FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Police have arrested four persons for their alleged involvement in selling fake 'antique metal coin' or 'magnetic coin' to people.The arrestees are the members of a gang who insisted people to purchase 'antique metal coin', alluring them of making huge...
As many as 12 points in the Cumilla section on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, one of the busiest highways in the country, have been identified as potential points of concern for traffic congestion for Eid holidaymakers this year, reports bdnews24.com.Homebound travellers...
The government and various service providers have taken initiatives to ensure safe and smooth journey of the homebound passengers on the roads, marking the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.As part of move, the government has opened new bridges and roads ahead...
NARSINGDI, March 21 (UNB):Two people were killed and 10 others injured in a clash between activists of Awami League (AL) and BNP over establishing supremacy in a remote char under Raipura upazila of Narsingdi early Friday.The deceased Amin, 23, son...
A man suspected of being a mugger has been beaten to death by a mob in Dhaka, according to the police, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at the Keraniganj jetty early on Friday morning.Polie said the suspect and his accomplices attempted...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday urged the interim government not to take any step that would facilitate the rehabilitation of fleeing autocrats in the country, reports UNB."I would like to draw the attention of the interim government and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 21: Eid shopping has peaked up in the port city of Chattogram as Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the Muslim community, is drawing nearer.Shopping centres here have been illuminated to woo potential Eid buyers as...
GENEVA, March 21 (AFP): All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet's glaciers was now a matter...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
A national initiative has got underway to develop a new index aimed at providing a more representative estimation of economic activities by way of capturing accurate extent of burgeoning services sector. Sources said Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) initiated efforts...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged the international community on Friday to take urgent steps to stop the brutal killings and bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, reports BSS."The international community must be more vocal to stop Israel's expansionist aggression...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Issuance of plastic cards (debit, credit and prepaid) has risen by 142 per cent and the total transaction volume through cards has increased by 166 per cent over the past five-year period, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.Over the past...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Different shopping centres in the capital were abuzz with customers on Friday, as the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of Muslim community, is drawing nearer.People from all strata of society crowded shops and footpath markets to buy...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
The Local Government Division (LGD) plans to extend the government's urban primary healthcare services from city corporations to all municipalities nationwide.It has sent to the Planning Commission a preliminary development project proposal (PDPP) titled "Urban Primary Health Care Sustainable Project...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight was forced to turn around midway and return to Dhaka on Friday after a power outage disrupted operations at London Heathrow Airport.According to a statement by Biman, the flight BG 201 departed from Dhaka at...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
An exigent austerity following regime change keeps Bangladesh's public investment stymied as both the operating-and development-budget expenditures hit a 'historical low' during the first half of this fiscal, officials said.They fear the lower trend in public expenditure may downgrade investment,...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman believes the people of Bangladesh will not accept any attempt to rehabilitate the Awami League after the party was ousted from power by a mass uprising, reports bdnews24.com.In a Facebook post on Friday, he said: "The...
Patuakhali, Mar 20 (UNB): BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has assured full support, including legal assistance, to the family of a rape victim in Patuakhali.He made the pledge during an audio call with the victim's family on Thursday night.Tarique spoke...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Police detained on Friday three Awami League supporters when they brought out a procession in the capital's Dhanmondi 27 No area. The AL supporters, numbering between 25 and 30, brought out the procession during evening on the day. They chanted...
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh staged a demonstration in front of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city on Friday, protesting against Gaza attacks. —FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-03-22 00:00:00
Different political and student organisations, including newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP), staged rallies across the country on Friday, demanding a ban on the Awami League as a political entity.Protesters burst out after NCP leader Hasnat Abdullah in a Facebook...
In a bombshell Facebook post late on Thursday night that instantly went viral, Hasnat Abdullah, one of the key leaders of the uprising that overthrew Sheikh Hasina and now the chief organiser (South) of the newly-formed National Citizens Party (NCP),...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman virtually addresses an Iftar party hosted by the party in honour of the professionals at the Dhaka Ladies Club in the city's Eskaton Road on Friday. — Collected
Amid swirling discussions about whether the Awami League should be banned from politics, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi believes the public should decide on the party's fate after it faces justice for its atrocities, reports bdnews24.com.On Friday,...
MUMBAI, March 21 (AFP): Elon Musk's social media platform X has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government over its use of takedown orders to request social media content be removed.India, the world's biggest democracy, regularly ranks among the top...
TOKYO, March 21 (AFP): Japanese inflation eased in February, government data showed Friday, with prices excluding fresh food rising 3.0 percent year-on-year in the world's fourth-largest economy.The core Consumer Price Index (CPI) slowed from 3.2 percent in January, remaining above...
A two-day "Fourth Bangladesh Remittance Fair 2025" will be held in New York (NY) on April 19-20 to increase remittance flow from the USA to Bangladesh, reports BSS.Bangladesh-USA Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BUCCI) and USA-Bangladesh Business Links will jointly...
The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has received a good response from both local and foreign investors, signing new investment agreements with 26 companies in the first eight months of the current fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), reports BSS. "In...
Members of the NBR (National Board of Revenue) Reform Committee are struggling to deal with a dilemma: whether their proposals would be implemented by the interim government, or remain unheeded and just gather dust, like the White Paper on the...
Tailors in Dhaka typically grapple with a gruelling workload by the middle of Ramadan, often turning down new orders.This year, however, paints a slightly different picture. Even on the 19th day of fasting, many are happy to accept more work,...
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