FE REPORT | 2025-06-12 00:00:00
The government has appointed an administrator at the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) after dissolving its board of directors for their failure to comply with necessary rules and regulations.In an official order issued on June 3, Deputy Secretary Nasrin Sultana...
The government has allocated 40.05 per cent of total social assistance for distribution through digital cash transfers in the national budget for FY 2025-26, aiming to enhance transparency and efficiency in the sector.Social assistance remains the largest functional category within...
Despite some minor fluctuations, private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has maintained a downward trend since the fall of the Awami League government in the wake of the July Uprising, reports bdnews24.com.According to the latest data published by Bangladesh Bank,...
Men’s bullet-hit body recovered KUSHTIA, June 11: Police on Tuesday night said they recovered the bullet-riddled body of a 40-year-old man by the side of Kushtia-Jhenidah Highway in Sadar upazila. The deceased was identified as Tutul Hossain, son of late...
FENI, June 11 (UNB): Seasonal hide traders in Feni have suffered significant financial losses as thousands of sacrificial animal hides went unsold following Eid-ul-Azha, with many now decomposing in local markets due to a lack of buyers and inadequate preservation.Traders...
RANGAMATI, June 11 (UNB): With the emergence of a new sub-variant of Covid-19 in neighbouring countries, Bangladesh's health authorities have issued a fresh nationwide alert, prompting the Rangamati district health department to swing into action.The picturesque hill district of Rangamati,...
KUSHTIA, June 11 (UNB): Over 100 villagers besieged Kumarkhali Police Station in Kushtia for nearly an hour on Wednesday, protesting the arrest of three women in connection with an attack on another woman accused of theft.A chase and counter-chase ensued...
KHULNA, June 11 (BSS): Jute harvesting has been completed in the Khulna region in the last week of May achieving 96 per cent target.Farmers harvested 1.76 tonnes of Jute from 38,218 hectares of land in the region, against the target...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-12 00:00:00
RANGPUR, June 11: Several hundred people at Shankardaho village in Lakkhitari union of Gangachara upazila under Rangpur district could not celebrate Eid-ul-Azha this year as river erosion caused massive damage to their crops, houses and other assets during past few...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-12 00:00:00
SYLHET JUNE 11. The construction work of the bridge over the Jadukata River in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district has remained stalled for one year for reasons unknown, necessitating a robust demonstration by local residents seeking its immediate resumption. As...
TAIPEI, June 11 (AFP): A magnitude-5.9 offshore earthquake rattled Taiwan on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with AFP journalists reporting buildings shaking in the capital Taipei.Firefighters were dispatched to check the impact of the moderate quake, which hit 71...
SEOUL, June 11 (BBC): South Korea's military says it has suspended its loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border to North Korea, as part of a bid to "restore trust" between both countries.The move comes a week after the country elected...
NEW YORK, June 11 (BBC): Los Angeles (LA) police say they have made "mass arrests" after a fifth day of protests over US President Donald Trump's immigration raids.Mayor Karen Bass declared an overnight curfew within a relatively small area of...
ANKARA, June 11 (AP): Turkey will export 48 of its nationally-produced KAAN fighter jets to Indonesia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday, marking the first export deal for the advanced aircraft that is still in the development stage.Erdogan...
GAZA, June 11 (Reuters/BBC); Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, most of them at an aid site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in central Gaza, local health officials said.Medical officials...
KHARKIV, June 11 (AFP): Fresh Russian strikes on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv killed three people and wounded 60 including children early on Wednesday, authorities said, as Moscow pushed ahead with its relentless attacks after rejecting an unconditional ceasefire.Ukraine said...
TEHRAN, June 11 (AFP): Iran threatened Wednesday to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while President Donald Trump said he was "less confident" about reaching a nuclear deal.Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-06-12 00:00:00
Donald Trump and Elon Musk have spectacularly had a falling out in their relationship. Two of the world's arrogant men are now after each other, and that too only months into their unusual friendship. In these few months since Trump...
Nowadays, video games have sparked a new revolution in global entertainment. They are not only gaining popularity, but their significance is also becoming increasingly evident. Video game companies such as Electronic Arts, Activision Blizzard, Bandai Namco, and Sega Sammy have...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) increasingly integrates into public infrastructure, especially surveillance systems, a critical tension arises: How do we balance public safety with personal privacy and civil liberties? The government and law enforcement use AI for crime prevention, crowd monitoring,...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-06-12 00:00:00
After three gruelling years of the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed over seven million lives globally and caused unprecedented disruption to international trade, it was widely believed that the pandemic had gone, thanks to mass vaccination campaigns and growing natural immunity....
Festival time is cherished because of escape from the drudgery or monotonous routine life. But it is also a time when mass movement of holidaymakers takes place. When the rush of people is overwhelming, there is always some apprehension of...
Army, Navy chiefs meet CA on Eid-ul-AzhaChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan have met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. The army and navy...
Home and Agriculture Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said the government will soon enact a new law to protect the agricultural land for the interest of the farmers."The roads and highway department used to give three times compensation...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-11 00:00:00
A final-year DU student committed suicide at his home in Manikganj, reportedly from guilt and fear of societal attack on his family honour, following a controversial Facebook status he posted related to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) months ago.The deceased has been...
Home Adviser Lt Gen (rtd) Jahanagir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that interrogation rooms made of glass will be set up so that people can see how accused individuals are being treated during remand, reports BSS."The investigation into the cases...
(Clockwise, from left-top): City dwellers offering their Eid prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on Saturday, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanging greetings with devotees after the Eid prayers at the National Eidgah, Army Chief General...
Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the latter's place of residence (hotel) in London, UK on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
On the secluded shores of St Martin's Island, Bangladesh's only coral island, nature have been showing signs of healing to pristinity, however, uncertainity grips fishermen and those dependent on the tourism sector due to restrictions by the authorities, reports bdnews24.com.Tourists...
A Dhaka court has sent two leaders of Swechchhasebak League (SL) and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) to jail after ending their remand in an explosive substance act case, reports BSS.They are Shahidul Islam Nayeem (38), office secretary of Swechchhasebak...
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