Coleslaw deserves a spot on your Iftar table

Breaking the day-long fast through Iftar is vital for religious observance and physical restoration during Ramadan. Bangladesh's traditional Iftar customs feature dates, fried foods, and sweet beverages. These elements provide pleasure but significantly burden your digestive system and lack essential...

Revenue chief unveils huge undercover tax evasion

In one case of undercover tax evasion, the national revenue authority has detected a businessman having brought from abroad Tk 7.30 billion in the guise of remittance.Under a provision of the Income Tax Act 2023, expatriates are exempt from payment...

Biman to operate additional flights for Eid-ul-Fitr

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate additional flights on the Rajshahi, Syedpur, and Barishal routes alongside its regular schedule to accommodate the increased number of passengers during Eid-ul-Fitr, reports BSS.Biman today announced that extra flights on the Dhaka-Rajshahi-Dhaka route will be...

Webb telescope directly observes exoplanet CO2 for first time

PARIS, Mar 17 (AFP): The James Webb Space Telescope has directly observed the key chemical of carbon dioxide in planets outside of our solar system for the first time, scientists announced Monday.The gas giants are not capable of hosting extraterrestrial...

Members of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra pose for a photo

Members of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra pose for a photo while holding magazines at a programme marking its 24th founding anniversary at the ERF auditorium in the city on Sunday. — FE Photo

BD a 'major concern' for US: Intel chief Gabbard

US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, widely regarded as a supporter of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a vocal advocate for Hindu interests, on Monday expressed concerns about the situation in Bangladesh, claiming persecution of religious minorities.In...

New conspiracy unfolding against BNP, democracy, country: Tarique

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday warned that a new conspiracy is steadily unfolding by a vested group against the BNP, democracy and the very existence and independence of Bangladesh, reports UNB."Those of us involved in politics have been...

DU suspends 128 students over July uprising violence

Dhaka University (DU) administration has suspended 128 students for their alleged involvement in violence during the July-August mass uprising last year.University Registrar Munshi Shamsuddin Ahmed informed reporters that the decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting held on Monday."It...

Metro rail briefly runs without station staffers amid strike

Dhaka metro-rail company was forced to operate the metro rail for one and a half hours almost without station staffers on Monday following an unscheduled strike called by the latter in protest against assaults on their colleagues. Employees of Dhaka...

Credit card usage by Bangladeshis in India down 18.5pc in Jan

Cross-border credit-card transactions in India by Bangladeshi users saw a significant decline in January 2025, falling to Tk 326 million from Tk 400 million in December last year, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank data.This marks an 18.5-per-cent drop, reflecting...

76pc of FY25 rice import target met

The government has met 76 per cent of its FY25 rice-import target so far, thanks to the grain's sourcing from multiple countries, officials said.The two latest consignments totalling 35,000 tonnes arrived at the Chittagong port from India and Vietnam, according...

CA orders police to strengthen security of citizens

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe, reports UNB.Highlighting the situation on the ground, Dr Yunus...

Jul-Feb ADP execution lowest in 14 years

The government agencies are not seemingly functioning properly as their development programme-implementation rate in the first eight months of the current financial year was the lowest in 14 years, officials said on Monday.The annual development programme (ADP) execution rate from...

Clothing sales gather pace at different shopping malls

Clothing sales gather pace at different shopping malls in the capital city, as there are only a few days to go before the Eid festival. In the picture taken at Bashundhara City on Monday, customers are buying clothes of their...

Prayer, Sehri, Iftar Timings (2025-03-18)

Habibur Rahman resigns as SBAC MD

Habibur Rahman, managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of South Bangla Agriculture and Commerce (SBAC) Bank, has resigned on personal grounds.He submitted his resignation to Md Moklesur Rahman, chairman of the bank, at a board meeting on Sunday,...

Probe against Salman F Rahman starts over Tk 220b 'embezzlement'

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) opened an investigation against Salman F Rahman over allegations of embezzling Tk 220 billion in the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, reports bdnews24.com.He was the adviser to the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and vice-chairman of Beximco...

Offshore Sonadia remains forest, not ecotourism park

Offshore Sonadia remains a reforested forestland in a reversal of the Hasina administration's decision allocating 9,467 acres of the island to BEZA for establishing an ecotourism park.With policy redirection following the regime change through the July-August 2024 mass uprising, the...

Lending 27pc to CMSMEs made a must-do for banks

A latest regulatory move makes it a must-do for banks and nonbanks to lend minimum 27 per cent of their credits to cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises, as new government policy pivots to job-generating economic growth. Bangladesh Bank (BB)...

Weather (2025-03-18)

Rain/thunder showers/lightening flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office....

5,500 volunteers to assist DNCC to create awareness

Some 5,500 volunteers will cooperate with Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) in creating public awareness to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquitoes during the upcoming monsoon.DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz told this at a roundtable on preparations and actions to prevent...

Participants of a seminar titled 'Bangladesh's Pledge for Peace: A Future We Build Together'

Participants of a seminar titled 'Bangladesh's Pledge for Peace: A Future We Build Together' posed for a photo session with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) Vice Chancellor Prof. M. Tamim. IUB organised the event in the capital recently in collaboration with...

DMP chief regrets his remark on use of 'rape' term

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Monday expressed regret amid widespread criticism over his recent suggestion to avoid the use of the word 'rape' in media reports. "While discussing violence against women and children, I referred...

Two top-ranking police officials suspended

The interim government has temporarily suspended Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Molla Nazrul Islam and former Sylhet District Police Superintendent Abdul Mannan.The Police-1 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Public Safety Division issued separate notifications about their suspension...

FE holds doa mahfil for Syed Manzur Elahi

A doa mahfil, seeking the divine salvation of the departed soul of Syed Manzur Elahi, the publisher of The Financial Express, was hosted at the FE office on Monday afternoon.Members of the FE family attended the commemoration service.Addressing the event,...

IEDCR, UNOPS sign $1.6m deal to facilitate disease surveillance

The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) and the UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS) on Monday inked an agreement to facilitate disease surveillance and early warning in the country.The initiative is expected to benefit millions of people...

Jubo League leader detained in Kishoreganj

KISHOREGANJ, Mar 17 (BSS): Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) detained a Jubo League leader from the Nagua area of the district town on Monday for allegedly attacking protesters during the student-led mass uprising.The arrestee is Md Helal Uddin,...

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaking-

BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury speaking at a discussion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the capital on Monday. Gonotantrik Baam Oikyo, a coalition of four left-leaning parties, organised the event. — Focus Bangla

13 political parties submit reform opinions so far

Thirteen political parties have so far submitted their opinions over the reform recommendations to the National Consensus Commission, but major political parties, including BNP and Jamaat, are yet to send theirs, reports UNB.The consensus commission on Monday disclosed the names...

Hizb ut-Tahrir organiser held in city

Police on Sunday arrested an organiser of the banned outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from the capital, reports BSS.The arrestee has been identified as Monayem Haider, 26, a publicist of the organisation. A team of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC)...