LALMONIRHAT, Mar 23 (UNB): Indian Border Security Force (BSF) returned five Bangladeshi nationals, who were detained during their bid to return to Bangladesh without valid documents, through Dahagram border in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat on Saturday.Subedar Ayub Hossain, commander of...
BAGERHAT, Mar 22 (UNB): A fire has broken out in the Sundarbans, the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, but no water could be sprayed on the blaze even after 12 hours due to the lack of a nearby water...
BAGERHAT, Mar 22 (UNB): A fire has broken out in the Sundarbans, the country's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, but no water could be sprayed on the blaze even after 12 hours due to the lack of a nearby water...
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) and the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Department conducted a drive at various workshops from Gabtoli Bus Terminal to Aminbazar and Beribadh areas on Saturday to prevent the movement of unfit buses during the upcoming...
FE REPORTThe government under its own initiative has so far sold beef, mutton, poultry and milk worth Tk 200 million at affordable prices during the fasting month of Ramadan.Meanwhile, meat, egg and milk sales points have been expanded to 26...
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus will join as a keynote speaker at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum, a forum that will inspire young entrepreneurs, reports UNB.Young business leaders are invited to exchange ideas and explore their abilities in business...
GAZIPUR, Mar 22 (UNB): Vehicular movement on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for half an hour on Saturday morning as the workers of a garment factory put up barricade at Chandona intersection, protesting the closure of a garment factory without clearing...
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 22 (UNB): Workers of a factory blockaded a road and protested in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) area on Saturday, demanding unpaid wages and Eid bonuses. Workers from JMS Garments Ltd started demonstration around 11:00 am, disrupting...
A traffic disorder occurred as people under the banner of Nagarik Mancha put up a barricade at Shahbagh intersection in the city on Saturday, demanding a ban on Awami League. — FE Photo
Munima SultanaJapanese companies in Bangladesh are hopeful about expanding their businesses this year though operating profit forecast by them for the last year dropped significantly among Asia and Oceania countries, according to an annual survey.The Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO)...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
As US President Donald Trump slams hefty taxes on imports and constantly threatens for more, goading long-time partners and allies into ugly fights, a global trade war is erupting. With a new round of tariffs on steel and aluminium that...
Train is one of the most popular modes of transportation for the general public, especially during Eid or long holidays when people's reliance on trains increases. However, recently buying train tickets has become almost a matter of luck! When thousands...
Our days are passing like a nightmare. Peaceful sleep has become a luxury for parents who have daughters. Where can a girl feel safe in Bangladesh? Does any safe zone exist for them?For too long, rape has been blamed on...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, the familiar specter of unrest looms over the ready-made garment (RMG) sector. This has almost become an annual ritual before Eids, where workers take to the streets demanding their wages, arrears, and Eid bonuses, while factory owners...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
Debt, while essential for development finance, can become a burden if not managed appropriately. The management of debt is influenced by both internal and external factors. Internal factors are typically within the control of the nation, while external factors are...
The interim government has recently amended the public procurement ordinance with the perennial but elusive aim of making the process more competitive and transparent. Through this amendment, the government introduced several key changes to the ordinance, including the elimination of...
Khalid Saifullah Khan | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
In a country where educational institutions often have shortcomings in regards to what people need in professional fields, to bridge the gap between colleges/universities and professions, Interactive Cares emerged in July 2020. It offers industry-relevant courses on Tech, Data Science,...
Wahid Sami | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
The IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam, a pivotal exam for those who want to study, work, or migrate abroad, will undergo a radical change in 2025. While the exam still tests listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills, there...
SAMIHA MAMUN | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
A competitive graduate programme demands more than satisfying essential admission criteria. Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) scores represent a critical measurement yet function as one aspect among many necessary components for a complete application. GRE scores enable admissions officers to compare...
NCC BANK OBSERVES FINANCIAL LITERACY WEEKNCC Bank celebrated Financial Literacy Week- 2025 with the theme "Think before you follow, wise money tomorrow" to include unbanked and marginalised people into the financial system. To mark the occasion, the bank organised a...
ISTANBUL, March 22 (Reuters): Turkish stocks were set for their worst week since the aftermath of 2008's Lehman Brothers collapse on Friday as concerns about this week's detention of President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival refused to subside.The lira was...
FE REPORTSummit Power has reported a more than 37 per cent lower profit for the first half of FY25 to Tk 1.15 billion, compared to the same period of the previous year, as cost increased but demand fell. Its consolidated...
City Bank has appointed Mesbaul Asif Siddiqui as its new head of wholesale banking. Prior to this role, he served as the chief risk officer of the bank, strengthening the institution's risk management framework.The bank has also appointed Mohammad Mahmud...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
Listed mutual funds (MFs) witnessed the highest return last week on the Dhaka bourse among all sectors, with investors' sudden interest in them. The sectoral return of close-ended MFs was 5.14 per cent in the week, followed by the ceramics...
Farhan Fardaus | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
Stakeholders in the insurance sector have proposed selling off assets of defaulting companies to settle customer claims against the backdrop of a further decline in claim settlement rates. Life insurance companies in the country settled 72.43 per cent of all...
A farmer harvesting pumpkins from his field at Arial Beel in Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj district- bdnews24.com
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 22 (bdnews24.com): A three-month-old baby has been killed and his mother injured in a wild elephant attack at Karnafuli upazila in Chattogram district.The incident occurred around 2am on Saturday in Shahmirpur village under Barauthan Union, according to Karnafuli...
KHULNA, Mar 22 (BSS): Farmers in the saline-prone coastal region are very busy in cultivating watermelons, a highly profitable and fortune-changer crop for country's southern people.Just a decade ago, the people of Khulna had not even considered cultivating watermelon, where...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Mar 22: Chandpur's Haimchar upazila riverbank protection dam has turned vulnerable due to strong waves in the mighty Meghna river.Thousands of people living beside the riverbank are getting panicked and can't have sound sleep in fear of the riverbank...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 22: Manufactures have boosted up production of vermicelli, a desert most commonly consumed during the two Eids, in the factories of Chattogram in the run-up to the Eid-ul-Fitr. Also called 'shemai' and traditionally taken as an Eid delicacy,...
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