4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (718+ words) MONIRA MUNNI | August 23, 2026 00:00:00 Pressure is mounting from garment workers' trade unions and labour alliances across Bangladesh for an immediate revision of the minimum wage, with labour leaders urging the government to urgently reconstitute the Minimum Wage Board. They say the…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (206+ words) FE Report | August 23, 2026 00:00:00 Eminent businessman, former MP and BNP leader Muhammad Mosharraf Hossain was remembered for his contributions to overseas employment, politics, journalism and social welfare at a memorial meeting marking his 12th death anniversary. The memorial meeting along with a…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (159+ words) Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has resigned from the cabinet and been appointed Political Adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with ministerial status.The Cabinet Division issued two separate notifications in this regard on Saturday, reports UNB.The…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (215+ words) LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters): This year's El Nino weather pattern will be the biggest in over a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday.An El Nino weather event happens when warming sea surface…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (50+ words) The Financial Express Khulna BNP plans events for party’s 48th anniversary KHULNA, Aug 22 (BSS): Khulna District Unit BNP has adopted a joint programme with Khulna city BNP to celebrate the party's 48th founding anniversary on September 1. Share if you like...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (150+ words) The Financial Express Justice for Irfan formed a human chain on the BUET campus in the city on Saturday, demanding an impartial investigation into the Sunday, 23 August 2026 Justice for Irfan formed a human chain on the BUET campus in the…...

4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (805+ words) Despite necessity and potential, the real estate sector in Bangladesh faces significant obstacles, including higher registration costs, legal complexities and lack of effective consumer protection, said Chairman of Pushpodhara Properties Limited Muhammad Moniruzzaman.Simplifying the process and implementation of existing…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (122+ words) BANK ASIA SIGNS MOU WITH DHS AUTOS TO OFFER AUTO LOANS The Financial Express - VOL 33 NO 273 GD NO DA 1589 Sunday, 23 August 2026 | BANK ASIA SIGNS MOU WITH DHS AUTOS TO OFFER AUTO LOANS Bank Asia PLC has signed a strategic Memorandum…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (103+ words) August 23, 2026 00:00:00 The 'Preventive Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign-2026' has begun in 14 high-risk upazilas and thanas across the country to prevent cholera, reports BSS. The campaign began on Saturday with the first dose and it will continue till September 21, while the second…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago   (935+ words) The recent capsizing of a passenger-carrying engine boat near Sabdi Ghat in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj, which left dozens of passengers drifting in the river before they were rescued by another boat, once again exposes the vulnerability of travelling on…...