WASHINGTON, Apr 29 (AP): The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation projects that Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal Party has won Canada's federal election. The victory Monday capped a dramatic turnaround for the Liberals fueled by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to Canada's...
HONG KONG, Apr 29 (Reuters): The first batch of individuals jailed in the landmark Hong Kong national security trial of "47 democrats" accused of conspiracy to commit subversion was freed on Tuesday after being behind bars for more than four...
BEIJING, Apr 29 (Reuters): A restaurant fire in northeastern China killed 22 people on Tuesday, the official news agency Xinhua said, in the latest in a series of similar deadly incidents around the country.Xinhua did not identify the cause of...
CAIRO, Apr 29 (Reuters/AFP): Negotiations held in Cairo to reach a ceasefire in Gaza were on the verge of a "significant breakthrough," two Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Monday.There was no immediate comment from Israel and Hamas. Axios reporter...
PATUAKHALI, Apr 29 (UNB): The scenic and serene Lal Komol and Neel Komol lakes, long celebrated as the jewels of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU), are now teetering on the brink of environmental collapse, casting a shadow over the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 29: Farmers are losing interest in growing soya bean in the district as soil is not favourable for its bumper production.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), soya bean is cultivated in three upazilas of the district.Some...
TUNAZZINA ZAHAN RAMY | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
Travelling abroad is no longer a luxury. With some preparation, students and working adults can now afford to visit new countries without breaking the bank. Sri Lanka tops the list as a perfect destination for a fulfilling international budget trip,...
MEGH RAHMAN | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
On April 7, 2025, Dr Babar Ali did something no Bangladeshi had ever done. He stood on Mount Annapurna 1, with a towering peak of 8,091 meters. He had already conquered Mount Everest, becoming the sixth Bangladeshi to reach there....
T I M Nurul Kabir | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
Graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status to a developing nation is a new milestone in the development journey of Bangladesh. Upcoming graduation in November 2026 is a testimony of the strides that Bangladesh has made over the decades in...
May Day, observed worldwide, is a day dedicated to workers' rights and international solidarity. It serves as an eternal inspiration for all working people across the globe. However, the workers who struggle under the scorching sun, whose efforts build civilisations,...
April 24, 2013, began like any other morning in Savar. Within moments, it became a national nightmare. The eight-storey Rana Plaza building collapsed, burying not just bodies, but humanity beneath its ruins. The cries of thousands, the panic, the dust-covered...
Wasi Ahmed | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
The question whether domestic policies alone can effectively boost trade has no easy and simple answers. External factors may determine its course. To understand the impact and limitations of such policies, it is essential to consider them within the broader...
Instances of accepting responsibility for any major lapse including big corruption scandal, even accident, let alone any relatively minor case of lack of service delivery by any ministry during the past governments were few. Rather denial of responsibility at best...
Golam Rasul | 2025-04-30 00:00:00
US President Donald Trump on April 2, 2025, announced a new 'Reciprocal Tariff' policy designed to revitalise the American industrial base, reduce trade imbalances, and protect domestic jobs. The policy introduced a two-tiered tariff structure: a universal 10 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 12:00:00
BRAC Bank earned a record profit of Tk 14.32 billion in 2024, securing a remarkable 73 per cent year-on-year growth driven by substantial income from investments in government securities. Apart from high returns from Treasury bills and bonds, the bank...
Amid the criticism over the removal of two personal secretaries to two advisers from their posts, now the personal secretary (PS) to the Energy, Power and Mineral Resources Adviser, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, has been removed, citing no reason, reports...
Administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mohammad Azaz has said his administration is contemplating to provide a 5.0-percent tax rebate for city dwellers who will use solar panels as part of green energy promotion. "The DNCC is thinking of...
Former law minister Anisul Huq has allegedly been assaulted by pro-BNP lawyers at a Narayanganj court, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at around 2:45pm on Monday.According to Court Police Inspector Kaiyum Khan, Anisul was brought to the court of Senior Judicial...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday gave necessary directives towards next steps on the reform process as the National Consensus Commission reviewed the progress of the ongoing discussions with political parties. He made the directives during a meeting with...
Lightning strikes killed 10 people on Monday in five districts across the country, report agencies. The districts are Cumilla, Netrokona, Sunamganj, Kishoreganj, and Chandpur. The victims in Cumilla include two farmers who died in Muradnagar's Kurbanpur, and two students killed...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday granted bail to model Meghna Alam, who was detained under the controversial Special Powers Act and later shown arrested in an extortion case filed with Dhanmondi Police Station.Judge of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 28: Over 20,000 battery-run autorickshaws are plying illegally with mostly stolen electricity, causing accidents and traffic congestion in Chattogram, despite recent police efforts to ban them.The vehicles, locally known as 'Easy Bike' and 'Tom-Tom', are running on almost...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The minimum wage board has drafted its proposal recommending Tk 16,250 as minimum monthly wages for the workers of the country's poultry industry.Moreover, a 5.0-percent annual increment has also been proposed for the sector.To this end, the labour and employment...
Bangladesh's currency, the Taka, has strengthened against the US dollar, bolstered by recent growth in remittances and exports, reports UNB.The exchange rate of the US dollar is falling against the taka due to a reduced pressure on paying import bills.Bankers...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
Wide vistas of business opportunities in Bangladesh and beyond were unveiled at an exposition hosted Monday in Dhaka by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The organisers said the business opportunities seminar (BOS) provided a platform for accessing information on a...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The railways ministry has sought 7.05-percent lower funds in the upcoming FY26 Annual Development Programme (ADP) than the current fiscal year's allocation as the interim government has taken a tougher stance on the misuse of public funds, officials said on...
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the mobile app "Labbaik" on Monday to facilitate services for pilgrims, as this year's Hajj flights will begin in the early hours today, report agencies.Inaugurating the app, the Chief Adviser stated that this app...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-04-29 00:00:00
The capital and its surrounding areas are unlikely to get any new mass- transit services, including metro, subway, and circular train, over the next 20 years, as per the final Strategic Transport Plan (STP) 2025 draft. The STP, being revised...
SRINAGAR, April 28 (Reuters): India said on Monday it had responded to 'unprovoked' small arms firing from Pakistan along the de facto border for the fourth consecutive night, as it deepens its search for militants in the region following last...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
