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From uprising to data leaks: A tumultuous year for ICT

The outgoing year 2024 has been eventful for the country's information and communications technology (ICT) sector, which played a crucial role in the July-August uprising that ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.On the one hand, social media platforms were used to organise the movement. But on the other hand, the...

Farmers, consumers hit hard in 2024

Adverse weather patterns throughout the outgoing 2024, coupled with skyrocketing fertiliser and input prices, have put farmers in a dire situation.Consumers are also bearing the brunt of these challenges as the soaring US dollar exchange rate drives up import and production costs, reaching food inflation officially above 13.8 per cent,...

Control prices in Ramadan

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has instructed field-level officials to work diligently to keep the prices of essentials at a tolerable level and ensure their smooth supply during the upcoming Ramadan."Ramadan is coming up; you will have to keep a special eye on the market prices centering Ramadan. Work not...

Jul-Oct net bank borrowing marks positive growth

Despite higher repayments of previous debts, the government's domestic borrowing from the banking system witnessed a positive growth in July-October of FY25, compared to the same period in FY24, according to a latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) report. The increase is attributed to higher financing through government securities.At the same time,...

AL can contest elections: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin says that the Awami League cannot be excluded from contesting elections unless the government or the court takes a decision on the matter.He made the comments at the beginning of a discussion at the Chattogram Circuit House on Monday morning, reports bdnews24.com.The meeting was...

Probe body to submit report today

The investigation committee formed to probe the fire incident at the Bangladesh Secretariat has revised the schedule for the submission of its report, reports UNB.The committee will now submit its preliminary report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at 5:00 pm today (Tuesday), said CA's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam...

Death toll in Ethiopia road accident rises to 71: Local official

NAIROBI, Dec 30 (AFP): The death toll from a road accident in southern Ethiopia has risen to at least 71, according to a local police official.In a Facebook post late Sunday, the Sidama Police Commission Traffic Prevention and Control Directorate said that "68 males and three females are known to...

Working-class people wait agonisingly to buy rice and flour

Working-class people wait agonisingly to buy rice and flour at a subsidised rate from an OMS truck. The queues of such poor buyers are getting longer and longer in the wake of price hike of daily essentials. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam