BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 11 (Agencies): Israeli forces fired at a watchtower used by UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on Friday, injuring two, a UN source said, the third day in a row peacekeepers have reported Israeli fire at their positions as...
LONDON, Oct 11 (Reuters): Oil prices softened on Friday but were set for a second weekly gain as investors weighed the impact of hurricane damage on U.S. demand against any broad supply disruption if Israel attacks Iranian oil sites.Brent crude...
Gold rose on Friday after a US inflation data cemented prospects of rate cuts this year, restraining the dollar below recent highs, while safe-haven demand stemming from the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East also lifted bullion, reports Reuters.Spot gold...
Chicago wheat extended gains on Thursday as traders assessed whether increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine and persistent dryness in grain production areas around the world may curb global wheat exports, analysts said.Corn and soybean futures tipped down as investors...
Notundhora Assets Ltd. achieved Commonweath Business Excellence Award 2024 as the "Best Real Estate Company of the Year". The Award was announced in a ceremony held at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg, South Africa recently. Commonwealth Partnership Summit & Business Excellence Awards...
Two market monitoring teams under the Ministry of Commerce fined several business establishments Taka 4,500 during separate drives in the city on Friday, reports BSS.A team led by Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Fuara Khatun conducted a...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter believes that manipulation may be involved in the recent hike in prices in the egg market.She made the remark while speaking as the chief guest at a World Egg Day event in Dhaka's Khamarbari...
Money laundering remains a significant challenge in Bangladesh, affecting multiple sectors and hampering the country's economic development. Recent reports suggest that approximately 20 per cent of Bangladesh's international trade is influenced by money laundering activities. This trend poses serious threats...
For several decades, the Ready-Made Garment (RMG) industry has been a leading contributor to Bangladesh's export revenues. Despite remarkable achievements, such as having the highest number of LEED-certified factories globally, the industry continues to face numerous challenges. Political instability within...
Rafeen Huq | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
One of the reasons that prompted the masses to put their weight behind the students' movement against discrimination in July and August this year was the high prices of most essentials. They vented their pent-up anger against the soaring prices...
Development projects, particularly those involving building of big infrastructures, dubbed megaprojects by the media and commenced during the deposed Awami League (AL) government, were in most cases undertaken either to improve the image of those in power or to satisfy...
Manzur Ahmed | 2024-10-12 00:00:00
After five weeks of bloodshed, pain, fear and heartache, the mass uprising led by the students finally forced the autocratic government to step down as the then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country to take shelter in India. The...
GAZA, Oct 10 (BBC/AFP/Reuters): At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced families in the central Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent says.More than 50 others were injured in the attack...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-10-11 12:00:00
It is astounding to know that cost of some railway megaprojects was overblown by billions of Taka(s). This is what investigation by the present government has revealed. Hence, it comes as no surprise that drastic cuts are now in the...
FENI, Oct 10 (UNB): Shafiqul Islam Samrat, a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, who was seen in a video footage firing on students during the recent student movement in Feni's Sharshadi union, placed on a four-day remand.Senior Judicial Magis-trate...
A Dhaka court has sent former food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder to jail in a case lodged over the murder of Daffodil International University student Ramij Uddin Rup in the capital's Karwan Bazar area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement,...
KUSHTIA, Oct 10 (UNB): Acting editor of Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman on Thursday filed a case against 66 people including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, ex-IGP Mohammad Javed Patwary on charge of attacking him on a court premises in Kushtia...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has left the country for Canberra, Australia for a weeklong personal visit to see his elder daughter, reports UNB.He departed from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Singapore Airlines flight at 11:55...
A Dhaka court has sent Tareque M Barkatullah, former director of the Data Centre, to jail in a case lodged for allegedly selling citizens' National ID (NID) information, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehedi Hasan passed the order on Thursday as...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi questioned in surprise on Thursday how Awami League leader and former minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury got bail barely within 24 hours of his arrest.He alleged that a total of...
Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman on Thursday underscored the need for holding fair elections to maintain continuation of democracy, reports BSS."We must hold a free and fair election aiming to keep the country's democracy continued," he...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately...
The wait for the results of this year's HSC and equivalent exams is set to end on October 15. Students will once again be able to access their scores at educational institutions and online, reports bdnews24.com.On Wednesday, the Dhaka Education...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-11 00:00:00
A teenage ready-made garment (RMG) worker hanged herself from a ceiling fan with a scarf at Bashantek Natun Basti area in the capital. She was identified as Riya Akter (15). The incident happened at around 11:39 pm on Wednesday night....
RANGPUR, Oct 10 (BSS): Availability of the government's cost-free anti-hypertensive medicines should be ensured at grassroots level to efficiently control hypertension-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and related deaths.The opinion came at a divisional level workshop titled "Hypertension Control in Bangladesh: Progress...
The government on Wednesday formed two separate adviser-level committees, one to address allegations of irregularities in the appointment of deputy commissioners (DC), and the other to ensure proper treatment for those injured during the recent mass movement, reports UNB.The Cabinet...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-11 00:00:00
The Department of Archaeology has started its proceedings to preserve the official residence of the Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh as an archaeological site.The initiative has been taken by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed with an eye to protecting the...
A delegation of Bangladesh Buddhist Federation called on Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters in Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday. — ISPR
Bangladesh is likely to witness visits of several officials from the United Nations (UN) this year, including UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, who is likely to visit the country this month, officials in Dhaka and New York...
Mirpur-10 metro rail station is expected to resume operation shortly as the system of every parameter was witnessed satisfactory following the final test for reopening of the station on Thursday morning, reports BSS."We've completed the test operation of Mirpur-10 metro...
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