The country's core inflation rose by more than 1.0 percentage point last year, posing a challenge for the next monetary policy of the central bank, officials said.The core inflation expanded to 4.65 per cent on annual average basis in December last from 3.59 per cent in January 2018, according to...
Read moreThe mother of a two-year-old child, Ayesha Moni, who was raped and killed at Gandaria in the city recently, breaking into tears during a human chain demanding justice in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Monday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
Read moreThe cabinet approved on Monday the draft of Bangladesh Flag Carrying Vessels (Protection) Act, 2019 enhancing state-run Bangladesh Shipping Corporation's (BSC) stake in overseas shipment, reports BSS.The cabinet gave the approval in principle in its weekly meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair in the PMO," Cabinet Secretary...
Read moreThe High Court has observed that corruption, including financial crimes, today not only poses a grave danger to the concept of good governance, but also threatens the very foundation of democracy, social justice and the rule of law, reports UNB."It's beyond controversy that where corruption begins, all rights end. Corruption...
Read moreThe High Court ordered the Department of Environment to conduct mobile court drives twice a week in Dhaka city to take action against air polluters, reports bdnews24.com.The order came on Monday after the court issued a rule asking why the administration's inactivity on curbing air pollution in Dhaka city should...
Read moreThe education ministry has relaxed the rule for SSC test-takers to enter the examination centres at least half an hour before the start of the tests, reports bdnews24.com.The students who will fail to secure entry before the stipulated time will be allowed to sit for the exams after showing valid...
Read moreUS and Taliban negotiators have agreed on a draft framework for a peace deal seeking to put an end to the 17-year conflict in Afghanistan, Washington's top negotiator has said, reports BBC.US negotiators held six days of talks with the Taliban in Qatar last week.The Taliban have so far refused...
Read moreDesperate for five more years in power, Narendra Modi's government will woo rural and urban middle-class voters with farm relief measures and tax cuts, said officials privy to plans for the final budget before a general election, reports Reuters.Stung by opposition victories in three state polls last month, and needing...
Read moreA portion of the footpath at Topkhana Road in the city caved in, posing danger to pedestrians and vehicles. The photo was taken on Monday — FE photo
Read moreCivil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) attributed on Monday the last year's deadly US-Bangla Airlines' aircraft crash in Kathmandu to the Air Traffic Control (ATC) failure at Tribhuvan International Airport, as the Nepalese authorities released its investigation report trying to highlight the pilot's role, report BSS."US-Bangla air crash at Kathmandu...
Read moreWASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) : The Trump administration's $1.5 trillion cut tax package appeared to have no major impact on businesses' capital investment or hiring plans, according to a survey released a year after the biggest overhaul of the US tax code in more than 30 years. The National Association...
Read moreJewellers in Bangladesh have raised gold prices for the second time this year citing a price hike in the international market, according to bdnews24.com.The prices of the yellow metal went up to Tk 1,166 per bhori or 11.664 grams, said Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) in a statement on Monday.The new...
Read moreA policeman stretching out his hands, signalling the vehicles to stop in absence of traffic signals at Purana Paltan intersection in the city on Monday — FE photo
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