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Geopolitics, soft power, and influence of cinema: Can Bangladesh nurture it?

Simon Mohsin | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Name a few of the greatest villains in movies. The current Gen Z, and even those not members of this generation, will name Thanos, Doctor Doom, Magneto, Joker, and many more, which are part of the fantasy series movies of...

An environmental imperative

Mohammad Alauddin | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Solar energy stands as the planet's most abundant energy resource, offering an endless supply of renewable power to humanity. Of all renewable energy sources, the inexhaustible solar one is the most dispersed form of energy that can be captured and...

Policies promoting new-generation micro and small enterprises for productive job creation

Mustafa K. Mujeri | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

In Bangladesh, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) and cottage enterprises (CEs) which are mostly managed by own-account workers together provide a vast majority of employment for the country's enterprise sector. Latest available statistics of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)...

Down the ladder

IG Chowdhury | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

It was my first morning in London. I had a long flight of over eighteen hours from Dhaka. I was residing in a hall of residence of the university. The breakfast hours were fixed. I got up and made my...

Saving energy this winter amid supply crunch

Mushfiqur Rahman | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Business enterprises struggle to keep production running for several reasons including shortages of natural gas supply. The incumbent interim government has taken some initiatives to increase gas supply for urea fertilizer production and electricity generation. On 20 October 2024, Mohammad...

Rectifying India's communal agenda in Bangladesh for balanced bilateral ties

Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

There were contradictions and paradoxes galore in the Indo-Bangladesh relations during the Awami League rule led by Sheikh Hasina between January 2009 and July 2024, which apparently demonstrated a myopic, communal, divisive, and fascistic outlook of the ruling quarters in...

Evolution and impact of social media over the years

2024-11-10 00:00:00

Social media has attained a wide range of dynamics over the years.In various countries these dimensions have included maintaining general security and using it for civil and criminal investigation. At the same time, footage of citizen-documented police brutality and other...

Public choice theory: an overview

Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Public choice theory has been defined as the application of economic analysis to the study of politics. In other words, its subject is political economy in the classic sense. But one has to hasten to qualify this statement and say...

Bangladesh's infrastructure dilemma and remedial must-dos

Syed Abul Basher and Salim Rashid | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

A one-of-its-kind political changeover in Bangladesh offers an opportunity to anatomize the policies of the fallen Awami League (AL) government, which governed the country for 15 years until imploded. Some scholars argue political stability is a prerequisite for developing countries...

How digital payments are changing microfinance in Bangladesh

Matiur Rahman | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh's financial services landscape has significantly transformed over the past decade, with the rapid shift from traditional cash-based transactions to digital payments. This evolution is particularly pronounced in microfinance, which has long been crucial in addressing financial inclusion, poverty alleviation,...

Monno Agro sees slight decline in profit, declares 25pc stock dividend

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 12:00:00

Monno Agro & General Machinery, a subsidiary of Monno Group of Industries, posted a net profit of Tk 7.74 million for FY'24, registering a 2.0 per cent year-on-year decline.As a result, the company's earnings per share (EPS) dropped to Tk...

Stocks stay upbeat as capital gains tax cut lifts investor confidence

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 12:00:00

The benchmark equity index continued its upward trend this week, extending gains for a second consecutive week as the government's decision to lower capital gains tax came as a relief for individual investors.This week, the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...

Weather (2024-11-09)

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Rain/Thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met...

University Day 2024 at the BSMR Maritime University

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The students participating in the University Day 2024 at the BSMR Maritime University, Bangladesh posed for a photo seesion during the event on its Mirpur campus in the capital on Thursday . — Press Release

BRTC bus catches fire in city's Kuril

2024-11-09 00:00:00

A BRTC double-decker bus has caught fire while it was being parked beneath a flyover on the capital's Kuril Bishwa Road, reports bdnews24.com.The incident was reported around 1:42 pm on Friday, according to Rashed Bin Khaled, duty officer at the...

Eggs hurled at theatre activists outside Shilpakala Academy

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

Eggs were hurled at theatre activists rallying outside Dhaka's Shilpakala Academy on Friday, as they protested against the recent suspension of the play 'Nityapuran'. Organised by the Bangladesh Group Theater Federation, the rally denounced the recent interruption of the performance...

'Boma Arman' held from city's Geneva Camp

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested one Md Arman, alias Boma Arman, from Geneva Camp in the capital's Mohammadpur area, reports UNB.Shihab Karim, senior assistant superintendent of police (media) of RAB-2, confirmed the matter on Friday.Arman was...

Five more die of dengue--

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Five people died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning throughout Bangladesh, report agencies.Another 466 dengue patients were hospitalised in the same period, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).As many as 242...

DNCC, DSCC move to devise plans to check dengue

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The government has formed the two expert committees at the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) as part of the special measures to strengthen prevention activities amid an increase in the prevalence of dengue...

Air Chief leaves for China

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan left Dhaka for China on Friday on an official visit, reports UNB.The visit, scheduled from November 9 to 15, is at the invitation of the Commander of the Chinese People's...

SJC verifying info of some HC judges accused of misconduct

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

A task of verifying the information about some judges of the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC) is underway in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), according to the SC sources.The authority of the Supreme Judicial Council has...

Deputy Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd along with a delegation called on Chief of Army Staff

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Deputy Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd along with a delegation called on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters in the capital on Friday. — ISPR

Journos, rights activists to get acquitted in DSA cases

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

All journalists and rights activists would automatically be acquitted of cases filed against them under the Digital Security Act (DSA) made by the previous government, law adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Friday."When we will revoke the law, all harassment...

A group of jobseekers organised 'March for Protest' at TSC in Dhaka University

2024-11-09 00:00:00

A group of jobseekers organised 'March for Protest' at TSC in Dhaka University on Friday to protest against the police attack during the students' programme on October 30 for raising the age limit for entering the government service to 35...

Bangladesh Islami Somonnoy Porishod demonstrated and brought out a rally

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Islami Somonnoy Porishod demonstrated and brought out a rally in the Baitul Mukarram area in the capital on Friday, demanding to stop the genocide of Muslims in Palestine. — Focus Bangla

Ex-MP Tahjib put on remand

2024-11-09 00:00:00

JHENAIDAH, Nov 08 (BSS): Former lawmaker from Jhenaidah-2 constituency Tahjib Alam Siddique has been placed on three-day remand in connection with three separate cases including two murders.He was arrested from a house in Nabinagar of Savar on Thursday night. Senior...

US wants BD to respect freedom of religion: Miller

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The United States (US) has said they want to see freedom of religion is respected in Bangladesh, and people are held accountable for any attacks, reports UNB."We have, in our discussions with Bangladeshi officials, made clear that we want to...

Jamaat pledges to establish justice without discrimination: Ameer

2024-11-09 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Nov 08 (UNB): Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has pledged to establish a justice system free from discrimination in the country.He also sharply criticized the former Awami League government for years of oppression and injustice.He was speaking...

Only four advisers in interim govt have NGO background

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has shared some facts to establish that the interim government is not 'NGO-dominated' as described by some quarters on social media, reports UNB.In a post shared from his verified Facebook account on Friday, Alam...

Tarique Rahman slams misconduct with Asif Nazrul in Geneva

FE REPROT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday condemned and protested against indecent behaviour with Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul by some Awami League supporters in Geneva Airport, Switzerland while he was moving to...