The interim government has apparently failed to bring about any perceptible change in the atrocious traffic congestion and road safety. On the contrary, the city's traffic situation appears to have worsened as Dhaka has literally become a city of road...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2026-01-04 12:00:00
Every winter, Bangladesh produces a surplus of onions, causing prices to fall sharply to around Tk 60 per kilogramme, forcing farmers to sell below cost while large quantities rot in storage. Months later, shortages reappear, middlemen become active, imports are...
With the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) directing Kolkata Knight Riders to release their player Mustafizur Rahman from a contract to play IPL 2026, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to approach ICC for a change...
Nafisa Tabassum Yoko | 2026-01-04 12:00:00
Grammar rules, verb charts, and memorization are frequently the very first topics covered in English classes in elementary schools in the context of Bangladesh. Grammar is important, but research and international classroom practices indicate that speaking fluency and confidence should...
Mim Afrin | 2026-01-04 12:00:00
Anika stepped away from her specialist role in technology sector in Dhaka for two years to care for her newborn. It was a deliberate choice, or so she believed. Within months of returning, she discovered that the IT industry had...
Samiul Haque | 2026-01-04 12:00:00
In a world where most people measure success in salaries and promotions, Munjer Alam chose a different path. Once the director of Finance at a prestigious multinational company, he turned away from the glow of corporate life to build something...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said that the government is committed to bringing those involved in the murder of Hadi to justice.He said work is continuing to complete the trial as quickly as possible."We cannot rush the judicial...
SHARIATPUR, Jan 3 (UNB) : A trader who was stabbed and set on fire by muggers in Damudya upazila of Shariatpur district on Wednesday died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday.Khokon Das, 55, who used to run a...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Saturday said four to five cold waves might occur across the country this month.In its January 2026 outlook, it said January might see two to three mild to moderate cold waves and one to...
Rangpur, Jan 3 (UNB): Severe cold has led to a surge in patients suffering from cold-related illnesses across Rangpur division, with 1,421 new patients admitted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital over the past three days and 103 deaths recorded from...
Leaders of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council meet BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office in the capital on Saturday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORTAmar Bangladesh Party (AB Party) chairman Mojibur Rahman Bhuiyan Monju has disclosed an annual income of just over Tk 1.18 million, with television talk shows emerging as a major source of earnings. The details were revealed in his affidavit...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) has called for prudent, timely and effective economic measures to safeguard Bangladesh's economic momentum in 2026, amid political tension ahead of the 13th national election scheduled to be held on 12 February. In...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
The VAT base has expanded sharply following a special nationwide registration drive in December 2025, as the National Board of Revenue (NBR) brought more than 131,000 new entities under the value-added tax (VAT) system.The campaign, timed with VAT Day and...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports from long-term suppliers will surge to 86 cargoes, up by 53.57 per cent, in 2026 as three long-term sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) become effective from January, sources said. In 2025, state-run Petrobangla imported...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Returning officers on Saturday declared 149 nomination papers valid and rejected 66 across all 20 parliamentary constituencies in Dhaka following the scrutiny for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.Two nominations remained pending and one had been withdrawn, election officials said as...
The US attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama, reports Reuters."The United States of America has successfully...
YASIR WARDAD | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Global rice-price spike in recent months has nudged major rice-consuming countries like Bangladesh into bracing with preparation to fend off any external shocks to food security.According to the FAO Rice Price Update (January 2026), the FAO All Rice Price Index...
Mahmudur Rahman Manna, president of the Nagorik Oikko, has alleged that valid nominations are being cancelled 'by force and by creating mobs'.He made the complaint on Saturday evening after leaving the returning officer's office in Segunbagicha, Dhaka.The Nagorik Oikko chief...
Alleging that National Citizen Party (NCP) has completely abandoned its centrist political stance and moved into right-wing politics by aligning with Jamaat-e-Islami and like-minded parties, another senior female leader resigned from the party on Saturday, reports UNB.Syeda Nilima Dola, a...
The Election Commission (EC) has launched an extensive campaign nationwide using banners and leaflets as the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum is scheduled to hold on February 12, reports BSS.Ahead of the referendum, around 8.42 million leaflets and 57,000...
Special prayers were held on Saturday at the Dhakeshwari National Temple premises seeking eternal peace for the departed soul of former Prime Minister and BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, reports BSS.Temple priest Tapan Bhattachariya administered the prayer meeting, while Mahanagar...
Assailants have gunned down a BNP leader in Jashore Sadar upazila, sending shockwaves through the local political community, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred in Shankarpur at around 6:50pm on Saturday, outside the office of former municipal councillor Shahed Hossain Nayan, according...
BNP Standing Committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Saturday expressed optimism that the current government and the Election Commission would ensure a fair, transparent and credible election slated for February 12, reports UNB.Speaking to reporters after scrutiny of nomination papers at...
The nomination of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir for Thakurgaon-1 constituency for the 13th National Parliament election has been declared valid, reports BSS.District Returning Officer and Deputy Commissioner Irshat Farzana confirmed the matter on Saturday afternoon, saying that...
The nomination papers of Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a breakaway faction of the Jatiya Party, have been rejected for the Chattogram-5 (Hathazari) parliamentary constituency, report agencies.The decision was announced on Saturday by Chattogram Divisional Commissioner and Returning Officer Md...
Adilur Rahman Khan, adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the e-rickshaw piloting project in the capital's Aftabnagar area on Saturday. —PID
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. Moderate to thick fog may occur at many places over the country during...
Regular judicial proceedings in the Appellate Division and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court (SC) will resume today (Sunday) following the December vacation, marking the beginning of judicial activities for the new year, reports BSS.Newly appointed Chief Justice...
FE REPORT | 2026-01-04 00:00:00
Two people have been appointed as personal secretary and press secretary to BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman.The appointment was announced in a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday.ABM Abdus Sattar, former secretary...
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