FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
The price of gold keeps mounting in the local market, taking the precious metal almost out of the limited-income groups' reach.With the latest revision that came into effect on Monday by Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BAJUS), the price of gold went...
VATICAN CITY, Apr 21 (Agencies): Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said on Monday, ending an often-turbulent reign marked by divisions and tensions as he sought to overhaul the hidebound...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for Doha on Monday evening on a four-day visit to attend the Earthna Summit 2025 and discuss issues of mutual interest with Qatar's leadership, aiming to strengthen economic cooperation.The Chief Adviser departed for...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
Fixing national minimum wage, relaxing the conditions on organising trade union and creating government database on labour are in a comprehensive package of must-haves suggested by a panel for uplift of the economy's lifeline.The Labour Reform Commission (LRC) has also...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...
NARSINGDI, Apr 21 (UNB): A mobile court on Monday sentenced a youth to jail and fined him for illegally entering an SSC exam centre in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi. A female examinee was also expelled from another centre for cheating...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Monday said Bangladesh is a model of communal harmony, emphasising the unique environment of interfaith tolerance that sets it apart from its neighbouring countries, reports UNB.Dr Khalid made the statement while inaugurating...
Participants pose for a photo session during the International Seminar 2025 on 'Blue Economy: Unlocking the Potentials of Oceans for Sustainable Development of Bangladesh', organised by Bangladesh Maritime University at Dhaka Cantonment on Monday. — Press Release
Participants of a meeting at the University Grants Commission (UGC) - on holding a regional conference on higher study - with UGC Chairman Professor Dr S M A Faiz in the chair in the capital on Monday. — Press Release
FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
Police arrested three individuals on Monday in connection with the killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University, on its campus in the capital on Saturday (April 19). The arrestees were Md Al Kamal Sheikh alias Kamal (19),...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Apr 21: The Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) on Monday launched a demolition operation against a multi-storey building under construction on a hill, portions of which was razed illegally in Chattogram.CDA Chairman Md Nurul Karim, along with other senior officials,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
Agriculture diploma students staged demonstration in front of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) at Khamarbari in the capital on Monday for realising their eight-point charter of demands.They observed the programme under the banner of 'Agri Blockade'. It created traffic...
The illegal portions of 3,382 under-construction buildings in Dhaka, which have deviated from the designs approved by the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk), will be demolished after proper identification, said its Chairman Md Riazul Islam on Monday, reports UNB."Orders have been...
A Dhaka court on Monday showed arrested seven individuals including Awami League presidium member Amir Hossain Amu, former law minister Anisul Huq and former ICT senior prosecutor Barrister Tureen Afroz in different cases filed over killings during the 2024 July...
Detectives detained former Dhaka-5 Awami League (AL) MP Kazi Monirul Islam Moni from Gulshan area of the capital on Monday, reports UNB.Md Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media and public relations) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), said a Detective Branch team...
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz on Saturday said a national consensus could be reached in a short time through dialogue with all political parties, reports UNB."There are disagreements and different views among political parties but many of them share...
The Detective Division (DB) of police in separate raids arrested nine more members of the Awami League (AL) and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from different parts of the capital city on charges of making attempts to destabilise the country,...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
A special court in Dhaka on Monday ordered the authorities concerned of the government to freeze movable and attach immovable properties owned by former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, his wife Irene Malbika Munshi and former Disaster Management Minister Md Enamur...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-22 00:00:00
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate fronts have condemned the murder of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez and given a 48-hour ultimatum to the authorities concerned to arrest the accused.Protesting the killing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra...
RIYADH, Apr 21 (Arab News): Dubai's annual inflation rate eased in March, hitting its lowest level since October 2024, according to official data released by the Dubai Statistics Centre.The inflation rate in the emirate slowed to 2.79 per cent in...
GENEVA, Apr 21 (AFP): The World Economic Forum said on Monday that its founder Klaus Schwab has stepped down from the board, turning a page in the history of the organisation that hosts the annual meeting of wealthy, famous and...
US President Donald Trump is advocating for increased coal production in the United States, however, reviving decommissioned coal plants to meet this goal makes "no economic sense", the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said on Thursday, reports...
A Business Performance Appraisal Programme-2024 of Jibon Bima Corporation (JBC) was held at a hotel in Cox's Bazar recently. Managing Director of the corporation and Additional Secretary Md Mohibuzzaman was present as the chief guest in the programme and Additional...
The 267th meeting of the Board Audit Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held recently at the Corporate Head Office of the bank. The meeting was presided over by Ekramul Hoque, Independent Director of the bank and member of...
Mobile network operator Robi Axiata held its 29th annual general meeting (AGM) on Monday, at the Lakeshore Hotel in the capital. The event was attended by Thayaparan Sangarapillai, chairman of the Robi board; Vivek Sood and Nik Rizal Kamil, board...
As part of its special corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, Southeast Bank extended financial assistance to farmers in three significant areas: 'Increase Yield in Agricultural Sector', 'Purchase of Agricultural Equipment' and 'Processing of Agricultural Products'. Mr. Nuruddin Md. Sadeque Hossain,...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) recently attained a major milestone by accumulating over Tk 1 billion, or Tk 100 crore, in fixed deposit (FD) and deposit pension scheme (DPS) accounts through its digital banking platform, MTB Neo. This achievement marks a...
NEW DELHI, Apr 21 (AP): US Vice President (VP) JD Vance landed in India on Monday on a four-day trip, during which he will attend personal engagements and hold discussions focused on trade, as India aims to avoid US tariffs,...
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus held a meeting with officials from the Ministries of Power and Energy, Road Transport and Bridges and Railways at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Sunday. He expressed thanks to the power distributions...
US-Bangla Airlines has launched direct flights from Dhaka to Riyadh, the capital of Kindom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), from Monday, reports UNB.The inaugural flight departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:10 pm with 423 passengers to Riyadh, marking...
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