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7.0m jobs could be created by 2035

Investment in early-childhood care and education and long-term care services in Bangladesh could generate more than 7.0 million new jobs by 2035.Out of the 7.0 million, more than 2.0 million direct jobs will be in childcare and more than 3.0 million in long-term care, while about 2.0 million will be...

Shanto ton, Mustafiz five-for seal series win for Tigers

CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh, Apr 23 (Agencies): Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a century and Mustafizur Rahman claimed 5-43 as Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 55 runs in the third one-day international to clinch the series 2-1 on Thursday.Shanto hit 105 off 119 balls, smacking nine fours and two sixes for his fourth...

Mild to moderate heat wave sweeping country

The country, including the capital Dhaka, is experiencing a mild-to-moderate heat wave since April 20, 2026.The maximum temperature was recorded at 36.5 degrees Celsius in the capital on Thursday while it was 40 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi, highest this year in the country.The ongoing heat wave across the country may...

Deal with Boeing by Apr 30 to procure 14 aircraft: Millat

The government is working to sign a deal with US-based Boeing Company by April 30 to purchase 14 aircraft and lease several others from it, as part of efforts to make Biman Bangladesh Airlines a profitable entity, reports UNB.State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat made the...

Fuel price hike, fuel pass shorten queues in city petrol pumps

FE REPORT The overwhelmingly long queues of cars, bikes, buses and trucks at petrol pumps in the capital have started easing following fuel-oil price hike and introduction of fuel pass.Due to the war in the Middle East, the global fuel supply chain becomes volatile.A turbulent situation is now prevailing across...

Fertiliser crisis puts Asia's food security at stake: Fitch Ratings

FE REPORTEmerging markets in Asia, including Bangladesh, would see rising cost pressure across agribusiness and food-supply chains if a prolonged US-Iran war pushes fertiliser-supply disruption deeper into the planting season, according to Fitch Ratings.Reduced fertiliser availability and higher prices would raise production costs, discourage application rates and weaken crop yields...

One-third of identified 1800 factories mend safety faults

Over a decade gone by since the disastrous Rana plaza collapse, 665 out of 1800 listed garment factories in Bangladesh have so far completed initially identified fire-, electrical-and structural-safety hazards, sources say.The coordinated factory- safety programme in the country's export industry was launched immediately after the big-hulk commercial building imploded...

Two killed as bus climbs road divider in Banani

Two workers have died after a passenger bus veered onto a road divider and ran over them in Dhaka's Banani, reports bdnews24.com.The accident occurred near the Sarak Bhaban around 4pm on Thursday.Banani Police chief Farid Ahmed said the Uttara-bound Bhuiyan Paribahan bus was travelling from Mohakhali when the driver lost...