Wasi Ahmed | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Is biotechnology the next best resort to reach the desired levels of agricultural productivity? With the fast-increasing hungry mouths worldwide, the need to ensure food for all does call for methods to raise agricultural productivity twice its current state in...
The breakdown of law and order across the nation in the wake of the Sheikh Hasina government's collapse on August 5 was not something out of the blue. Excesses committed by the police, especially during the anti-discrimination student movement, were...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
The term asylum in international law refers to the protection granted by a country to a foreign citizen against one's own country of citizenship. The asylum seeker has no legal right to claim it, and the asylum-granting country has no...
LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters): Gold prices fell on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after the metal closed at an all-time high in the previous session and ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence bets around the Federal...
KYIV, Aug 13 (Reuters): Ukraine will need $20 billion in investments to develop its renewable power sector under a plan which seeks to boost its share in the country's energy mix to 27 per cent by 2030, the government said...
BENGALURU, Aug 13 (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Tuesday after five straight winning sessions as supply risks posed by widening Middle Eastern conflict were tempered by demand concerns a day after OPEC cut its forecast for demand growth in...
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (TASS): US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that he hopes to get on well with Russian President Vladimir Putin again if he wins the upcoming presidential election."I got along with Putin very well, and...
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (BBC): A pilot who died after they crashed a stolen helicopter into a hotel in Australia had attended a party with staff members the night before, their employer has said.The helicopter belonged to Queensland-based helicopter tour agency...
TOKYO, Aug 13 (AFP): Japan's unprecedented megaquake advisory has prompted thousands of hotel cancellations in areas flagged as high-risk, dealing businesses a heavy blow in what would have been one of the busiest seasons, hoteliers said Tuesday.The weather agency said...
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (BBC): Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month.Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate...
CAIRO, Aug 13 (AP): Yemen's Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations' Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday.The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown...
ISLAMABAd, Aug 13 (BBC): Pakistan's former spymaster - who was once tipped for the army's top job - has been taken into military custody.Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been accused of abusing his power and raiding a private property development...
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (BBC): UN chief António Guterres has called for Africa to be given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council as part of reforms to correct historical injustices.The Security Council - the five permanent members of...
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas that Moscow was "concerned" about civilian deaths in Gaza."We are concerned above all about civilian losses," Putin said, according to images shown on Russian...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 12:00:00
Two deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank Kazi Saidur Rahman and Khurshid Alam, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) head Masud Biswas and policy adviser Abu Farah Mohammad Nasser resigned on Monday.They sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Division under...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met...
Army personnel on vigil in front of the Islami Bank Tower on Monday to avoid any untoward situation in Motijheel-Dilkusha commercial area, the capital's banking hub. — FE Photo
A number of the policemen, dismissed during the previous government's tenure, formed a human-chain in front of the main gate of the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Monday, demanding reinstatement of their jobs. — FE Photo
Former Managing Director (MD) of Agrani Bank PLC Enamul Haque Chowdhury passed away on Saturday, says a statement. He was laid to eternal rest in Sylhet. Mr Enamul Haque Chowdhury began his banking career in 1965 with joining United Bank....
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 12: Chittagong University (CU) will reopen on August 19 after being closed for more than a month.Meanwhile, administrative operations resumed with the seat allotment process for residential halls on August 10. However, the dormitories will open on August...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has said they have assisted army and other forces in maintaining law and order in the country during the recent violence, reports UNB.A message sent from the Rab headquarters said they extended cooperation to the army,...
Demand for a three-day holiday during the Hindu community's religious festival, Durga Puja, is relevant said Home Affairs Adviser Brig Gen (retd ) M. Sakhawat Hossain on Monday, reports UNB.He said this when the top leaders of the Bangladesh National...
Traffic police have started performing duties on various roads in the capital from Monday morning, after about one week of work abstention due to insecurity after the fall of Hasina government on August 05, reports UNB.Students were seen managing traffic...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
The newly appointed Chief Justice (CJ), Syed Refaat Ahmed, has categorically said that any deviation from fair dispensation of justice would not be tolerated."Maintenance of etiquette and suppression of injustice is the eternal responsibility of the judiciary. Strict action will...
Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus has met with the senior secretaries and secretaries of 25 ministries and divisions in his portfolio, reports bdnews24.com.The head of the interim government met with them at his current residence State Guest House Jamuna at...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-13 00:00:00
The South Asian (SA) countries, including Bangladesh, recorded the lowest youth unemployment rates in 15 years in 2023, according to a latest ILO report.But the unemployment rate of 15.1 per cent is historically the region's highest, which the report characterised...
A group of indigenous people of the country's plain land organised a rally and procession in front of the Raju Sculpture in Dhaka University on Monday to drum up their various demands. — Focus Bangla
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Adviser Suprodip Chakma and Primary and Mass Education Adviser Prof Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing floral wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on Monday.Later,...
KHULNA. Aug 12 (BSS): Politics of teachers, students and employees have been banned at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) campus.The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting at KUET on Sunday, a press release issued by...
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has congratulated the newly-formed interim government led by Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS."Bikalpa Dhara is sincerely congratulating the journey of the interim government emerged through the historical revolution of students as...
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