FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The distribution of monthly allowances for the families of martyrs of the July-August uprising and the injured is expected to begin in March, the chief adviser's press wing announced on Thursday.At a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, deputy...
People from working-class backgrounds jostle and shove to buy TCB products at subsidised rates in the capital's Rampura area on Thursday. —FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
Five million families across the country will receive 30 kgs of rice at Tk 15 per kg in March and April.Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder announced this on Thursday while addressing a view-exchange meeting on "OMS and Food- Friendly Programme"...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 27: The development project proposal (DPP) of the Bay Terminal, a game changer that can potentially revitalise economy, is expected to get the green light by mid-March.Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman has said this...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The Interim Government might hold elections by the end of this year, said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus when Zarah Bruhn, a Commissioner of the German government, called on him on Wednesday. "We need all your support for the New...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The auction for the fifth Sukuk bonds will be held at the central bank on March 12, aiming to raise Tk 30 billion for financing smooth implementation of a rural development project.The decision was taken at a Shariah Advisory Committee...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party's 31-point programme is the blueprint for a democratic and inclusive Bangladesh.During his virtual speech from London at the BNP's extended meeting on Thursday, he called for national unity and political empowerment...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
A new political party named Jatiya Nagorik Party (JNP) is to be floated today (Friday) with its avowed mission to realise objectives of the July-August uprising for rebuilding Bangladesh as a democratic, equitable state for the citizens. Just-resigned interim government...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia Thursday urged for constituting an inclusive Bangladesh with love bypassing any vengeance and killing. She also urged the formation of a "united country" by actively involving the people. She made this appeal from London while virtually...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The Planning Commission has sent back the Rural Employment and Road Maintenance Programme-4 proposal, a Tk 20.99 billion initiative to provide financial assistance for women by engaging them in rural road repairs in all unions across the country.Instead of implementing...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the met Office. Light fog may occur at places over the river basins. Night and day...
A total of 102 assistant superintendents of police (ASPs) have been promoted to additional superintendents of police (addl SPs), reports UNB.The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.
A total of 743 people were arrested across the country as part of the ongoing Operation Devil Hunt in 24 hours until Thursday afternoon, according to the police headquarters, reports UNB.Besides, 914 others were arrested in connection with various warrants...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has once again ordered law enforcement agencies to remain vigilant at all times to maintain law and order in the country, reports UNB.During an early morning visit to four police...
Participants of the 11th and 12th Faculty Development Programme (FDP) of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) posed during its Closing and Certificate Award Ceremony, held on the BUP campus in the capital on Thursday. BUP Vice Chancellor Major General Md...
Eminent industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi has been re-elected chairperson of the Board of Trustees of East West University (EWU) for the next two years, says a statement.The decision was made at a recent meeting of the university's Board of Trustees...
The government of Japan and UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, have recently signed a partnership agreement to improve living conditions, strengthen primary healthcare and empower Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The contribution of US$ 1.6 million [JPY 250 million] will...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The visiting UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, on Thursday said that though the situation in Myanmar was very difficult, solutions to the Rohingya crisis must be ensured."And we discuss also the importance which I have always agreed with...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
A passenger rights group on Thursday sought to know an update of actions taken so far as the government declared to phase out outdated and unfit buses and other types of vehicles, aged 20 to 25 years, from streets to...
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Mohammad Adnan Imam, former executive committee chairman of NRBC Bank PLC, over graft allegations, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Thursday, allowing a...
Mahmudul Hasan Chowdhury Sumon, convener of Narsingdi district town unit of Jubodal, has been expelled from his post, hours after an allegation of torture was brought against him, reports UNB.Minhajul Islam Bhuiya, vice office secretary of Jubodal Central Committee, issued...
BNP vice-chairman, former minister and valiant freedom fighter Abdullah Al Noman will be buried today (Friday) at his family graveyard at Gahira village under Raozan in Chattogram, report agencies.Sayeed Al Noman, son of Abdullah and Noman, said his father will...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three separate cases against former joint secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Dhananjay Kumar Das, deputy inspector general, (DIG) Mollah Nazrul Islam and former public relations officer Md. Sharif Mahmud Apu on charges...
The High Court (HC) has acquitted former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib of a case lodged over the 2002 attack on the motorcade of the then leader of the opposition Sheikh Hasina in Satkhira, reports BSS.A HC bench of Justice...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman does not tell anything without apprehending it clearly, said Labour and Employment Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, reports UNB.Responding to a question from reporters about the army's chief speech on several...
The newly-floated student organisation, Bangladesh Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad, announced its full-fledged central committee on Thursday, reports UNB.The organisation's convener, Abu Bakar Mazumdar, announced the names of the committee members at a press conference at Modhur Canteen on the Dhaka University...
SHANGHAI, Feb 26 (Reuters): Chinese authorities are rolling out fresh measures to limit capital flight, including increased scrutiny of overseas investments, as the yuan currency comes under mounting pressure.President Donald Trump's tariffs threats are heightening Sino-U.S. tensions and discouraging inbound...
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters): US copper prices extended gains on Thursday, outperforming the London benchmark as worries about US import tariff plans inflated the regional premium and concerns about economic growth for the wider market.The most active May copper futures...
The 892nd meeting of the Executive Committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC (SJIB PLC) was held at the Corporate Head Office of the bank on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Akkas Uddin Mollah, Chairman of the Executive...
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