FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
The TowerCo Build Forum 2025 brought together key stakeholders from Bangladesh's telecommunications infrastructure sector on Thursday to underscore the urgent need for capacity building and the development of future-ready digital infrastructure.Held at a city hotel in Dhaka, the forum introduced...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Systematic gap in financing and unavailability of a supportive ecosystem remain two major challenges hindering the growth of local start-ups and youth entrepreneurships.Besides, lack of adequate skills, absence of mentorship, and poor country branding are also responsible for the situation,...
Anupam Debashis Roy | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
When a bullet leaves the barrel of a gun, it bears no name. But when that bullet pierces the chest of a protesting student demanding justice, it inscribes itself in history, writing the death warrant of an unjust regime. Not...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
He was a voracious reader, a prolific writer, a spellbinding raconteur, a committed nationalist.It is time to reflect on the life and career of Syed Najmuddin Hashim. This reflection becomes necessary given not only the enlightenment which underscored Hashim’s personality...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
Bullying and ragging in educational institutions are problems generally ignored by the authorities and accepted by society. When it turns into a severe case, only then are some remedial actions taken. Otherwise, in most cases, the victims are left to...
In today's competitive job landscape, opportunities are no longer scarce. With the rise of remote employment, even international companies are hiring full-time professionals across borders. Yet, despite this accessibility, many skilled individuals in Bangladesh remain underemployed, while professionals from countries...
Can one be imprisoned simply for expressing an opinion? In Bangladesh, unfortunately, the answer is yes. Section 499 of the Penal Code still treats defamation as a criminal offence, punishable by imprisonment. This raises a critical question: should freedom of...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
The plying of unfit vehicles across Bangladesh has remained a serious road safety hazard for a long period. Repeated alerts from safety experts and directives of the court have failed to ensure the enforcement of relevant laws thanks to rampant...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-07-18 00:00:00
The recently published Secondary School Certificate (SSC) results have raised more questions than can be answered. A drop of 14.95 per cent in the pass rate from the last year's 83.04 per cent has triggered a debate not only among...
The utter neglect and mismanagement crippling the country's primary education system have been starkly exposed by recent media reports highlighting the thousands of vacant teaching positions in primary schools including those of head teachers. Of the more than 65,000 sanctioned...
Chinese steelmakers are bypassing tariffs in countries such as Indonesia and Turkey by exporting semi-finished products, a tactic that undermines barriers against a flood of cheap Chinese metal and is raising concern in Beijing over the surge in lower-value exports,...
Gold prices eased on Thursday, pressured by a firmer US dollar, as investor worries eased temporarily after President Donald Trump said he did not plan to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.6 per cent...
LONDON, July 17 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday, even as global trade tensions appeared to cool, with analysts pointing to low inventories and renewed Middle East risks as factors supporting the market.Brent crude futures were up 31 cents, or...
Prime Bank recently organised an engagement session with corporate banking customers, bringing together prominent clients for a day of interaction, dialogue and shared perspectives on the evolving business landscape. The conference was graced by Prime Bank's CEO Hassan O. Rashid,...
Light to moderate rain accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday). Day and night temperature may rise...
The Bangladesh Maritime University (BMU) organised 'The July Mass Uprising Revival Programme 2025, July Commemoration' at its temporary campus in the capital on Tuesday, the first day of its two-day programme. BMU Vice-Chancellor Rear Admiral Dr. Khandakar Akhter Hossain was...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 60 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 321 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever,...
Dr. Niaz Zaman, key speaker of a commemorative lecture -- organised by East West University (EWU) on Wednesday -- discussed the evolving landscape of literary translation.Her lecture for the '7th Nahreen Khan Memorial Lecture' was titled 'Literary Translation and Translators:...
Bangladesh Ansar and VDP Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud watering a sapling, marking the inauguration of its Tree Plantation Campaign 2025, at the Ansar-VDP Academy in Gazipur on Wednesday.
FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
A special court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered the agencies concerned of the government to freeze 33 bank accounts, holding Tk 181.6 million, owned by journalist Munni Saha and her family members in connection with graft allegations against them.The other...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
A legal notice has been served on five ministries asking them to grant Grade-10 of the National Pay Scale to all the headmasters of the government primary schools across the country complying with an apex court judgement. Mohammad Siddique Ullah...
FE REPORT | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
Scrap trader Md Sohag was murdered due to a long-running 'business rivalry' and not because of any political reasons, a DMP high official said on Wednesday."Sohag had been involved in dealing with stolen aluminium wires of the Palli Bidyut network...
The foundation stones of Shaheed Abu Sayeed Gate and Museum and Shaheed Abu Sayeed Memorial Monument were laid at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) on Wednesday, report agencies. Two advisers of the interim government, along with Abu Sayeed's father Md...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-07-17 00:00:00
The government has taken up a Tk 3.95 billion project to improve river links with Bhasanchar in Noakhali, where thousands of Rohingya refugees live, despite concerns over its financial viability.The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has placed a proposal...
Leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal on Wednesday paid tribute at the grave of Wasim Akram, the first martyr of the Chattogram during July Uprising, in Pekua upazila of Cox's Bazar, marking his first death anniversary, reports BSS.A Chhatra Dal...
FENI, July 16 (UNB): In a surprising turn of events, a former BNP leader accused in a domestic violence case managed to escape police custody -- still in handcuffs -- after a group of his 'relatives' allegedly attacked law enforcers...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday showed former social welfare minister Dr Dipu Moni arrested in a case lodged for amassing illegal wealth, by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.Acting judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court Md Ibrahim Miah...
On July 17 last year, quota reform protesters had declared a nationwide 'complete shutdown' for July 18, protesting the law enforcement agencies' attack on them while staging demonstration on Dhaka University (DU) campus following their pre-scheduled 'gayebana janaza' for six...
The Election Commission has removed Awami League's electoral symbol 'Boat,' from its website, but incorporated Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's electoral symbol 'Scales.'"The 'Boat' symbol was withdrawn from the website to avoid confusion among people whether it is still effective or not. But...
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 on Wednesday asked the authorities concerned to publish notices in newspapers ordering eight fugitive accused to appear before the court on July 28 in a case over burning bodies of six protesters at Ashulia on August...
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