construction costs and soaring property prices that are squeezing middle-income homebuyers amid persistent inflationary pressures, according to Md Mahiul Islam, deputy managing director (DMD) of BRAC Bank."Despite these challenges, the...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2026-05-10 12:00:00
The securities regulator has come under intensifying pressure to lift the limit on using IPO (initial public offering) proceeds for bank loan repayments.Amid liquidity stress in banks due to a high volume of bad loans and the repayment burden on...
Tazeen Nuwari Anwar | 2026-05-10 12:00:00
For decades, the conversation around academic funding was tilted heavily in one direction. Fields like robotics, medicine, artificial intelligence commanded headlines, attracted investors, and generated the kind of excitement that flows naturally into research grants and institutional support. The arts...
Under a heavy, suffocating silence that seemed to hang over Dhaka's airport, a coffin arrived from the United States carrying not a returning scholar, but the broken remains of a dream called Nahida Sultana Bristy, reports bdnews24.com. At 9:10am on...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
The government is considering reopening the closed Panchagarh Sugar Mills Limited after necessary Balancing, Modernisation Rehabilitation and Expansion (BMRE) as part of a broader initiative to revive loss-making state-owned industries and stimulate local economies.Officials say the move could help generate...
GAZIPUR, May 9 (UNB) : Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of five members of a family including a woman and her three children at Rahatkhana in Kapashia upazila of Gazipur district early Saturday.The identities of the deceased could not be...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are opening negotiations on a major economic-cooperation deal for expanding bilateral trade and investment, as Dhaka ramps up the country's forthcoming LDC-graduation preparation.A 20-member high-powered Bangladesh delegation is set to leave for Abu...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Saturday said Bangladesh is moving forward with discussions to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea to boost exports and strengthen bilateral trade ties."The proposed FTA would open up new opportunities for...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin left Dhaka for London on Saturday morning for follow-up treatment and health examinations, reports UNB.A regular commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines (BG-201) carrying the President departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 7:45am, according to Bangabhaban...
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday sought the cooperation of his party's grassroots leaders to implement the party's election manifesto."The government cannot succeed without the support and coordination of the party. So, we have to enter into...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
Top policymakers of the government have found little reflection of the ruling BNP's election pledges in the proposed Tk 3.0-trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) for FY2026-27 -- the first ADP under the new government, which is 50 per cent higher...
FE REPORT | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
Nine more children died from measles and measles-like infections in the past 24 hours until 8:00am on Saturday, raising the total death toll to 352 since mid-March.Of the total fatalities, 61 have been confirmed as measles cases, the Directorate General...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
The government has intensified measles vaccination efforts alongside routine immunisation programmes amid growing concern over shortages of health assistants and technicians involved in the nationwide campaign.Health officials and public health experts warn that prolonged vacancies in frontline vaccination posts could...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
The government is set to procure 30 railway engines with financial support from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to strengthen the fleet of Bangladesh Railway (BR), officials said on Saturday.The China-based lender has assured funding for the initiative aimed...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-05-10 00:00:00
The country's return on foreign exchange reserve investments reached a six-year high in fiscal year 2025 supported by mainly rising global yields, according to a report released by the central bank.The Bangladesh Bank says income from reserve investments stood at...
\National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam has accused the government of betraying the aspirations of the 2024 July Revolution, demanding the immediate implementation of constitutional reforms endorsed by the public through a referendum, reports UNB.Speaking as the chief guest at...
RANGPUR, May 9 (UNB): Leaders and activists of the Begum Rokeya University unit of Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) have been accused of attacking and disrupting a press conference held to demand the resignation of the university's Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md...
BRAHMANBARIA, May 9 (UNB): Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and at least 12 others injured in firing by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the Pathariadwar border in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria on the late night of Friday, officials said.The...
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called for the trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States (US) to be viewed through the lens of reality, report agencies.Speaking in the capital's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday after returning from...
Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and at least 12 others injured in firing by India's Border Security Force (BSF) along the Pathariadwar border in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria in the early hours of Saturday, reports UNB.The deceased are Morsalin (20),...
Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said it is not enough for students to focus solely on traditional GPA-5-centred education; instead, they should be nurtured as global citizens, reports BSS."Our main goal is...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party's new challenge is to rebuild the country from what he described as 'ruins', reports UNB."You have completed a major struggle. That battle was fought to protect the country, safeguard...
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