Power handover to elected govt as soon as possible: Touhid

MUNSHIGANJ, Jan 03 (BSS): The interim government aims to hand over state power to the elected government as soon as possible after the February 12 election, Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain said on Saturday, dismissing any notion of external pressure...

Video messages of Hadi murder prime suspect under scrutiny: DMP chief

FE REPORT Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali said that police were scrutinising two video messages reportedly released by Faisal Karim Masud, the prime suspect in the murder of Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi."No comments. We...

Real progress possible by following path of Khaleda Zia's ideals

FE REPORTBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said that Begum Khaleda Zia stood by the people of the country while facing crises with great patience and strong determination. He said the country can move forward only by following...

CA mourns deaths in Switzerland fire

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep condolences to the President of the Swiss Confederation Guy Parmelin over the loss of lives in a fire incident at a ski resort in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, reports BSS."I am deeply saddened...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi addressing a condolence meeting organised

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi addressing a condolence meeting organised by the BFUJ and DUJ at the National Press Club in the city on Saturday in memory of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. — Focus Bangla

BRTC's CNG bus-purchase project limping

The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) has spent only Tk 27.5 million in more than two and a half years -- just 0.24 per cent of the total Tk 11.33 billion project -- to procure 340 CNG-powered single-decker air-conditioned buses.Amid...

AKIJ Resource launches South Asia Travel and Hajj Service

South Asia Travel and Hajj Service, a concern of the country's leading business group AKIJ Resource, has started its journey with the aim of ensuring a reliable, transparent and quality Hajj and Umrah service for Muslims.On this occasion, an inaugural...

Safir Rahman elected secy gen of Poultry Industries Association

Md. Safir Rahman, Director of Quality Feeds Limited and its sister concerns, has been elected as Secretary General of the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association (BPIA) in its biennial Executive Council election held recently.He contested the election from Quality Breeders Limited,...

NEIR uncovers massive use of clone, fake IMEI phones across networks

The newly launched National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) has uncovered a disturbing scale of clone and counterfeit mobile phone usage nationwide, with millions of fake and duplicate IMEI numbers currently active on mobile networks, reports BSS.NEIR has identified numerous irregular...

Transport sector development stalls under interim admin

Munima SultanaRoad and rail transport development has made little headway during the interim government's tenure, as reluctance to approve new or high-cost projects has slowed infrastructure expansion. Even relatively low-cost initiatives such as bus route rationalisation (BRR) and bus rapid...

Month-long Dhaka International Trade Fair kicks off

The month-long 30th Dhaka International Trade Fair (DIFT) 2026 kicked off at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal on Saturday, two days behind schedule following the demise of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.Commerce Adviser Sk...

EEE Alumni Reunion held at DUET

The first Alumni Reunion of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) department of Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET), Gazipur, was held in a vibrant and festive atmosphere. DUET Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Zoynal Abedin inaugurated the daylong event...

CAB seeks govt action to rein in LPG prices

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has issued a seven-point demand to the government, warning of widespread consumer frustration amid what it calls abnormal and sustained price hikes in sugar, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and edible oils. reports UNB.In a statement...

Tariffs, China, and the dollar: What Wall Street got wrong in 2025

ORLANDO, FLORIDA, Dec 29 (REUTERS): This was one of the most topsy-turvy years in living memory for financial markets, as US President Donald Trump tore up the economic playbook that has shaped the multilateral, globalized world for decades.The president's strategy...

Auditors sound alarm as support lags and warnings go unheeded

Auditors make observations on businesses' financial reports, but no regulatory actions follow critical opinions on data mismatches or other anomalies. The accumulation of non-performing loans is just one outcome of that regulatory failure, say auditors.This is the backdrop to repeated...

UN chief deeply concerned over Israel's suspension of NGOs

WASHINGTON, Jan 03 (Agencies): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned by Israel's announcement of a suspension of the operations of several international non-governmental organizations in occupied Palestinian territory and called for the measure to be reversed, according to a...

Cambodia demands Thailand withdraw troops

PHNOM PENH, Jan 03 (AFP): Cambodia called on neighbouring Thailand on Saturday to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border.The decades-old dispute between...

World reacts to US strikes on Venezuela

CARACAS, Jan 03 (Reuters): Following are reactions to Saturday's US strikes on Venezuela."This morning, the United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This is deeply concerning and condemnable.""The pretexts used to justify such actions are unfounded. Ideological...

'Rioters must be put in their place,' says Khamenei as death toll reaches 10

TEHRAN, Jan 03 (Agencies): Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".The...

Mindless politicising of sport: Congress MP Tharoor slams BCCI

Kolkata Knight Riders terminated Mustafizur Rahman's contract ahead of the IPL 2026 season, a decision that drew sharp criticism from Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. He hit out at the BCCI over the move, according to India Tv.Member of Parliament Shashi...

IPL side KKR release Bangladesh star on BCCI 'advice'

NEW DELHI, Jan 03 (Agencies): Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was Saturday released by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders after the cricket board "advised" it to do so, following tensions between the neighbouring nations.Mustafizur, who has played in...

Dhaka's youths helping children dream bigger

On a quiet winter morning in Dhaka, the sun struggles through the fog as children's laughter fills a schoolyard. Small hands press soil around young saplings. Inside a bright classroom, children turn book pages with wide eyes, discovering stories far...

Cox's Bazar's Nazirartek operates Tk 4b dried fish trade per year

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 04: Cox's Bazar's Nazirartek dried fish market - spread over an area of about 100 acres along the seashore - have now become the country's busiest and largest dried fish production area, with a trade potential of...

Defeated forces are still active in country , says Rizwana Hasan

SYLHET, Jan 3: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest and climate change; water resources: and information and broadcasting, has called upon all to beat the defeated forces through united strength in the upcoming national election. The defeated forces are...

Supply crunch drives LPG prices up in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Jan 3: An artificial crisis has gripped the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market across Manikganj town, where gas cylinders are being sold at prices nearly one and a half times higher than the rates fixed by the government. Consumers...

Can a single health vision remedy AMR crisis?

After a week of illness, a rural doctor changed a 6-year-old's antibiotic for the third time. Two days later, the child lay in Dhaka Shishu Hospital with sepsis. Nearby in Gazipur, a farmer watched 3,000 broiler chickens die from a...

About willful defaulters in amortising bank loan dues

Subjecting willful loan defaulters to rigorous actions for loan recovery is fully justifiable from bankers' viewpoint. The central bank issued a circular ( BRPD circular no.:6 dated 12.03.2024) instructing all scheduled banks to identify willful loan defaulters, and report their...

Support import substitution industries

Every year, in addition to importing rice and lentils, Bangladesh spends a huge amount of foreign currency in importing cotton, edible oil, fuel, electronic goods, plastic raw materials and machinery. Of late, instability in the dollar exchange rate has clearly...

A bridge in need of urgent renovation

The bridge leading to Monglarpara village under Saghata police station in Gaibandha district is in a deplorable condition. It serves as the main route connecting the village with surrounding areas, but it has now become practically unusable for vehicular traffic.The...

Green revolution in RMG: Leave no factories behind

For apparel makers, 2025 has been an exceptionally challenging year. In the aftermath of the July-August 2024 uprising that ended Sheikh Hasina's authoritarian rule, the sector had hoped for a fresh start. Instead, a series of setbacks has pushed the...