Bangladesh has backtracked 25 positions in the global Economic Complexity Index (ECI) in a decade, which reflects its poor progress in economic diversification in terms of exports. The country was ranked 123rd among 129 states in the ECI 2017, whereas it was 98th in the ECI 2008. Bangladesh's position witnessed...
Read moreVisiting UN Under-Secretary General and Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng said on Sunday the United Nations will raise the 1971 issue of Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh in the international forum though some countries may oppose it, reports UNB."Though some countries may oppose it, we'll raise the issue...
Read morePrime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given new directives on road safety, although most of her earlier orders fell on deaf ears of the authorities concerned.Sources said many of the instructions regarding road safety are yet to be implemented due to the implementers' procrastination.The latest directive came as the premier opened...
Read moreSecurity has been tightened in the diplomatic enclaves of Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara in the city to avert any untoward incident ahead of the Independence Day to be celebrated tomorrow (Tuesday), reports UNB.Contacted, Deputy Commissioner of Diplomatic Security Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Hayatul Islam Khan said they have...
Read moreNoted singer Shahnaz Rahmatullah was laid to eternal rest at Banani Military Graveyard in the city on Sunday, reports UNB.Before the burial, her namaz-e-janaza was held at the 'Park Mosque' on Baridhara road No. 9 after Zohr prayers.Shahnaz Rahmatullah, known as the queen of modern Bangla music having an illustrious...
Read moreThe teachers and employees demanding their inclusion in the monthly payment order (MPO) list suspended their movement on Sunday afternoon after the government assumed them of meeting their demand. Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and Senior Secretary of Secondary and Higher Secondary Division Md Sohorab Hossain met the agitating teachers...
Read moreCustoms officials detained a Chinese national along with 48 gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Sunday morning, reports UNB. The arrestee Ruan Jinfeng, 43, landed at the airport from Dubai on an Emirates Airlines flight (EK582) at 8.00am. While the Chinese citizen was passing through the green...
Read moreBANGKOK, Mar 24 (Agencies): Thailand's junta-linked party took a shock lead in the country's first general election since a 2014 coup with nearly all ballots counted, the Election Commission said late Sunday (March 24), edging ahead of its pro-democracy rivals.The election agency said on its Facebook page that, with 92...
Read moreUnited Nations Special Adviser on Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng urged on Sunday the world community to put pressure on Myanmar to take back its nationals from Bangladesh. Expressing his firm belief that crimes against humanity were committed in Myanmar, he said the International Court of Justice would someday prove...
Read moreThe third phase of elections to 117 upazila councils was held on Sunday amid a low turnout of voters and stray incidents of violence.The election that began at 8:00am and continued until 4:00pm saw low voter turnout.Besides, several incidents of violence and irregularities were reported from different areas.Five people, including...
Read moreA consumer purchasing organic food items of Rangamati from a stall of the four-day 'Parbotto Mela' (Hilly Fair) 2019 that ended at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital on Sunday — FE Photo
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