Gopalganj AL leader detained in Benapole

JASHORE, June 10 (BSS): Police have arrested Awami League (AL) Gopalganj district unit general secretary Shahabuddin Azam from Benapole border when he was trying to flee to India.Police said a number of cases were lodged against him with Jatrabari police...

NCP to apply for reg by mid-June: Sarjis

Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party (NCP) for the northern region, has said the party will apply for registration with the Election Commission (EC) in the middle of the month, reports bdnews24.com.On Monday, he said the party...

Polls possible in Dec, if govt is sincere : LDA

The leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) have reiterated their call for holding the general election by December this year to revive democracy, reports bdnews24.com.In a media statement on Monday, the party said if the interim government is sincere,...

Nation doesn't want any so-called polls: Shafiqur

MOULVIBAZAR, June 10 (BSS): Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the nation does not want any so-called election. Rather it must be held in a fair manner so that people can exercise their voting rights properly. "The election will...

Rizvi questions govt preparedness over new Covid variant spread

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has raised concerns over the government's preparedness in tackling a potential new wave of coronavirus, as new sub-variants of the virus keeps spreading in neighbouring countries, including India, reports UNB. "We learned...

CA hopes for consensus-based 'July Charter' by next month

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed the hope that the government will be able to prepare a comprehensive 'July Charter', based on the consensus of all political parties, and present it to the nation next month, reports UNB."The...

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with other leaders and activists paid tribute to the party's founder

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir along with other leaders and activists paid tribute to the party's founder and former president Ziaur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area on the occasion...

India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh

GUWAHATI, June 10 (Reuters): India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but human rights activists say authorities are arbitrarily throwing people out of the country.Since May, the northeastern Indian state of Assam has "pushed...

At least 9 killed in Austrian school attack

A former pupil killed nine people and then himself at a secondary school in the southern Austrian city of Graz on Tuesday in the worst school shooting in the country's modern history, reports Reuters.Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said six of...

BSF pushes 20 more people thru Dinajpur, Thakurgaon borders

Dinajpur, Jun 10 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 20 more people into Bangladesh through border points in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon districts on Monday night.Lt Col Abdullah Al Moin Hasan, Commanding Officer of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion-42,...

Passengers screened for coronavirus at Ctg airport

CHATTOGRAM, June 10: The authorities of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport began screening passengers for coronavirus on June 9 amid concerns over potential resurgence of the respiratory disease.A medical team led by the Chattogram divisional health officer has been deployed...

Over 50 killed since June 5 across country

Over 50 people were killed in various incidents across the country during the Eid holidays since June 5. The incidents mostly involved road accidents but also included suicides, clashes, and drownings at Cox's Bazar sea beach while bathing in rough...

TEAM Group MD Rakib, Biman pilot Saifuzzaman drown in Canada

Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director of TEAM Group, and his close friend Md Saifuzzaman, a pilot of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, drowned after a boating accident on Sturgeon Lake in Canada on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement on Monday, Biman said...

AFC Asian Cup: Bangladesh taste 1-2 defeat against Singapore

Bangladesh suffered defeat by 1-2 against upper ranked Singapore in their 2nd Group C match of the AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualifiers at the freshly renovated floodlight National Stadium in Dhaka Tuesday evening, reports UNB.This is the 2nd...

People have started returning to the capital city

People have started returning to the capital city after celebrating the Eid festival with their loved ones in their native villages. The photo was taken at Kamalapur Railway Station on Tuesday. — FE Photo

Airbus, Menzies Aviation executives meet Prof Yunus in London

LONDON, June 10 (UNB): Executive Vice President of Airbus Wouter van Wersch and Executive Vice President of Menzies Aviation Charles Wyley met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus separately on Tuesday and discussed issues of mutual interests.The meetings were held at...

BD becomes fastest-growing apparel exporter to US

Bangladesh emerged as the fastest-growing apparel exporter to the United States with the highest 29.34-percent year-on-year growth among its major peers during the first four months of 2025.The export of readymade garments from Bangladesh during the January- April period fetched...

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WB projects 3.3pc GDP growth in FY'25

The World Bank (WB) has projected that the economy of Bangladesh would grow by 3.3 per cent in the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, ending June 30. The GDP (gross domestic product) growth of Bangladesh is estimated to rise at 4.9...

Bangladesh's economic outlook revised downward for next three fiscals

The interim government has cut the country's macroeconomic outlook on a large scale trimming down the economic-growth targets for the next three fiscal years up to FY2028.Economists have, however, termed the revised economic growth targets and other macro-economic outlook as...

Govt moves to delist Khanpur ICD project from Indian LoC

The interim government has now started procedure to delist the Khanpur Inland Container Depot (ICD) project from the Indian line of credit (LoC) after rejecting a proposal for cost-and tenure extension in January, said officials.The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) recently...

Energy ministry assessing model PSC for onshore blocks

The energy ministry is currently evaluating a draft Model Production Sharing Contract (MPSC) to launch an onshore bidding round after 28 years.State-run Petrobangla has already prepared the draft and submitted it to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) under...

All eyes set on CA-Tarique London conclave on Friday

All eyes are set on an upcoming meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman as anticipation is rife the London conclave could break a tumultuous standoff over election timing. As confirmed, the Yunus-Tarique one-one-one...

Rawhide prices mostly elude govt-set rates

An expected bonanza out of rawhide business eluded seasonal traders this Eid-ul-Azha as prices of hides and skins of sacrificial animals hovered around 30-40-percent down the government-fixed minimum retail price (MRP).The government had set cowhide prices at Tk 1,350 in...

Shein aims to sell India-made clothes abroad

MUMBAI/LONDON, June 10 (Reuters): Fashion retailer Shein and partner Reliance Retail plan to rapidly expand their Indian supplier base and start international sales of India-made Shein-branded clothes within six to 12 months, said two people with knowledge of the matter.The...

In Memoriam: Abdullah Hil Rakib, visionary architect of garment industry revival

The apparel industry is in deep mourning following the passing of Abdullah Hil Rakib, a visionary entrepreneur and a driving force in revitalising the ready-made garment (RMG) sector.Rakib, aged nearly 54, died in a boating accident in Canada on June...

WB cuts global growth forecast as trade tensions weigh

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters): The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by 0.4 percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posed a "significant headwind" for nearly all economies.In its twice-yearly Global...

Father, son swept away by waves in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, June 10 (UNB): A father and his son were washed away while bathing in Cox's Bazar sea beach on Monday afternoon. With this, four people drowned in the past two days in the sea.The victims were Shahinur Rahmanm,...

School building collapses into Jamuna in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, June 10 (UNB): The three-storey building of Bharanga Government Primary School in Manikganj has collapsed into the Jamuna River due to severe erosion caused by strong river currents. Md Khorshed Alam, Executive Engineer at the Local Government Engineering Department...

Tourists pack Cox's Bazar during Eid holidays

Thousands of holidaymakers have thronged Cox's Bazar, a popular tourist destination, to spend some blissful time during the holiday of Eid-ul-Azha.Tourists started arriving in the city since Sunday morning, while the beach is now too crowded to move. There are...