The metro rail has given a relief to the residents of the capital in terms of commute. Due to its ability to cover distances in a short time, it has quickly gained popularity. With a travel time of 20-40 minutes,...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-03-21 00:00:00
The High Court has recently upheld the punishment the trial court had handed down to the convicts in the case over the murder of Abrar Fahad, a student of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, in 2019. The second-year student...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-03-21 00:00:00
Even in a bipolar world during the cold war, the international order was comparatively soberer and better balanced. Engagements of superpowers or their closer allies in armed conflicts on foreign soils or their open or clandestine support notwithstanding, the rivals...
It is a welcome relief that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has allowed Bangladesh a full year, until March next year, to comply with core ILO conventions. These longstanding issues, despite repeated calls for resolution, now have a concrete timeline...
Frank Martela and Mahmudul Islam | 2025-03-21 00:00:00
Happiness is a universal pursuit, but the paths societies take to achieve it vary widely. Bangladesh and Finland, two vastly different countries in terms of economy, culture, and governance, offer an interesting contrast in how happiness can be impacted by...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-03-20 12:00:00
Bangladesh has been among the worst countries in the world in terms of undergoing the effect of environmental pollution, but what is more concerning is the financial burden it causes.Industrial waste, transport and brick kiln emissions, chemical fertiliser use in...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
The Department of Disaster Management plans to generate 3.63 million workdays under the Employment Generation Program for the Poorest (EGPP), allocating Tk 1.46 billion to support 10,080 families in 15 upazilas of Feni and Brahmanbaria-two districts severely impacted by the...
Three Deputy General Managers (DGM) of ICB have been promoted to General Manager (GM) and assigned to the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) through a notification of the Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance, says a statement. The newly promoted...
Watermelons from different regions across the country arrive in large quantities on motorboats in Dhaka's Waizghat. These tropical, juicy fruits, whose demand surges during the holy month of Ramadan, are sold wholesale to retailers at this fruit market. The photo...
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) will begin discussions with political parties on necessary state reforms and national unity today (Thursday).The first meeting in this series will be held with the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) at 3:00pm in the LD Hall...
Bangladesh fact-checking body BanglaFact debunked Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad (BHBCOP)'s recent claim of killing 11 persons in a total of 92 incidents of violence targeting minority people in January and February of this year, reports BSS.The Bangladesh Hindu...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
The government has been urged to reduce import duties on raw materials for manufacturing construction materials in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2025-26 to facilitate the sector's growth for the sake of the country's economy.The steel makers have sought...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) sought continuation of operation of some bank branches during the upcoming weekend and Eid-ul-Fitr holiday dated March 28 to March 30.Sources said such a move would be important to facilitate payment of employees'...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's readymade garment exports to the European Union (EU) recorded a robust 61-percent growth in January this year, staying ahead of the major competitors, including China, Vietnam, Turkey, and India.Apparel exports to the EU market in January 2025 fetched 1.91...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Taxmen fan out to spot taxable income-holders across the country under a latest drive to expand the tax net and raise government revenues, officials say. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched the new Spot Assessment Initiative along with...
2024 has been recorded as the warmest year in the 175-year history of global temperature records, with average temperatures exceeding pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5°C, reports UNB.This alarming revelation comes from the "State of the Global Climate Report" released...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), an Indian company that has been awarded Bangladesh offshore exploration contracts, has gotten its tenure extended for the third time although it could not delineate any potential hydrocarbon reserve over the past one decade.State-run Petrobangla has...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps and preparations for holding peaceful elections in the country, reports UNB.Dr Yunus made the directives during a meeting with Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury...
The Bangladesh government on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel's renewed military offensive in Gaza, denouncing the heavy civilian toll, including women and children, and expressing deep concern over the worsening humanitarian crisis, reports UNB.This renewed cycle of violence represents a blatant...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Measures are envisaged in the next budget for boosting trade-commerce and investment in private sector alongside taming inflation and raising people's incomes, the finance adviser disclosed Wednesday.The Finance Adviser of the interim government, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, gave a broad hint...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM AND JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Foreign-exchange reserves of Bangladesh still stay almost static despite a record volume of remittance inflow in recent months as officials say necessary external expenditures are being met. The Financial Express (FE) has observed the trends of the remittance and movement...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 179 individuals in different places of the capital on various charges and filed 64 cases in the last 24 hours from 6:00 am on Tuesday to 6:00 am on Wednesday. Deputy Police Commissioner (media and...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-20 00:00:00
Train services to and from Kamalapur Railway Station were disrupted for more than one and a half hours following derailment of two wagons from a container train on Wednesday.Officials said the last two wagons of the container train 605 derailed...
As summer approaches, sweltering heat looms over Bangladesh, pushing both public life and agricultural fields to their limits. With rising temperatures, the demand for electricity is also set to surge, reports UNB.Energy Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan on February 5 said...
East West University (EWU) organised a condolence meeting and 'doa mahfil' in memory of the late Chairperson of the EWU Board of Trustees, Syed Manzur Elahi, at the 'Manzur Elahi' Auditorium of the university in the capital on Tuesday. Among...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday and briefed him on the country's overall security situation, reports UNB.During the meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna, the army chief...
KHULNA, Mar 19 (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former lawmaker Mia Golam Parwar pointed to fallen Awami League saying a political party and a family had taken the entire nation hostage."Under their dictatorial regime, people's fundamental rights were stripped...
A Dhaka court on Wednesday put former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu, Rashed Khan Menon, Anisul Huq, Dipu Moni, and Ex-MP Sadek Khan on remand for different periods in cases related to the July uprising, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza...
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