The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has brought charges against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana and their children in six cases involving the alleged abuse of power and irregularities surrounding the allocation of 60 katha of plots...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
At least 200 garment factories in different industrial zones are at risk of labour unrest as, according to law-enforcement agencies, these units might fail to pay wages and festival allowances before Eid-ul-Fitr.Meantime, factory owners of all industries at a Tripartite...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
Ensuring proper functioning of institutions is vital for the country to sustain the benefits of reforms and achieve desired socio-economic goals, economist Prof Selim Raihan said."It is vital how we can make the institutions able to run freely as they...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
The High Court has issued a nine-point guideline for starting and running business on online platforms.It must be ascertained that no one can run, even start, any of their unauthorised online businesses on any online platforms, reads the guideline issued...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
Primary dealer (PD) banks come under a major regulatory move as the central bank has decided to discard the assured liquidity support (ALS) for them, officials said.Officials concerned at the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the central bank introduced this liquidity-feeding...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to take steps to attach immovable assets and freeze movable assets owned abroad by Salman F Rahman and his family members.Judge Md Zakir Hossain of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
A female garment worker was killed and another injured in a hit-and-run at Chairmanbari in the capital on Monday morning.Enraged RMG workers blocked Banani road in protest following the accident.However, they moved away from the area after hours of blockade...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
Down payment is halved to 5.0 per cent of the unpaid loans of borrowers to avail the option of closing off their loan accounts through a regulatory policy sweetening. The central bank relaxed the prevailing exit policy in view of...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
Japan is going to lend Bangladesh US$581 million for improving power generation and ensuring food safety, officials said Monday, in aid to the interim government.The Economic Relations Division (ERD) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Japan are likely to...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
US oil-major Chevron bids for developing Bangladesh's onshore hydrocarbons block-11 and attain exploration rights over an extended area of block-12 to discover fresh gas to help the country mitigate energy crisis.The oil-gas blocks are situated in gas-rich Surma Basin of...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
An incident of laundering over Tk 4.0 billion in the name of tuition fee for a single semester has been unearthed in what the team engaged in tracing laundered money sees as the tip of the iceberg.The finding was disclosed...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may rise slightly.The highest temperature on Monday was recorded...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
A fire broke out at the Liberation War Museum at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Sunday.According to the Fire Service and Civil Defence, the fire originated from electric shirt circuit at around 9:00am.On information, two units of firefighters rushed...
A hotline service has been launched at Police Headquarters to take swift action against women repression, aggressive gestures towards women, slander, eve teasing and sexual harassment, reports UNB.If such an incident happens, complaints can be made to the hotline numbers,...
Speakers at a discussion on Monday voiced concern over the domestic violence and sexual harassment against women and children in the country, reports UNB. Referring to recent cases of rape and attempted murder, they emphasised the urgent need for authorities...
Professor M Aminul Islam, special assistant to the Chief Adviser (CA) in charge of the Ministry of Education, has resigned, reports UNB.He submitted his resignation to the Secretary of the Cabinet Division on Monday afternoon, he told the agency.
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) postponed the exchange of new currency notes for the public ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr to promote its newly designed notes, which are expected to be released in the coming months.The central bank instructed all scheduled...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
The Department of Environment (DoE) has shut down 462 brick kilns in anti-pollution mobile drives across the country since January this year and fined nearly Tk 200 million.The DoE conducted those drives from January 2 to March 9. A total...
British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke talking to media after a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin (beside the envoy) and other Election Commissioners at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital on Monday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
Youth participants at a consultation meeting on Monday opined that quality education, decent employment, freedom of speech, and tackling climate change should be prioritised to drive the country forward. They emphasised ensuring equitable opportunities for all, so that no one...
A Dhaka court has showed former minister Rashed Khan Menon arrested in a case lodged for attempting to murder one Shakib Hossain in the capital during Anti-discrimination Student Movement last, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman passed the order on Monday...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 10 (UNB): An activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) was stabbed to death in Narayanganj's Chashara Balurmat area on Monday.The deceased is Apurba aged 25.Narayanganj Additional Police Superintendent (Crime and Operations) Tariq Al Mehedi said he was stabbed...
The Election Commission (EC) has invited applications from the new political parties by April 20 next to get registered ahead of the next national election, report agencies.The EC on Monday issued a public notification seeking applications from the parties that...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of BNP, has warned that it would take to the streets if the government fails to curb the growing violence against women and to improve the law and order situation in the country,...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the incidents of rape and violence against women have increased in the country due to the administration's inaction, report agencies."Why is this situation arising under the current interim government?...
RANGPUR, Mar 10 (BSS): The district administration has demolished at least 31 illegal brick kilns in different upazilas across the Rangpur district over the last seven days.Talking to the news agency, Rangpur Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Ramiz Alam said...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Naogaon on Monday, report agencies.In Mymensingh, three people died and three other injured as a CNG-run autorickshaw crashed into a truck in Chanpur Bridge area in...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Mar 10: Unrelenting soil erosion by the river Dhonagoda, a tributary of the Meghna, has created a constant panic for around 10,000 people living at the three riverbank villages in Baganbari union of Matlab Uttar upazila of the district....
DUBAI, Mar 10 (Geo Tv): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has stepped in to clarify the situation regarding the absence of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 final ceremony in Dubai.An ICC spokesperson revealed that...
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