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Khaleda Zia ambles in London park with son Tarique

2025-04-03 00:00:00

BNP chief Khaleda Zia celebrated Eid with her family for the first time in more than six years, report agencies.The former prime minister is currently in London, staying at the residence of her elder son and BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique...

Fight to build graft-free BD isn't over: Jamaat Ameer

2025-04-03 00:00:00

MOULVIBAZAR, Apr 01, 2025 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the fight to build a corruption-free Bangladesh as expected by the martyrs is not over, rather it has begun from now. "This fight will continue. If necessary,...

Govt won't make decision on AL ban alone: Mahfuj

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Adviser to Information and Broadcasting Ministry Mahfuj Alam has said the government will not take any decision alone regarding the ban on Awami League (AL), report agencies."The government thinks it cannot make the decision alone to ban the AL without...

Four cops injured in BNP man-led attack: 16 held in Bagerhat

2025-04-03 00:00:00

BAGERHAT, April 02 (UNB): A group of people led by a local BNP leader allegedly attacked policemen in the Kachua upazila's Gajalia Bridge area on Tuesday night in an attempt to snatch an arrested suspect, leaving four police officers injured.However,...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman virtually exchanging Eid greetings with the party leaders,

2025-04-03 00:00:00

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman virtually exchanging Eid greetings with the party leaders, including Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the standing committee members, at its Gulshan office in the capital on Monday . —...

Dry weather likely today,,..;;''

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Mild heat wave may sweep over Rajshahi division and the districts of Dinajpur,...

What happens to patients during long Eid holiday!

2025-04-03 00:00:00

While educational institutions, offices and banks remain closed for nine days during Eid, hospitals cannot afford such a luxury. The question of whether patients receive the expected level of care during the holiday period and how hospitals operate under such...

17,000 tonnes of food arrive for Rohingya

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Seventeen thousand tonnes of vital food aid for Rohingya refugees arrived in Chattogram, reports UNB.This food, produced by American farmers, will be delivered through the World Food Program as part of the United States' assistance to more than one million...

23 abducted BD citizens rescued in Libya

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Twenty-three Bangladeshi nationals, who were abducted in Libya, have been rescued, reports UNB. According to the Bangladesh Embassy in Libya, local authorities conducted a raid in Misrata area and freed the abducted Bangladeshis.The operation was carried out by security forces...

Youth dies after falling from rooftop in city

2025-04-03 00:00:00

A 25-year-old youth died after falling from the rooftop of a six-storey building in the Arambagh's Miazan Goli of the capital's Motijheel area on Tuesday afternoon, reports UNB.The deceased, identified as Ripon, was the son of the late Md Hossain...

Muslim devotees in the DNCC-organised Eid congregation on the old DITF

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Muslim devotees in the DNCC-organised Eid congregation on the old DITF ground at Agargaon in the capital on Monday. — FE Photo

BD sends fire service team to Myanmar

2025-04-03 00:00:00

A rescue team from the Fire Service and Civil Defence has been deployed to Myanmar to assist in search and rescue operations following a devastating earthquake, reports UNB.The 10-member rescue team departed from Dhaka on Tuesday aboard a special flight...

Six burnt in gas explosion in capital

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in the city on Monday, reports UNB.The injured were rushed to the emergency unit of the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery at around...

Thousands join colourful Eid rally in city

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Thousands of people from all classes and professions joined the Eid procession in the tradition of the Bengal Sultanate and Mughal eras in the city on Monday, reports BSS.The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) brought out the procession following the...

No step yet for other public transports

Munima Sultana | 2025-04-03 00:00:00

Though the Rapid Pass crisis is now over after the procurement of more than half a million cards recently, no measures have been taken yet to introduce such integrated circuit (IC) cards in other public transports.Transport experts said there are...

Barcelona lack finances to register Olmo, Victor, says La Liga

2025-04-03 00:00:00

BARCELONA, Apr 02 (AFP): La Liga said on Wednesday Barcelona did not have the financial capacity to register players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor and still lack it, ahead of a decision by Spain's sports council (CSD) over the duo's...

Konstas gets Australia contract with Ashes on horizon

2025-04-03 00:00:00

SYDNEY, Apr 02 (AFP): Explosive young opening batsman Sam Konstas was on Tuesday awarded his first central contract by Cricket Australia for the 2025-26 season, which includes the World Test Championship final and the Ashes against England.The 19-year-old Konstas made...

India to host West Indies, South Africa in home season

2025-04-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 02 (Agencies): India will host the West Indies for two Tests in October followed by a series across formats against South Africa, the country's cricket board said on Wednesday.The West Indies Test tour to India begins on...

Bangladesh cricketers Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed posted

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Bangladesh cricketers Shakib Al Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mushfiqur Rahim and Taskin Ahmed posted photos on Facebook on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr -Facebook

Sylhet irrigation pump lies idle for 19 years !

2025-04-03 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Apr 02: The much-talked-about Rahimpur irrigation pump in Zakiganj upazila of the district could not be yet put into operation on various grounds, especially objection from Indian authorities.Bangladesh Water Department Board (BWDB) installed the water pump 19 years...

Staffers suffer for want of residential quarters

2025-04-03 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Apr 02: Staffers at Chandpur Government College and Chandpur Government Mohila College, the two biggest and highest seats of learning in Chandpur district, have to suffer extremely for absence of residential quarters and dormitories. Sources said both...

Tourists flock to Cox's Bazar to enjoy Eid vacation

2025-04-03 00:00:00

Cox's Bazar, the world's longest natural beach was witnessing a massive surge in tourists as the extended Eid-ul-Fitr holidays brought in thousands of visitors. Meanwhile, tourist spots in Rajshahi, Rangpur, Khulna,Chattogram were overflowed with huge crowds as holidaymakers spent their...

Myanmar junta chief to join BIMSTEC summit in person

2025-04-03 00:00:00

YANGON, Apr 02 (Reuters): Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing, whose country was struck by a devastating earthquake last week, will attend a regional summit of mostly South Asian leaders in Bangkok on Friday, Thailand's foreign ministry said.The summit of...

Israel to expand Gaza military operation

2025-04-03 00:00:00

GAZA, Apr 02 (Reuters/AFP): Israel announced a major expansion of military operations in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to its security zones, accompanied by large-scale evacuations of the population.Israeli leaders have...

Move stokes govt-Muslim tensions

2025-04-03 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Apr 02 (Reuters): The Indian government on Wednesday presented a bill in parliament that plans sweeping changes in the management of vast tracts of land set aside solely for Muslim use, potentially stoking tensions between the government and...

Dhaka, Pakistan, Colombo exchanges sign deal for sharing resources

FE REPORT | 2025-04-03 00:00:00

The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), and the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Colombo recently to strengthen regional market cooperation.Momin Ul Islam, chairman of DSE; Rajeeva Bandaranaike, CEO of...

Asian markets edge up but uncertainty rules ahead of Trump tariffs

2025-04-03 00:00:00

HONG KONG, April 2 (AFP): Asian markets edged up Wednesday as nervous investors brace for Donald Trump's wave of tariffs later in the day, though speculation about what he has in store is stoking uncertainty on trading floors.Equities have been...

SME board undergoes correction after political regime change

Babul Barman | 2025-04-03 00:00:00

The price index of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on the Dhaka bourse has taken a massive plunge in the eight months since the collapse of the Hasina regime. The corrections of SME stocks were due as their earlier price...

An emerging concept for financial inclusion in BD

Sanjoy Pal | 2025-04-03 00:00:00

Innovations in the field of finance have led to a surge in financial products and derivatives in most of the economy worldwide. The qualitative part of financial innovation requires the transformation of financial education through the medium of emerging technology...

Stop rampant poaching in the Sunderbans

2025-04-03 00:00:00

The Sunderbans is the pride of our country-home to the world's largest mangrove forest. It is a sanctuary for the Royal Bengal Tiger, spotted deer, diverse fish species, and a wide range of forest plants. Sadly, this invaluable biodiversity is...