Jasim Uddin | 2026-03-01 00:00:00
Bangladesh's foreign trade, both exports and imports, is set to face fresh challenges as several Middle Eastern flights remain suspended amid ongoing attacks in a number of Gulf countries.Economists and exporters say the disruption to air routes could hamper shipments...
The United States and Israel carried out military strikes on Iran on Saturday, targeting its top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump said would end a security threat to the US and give...
TANGAIL, Feb 28 (BSS): Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam, MP, has said no irregularities, corruption or nepotism will be allowed in distributing family cards and farmer cards.The minister also in charge of the Ministry of Science...
The foot overbridge at New Market in the capital was opened to the public after Road Transport and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam and Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator MD Abdus Salam inaugurated it on Saturday. — Focus Bangla
State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraque Hossain, MP, has held a meeting with Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) administrator Md Abdus Salam at his office and discussed civic problems of the capital, reports BSS.After the meeting while talking to...
A local-level BNP leader has been beaten to death in Rajshahi's Charghat following a dispute over who should be the chief guest at a local Islamic gathering, police say, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at 9.30 pm on Friday in Yusufpur...
RAJSHAHI, Feb 28(BSS): Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu has said Rajshahi will be developed through the combined efforts of all, in line with the expectations of the people.He stated that the development plan would be undertaken by involving the people...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan has reaffirmed the government's commitment to ensuring media freedom, describing any attack on the press as an attack on civilization itself, reports BSS."We are pledged bound to protect press freedom," he said.The minister...
BNP Standing Committee Member and Home Minister, Salahuddin Ahmed, has vowed exemplary punishment for those responsible for the recent attacks on leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, directing the Detective Branch (DB) of police to submit charge sheets...
NARSINGDI, Feb 28 (UNB): Health Minister Sardar Shakhawat Hossain Bokul has said drug addicts will be identified through dope tests and sentenced to three months in jail as part of efforts to curb drug abuse.He made the remarks while speaking...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is attending office on Saturday despite it being a government holiday, continuing a practice he has followed since taking charge, reports bdnews24.com.He arrived at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Tejgaon at 10:15 am on Saturday.His...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may rise slightly over the country.The highest temperature in the...
DU CorrespondentThe central body of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has served a show-cause notice on Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim, convener of Kabi Jasimuddin Hall unit at Dhaka University (DU, on charges of violating organisational discipline.The notice was issued on...
NARSINGDI, Feb 28 (UNB): Police have arrested two people including the prime accused in a case in connection with the death of a young girl after rape in Narsingdi.The arrestees were Nur Mohammad Nura, prime accused in the case and...
The administrator of Dhaka North City Corporation Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan has directed officials to take effective steps within one day to remove waterlogging on Ashkona Main Road, reports UNB.He gave the instruction on Saturday after visiting the area near...
FE REPORTRetired officials and employees of Grameen Bank (GB) have threatened to launch a tougher movement after Eid-ul-Fitr unless their demands for monthly pensions, medical allowances and festival allowances are met immediately.They made the announcement at a rally held in...
Poet Mohon Raihan will be awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award on Monday, reports UNB.The award will be handed over at 11:00 am at Bangla Academy, said a PID handout on Saturday.Although poet Mohon Raihan was nominated for this year's Bangla...
JASIM UDDINResidents in Dhaka have expressed frustration after the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) once again increased the price of water from its prepaid Water ATM booths, heightening concerns about the affordability of safe drinking water amid mounting...
A man has died after suffering severe burns in an explosion caused by a suspected air-conditioner gas leak at a house in Old Dhaka's Narinda, reports bdnews24.com.Mohammad Selim, 33, passed away at around 09:45 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment...
FARIDPUR, Feb 28 (UNB): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Friday said the government is working to ensure that Bangladeshi citizens can travel to India smoothly and the Indian side has shown a positive response."The Ministry of...
DU CorrespondentDhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Jatiya Chhatra Shakti (JCS) on Saturday staged demonstrations, protesting activities of the banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the Dhaka University (DU) campus.The two student platforms claimed that posters of BCL...
A delegation, on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, paid a courtesy call on former Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday as he was leaving the official residence, Jamuna, reports UNB.The three-member delegation was led by the Prime...
The human rights situation across Bangladesh showed a further deterioration in February compared to January this year, particularly in terms of post-election violence, political arrests, violence against women and children, and border-related incidents, according to a report by Manabadhikar Sanskriti...
NEW YORK, Feb 28 (Reuters): OpenAI said on Friday it is raising $110 billion in a blockbuster funding round that would value the ChatGPT maker at $840 billion, in a deal that signals the feverish pace of investment in artificial...
CHICAGO, Feb 28 (Reuters): Delta Air Lines said on Friday it will buy 34 more Airbus A321neo jets as part of its plan to refresh its fleet with aircraft that burn less fuel and offer more premium seats.The new planes...
Shipping, Road Transport and Bridges, and Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has directed authorities to take strict legal action against those responsible for keeping imported wheat- and maize-laden lighter vessels anchored in rivers without unloading cargo within the stipulated time,...
FE REPORT | 2026-03-01 00:00:00
An independent market study has found strong commercial demand for London-based Sonali Bangladesh UK (SBUK) to transition into a fully licensed UK bank, highlighting widespread support from the Bangladeshi diaspora in the UK as well as from Bangladeshi financial institutions...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2026-03-01 00:00:00
SYLHET, Feb 28: Minister for Textiles and Jute and Industries Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said that the outstanding wages and salaries of industrial workers would be paid before Eid. He also said that taxes would not be increased in the private...
Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, visited a stall at 'TARA Uddokta Mela 2026' at the Aloki Convention Centre in Dhaka on Saturday. Tareq Refat Ullah Khan, Managing Director and CEO of BRAC Bank, was present during...
FE REPORT Leaders of the country's private sector have identified a range of structural and governance-related bottlenecks -- particularly bureaucratic red tape, weak law and order, extortion and policy uncertainty -- that they say are constraining economic activity and discouraging...
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