More than 32,000 candidates have been recorded as absent on the fourth day of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations held across the country, reports bdnews24.com.According to the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee, the absences included 16,184 students from...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said 464 murder cases and 666 rape cases have been filed across the country since the current government took office, reports UNB."Some 604 people have been arrested in murder cases while 530 in rape...
An unidentified man has been shot dead in Dhaka's New Market area, reports bdnews24.com.The shooting occurred at around 08:00 pm on Tuesday in the Bottola area adjacent to the market, said New Market Police chief Md Ayub."We found a lot...
DU CorrespondentA legal notice has been served on the concerned authorities, seeking the immediate filing of a First Information Report (FIR) over the assault on several leaders of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall unions inside Shahbagh...
A delegation led by Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister's Defence Adviser, Brigadier General (Rtd.) Dr. A.K.M. Shamsul Islam, reports BSS.The meeting was held at the office of the Defence Adviser...
Rosatom Director General (DG) Alexey Likhachev on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman, reports BSS.The DG of the Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom met the Prime Minister at his Cabinet Division office in the...
Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman on Tuesday asserted that no political party has the right to engage in politics by denying the significance of the July uprising or by labeling the movement as militancy, reports UNB.Speaking during a...
A high-level EU EOM delegation led by Chief Observer Ivars Ijabs paid a courtesy call on Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's office in the capital’s Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said Bangladesh has taken a series of diplomatic and policy initiatives to revitalise regional organisations such as South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) and Developing-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, which have seen...
The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the High Court (HC)'s order that granted bail to former Chief Justice (CJ) ABM Khairul Haque in five separate cases, report agencies.An SC bench headed by Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury dismissed multiple petitions...
Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller paid a courtesy call on LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at the Secretariat in the capital on Tuesday, report agencies.The meeting featured fruitful discussions on strengthening bilateral...
BNP lawmaker Fazlur Rahman has said members of freedom fighters' and martyrs' families cannot join Jamaat-e-Islami, saying it would be a double offence if any of them did so, reports bdnews24.com.The Kishoreganj-4 MP made the assertion during a discussion on...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday issued a new directive allowing scheduled banks to provide incentive bonuses of up to one month's basic salary to officers and employees in recognition of special achievements, even if they do not fully meet certain...
FE Report | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The government has "ensured overall security" at its international airports, said Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday, outlining a series of measures aimed at tightening surveillance and preventing crime in and around airport facilities.Responding to a question from lawmaker Mohammad...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 28: Several low-lying areas of the port city went under knee-to waist-deep water following heavy rain on Monday and Tuesday, disrupting normal life and causing widespread suffering for residents.According to sources, the downpour began on Monday morning and...
FE Report | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has selected 72,341 income-tax returns for audit in the second phase of its automated audit process for the 2023-24 tax year, aiming to strengthen revenue mobilisation and ensure greater transparency.Earlier, in the first phase...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The February 12 national elections bolstered public trust and signalled reforms in line with the July Charter, European Union Election Observation Mission's (EU EOM) Chief Observer Ivars Ijabs said on Tuesday. "Although elections bolstered public trust, legal and procedural gaps...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The Bangladesh government has taken steps to bring back the bodies of two Bangladeshi students who were brutally killed in the United States, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman told Parliament on Tuesday.The two students were killed in a violent incident at...
FE Report | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh will move to remove long-standing trade barriers and reform regulatory barriers as part of its own economic necessity, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said on Tuesday."We are left with no other option but to remove the bottlenecks," he said,...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is set to develop a digital platform to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) maintain financial records more efficiently, moving away from traditional handwritten talikhata practices, NBR Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said on Tuesday.Under...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The government has set a target of recruiting 0.5 million employees over the next five years to fill vacancies in public administration.To this effect, the government has adopted short-term (180 days), medium-term (one year) and long-term (five years) action plans.Recruitment...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
Nine more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms accross the country in the past 24 hours until 8:0am on Tuesday, the government's health authorities reported.With the latest daily count, the total death toll from measles and symptoms reached 273,...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
A prognosis comes from the regulator that the prevailing high inflation may intensify further following fuel-price rises, which indicates pricey commodities could be pricier. "….near-term inflationary pressures are expected to intensify due to higher global oil prices, domestic fuel-price adjustments,...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said his government has taken steps to ensure access to justice for all, especially the financially disadvantaged, stressing that there is no alternative to establishing the rule of justice to consolidate the country's renewed...
JAHIDUL ISLAM From Rooppur | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh joins the global nuclear-energy community with the ceremonial commencement of fuel loading into the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Tuesday, amid regulatory watch.The loading activities, ahead of the start of power generation, were inaugurated at a...
FE REPORT | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
The United Kingdom has frozen over 250-million-pound worth of Bangladesh's siphoned-off wealth, in a breakthrough in Dhaka's asset-recovery drive.British High Commissioner in Bangladesh Sarah Kooke broke the news Tuesday in Dhaka and underscored London's commitment to tackling illicit finance and...
Rassiq Aziz Kabir | 2026-04-29 00:00:00
In the bustling streets of Dhaka to the rising precincts of Chittagong, concrete blocks and steel rods are slowly but surely being turned into something much larger: interest flows and balance sheet entries, which in turn translate to a growing...
"The home loan sector in Bangladesh remains fundamentally strong, although growth has moderated in recent periods due to macroeconomic pressures including inflation, currency devaluation, geopolitical situation and interest rate."Mr Nasimul Baten, managing director of DBH Finance PLC said that when...
Property buying decisions take time, but getting the right information at a central, convenient, easily accessible location should not. Sheltech (Pvt.) Ltd. is selling that idea with its newly launched sales office in Tejgaon-Gulshan Link Road, offering clients faster access...
The housing sector is one of the fundamental pillars of Bangladesh's economy-this point is clearly emphasized by real estate entrepreneur Dr. Md. Shadi-Uz-Zaman, while talking to The Financial Express (FE). According to him, any crisis in this sector does not...
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