Chairman of the National Independent Inquiry Commission Major General (retd) A L M Fazlur Rahman on Wednesday said the intelligence agencies of that time displayed extreme negligence and failed to discharge their duties during the BDR mutiny that took place...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin has said there is an urgent need to update Bangladesh's automobile policy to address critical issues such as vehicle imports and local manufacturing, while aligning it with broader economic and environmental goals.Speaking as chief guest...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
The Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday arrested former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal from Moghbazar area in the city. Later, he was shown arrested in a case filed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
India's Adani Power Limited (APL) has sought Bangladesh Finance Adviser's intervention in expediting the process of settling its more than US$900 million worth of outstanding dues.Managing Director of the group Anil Sardana recently made a request in this regard in...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed expressed his hope that foreign direct investment (FDI) would increase significantly if a stable regulatory situation persists in the country.He said the inflow of foreign investment still remains at slow lane. But the foreigners are...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Two more dengue patients died and 392 others were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, while 26 fresh Covid-19 cases were also reported during the same period, indicating a simultaneous public health challenge.According to a...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
The interim government has finally decided to scrap the project to establish a specialised jute textile mill in Jamalpur, named after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, whose ouster resulted from a student-led mass movement last year.The Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation...
Traffic is required by law to stop at zebra crossing when pedestrians are on it, but in the photo taken in the city's Karwan Bazar on Wednesday, vehicles are seen running despite the fact that a passerby is crossing the...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations under nine education boards will begin today (Thursday) amid tight security, reports UNB.This year, 1,251,111 students from general, technical and madrasa education streams are expected to take part in the exams at...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh will require nearly US$ 1.0 billion in annual investments to meet the new goals outlined in its updated Renewable Energy Policy, a new report revealed Wednesday.The country must channel US$ 933-980 million annually until 2030 and ramp up to...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Big-stakeholder BNP finally agrees to a proposal that none should hold the post of Prime Minister for more than 10 years in his/her lifetime, as a measure of preventing recurrence of authoritarianism.“BNP agrees that the prime minister tenure should be...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Uncertainty shrouds the fate of 11 projects dropped from the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) as exploring new sources of funding stalls for incomplete exit formalities, sources said. The post-uprising government made the decision last March to unlock these projects...
FE REPORT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council turned down the finance ministry's proposal to hold a dialogue scheduled for today.At a press conference held at the NBR headquarters on Wednesday, the Council leaders said that its representatives were...
MEHERPUR June 25 (BSS): Two motorcycle riders were killed in a road accident in front of the Forest Department of the district town here on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Mahafuzur Rahman Kallol, 48, son of Hasan Ali, a...
MAGURA, June 25 (UNB): A woman and her seven-month-old daughter died from electrocution while cooking rice at their home in Magura Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Setu Khatun, 30, and her daughter Anisha, residents of Tilla...
Administrator in Trisal upazila of Mymensingh district Abdullah Al Bakiul Bari announces a proposed budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 at municipality auditorium on Wednesday
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
MAGURA, June 25: BINA-5 sesame variety has raised hope among farmers in the district and elsewhere in the country, as the crop grows aplenty and makes huge profit in a short duration.According to sources at the BINA Magura sub-centre, BINA-5...
LEEDS, England, June 25 (AP): India had plenty to salute and regret after losing to England on Tuesday in its first Test in 14 years without retirees Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma or Ravichandran Ashwin.India became the first side in first-class...
Brazilian forward Neymar has signed a six-month contract extension with Santos, his boyhood club announced on Tuesday, reports Reuters.The deal means the 33-year-old remains with Santos until the end of the year, with the possibility of renewing after it expires."I...
COLOMBO, June 25 (AFP): Sri Lanka's bowlers reduced Bangladesh to 220 for eight at stumps on a rain-hit day one of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo.On a track that offered little for the bowlers,...
LAHORE, Pakistan, June 25, 2025 (Agencies): Bangladesh will host Pakistan for a three-match T20I series in July, with all games slated to be held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur.Pakistan's tour will be a reciprocal one after they...
Gold steadied on Wednesday after falling in the previous session on improved risk appetite following a truce between Israel and Iran, while attention shifted to upcoming US economic data, reports Reuters.Spot gold was little changed at $3,325.56 per ounce at...
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters): Top thermal coal importers China and India are slashing Indonesian shipments of the power generating fuel in favour of energy-dense grades from elsewhere as a global fall in prices has made higher-quality coal more competitive.Coal purchases...
LONDON, June 25 (Reuters): Oil prices recovered a little on Wednesday after sliding earlier this week, as investors assessed the stability of a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, while support also came from data that showed US demand was relatively...
Child health remains a fundamental pillar of human development. Bangladesh has made notable strides in reducing child mortality over the past few decades, largely due to the success of its national immunisation programmes. Diseases like polio, measles, and tetanus …...
The recent conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, and the rising tensions involving Iran have painted a grim picture, not just politically and socially, but economically as well. These wars may be fought in specific regions, but their economic shockwaves are felt...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
Food on the plate is the very first thing people need every day, and with rice being the staple, its price is a matter of overriding concern for the general public. When rice prices soar, the poor and low-income people...
US President Donald Trump's involvement in the Israel-Iran war with the largest ever B-2 bomber fleet to bust Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21 and brokering of a ceasefire two days later could not be more contrasting. But this goes...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-06-26 00:00:00
In depressing clarity, the rules-based international order we have long known or spoken of has been crumbling around us. As the ferocity of the attacks on Iran by Israel and the United States (US) has so conclusively shown, the world...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
