1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (76+ words) The Financial Express Strong local govt key to democratic strength: President Monday, 14 September 2026 Editor: Shamsul Huq Zahid Published by Syed Nasim Manzur for International Publications Limited from Tropicana Tower (4th floor), 45, Topkhana Road, GPO Box: 2526 Dhaka- 1000 and printed by him The…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (562+ words) OUR CORRESPONDENT | September 14, 2026 00:00:00 RAJSHAHI, Sept 13: The Padma River continued to swell in Rajshahi on Saturday, inundating low-lying char areas along its southern bank and leaving hundreds of families marooned. At noon, the river was flowing at 17.30 metres at the Rajshahi…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (144+ words) BAGERHAT, Sept 13 (UNB): Two minor cousins drowned in a fish enclosure while picking water lilies in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat district on Sunday morning.The deceased were identified as Jannati Akter, 10, daughter of Mustain Sheikh, and Lamia Akter, 9, daughter of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (155+ words) Police have arrested 40 more people in connection with a sudden procession staged by the banned Awami League (AL) and its associate bodies in the capital's Gulshan area. They were arrested on Saturday night, said Md Akter Hossain, deputy commissioner of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (352+ words) Bangladesh officially recognised hijras as a third gender in 2013, and the government even introduced a separate gender category on national identity documents. In practice, more than a decade later, the hijra community remains one of the most marginalised populations in…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (117+ words) A faction of Tabligh Jamaat followers loyal to Maulana Muhammad Saad Kandhalvi on Sunday demanded separate dates to hold their Bishwa Ijtema at the Tongi ground, along with several other demands, reports UNB. The date for the upcoming Bishwa Ijtema…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (473+ words) FE REPORT | September 14, 2026 00:00:00 Bangladesh pays dearly on overall imports as higher fuel-oil prices in troubled times lifted its import orders in value by nearly 14 per cent in July, current fiscal year's maiden month, officials said. The opening of fresh letters…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (782+ words) DOULOT AKTER MALA | September 14, 2026 00:00:00 Government's greater reliance on large taxpayers -- both individuals and corporates -- to achieve its higher revenue target in the current fiscal year is putting additional pressure on the existing taxpayer base. The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU) under…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (515+ words) September 14, 2026 00:00:00 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday stressed the need for reducing Bangladesh's dependence on import of agricultural and food products by increasing domestic production of crops that can be grown in the country. He also asked officials of the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (434+ words) Just six days after the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a general order withdrawing the bond facility for yarn imports and requiring bank guarantees instead, the Ministry of Commerce has requested that the order be suspended.The letter was…...