MELBOURNE, Jan 22 (AFP): Defending champion Jannik Sinner shattered home hopes Wednesday by crushing Alex de Minaur in a straight-sets rout to tee up an Australian Open semi-final against Ben Shelton.The Italian world number one showed no signs of the...
KOLKATA, Jan 22 (AFP): Captain os Buttler says England's match against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy should go ahead after calls for a boycott over the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.A group of more than 160 British politicians have...
Dhaka Capitals moved up to the fourth place of the points table, beating Chittagong Kings by eight wickets on Wednesday in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match in Chattogram, reports UNB.It was Dhaka's third win in 10 matches, while it...
Bangladesh have advanced to the Super Six stage of the ICC Women's U-19 T20 World Cup, beating Scotland by 17 runs in their last Group D match, reports UNB.The match was held at YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi in Malaysia...
KURIGRAM, Jan 22 (UNB): The northern district of Kurigram has been experiencing severe cold amid dense fog, disrupting daily life, said locals on Wednesday.The fog has been spawning drizzle since early morning, causing suffering of low-income people, day-labourers, children and...
KHULNA, Jan 22 (UNB): A motorcyclist has died after being run over by a sand-loaded drum truck in Khulna.The incident occurred at around 11:30 pm on Tuesday night under the Rupsha Bridge.The deceased, Tarek Rezwan (23), was the son of...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 22 (BSS): Teesta, the fourth-largest river in Bangladesh, is drying up quickly due to a drastic fall of its water level during the current dry season, creating negative impacts on agriculture, communication, employment and the environment.Currently, the river...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-01-23 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Jan 22: The cultivation of new BARI-17 mustard variety has raised a high hope for huge profits among farmers of Borni Union under Tungipara Upazila in the district this year.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Gopalganj,...
In July and August, the police have faced numerous allegations of mass killings and torture. Various factors, including corruption, political influence, and misconduct, have eroded public trust in the police. In post-August 5 Bangladesh, police reform has been prioritised over...
In the past, India was a preferred destination for advanced-level medical treatment. However, visiting India has become complicated due to India's visa restrictions in recent months. This has left many Bangladeshi patients in a difficult position, as they face limited...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-01-23 00:00:00
The decision of China to construct the world's largest dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, known as the Brahmaputra downstream, has sparked significant concern in India and Bangladesh. The $137 billion project has given rise to...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-01-23 00:00:00
The coastal region of Bangladesh makes up about one-third of the country's total land area, of which approximately 439,000 hectares (almost 1.1 million acres) remains fallow during the dry season due to increased salinity and inadequate irrigation facilities. Aman rice...
A move now underway, according to a report carried in the FE on Tuesday last, for introduction of a universal insurance policy in the country under the National Insurance Policy 2014 looks highly appealing. The Financial Institutions Division (FID) under...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-01-23 00:00:00
It was a provocative speech Donald Trump delivered at his inaugural on Monday. It brought back memories of his first inaugural address in January 2017, when he surprisingly employed such terms as 'American carnage' before the crowd gathered to see...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Debt Management Department (DMD) on Tuesday issued a circular clarifying the amendment of the family saving certificate policy, reports UNB.The following paragraph has been substituted for Article 3 of the Family Savings Certificate Policy, 2009:Eligibility for purchasing...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-01-22 12:00:00
Building an essential commodities' buffer stock to counter import-driven price volatility and inviting foreign direct investment in healthcare-and technical-vocational education sectors are among 31-point recommendations an economic -restructuring is set to make. Sources say the taskforce on economy and development,...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Rising rice imports, aimed at fueling government stocks amid public procurement, have had hardly any impact on the rice market as prices of the essential item continue to be higher.On the other hand, a scarcity of coarse varieties like 'Guti...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of resuming the special open market sale (OMS) anytime soon, which was stopped in December last year.Approximately 0.8 million people benefited directly from the OMS service, which was jointly...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Leaders of two associations of income tax and customs and VAT reached a consensus Tuesday to separate the policy wing from the implementation wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).In a...
FE Report | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Several companies, including BSRM, have sought duty-free imports of raw materials against bank guarantee, aiming to boost export growth, an official at the commerce ministry said.BSRM chairman Alihussain Akberali has recently written to the ministry, seeking required steps on the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) conducted a raid on Tuesday at Savana Eco Park and Resort owned by former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.Md Tariq Iqbal and Wakil Ahmed, two CIC...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship for children born in the United States to undocumented immigrants, reports UNB.The controversial move is expected to face immediate legal challenges, as it contradicts over 150 years...
DAVOS (Switzerland), Jan 21 (UNB): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus began his extensive engagements here on Tuesday with his first meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shortly after his arrival here from Zurich by road.The meeting was held on the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Announcement of the monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half of this financial year this month remains cloaked in uncertainty probably because of unavailability of updated data on key macroeconomic indicators.As a matter of fact, Wednesday's board meeting of...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
A six-member expert panel to renegotiate tariff rates with the power-plant owners who bagged projects under the already-annulled special law in order to reduce power-purchase costs and state debt burdens.Around a hundred power plants were awarded to private-sector entrepreneurs under...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
Six operational and defunct airlines owed the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) Tk 77.22 billion in cumulative debts until last November, risking their licence renewal. The CAAB coordination meeting held on December 18 last decided to issue reminder letters...
FE report | 2025-01-22 00:00:00
China has in principle agreed to extend the loan-repayment period for Bangladesh.The Chinese decision was conveyed during the bilateral meeting between Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held in Beijing on Tuesday, foreign ministry...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over northern region and light to moderate fog may occur elsewhere,...
FE REPORTThe University Grants Commission (UGC), on Tuesday, issued a notification against the illegal activities of an unauthorised private university named the East Asian University (EAU).The regulatory body has found evidence of the EAU's presenting false information on its website...
Dr Hasanul A Hasan, founder member of Board of Trustees of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), handing over a crest to a researcher in the 4th International Conference on Robotics, Electrical, and Signal Processing Techniques 2025 on the university campus in...
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