FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Implementation of development projects during the first seven months of this fiscal year (FY 2024-25) dropped to only 21.52 per cent of the FY's total allocation, the lowest in 12 years.Officials said on Thursday that the interim government has taken...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has reaffirmed its support for economic reforms that are critical for Bangladesh's inclusive and sustainable growth and development."The World Bank is supporting the government on a range of reforms to increase transparency and accountability in bank...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami prioritises local body polls over the national election to "align with public sentiment", said the party's Secretary General, Prof Mia Golam Parwar.Speaking to reporters after a two-hour meeting with the Election Commission at Nirbachan Bhaban on Thursday, he...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh has emerged as the country with which India has the third-highest trade surplus, with the latter's exports to the former being significantly more than its imports. Over a period of 20 months ending in November 2024, India's trade surplus...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that "the people will decide" whether the Awami League will retain its registration as a political party, reports bdnews24.com.He stated his party's stance on the matter in response to a question...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
UNICEF has suggested an independent investigation into the incidents of alleged killing of children during the July-August protest in Bangladesh in 2024, as mentioned in the UN Human Rights Office's fact-finding report."These findings must horrify us all, and UNICEF appeals...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Assigned defenders pulled the rug from under her feet and the prime minister lost her control over the helm of affairs and eventually fled the country amid a student-mass upsurge.This is how Sheikh Hasina was ousted as premier on August...
Shab-e-Barat will be observed across the country and around the world tonight (Friday night), report agencies.The Islamic Foundation has announced various programmes to mark the event as well.The programmes including sermons, prayer meetings, recitations of the Holy Quran, and Hamd...
A seven-strong National Consensus Commission (Jatiya Oaikymoto Commission) has been formed with Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus as its chairman, report agencies.Constitution Reform Commission head Ali Riaz has been made vice-chairman of the committee.A notification in this regard, signed by Cabinet...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
The government is going to raise Tk 30 billion by issuing the fifth Sukuk bond in the third week of March 2025 as part of its effort to implement a development project smoothly.The decision was made at the first meeting...
A bird perches on the branch of a Red Silk Cotton Tree, embracing the vibrant blooms of Pahela Falgun, the first month of spring that sets in today. The photo was taken from the city's Islampur area on Thursday. —...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Extreme weather events like floods, droughts, storms and heatwaves force Bangladesh to count a cost worth nearly US$3.0 billion annually besides inflicting human misery on over 6.3 million people.These findings on cost of cyclic climatic calamities of recent times form...
Rain/showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky until 6:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate to thick...
A group of 145 undocumented Bangladeshi nationals, who wanted to voluntarily return home from Libya, arrived in Dhaka early Thursday, reports UNB.They arrived by a chartered flight of Buraq Air (UZ0222) at 5:30 am following a joint effort by the...
Eighteen more new dengue cases were reported in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, bringing the total number of cases to 1,374 this year, reports UNB.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), two new cases were reported...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Police will provide emergency services to various diplomatic missions, UN agencies, and foreigners living in or visiting Bangladesh in English when they call the 999 hotline to receive assistance, according to a notice issued on Thursday.The notice was signed by...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Police on Thursday dispersed Narsingdi Textile Engineering College students from outside of Secretariat while they were protesting against the government decision of shutting down their institution.The government decided to relocate the students to Tangail Textile Engineering College, despite the long-standing...
The Spring Semester 2025 orientation programme of East West University (EWU) in progress on its campus in the capital on Thursday. EWU Chief Adviser Prof Dr Mohammed Farashuddin presided over the event. University Grants Commission (UGC) Member Prof Dr Mohammad...
On behalf of Bangladesh Navy, Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, Chairman of the National Hydrographic Committee and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), officially assumed the NIOHC Chairmanship for the 2025-2027 term during the 24th meeting of the North Indian Ocean...
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury along with other dignitaries releasing balloons on the occasion of the 77th founding anniversary of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP at the Ansar-VDP Academy in Shafipur, Gazipur on Wednesday.
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to freeze 16 bank accounts of former Social Welfare Minister and Awami League leader Dr Dipu Moni in a graft case. Judge of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court in...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Refaat Ahmed has highlighted the importance of global cooperation in developing regulatory impact assessments (RIAs) for responsible use of technology.He said, "The rapid evolution of technology has undeniably reshaped modern society, with profound implications for legal...
Enthusiastic young buyers thronged the flower shops at Shahbag in the capital on Thursday to purchase flowers on the occasions of 'Pohela Falgun' (the first day of Spring) and Valentine's Day, to be celebrated in the country today (Friday). —...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-14 00:00:00
Universal health coverage (UHC) in Bangladesh is still a major concern as it remains hamstrung by a big burden of significant out-of-pocket healthcare expenses, particularly for medicines.This pressing issue was the focus of an expert debate on Thursday, bringing together...
The BNP has brought allegations against 500 people, including ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, to the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) over the killings of 848 party leaders and activists nationwide during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in July and August...
A Dhaka court will deliver the verdict against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case on February 19, report agencies.Judge Robiul Alam of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-4 set the date after the end of arguments...
The interim government should ensure that security forces act with neutrality, and respect the rule of law to prosecute political violence, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW), reports UNB.The government should also recognise that the right to peaceful assembly and...
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam has said the Fact-Finding Report of the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will be used at the tribunal as an irrefutable evidence for crimes against humanity...
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