The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 BDR carnage has issued a public notice urging 15 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of its ongoing inquiry, reports BSS.It made the call in a special...
The leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Front of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have pledged that no election will be held without reforming the federation chamber. They also promised that the anti-discrimination committee would resist any...
PANCHAGARH, March 8 (BSS): A Bangladeshi national was killed in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Bhitargarh border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased was identified as Al Amin,...
Madaripur, Mar 8 (UNB): Three people were killed and at least seven others injured in a clash between rival groups vying for control of the illegal sand trade in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Saiful Sardar,...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the shooting and robbing of a gold trader in the capital's Banasree area last month.The detectives also recovered the looted gold and firearms...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh's state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy two more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes during the second half of the current month before the ensuing Eid-ul-Fitr to meet the mounting demand during Ramadan.The RPGCL has...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
The country's concrete block manufacturers on Saturday urged the government to implement its decision to completely phase out the traditional clay bricks in public infrastructure development projects. Despite a government plan to replace clay-burnt bricks with concrete blocks by FY...
Jahidul Islam | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh gets deeply indebted as, over the past 16 years, the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina had borrowed $74.40 billion from external sources and repaid $39.31 billion-nearly half the total-before stepping down amid a student-mass uprising.As of June...
Vendors occupy almost half of a road in the capital's bustling Bangabandhu Avenue, aggravating the problem of traffic congestion even further. The photo was taken on Saturday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
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Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali said on Saturday that private security personnel stationed in residential zones, markets, and shopping malls will from now on serve as 'auxiliary police force' and will be given the authority to...
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Saturday honoured outstanding women with "Indomitable Women's Award-2025" for their significant contributions to various fields as part of a government initiative to pay due respect and inspire them through recognising their contributions.The award giving...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Interest payments on government's domestic and foreign borrowings emerge as the highest actual expenditure as percentage of budget spending in the first half of this fiscal year, coming to Tk 625.6 billion. Official statistics show the July-December 2024 interest payments...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature...
Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan said on Saturday that there would be no gender-based discrimination in New Bangladesh following the July Uprising, reports UNB.The adviser said women's presence at all levels would be guaranteed to ensure the success...
Police have registered a case against four people three days after a child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister in Magura, reports bdnews24.com.The child's mother started the case at Magura Sadar Police Station on Saturday, accusing the suspects of...
SYLHET, Mar 07 (UNB): A Bangladeshi youth was killed in an attack by Khasia smugglers near the Indian border in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.The victim, identified as Shahed Mia (25), son of Mosahid Mia from Mangalpur village in Kanaighat upazila,...
The interim government has appointed Md Riazul Islam as the new chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) for a two-year term, reports bdnews24.com.He will replace Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Saturday, confirming...
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the Ministry of Planning has recommended for undertaking development projects through conducting more standard feasibility studies and analyzing received opinions from the concerned stakeholders to yield better outcomes, reports BSS.The IMED also...
Former Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique remains in critical condition and is on life support at the Neurosurgery Department of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, hospital sources said, reports UNB.A special medical board, formed to oversee his treatment,...
Workers repairing a portion of the Dhaka-Mawa Highway in the capital's Dholaipar area on Saturday. The Financial Express published a photo of the subsided road on Friday, prompting the authorities concerned to take necessary steps. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
A survey conducted by Innovision, an advisory and management consulting firm, has revealed significant dissatisfaction among voters regarding the performance of the interim government in Bangladesh.With a sample size of 10,696 respondents from across the country, the survey highlights that...
At least 36 members of the outlawed Hizb-ut Tahrir group have been arrested in the country since Friday, reports BSS.The arrestees include Saiful Islam, a key organiser of the group, which was banned in 2009 for an anti-state campaign, according...
RANGPUR, Mar 08 (BSS): The joint forces arrested Jubo League leader Nur Alam Rinku on Saturday from the city's bus terminal area under the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt (ODH)."Arrested Nur Alam Rinku is the organising secretary of Rangpur Metropolitan Jubo...
CHUADANGA, Mar 8 (UNB): A local BNP leader was killed and two people were injured in a clash between two BNP factions in Chuadnaga's Sadar upazila reportedly over VGF rice and TCB cards allocation on Saturday.The deceased was Rafiqul Islam...
NARAIL, Mar 08 (UNB): Three people including a local BNP leader were injured in a crude bomb explosion near the BNP office at Gobra Bazar in Narail Sadar on Friday night.The injured were Babu Molya, senior vice president of the...
BNP on Saturday expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to prevent the rise of extremism, reports UNB."A person was seen stopping rickshaws to ask female students...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday said every girl and woman in Bangladesh deserves to feel empowered and supported by those around them, reports UNB.He made the remarks in a post on his verified Facebook account in observance of...
A Dhaka court on Saturday sent ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's adviser Salman F Rahman and former IGP Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun to jail after their five-day remand in a case filed against them for shooting dead of a man...
Visiting former US diplomat Jon F. Danilowicz on Saturday asserted the credit for the July-August uprising, which led to the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, solely belongs to the people of Bangladesh, as the movement was entirely homegrown,...
Juma Rahman | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Continuous violence, witnessing death, and the frustration over delayed societal change can have far-reaching impacts often leading to long-term mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This disorder encompasses a range of symptoms, including intense anxiety, flashbacks of...
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