OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-07 00:00:00
BENAPOLE, Nov 06: Bumper harvest of pointed gourd (potol) along with higher profit at relatively low production cost has come as a great delight for the farmers in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district in the current season. By using the...
Manzur Ahmed | 2024-11-07 00:00:00
The winning of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States of America on Wednesday appears to be a big blow to the world economy and trade. The Republican Party leader has yet to be formally declared as...
We live in society; in other words, society cannot be conceived without people. Society is comprised of every human being. In the broadest sense, the entire state constitutes a society. Together with everyone in the world, we have built a...
The financial landscape in Bangladesh has undergone significant changes recently with fintech and digital banking transforming how consumers access and use financial services. The emergence of mobile financial services (MFS) such as bKash, Nagad, and Rocket has made banking facilities...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-11-07 00:00:00
Since the inception of civilisation, enforced disappearance has been a dark tool wielded by oppressive rulers to silence dissent. From ancient regimes to modern authoritarian governments, it has served as a weapon to eliminate opposition voices without due process. While...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-07 00:00:00
It is deeply concerning and indeed a great injustice that female entrepreneurs of the small and medium-sized enterprises hardly have access to collateral-free loans from commercial banks. This is even after the Bangladesh Bank's directive to provide Tk2.5 million loans...
The projection is one of the direst, if not the direst. Bangladesh is set to lose, warns the Asian Development Bank, 16.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2070. By 2050, the country's population is projected to reach...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-11-07 00:00:00
The election of Kemi Badenoch as the leader of Britain's Conservative Party and therefore as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament reflects the sea change which has come over politics in the United Kingdom in the past two decades, if...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-11-06 12:00:00
Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh continue to face difficulties in doing business due to procedural complexities even after the change of government.They pointed out complexities in tax systems, customs clearance, financial regulation and inconsistent policies, according to a survey conducted...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday),...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called for a loss and damage (L&D) response fund, advocating for an initial annual commitment of $400 billion starting in 2025, with a scale-up target of $1-2 trillion in the following years.They further urged...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Adviser to railways and road, transport and bridges ministries Mohammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has welcomed criticism on the moves and decisions of the interim government, as it would provide scopes for correction."There might be some mistakes in our moves or...
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Country Representative Dr. Humnath Bhandari called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The interim government keeps consulting various groups in conducting reforms so that the next government cannot denigrate these reform initiatives, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday. Speaking as the chief guest at ERF-Nagad Best Reporting Award 2023 at a...
A Dhaka court has sent Molla Jalal, former president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), to jail in a case lodged with the capital's Shahbagh Police Station over abduction and attempted rape of a singer, reports...
The Press Information Department (PID) has scrapped the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists including Imdadul Haq Milon, Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul and Ahmed Zobayer, reports UNB.A gazette notification, signed by Md Nizamul Kabir, chief information officer...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05: Chattogram City Corporation's (CCC) new Mayor and BNP leader Dr Shahadat Hossain has said he wanted to build a green and clean city. "Chattogram will be a green, clean, and healthy city. Please give me some time....
The Islamic conference organised by Ulema Mashaikh Bangladesh at Suhrawardy Udyan in in the capital has announced a nine-point demand including justice for the 2013 Shapla Chattar killings and the withdrawal of all false cases against Islamic scholars, reports UNB.Prominent...
JASHORE, Nov 5 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants such state reforms that will help change the fate of the country's millions of people and ensure their rights.The leader came up with the remarks while...
The interim government has reconstituted the Bangladesh Planning Commission with Chief Adviser Dr Yunus as its chairperson, report agencies.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has been made alternative chairperson. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Tuesday to this effect. Planning...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
A UK medical team started working on Tuesday for treatments of the people injured in the student-led mass uprising in July and August. The two-member team consists of Georgian orthopaedic surgeon Saba Papuashbili and Jordanian rehabilitation specialist Dima Abdullah Ibrahim...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 1 to Tk 1,455 for a 12kg LPG cylinder for the month of November. The price for the 12-kg LPG cylinder was Tk...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday launched the National Air Quality Management Action Plan to improve air quality and enforcement mechanisms.The government under the plan will adopt fiscal instruments targeting major sources of air pollution, including carbon tax, emission...
The movement of vehicles through Mohakhali Flyover will remain partially suspended for some days this month for repairing its damaged expansion joint.In the first phase, the authorities concerned have instructed Kakoli-bound vehicles to run under the flyover from Jahangir Gate...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged all to stay slert, warning that conspiracies are underway to once again plunge Bangladesh into new dangers, reports UNB."All of you need to remain alert and strengthen the organisation. The danger...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Expressing deep concern, the Editors' Council on Tuesday said the press freedom in the country was still under attack from certain sectors of society despite the interim government's repeated promises to uphold it.Some of the country's leading print-media offices faced...
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said hard copies need not be submitted to VAT office after filing online returns, coefficient declarations, etc, reports UNB.The NBR said that it has been informed that in some cases hard copies are...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking why an order should not be given to form a national independent investigation committee to re-investigate the killings during the mutiny at the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in the capital's...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
A massive gathering of Olama Mashayekh Bangladesh led to significant traffic disruptions across the capital on Tuesday. Major intersections and roads in areas like Farmgate, Shahbagh, Paltan, Gulistan, and Mohakhali were paralysed due to the turnout of a large number...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Local sugar refiners have urged the government to keep the LC (letter of credit) margin at a lower level for sugar import to ensure its uninterrupted supply during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, sources said.The Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association...
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