Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
The biggest demand that emerged out of the July uprising was the demand for jobs. For decades, the education system in this country has been blamed for producing graduates with sub-par skills. Indeed, this issue has been the subject matter...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
Export diversification has long figured prominently in discussions about the country's export strategy, driven primarily by the overwhelming reliance on ready-made garments (RMG). The push for diversification stems from the need to strengthen the overall export sector by reducing dependence...
Disbursement of loans bending rules to businesses enjoying political favour during the previous regime had been behind stiff rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) or bad debts in the banking sector. Though substantial amounts of funds were thus siphoned from the...
Umme Habiba | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
We've all faced this problem, spending an overwhelming amount of effort and time styling hair only to lose its volume and look flat after a specific time. Managing hair throughout the day can be highly challenging, especially styling thin hair,...
Mahmudul Islam | 2024-11-20 00:00:00
"Is there a chance the bus could get stuck in floodwater?" I asked the Cox's Bazar counterman over the phone.Before booking my ticket for the nearly 700km journey across Bangladesh, I needed to inquire about road conditions in Cumilla and...
Smoke billowing out after a devastating fire engulfed the Meghna Pulp and Paper Mills Limited's tissue godown in Sonargaon, Narayanganj on Monday. — FE Photo
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-19 12:00:00
SYLHET, Nov 18: Adverse weather and calamities, labour unrest, and low auction prices amid high production costs have hampered this year's tea production. Officials fear a fall in production, while it is almost impossible to achieve the annual target as...
Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 421 this year.In the recent fatalities, two deaths were reported in Chattogram division, while one...
The Public Service Commission, or PSC, has canceled the viva exam for the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service examination and made important decisions regarding the next two civil service exams, according to reports published by agencies and online portals. These decisions...
Students of Government Titumir College blocked the road in Mohakhali area for a second time on Monday, demanding that their institution be converted into a university.They were staging demonstrations in front of the college until filing of this report at...
BENAPOLE, Nov 18 (UNB): After a two-year hiatus, rice imports from India have resumed through the Benapole port.Three trucks loaded with 105 tonnes (105,000 kg) of non-basmati rice, imported by Mahabubul Alam Food Products from Jashore, entered the transshipment yard...
Amid the prevailing economic challenges, the implementation coordination committee is gearing up to assess progress on meeting the loan conditions of the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, aiming for the seamless release of the fourth tranche, reports bdnews24.com.The discussion will...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday strongly criticised India for its inability to come to terms with its perceived "defeat" in Bangladesh following the Delhi-backed autocratic regime's ouster."India is struggling to accept what is perhaps its most significant diplomatic,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
Economic downturn has not impacted the direct tax collection from large taxpayers in the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY), 2024-25, according to the tax officials concerned.The Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU), where all banks among other big payers,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
Runaway premier Sheikh Hasina's cabinet members had to stand in the dock of a special tribunal she created for trial of others on same charges of crimes they are now facing.A total of 13 accused, including members of ousted Prime...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Dr Mohammad Yunus did not say that the tenure of interim government will be four years, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the CA, on Monday, alleging that a section of the media has wrongly presented...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the tenure of the interim government will be less than four years, and their intention is to hold the election as quickly as possible."I didn't say that I will be (in power)...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
BNP secretary- general Mirza Fakhrul Islam speaks at a discussion on the occasion of the 48th death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani. The event was hosted at the National Press Club on Monday. — Focus Bangla Bangladesh Nationalist...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings have been downgraded to B2 from B1 and future outlook to negative by Moody's largely for reasons that include political-changeover unrest and past directed fund awarding. The country's outlook has been changed to...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
No companies will face shutdown but action is being taken against individuals at fault to prevent fund diversion, the Bangladesh Bank governor said Monday as he oversaw reclaimed Islami Bank's bail-in package. The new management of the bank plans to...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), according to the Met office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over northern part and light to moderate fog may occur at places...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 18: The University of Chittagong (CU) has celebrated its 58th founding anniversary on Monday through various programmes. The CU officially started journey on 18 November 1966 with four departments, seven teachers and 200 students.Now, CU has 10 faculties...
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman delivering speech at a gathering of army personnel during his Cox's Bazar visit on Monday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Awami League (AL) Advisery Council member and former minister Amir Hossain Amu, his daughter Sumaiya Hossain, Amu's APS Fakhrul Majid Mahmud Kiran, and Kiran's wife Rafeza Majid.Judge Md Zakir Hossain of...
The interim government has formed five new committees to oversee state reforms on the media, labour, women's affairs, health and local government.Each committee will have a student representative, but the student nominees for the labour and local government reform commissions...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN From Baku, Azerbaijan | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Water Resources, has called for (ensuring) climate justice, urging the global community to uphold the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR). "Delaying action until 2030...
The BNP has expelled another leader of its Dhaka North City unit for alleged involvement in unethical activities, violating the party's discipline, reports UNB.A media release signed by ABMA Razzak, joint secretary (in charge of the office) of the Dhaka...
A Dhaka court has sent to jail former Barguna-1 MP Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order on Monday, scrapping abail plea filed for...
A Dhaka court has showed Awami League (AL) organising secretary and former lawmaker Ahmed Hossain arrested in a case lodged over murder of a teenager named Abdul Motalib in the capital's Dhanmandi area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Nurul Huda...
Mohammed Kajol Mia, a student activist critically injured during the anti-discrimination movement, was airlifted to Vejthani Hospital in Thailand for advanced medical treatment, reports UNB.He left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in an air ambulance at 1:30 am on Monday.Health Adviser...
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