Bangladesh has made significant progress in its journey toward expanding primary education. Student attendance has improved, dropout rates have decreased, and enrollment rates from pre-primary to higher education have risen. Achieving gender parity in primary and secondary education is a...
Child labour is a serious social issue affecting not only Bangladesh but also many other countries worldwide. It impacts not only children but also society and the economy as a whole. Child labour deprives children of educational opportunities, harms their...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-11-17 00:00:00
In a time when the interim government is working with the objective of building a discrimination-free Bangladesh, it is deeply concerning that children with special needs and their caregivers are left in a state of uncertainty. According to recent reports,...
Invalidation of two core provisions of the much-talked-about Speedy Power and Energy Supply (Special) Act 2010, popularly known as impunity law for the power sector, by a High Court (HC) bench will be greeted with an open heart by everyone...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2024-11-17 00:00:00
The global economy is currently experiencing severe debt crisis. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) worldwide public debt is expected exceed US$100 trillion to reach 93 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024. This figure will...
Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that reforms in various sectors, including in financial, capital market and banking ones, are being carried out to solve the crisis that the interim government inherited from the previous regime, reports BSS.The Finance...
Crowds keenly observe gadgets on display at four global expositions on construction materials, procedures and equipment at the International Convention Centre Bashundhara on Friday, the second day of the three-day shows. — FE Photo
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) - The party of Sri Lanka's new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won a two-thirds majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a strong mandate for his program for economic revival.Dissanayake's National People's...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
An expatriate physician was stabbed to death by robbers at his residence in the capital's Hajaribag area early Friday.The victim was identified as AKM Abdur Rashid (85). His wife was also injured in the incident. The robbers entered the second...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 15: Mother vessel Captain Nikolas and lighterage vessel Sophia caught fire in Kutubdia in October due to the inefficiency, carelessness, and negligence of sailors and Bangladesh Shipping Corporation officials, the investigation report says. The investigation committee of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
A three-day international conference titled the 'Bay of Bengal Conversation 2024' begins at a city hotel today (Saturday), aiming to strengthen diplomatic relations in the Indo-Pacific region.Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, will deliver the inaugural speech...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam has said the interim government has ensured freedom of press and freedom of expression and holding rally, reports BSS.He said this in an interview with the news agency, marking the government's hundred days....
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
The government undergoes a critical phase in procuring key commodities to operate its subsidised sales drive for 10-million families as it cannot get genuine suppliers of such items as required.According to sources, the government cannot procure essentials from domestic and...
The snap shows workers unloading live fish from a specialised truck, equipped with a housing system to keep fish alive, at Jatrabari wholesale outlet in the capital on Friday. Available at various markets, these fish are brought to Dhaka from...
Bangladesh has begun receiving 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity from Nepal under a trilateral power-sharing agreement involving India, marking a milestone in regional energy cooperation. The electricity started flowing on Friday, according to reports published in various news agencies and...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh's large-scale manufacturing sector surmounted setbacks to get on an upturn as owners and economists see further advances ahead now that the dust settles through political transition. The sector, which accounts for over 11 per cent of the country's GDP,...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
The Technical and Madrasah Education Division (TMED) of the Ministry of Education has initiated a project to advance technical education and vocational training (TEVT) at an estimated cost of Tk 24.58 billion.The project will ensure training for 34,310 technical and...
Finance adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said although the interim government inherited a high inflationary trend from the previous regime, stability has been restored due to various steps of the government, reports BSS. "The previous situation now does not exist...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN from Baku, Azerbaijan | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Multilateral donors, banks and philanthropic communities Friday pledged around US$5.43 billion in the COP29 conferences for funding climate-related projects, which greens from Bangladesh demand as grants. Of the total, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) announces around US$3.5-billion funding for new...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Many economic parameters were cooked during the past Awami League regime while over US100 billion learnt to have been siphoned off the country, a Brussels-based agency reports and suggests rapid reforms for a rebound.Macroeconomic indicators, including export figures and growth...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The highest temperature of...
IUB: Visitors looking at photos at the first Durbin Exhibition on the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) campus in the capital. Durbin IUB, the Bangladesh chapter of international astronomy outreach programme organised the event recently.
AIUB: Dulce Lamagna and Shania Abedin, Board of Trustee members of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), receiving QS four-star award at the QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2024, held in Macau recently.
NSU: Prof Abdul Hannan Chowdhury, Vice Chancellor of the North South University (NSU), receiving a crest from NetCom Learning General Manager Abdul Ahad after a seminar on 'AI for Future Leaders'. The NSU Career and Placement Center organised the event...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 15: At least 10 people were injured when miscreants attacked and opened fire on a businessman in Chattogram's Raozan upazila on Thursday night. Sources said an armed group of 15-20 people attacked Kamal Uddin over a previous conflict...
The Bangladesh Army has issued a warning against the unauthorised use of its name in attempts to take control of Jhut (waste fabric businesses in the industrial areas, report agencies.In a statement by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday,...
Health sector of Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable progress in the last 100 days due to pragmatic and effective measures taken by the interim government, reports BSS.After assuming office, the interim government put highest priority to prepare a complete list...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
Bangladeshi visa-seekers, aspiring to go Europe, have urged the government to take steps to set up embassies or consulate offices of the European countries (having job, education and other opportunities) in Bangladesh to avoid hassle and save foreign currency, as...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-16 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has announced a ban on the import and production of single-band routers, effective from April 2025.The move is part of the regulator's initiative to enhance the quality of broadband internet services in the country.In...
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