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Bitcoin briefly rises to record high over $70,000

Dhaka, March 9 -- Bitcoin briefly rallied to a record high on Friday in volatile trading, as crypto mania continued to sweep through the investment community. The leading cryptocurrency topped the $7... Read More


Fire breaks out at a building in Dhaka's New Elephant Road

Dhaka, March 9 -- A fire broke out at a 10-storey residential building in the New Elephant Road area in the capital city on Saturday morning. Local news portals said the fire originated at the sevent... Read More


SCBA Polls Violence: Six lawyers including ex-secretary arrested, five remanded

Dhaka, March 9 -- Law enforcers have arrested at least six Supreme Court lawyers, including former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal, for their allege... Read More


Women entrepreneurship growing, but gender gap in credit access persists

Dhaka, March 9 -- While the number of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh has risen, they continue to face challenges in securing loans in the small and medium enterprises sector. To meet Bangladesh Ba... Read More


Health minister urges scientists to help build Smart Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 9 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samantal Lal Sen urged on Friday the country's scientists to help build a 'Smart Bangladesh'. "There is no alternative to the progress of scien... Read More


Houthis target bulk carrier, US destroyers in Red Sea

Dhaka, March 9 -- American and French forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea on Saturday after Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis targeted bulk carrier Propel Fortune and US destroyers in the Gulf of... Read More


90pc glaucoma patients at risk of blindness: Survey

Dhaka, March 9 -- A research survey has revealed that only 200 thousand people among 2.0 million people affected by glaucoma, a group of eye conditions that damage the optic nerve, receive medical car... Read More


Germany and the EU: difficult time ahead

Dhaka, March 9 -- Various possible solutions were advanced to the "German question" in the years after 1945. European integration of Germany within the wider Western world was considered the most viab... Read More


Universal Medical College honours FE journalist, 11 other women

Dhaka, March 9 -- FE ONLINE DESK Doulat Akter Mala, a special correspondent of The Financial Express, has been honoured by Universal Medical College and Hospital (UMCH) for her contribution to mass m... Read More


Mymensingh, Cumilla cities go to polls

Dhaka, March 9 -- Voting has begun for over 200 local government positions, including representatives for the cities of Mymensingh and Cumilla and six municipalities, two months after the general elec... Read More