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Some 34pc crops, worth 4pc of GDP, lost pre-consumption

Bangladesh loses about 34 per cent of its farm produce before it reaches consumers, which is equal to 4.0 per cent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), said experts on Monday. Addressing a national conference titled "Towards Zero Food Waste and Loss: Building a Sustainable Food Value Chain in...

ERF Institute launches academic programme

The Economic Reporters Forum (ERF) Institute started the journey of its academic programme on Monday.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed inaugurated the programme by unveiling a plaque on the ERF premises in the capital. A MoU was also signed between the ERF Institute and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh...

Women to get legal rights soon to take children to workplaces: Adviser

Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud, Adviser to the Ministry of Planning, said women would soon have the legal rights to take their children to workplaces, as the interim government is working to establish a provision in this regard.He said women are not only carrying the lion's share of unpaid household work, but...

NU makes ICT course mandatory at UG level

With technical assistance from the ICT Division's Aspire to Innovate (a2i) programme and UNICEF, the National University (NU) has, for the first time, introduced a mandatory four-credit Information and Communication Technology (ICT) course at the undergraduate (UG) level.The initiative aims to transform nearly 70 per cent of tertiary-level students in...

FE senior reporter Jubair Hasan wins Silk Road Global News Award

Senior reporter of The Financial Express (FE) Mohammad Jubair Hasan has clinched the 2nd Silk Road Global News Award 2025, initiated by China under its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project.At a recent event in Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan province, he received the prestigious global recognition in the...

World Pharmacists Day celebrated at AIUB

The Department of Pharmacy at American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) recently organised a day-long event on its campus to celebrate World Pharmacists Day 2025. The event began with an inaugural rally, joined by eminent personalities including Ishtiaque Abedin, Founder Member, Board of Trustees, AIUB; Dr. Carmen Z. Lamagna, Member, Board of...

Weather (2025-09-30)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday). Day and night temperature may remain unchanged.The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded...