Highlighting the spirit of the Amr Ekushey, BNP's Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Friday that people of the country would again take to the streets if any fascism and dictatorship arise, reports UNB."The spirit of Ekushey...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-02-22 00:00:00
A commercial, "food bole ssss7up" flashing on the TV screen in this month of language movement represents the supreme example of cocktail language. Here the Bangla word 'bole' in its original letters is interpolated between the two other English words....
Gold prices eased on Friday as investors booked profits from the previous session's record high, but were set for an eighth straight weekly gain, driven by strong safe-haven demand amid concerns over US President Donald Trump's tariff plans, reports Reuters.Spot...
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 21 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures rose on Friday and logged afifth consecutive weekly gain, their longest winning run in three years, as expectations of weaker production supported prices.The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on...
Loan disbursements through agent banking saw a significant year-on-year increase of 55.95 per cent in 2024 to Tk 240.28 billion by December 2024, according to data from Bangladesh Bank (BB). This surge is attributed to improved access to financial services...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 21 (Agencies): The two-time Champions Trophy winners, Australia, are ready to start their campaign in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 against Ashes rivals England on Saturday. While Australia are the only team besides India to win the...
Towhid Hridoy defied Indian bowlers to lead Bangladesh's recovery in the opening match of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Thursday. The middle-order batter scored 100 runs from 118 balls with six boundaries...
The Republican-controlled US Senate on Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as director of the FBI, putting a loyal defender of President Donald Trump and a frequent critic of the bureau atop the most prominent US law enforcement agency, reports Reuters.Patel was...
GENEVA, Feb 21(AFP): United Nations aid agencies need to adapt and become more efficient, the UN humanitarian chief said on Thursday, in the face of a funding freeze by the US, the system's largest donor.UN aid agencies have been left...
JACOBABAD, Pakistan, Feb 21 (AFP): In Pakistan's hottest city, fresh and filtered water can quench the searing onslaught of climate change - - but US President Donald Trump's foreign aid freeze threatens its vital supply, an NGO says.Sun-parched Jacobabad city...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb 21 (AFP): Arab leaders were gathering in Saudi Arabia on Friday to hammer out a recovery plan for Gaza aimed at countering President Donald Trump's proposal for US control of the territory and the expulsion of...
Manmohan Parkash | 2025-02-22 00:00:00
The Indian Ocean, one of the world's most strategic and ecologically diverse regions, faces mounting challenges related to resource management, environmental sustainability, and geopolitical tensions. As the lifeline of global trade, home to critical shipping lanes, and a region of...
Mohammad Navid Safiullah | 2025-02-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh is often touted as a successful case of export-led growth among the least developed countries (LDC). Bangladesh has consistently prioritised export diversification, as reflected in its key national policy documents. These strategies focus on identifying potential sectors ripe for...
The global financial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation with the advent of digital currencies, particularly cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). While cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin offers scope for decentralisation and financial autonomy, they also present regulatory challenges and...
Bangladesh's development sector has relied heavily on foreign aid for years, but recent events have exposed the dangers of this dependence. The United States and Switzerland, two of the country's major donors-have cut back their funding, leaving NGOs scrambling. The...
That the Revised Annual Development Programme (RADP) will have changes in the original allocations for different sectors of the economy is nothing unusual. But what is unexpected is the drastic cuts effected in the allocations for the health and education...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-02-21 12:00:00
Bangladesh should annually review its wage-setting process as apparel workers, who get minimum wage, are losing income year on year with current inflation rates, said a policy brief of Cornell University.The brief titled 'Waiting Game: Minimum Wage-Setting in Bangladesh's Apparel...
BABUL BARMAN | 2025-02-21 12:00:00
The stock of Khulna Printing & Packaging more than tripled in the three months through Thursday despite repeated warnings by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) that it was non-operational. The packaging company's factory has been producing nothing since 2021. Accumulated...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, Feb 21: The International Mother Language Day was observed with due solemnity in Chattogram on Friday. Since early morning, various political parties and social organisations offered floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar. Government and socio-cultural organisations, political...
A fire erupted out at a sawmill near Taltola Bazar in Dhaka's Khilgaon, prompting three fire service units to respond and bring it under control, reports bdnews24.comFire Service Control Room Duty Officer Rashed Bin Khalid said they received word of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 21: A team of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday conducted an operation at the Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) office and quizzed officials about allegations of irregularities in a sewerage project. A four-member team led...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Domestic politics remains a major obstacle to economic reforms in South Asian countries including Bangladesh, particularly in trade liberalisation, according to an international trade expert.Dr. Shanta Devarajan, a professor at Georgetown University, said that vested interest groups often resist trade...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Feb 21: The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 in Chattogram arranged by the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) has gathered momentum. The fair arranged at the Gymnasium area of the port city gets crowded particularly in the evening....
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Currency buildups outside banks are flowing back into bank vaults amid a lax investment regime and also trust rebuilding in the banking system, improving liquidity crunch, officials and bankers say.Rise in deposit rates and persisting lawlessness across the country also...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) have signed a new Full Mutual Reliance Framework (FMRF) to deepen their collaboration on cofinancing public-sector projects. The FMRF, the first ever arrangement between the multilateral development banks (MDBs), aims...
DIVING INTO THE WORLD OF WORDS: An aerial view of the ongoing Ekushey Book Fair at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka. The photo shows visitors crowding the book stalls on Friday, the Language Martyrs' Day. — FE Photo
MONIRA MUNNI | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Apparel exports to one of Bangladesh's promising non-traditional markets, India, recorded a significant double-digit growth during the first seven months of this fiscal after a fall in the last financial year.Exporters believe an improvement in the global-market situation following a...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
A Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) workshop, which was shut down in 2012, has been brought back to life, and it has regained its capacity to overhaul heavy vehicles. The Integrated Central Workshop (ICWS) in Gazipur can now fix engines,...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-02-21 00:00:00
Building an inland container terminal (ICD) at Dhirasram near Gazipur, aimed at augmenting rail-freight services, stalls as Bangladesh Railways couldn't commence its physical support works long after the project approval, sources say."Due to various clerical errors in the project documents,...
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