FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Information and broadcasting adviser Nahid Islam asserted on Monday that his government would not tolerate any attempt to attack media houses.Referring to recent demonstrations against media outlets, he said, "We've been observing a tense situation centring the Prothom Alo for...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
The Newspaper Owners Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) has expressed its serious concern over alleged frequent attacks on the freedom of the media in the country."In the last couple of days, there have been incidents of sit-in, attack and vandalism in...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Thousands of Indians allegedly trespass on Bangladesh's maritime boundary for fishing even during the fishing-ban period, prompting the authorities concerned to think about forming a quick-response committee to prevent such illegal activities by the intruders. Speaking at a workshop in...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
The interim government has cancelled ongoing negotiations with several companies, including a couple of Indian ones, over inking contracts to import re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) from India through cross-border pipelines.State-run Petrobangla has cancelled the negotiations in line with directives...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Private sector investment is facing stagnancy due to political instability, uncertainty, and rising interest rates, said Planning Adviser of the interim government Prof Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud.Production in the private sector is struggling, with protests in many factories, hindering job creation,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday said the interim government is committed to carrying out sweeping labour reforms in an effort to attract more foreign buyers to the country."We want to make our labour laws compliant with global standards....
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh owes US$348 million in outstanding bills to the international oil companies (IOCs) and the LNG suppliers, officials said.The Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) officials said the amount fell due to different LNG...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
The prevailing gas supply scarcity is continuing to take its toll on industrial production, resulting in losses faced by different industries. Bangladesh's industrial backbone is weakening under the crushing weight of an energy crisis that shows no signs of abating,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
A blanket ban on battery-powered rickshaws in Dhaka streets has been lifted for the time being, in the wake of massive protests across the city.The breather came from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court that Monday issued status quo...
FE RPEORT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
Anarchy was let loose again Monday in the capital over inter-college disputes with the latest student mayhem leaving at least 35 injured seriously in Jatrabari area. The day's flare-ups came in lockstep with Sunday's daylong rioting by students close by,...
Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday apprehended that the country might suffer an economic recession if the current situation persisted with no new private investment and almost stagnant public sector development expenditure, reports UNB."The private sector investors are not...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
External corporate borrowing squeezes with short-term overseas debt stock having dropped to $10.73 billion in latest count as entrepreneurs postpone business expansion in wait for a feel-good ambiance after recent unrest. Officials and money-market analysts say such continuous downturn in...
MADRID, Nov 25 (AFP): Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior has suffered a hamstring injury, said the Spanish club Monday, ruling him out of the upcoming Champions League match with Liverpool."After tests taken today our player Vinicius Junior has been diagnosed...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials said on Sunday that experienced batter Mushfiqur Rahim is unavailable for the ODI series against West Indies while skipper Najmul Hossain is doubtful as well, reports Cricbuzz.Both of them missed the Test series against West...
Bangladesh narrowly avoided the follow-on thanks to fighting fifties from Mominul Haque and Jaker Ali, but West Indies remained firmly in control at the end of the third day of the first Test in Antigua, reports UNB.Bangladesh finished on 269...
Ivory Coast have entered the record books for the lowest total in a men's T20I, rolling over for just 7 in a 264-run defeat to Nigeria in an ICC Men's T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Africa Qualifier Group C game on...
LONDON, Nov 25 (Agencies): Liverpool talisman Mohamed Salah says he is 'more out than in' at the Premier League club with still no offer of a new contract.Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says he is "disappointed" by the club's failure to...
Country's most prestigious football meet, the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, begins on November 29 (Friday) at three different venues in the capital and adjoining areas, reports UNB. Three matches will be held in three different venues on the...
PERTH, Australia, Nov 25 (AFP): India ran riot to win the opening Test in Perth by a crushing 295 runs on Monday and leave Australia shellshocked and searching for answers.Set a mountainous 534 for victory, the world's top-ranked Test team...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 25 (UNB): A year after its inauguration, Akhaura-Agartala dual-gauge railway remains inoperative, leaving the infrastructures idle and delaying cross-border trade.The railway was inaugurated on November 01, 2023 aiming to enhance trade between Bangladesh and India but the train...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-26 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 25: Tourists are arriving at the sea beach here in increasing numbers at the beginning of winter as the next three months are very important time for tourism business.Official sources say 50,000-60,000 tourists are coming to Cox's...
Chinese startups are increasingly struggling with demands from early-stage venture capitalists to return their investment or face lawsuits, after failing to provide an exit via a market listing within an agreed time frame, industry executives said, reports Reuters.Startups worldwide often...
MUMBAI, Nov 25 (Reuters Breakingviews): Gautam Adani has put India on the spot. The country's government may need to nudge local lenders to support the growth of the billionaire's infrastructure conglomerate after the United States filed criminal charges against him....
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (Reuters): Heading into holidays some expect to disappoint, Wall Street investors like Goldman Sachs are using new ways to monitor shoppers' actions and intentions to help determine the season's winners and losers.They are tapping into the...
NEW DELHI, Nov 25 (Reuters): The US Department of Justice will make its final argument on Monday that Google illegally dominated online advertising technology, seeking a second antitrust win against the company.The closing arguments in Alexandria, Virginia, cap a 15-day...
Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) held the first phase of the lottery for flat allocations for those affected by land acquisition for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway PPP project at the conference room of BBA on Monday. The flats were built at...
Sonali Bank PLC, Local Office Dhaka, arranged a view exchange meeting with its borrowers to recover classified loans, disbursement of new loans and foreign remittance collection at the bank's head office in the city on Monday. Md Shawkat Ali Khan,...
The 409th Board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Monday, with Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar in the chair. Overall business performance of the bank was reviewed and several policy decisions were taken at...
BRUSSELS, Nov 25 (AFP): The European Union on Monday formally launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization against China's move to impose anti-dumping measures on brandy imported from the bloc.Beijing's move last month appeared to be a tit-for-tat measure...
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