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Inqilab Moncho continues Shahbag blockade

DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Inqilab Moncho began a total blockade at Shahbag intersection in the capital on Sunday, demanding the arrest and trial of the killers of Sharif Osman bin Hadi. Although the programme was scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm, protesters started gathering...

Prime accused, associate fled to India: DMP

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has claimed that the prime accused in the case filed over the murder of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi and his associate have fled to India.Meanwhile, India's Meghalaya Police and the Border Security Force...

NRBs from 25 countries to meet in capital tomorrow

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

A day-long convention of non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) to highlight the contributions of NRBs in various sectors, celebrate their impacts on the country's growth, and strengthen ties between Bangladesh and its international partners.NRBs from about 25...

Increasing number of patients hospitalised with diseases

SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The present poor air quality and unabated pollution continue to cause various diseases and breathing difficulties among people. As a result, an increasing number of patients are getting admitted to hospitals. The air continues to remain unhealthy or severely unhealthy...

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed submits nomination paper in Cox's Bazar

2025-12-29 00:00:00

COX'S BAZAR, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has submitted his nomination paper for the Cox's Bazar-1 (Chakaria and Pekua) constituency to participate in the 13th national polls.Salahuddin Ahmed submitted his nomination paper at Chakaria...

BNP-nominated Mir Helal submits nomination paper in Ctg

2025-12-29 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP-nominated candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin has submitted his nomination paper for the Chattogram-5 (Hathazari-Bayezid) constituency.He submitted his nomination to Returning Officer and Divisional Commissioner Md Ziauddin at around 10am today. As of Saturday,...

Major Hafiz, four others file nominations for 3 constituencies in Bhola

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bhola, Dec 28 (UNB) - Five candidates, including BNP Standing Committee member Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed, have filed their nomination papers for the Bhola-3 constituency to contest the upcoming February election.Major (retd) Hafiz submitted his nomination papers to Lalmohan Upazila...

Jamaat postpones Jan 3 rally over university admission tests

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has postponed its mass rally scheduled for January 3, citing clashes with ongoing university admission examinations, reports BSS.In a statement, the party's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said the decision was taken as undergraduate (Honours) first-year admission tests...

Nomination paper submission closes today

2025-12-29 00:00:00

With the deadline for submitting nomination papers for the upcoming national elections falling today (Monday), nearly 99 per cent of aspirants who collected the forms have yet to file them as they are waiting for the last day. "A total...

Dhaka rejects India's remarks on minorities

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh has firmly rejected recent comments by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the situation of minority communities in the country, saying the remarks misrepresent facts and risk undermining the long-standing tradition of communal harmony.In a press statement issued...

Zubayer Rahman sworn in as 26th CJ

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was sworn in as the 26th Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh on Sunday.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new chief justice at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban...

T-bill yields edge down

SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the day, the government raised Tk 70 billion by...

Tarique gets the franchise

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday approved Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman's application to include him in the voter list ahead of the general election to be held in February 2026.EC Secretariat Director (Public Relations) and Information...

CA orders tighter cyber security before polls

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the National Cyber- Security Agency to ensure comprehensive cyber security measures ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum, amid growing concerns over cybercrime, disinformation and threats to critical digital infrastructure.The directive was...

Climate-resilient digital lifeline planned for remote islands

JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions and 701 villages in five coastal districts. The initiative is expected to benefit more than two...

Prayer Timings (2025-12-29)

2025-12-29 00:00:00

BB issues risk-based supervision framework for banks

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has issued a detailed framework outlining how banks will shift to risk-based supervision (RBS), with the new supervisory system set to be implemented across the banking sector from January 2026.Directing all commercial banks to comply with the...

NCP, LDP join Jamaat-led alliance: Shafiqur

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

An electoral consensus has been reached between the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance.Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Dr Shafiqur Rahman disclosed the development to the media at a press briefing at the National Press Club on Sunday...

Mild cold wave hits Dhaka; fog may disrupt transport

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Dhaka experienced a drop in temperature on Sunday as a mild cold wave affected some parts of the country, according to the Met office.It warned that thick fog may temporarily disrupt air travel, inland river transport, and road communication.With temperatures...

Online tax-return deadline extended until Jan 31

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for submission of income tax returns for individuals by another month.According to an order issued by the NBR on Sunday, the return submission deadline has been extended until January 2026...

Bangladesh's UN-defined role as regional hub undermined

JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh's UN-mandated role as a regional logistics hub is getting undercut as manifest in the value of its re-exported goods plummeting, according to the first-quarter statistics of this fiscal year. Official data show the value of re-exported goods from Bangladesh...

Manufacturers fret over Tk120b unsold apparel raw material

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Millers fret over a stockpile of unsold local yarn worth Tk 120 billion amid massive influx of the cheap-rated clothing raw material, allegedly meant to undercut domestic industry, manufacturers say.The country's primary textile millers, especially spinners, say yarn imports from...

Khaleda passing 'critical' moment

FE REPORT | 2025-12-29 00:00:00

Three-time prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is going through a "critical moment" under treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU) of Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, physicians said Sunday. She is undergoing treatment in ICU as her health condition...

Demand for China's lithium batteries to slump in early 2026

2025-12-29 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Dec 28 (Reuters): Demand for Chinese lithium batteries will likely slump in early 2026 due to an expected tumble in domestic electric vehicle sales and slowing battery exports, the secretary general of China's passenger car association said on Sunday."Looking...

Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy

2025-12-29 00:00:00

ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters): Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support...

RFL Chair launches awareness campaign to promote equality

2025-12-29 00:00:00

RFL Chair, the houseware brand of the country's leading business conglomerate RFL Group, has launched a public awareness campaign titled 'Khomotar Noy, Somotar Chair' (Chair of equaliser, not of power). RN Paul, Managing Director of RFL Group, inaugurated the campaign...

NEW SALES CENTRE OF KONKA, GREE & HAIKO PRODUCTS OPENS IN CITY

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Mohammed Nurun Newaz, Chairman of Electro Mart Group, inaugurated a new sales & display centre of world No.1 Konka, Gree & Haiko brand electronics & home appliances at Mohammadpur in Dhaka recently. Managing Director Md Nurul Amin, DMD Mohammed Nurussafa...

ISLAMI BANK HOLDS BOARD MEETING :-

2025-12-29 00:00:00

A meeting of the board of directors of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC was held on Sunday at the Islami Bank Tower. Professor Dr. M. Zubaidur Rahman, chairman of the bank, presided over the meeting. Mohammad Khurshid Wahab, chairman of the...

ACI AGM APPROVES 25PC CASH DIVIDEND

2025-12-29 00:00:00

The 52nd annual general meeting (AGM) of Advanced Chemical Industries (ACI) PLC was held on Sunday on a digital platform. M Anis Ud Dowla, Chairman of the company, presided over the meeting. The audited financial statements for the year ended...

Modhumoti Bank signs deal with World Famous Tours & Travels

2025-12-29 00:00:00

Modhumoti Bank signed an MoU with World Famous Tours & Travels (WFTT) on December 23 at the bank's head office, Gulshan in the capital. Arab Fazlur Rahman, deputy managing director & chief business officer of Modhumoti Bank, and Shohan Mahmud,...