NAOGAON, Jan 11 (UNB): Naogaon district is seeing a significant boost in mustard cultivation this season, with 60,100 hectares of land dedicated to the crop.This growth in mustard farming is being complemented by the work of beekeepers, who have installed...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS Magura 250-bed District Hospital is now in structurally and logistically precarious conditions, mostly failing to provide necessary treatment to the patients coming from far and near.Meanwhile, hundreds of patients are being deprived of necessary medical services as Gowainghat...
Tamim Iqbal officially announced his retirement from international cricket through a Facebook post, bringing down the curtain on a storied career that spanned over 16 years. The 35-year-old opener leaves behind a legacy filled with remarkable achievements and records that...
Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh's second-most successful batter, has officially brought his international cricket journey to an end, reports bdnews24.com.The country's most accomplished opener will no longer don the national jersey.The announcement came on Friday night through cricketer's social media accounts, putting...
BOGOR, Jan 11 (AP): Japan and Indonesia pledged on Saturday to deepen economic and defense ties during a visit by the Japanese prime minister amid heightened global geopolitical tensions.Shigeru Ishiba arrived in Jakarta on Friday from Kuala Lumpur after meeting...
LOS ANGELES, Jan 11 (Reuters/AFP): Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.Six simultaneous wildfires have devastated...
NEW YORK, Jan 11 (Reuters): US President-elect Donald Trump will not go to jail or face any other punishment for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, a judge ruled on Friday but said Trump's...
DOHA, Jan 11 (AFP): Mediator Qatar said it briefed US President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on Friday about Gaza ceasefire talks it has been brokering alongside Egypt and the United States.In their meeting in Doha, Prime Minister...
Rassiq Aziz Kabir | 2025-01-12 00:00:00
Economics as a discipline is highly regarded throughout the world, as it opens the door for a lot of different career paths; however, for a fresh economics graduate, navigating the job market can appear to be quite challenging, with a...
Abdullah Al Mamun | 2025-01-12 00:00:00
The MBA Association at University of Chittagong (MAUC) successfully organised "Leadership Catalyst Program (LCP): Empowering Future Change-Makers", an initiative designed to foster professional growth, enhance leadership capabilities, and build lasting networks among students, club executives, and alumni. The programme took...
MUHAMMAD ZIAUL ISLAM AKIB | 2025-01-12 00:00:00
Borders no longer confine education in the modern world. Teachers and students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds frequently come together, sharing knowledge and perspectives in increasingly globalised classrooms. The question of whether non-native speakers can teach native speakers effectively...
Khalid Saifullah and Anis Chowdhury | 2025-01-11 12:00:00
The draft White Paper on state of the Bangladesh economy mentions “data” more often than either “development” or “economy”. It simply had to. If the murder of Bangladesh’s economy was the crime, data manipulation was the cover up. As the...
SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters): Tesla launched a new version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in China on Friday, hoping that a redesigned exterior and upgraded features inside will help it regain market share taken by rivals such as...
New and stylish battery-run auto-rickshaws now rule the roads in the capital as they have taken place of their primitive peers like the ones lying uncared for in Tejgaon area. The snap was shot on Friday. — FE Photo by...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Reovirus has been detected in the bodies of five people for the first time in Bangladesh.The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the development on Friday.The IEDCR has identified the existence of reovirus after conducting a study...
Senior allies of UK PM Sir Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in case she is forced to quit over links to her aunt's regime, reports UK publication The...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Former directors of the state-owned BASIC Bank, who were reportedly involved in the bank's multiple loan scams, have still remained outside the trial process, according to case documents.The then board chairman, Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, has been accused in the...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has undertaken a project involving Tk186.53 million to conduct five surveys on industry and service-sectors, parallel to its ongoing Tk5.8 billion economic census aimed at collecting detailed data on all non-agricultural economic units across...
CALABASAS, United States, Jan 10 (AFP): In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted by the setting California sun dart in and out of giant wildfire plumes, dropping much-needed flame retardant and precious water onto the angry...
The temperature has dropped to 7.3 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh's Tentulia, the lowest temperature recorded in Bangladesh this winter. This means the district, located in northern Bangladesh and near the Himalayan foothills, is experiencing a moderate cold wave.When the minimum...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Special bonds, issued to pay mainly fertiliser importers, formed the bulk portion of the government's domestic borrowing in FY24, according to official documents.The government issued long-term fixed-income instruments - referred to as special bonds - and banks purchased those to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's agricultural-product export in the first half of this fiscal rebounded and showed hope of crossing a billion-dollar turnover in the terminal months of the year, insiders said Friday.After a falling trend over the last couple of years, the shipment...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Dynamics of Bangladesh money market changes amid plummeting demand for formal credits due to persisting economic sluggishness, making banks look for alternatives like treasuries and retail lending, sources said. Bankers and money-market analysts have said as the investment opportunities keep...
A stream of the Buriganga at Kamrangirchar in Dhaka has lost its water flow in the winter. Resultantly, patches of stagnant water are serving as mosquito breeding grounds, spreading mosquito-borne diseases in the nearby areas. The photo was taken on...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight...
Russian worker found dead at Rooppur NPPA Russian worker was found dead in a washroom of the residential Green City of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project in Pabna, police said on Friday. The deceased Ivan Kaitmazov (40) was...
The 17th death anniversary of eminent educationist Abul Hashem was observed on Friday through a discussion session and milad mahfil at Pirojpur's Singhakhali School and College, which he founded and served as the principle, according to a press release.Renowned as...
Underground cable network installation work going on in various areas across the capital to provide uninterrupted electricity supply to the city dwellers. The photo was taken from Khilgaon area in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
SYLHET, Jan 10 (UNB): Two men accused in a fraud case were arrested by the immigration police from Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Friday.The arrested were identified as Mohammad Gaffar Khan Liton and Millon Mia, said Officer-in-Charge of Shahporan Police...
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