Bangladesh U-19 eam is set to tour Sri Lanka during the months of April-May for a Youth ODI series, report agencies.Sri Lanka U-19 and Bangladesh U-19 will take on each other in a six-match Youth ODI series from April 26...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Mar 11: Farmers of Jalalabad Union under Sadar upazila in the district have become highly benefitted from coriander cultivation this year.According to local market survey, coriander is selling at Tk 3,500 to Tk 4,000 per maund (40kg.) at local...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
SYLHET, Mar 11: Inhabitants of vast areas have been in much trouble due obstacles put by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in border protection work along the Surma and Kushiyara riverbanks on the Bangladesh side in Zakiganj upazila of Sylhet...
Food insecurity remains one of the most pressing challenges in Bangladesh, disproportionately affecting women. A recent report by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) reveals that nearly half of all households in Bangladesh struggle with food insecurity, exposing millions...
Modern society emphasises providing women with equal rights, yet the reality remains unsatisfactory. Every day, women fall victim to harassment and humiliation in various settings, particularly in public spaces, workplaces, and public transport.Ensuring a safe travel environment for women has...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Strange though, consumer rights did not figure with any prominence in our governmental or social priorities even a few decades back. The lack of awareness regarding these rights meant that consumers either did not realise they had legal protection or...
The recent move of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to raise gas tariffs for industrial and captive power users in line with the LNG import price for new connections and consumption in addition to authorized volume has drawn a...
Mushfiqur Rahman | 2025-03-12 00:00:00
Energy sector experts reiterated the need for urgent decision of the government for utilising domestic coal resources at a seminar held in Dhaka. Policy makers, relevant government department officials, academia and researchers gathered on February 27, 2025 at the seminar...
A child from Magura, who was allegedly raped while visiting her sister's house, currently receiving treatment at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital, or CMH, is on life support, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations, or ISPR, reports bdnews24.com.The ISPR detailed the...
The Bangladesh Army has said that it did not have any direct communication or request from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the comments made by UN High Commissioner Volker Turk in his interview with BBC HARDtalk,...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Monday said the successful launch of a medical group from Bangladesh to China is an opportunity to expand collaboration across a broader spectrum, reports UNB."We will further expand our cooperation, adding more Chinese...
Chief Adviser of the Interim Government has appointed Dr Anisuzzaman Chowdhury as his special assistant with the rank of the state minister, reports BSS.According to a gazette notification of the Cabinet Division Dr Anisuzzaman has been entrusted with the Executive...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-11 00:00:00
The shipping ministry is seeking a reduced budget for development projects in the next fiscal year compared to the current one, officials said.In the FY25 budget, the actual allocation for the departments and agencies under the ministry to do development...
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.
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