MAPUTO, Dec 25 (AFP): At least 21 people, including two police officers, have been killed in Mozambique in the last 24 hours, the government said, in post-election violence that erupted after the ruling party was controversially confirmed winners in recent...
DAMASCUS, Dec 25 (AFP): Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution and integration under the defence ministry.Absent from the meeting were representatives of the US-backed, Kurdish-led forces that...
BEIJING, Dec 25 (AP): Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya met with top Chinese leaders Wednesday during his visit to Beijing, the first since the heads of the two countries met at a summit in Peru last month, in an effort...
GAZA CITY, Dec 25 (AFP): Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church on Tuesday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory.Gone were the sparkling lights, the festive decorations,...
KABUL, Dec 25 (Reuters): Bombardment by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province on Tuesday killed at least 46 people, most of whom were children and women, said the Afghan Taliban, vowing to retaliate against their neighbour.The bombing occurred...
The whole country rejoices at the good news. A report published in a British newspaper on 21 December carried the headline, "Bangladesh, the Best Country of the year 2024." According to the influential magazine The Economist, Bangladesh has been named...
Bangladesh, after toppling a despot and taking steps towards a more liberal government, is facing a worrying rise in criminal activities. Weak law enforcement has led to an increase in crimes such as mugging, robbery, killing, and vandalism, which are...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The recent move to reopen six state-owned sugar mills in phases, following the recommendations of a task force, has sparked hope among thousands of workers and sugarcane growers. For years, these individuals struggled to make ends meet after the abrupt...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway, which this country inherited from the British colonial era, is more than 160 years old. It is the pioneer of land transportation in the country. Even in this age of style and speed, the railway has not lost...
Even the very nomenclature, 'climate bank' that is, is innovative and highly appealing. Much as the public and private commercial banks may find themselves pitted against overwhelming odds---some of those in an intractable imbroglio, this unique idea of a green...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-12-26 00:00:00
The issue is one of the contributions political appointees to diplomatic positions are able to make. Or do such appointments fail to raise a nation's standards where a projection of foreign policy is concerned? Should there be phases in a...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 12:00:00
Two new sets of trains were launched on Tuesday for daily operation on Dhaka-Khulna and Dhaka-Benapole routes through the Padma Bridge and Bhanga to Kashiani junctions, saving travel time and fares.With these trains - Jahanabad Express and Ruposhi Bangla -...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-12-25 12:00:00
Many farmers are being benefited from cultivating gourd in Pabna and Gopalganj districts throughout the year.Our correspondent from Pabna said most of the families in Atgharia upazila are benefiting financially from growing gourd. Some farmers have cultivated different other vegetables,...
Sylhet, Dec 23 (UNB)- The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has detained 13 Bangladeshi nationals near the Tamabil Sonatila border in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district, locals say.According to local sources, the Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended on Sunday night and...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 24: The detailed design of a project to upgrade the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway from four lanes is expected to be completed by 2025. The work will begin in June 2026, officials of the Road and Highway Department (RHD) said....
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
A group of retired government employees, representing individuals who had surrendered full pension benefits, on Tuesday urged the government to reinstate pension facilities after 10 years of surrender.Retired government employees surrendered their pension in the past to access urgent financial...
Two people have been killed and several hundred homes and structures have burnt after a fire broke out at the Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya, reports bdnews24.com.Two bodies were recovered from the scene, says Mohammad Tanharul, deputy...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The foreign ministry will continue to send reminders to Indian government for extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, a spokesperson of the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Responding to a question during a press briefing, Mohammad Rafiqul Alam, a spokesperson...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday decided to reinvestigate the Padma Bridge and Bangabandhu Novo Theater corruption cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, report agencies. The ACC also sought documents related to eight mega projects as part of an...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The government is planning to lower the age limit for investing in Poribar Sanchayapatra (Family Saving Certificate) to facilitate purchasing such tools by the pensioners.In this regard, the Internal Resources Division (IRD) has recently sought opinion from the Finance Division...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The country uses maximum 3.84 billion of single-use plastic bottles annually -- of which only 21.4 per cent could be recycled.The remaining 78.6 per cent end up in rivers, sea and dumping stations, increasing health and environmental risks alarmingly, a...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
Domestic technology companies are seeking opportunities to be involved in the collection of tolls from roads and bridges built with public funds.The Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) recently sent a letter to the Bangladesh Public Procurement Authority...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus exchanged greetings with representatives of the Christian community on the occasion of Happy Christmas Day at the State Guest House Jamuna here Tuesday, reports BSS.Christian leaders expressed hope that generosity and communal harmony would develop...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday extended the deadline for submitting income tax returns by one month till January 31, reports UNB.The last date of submitting income tax returns of all categories of taxpayers except companies for the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has instructed other banks to purchase remittance dollars at a maximum rate of Tk 123 per dollar. The instruction came at a meeting with 13 commercial banks held at the BB headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday....
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
Fresh tension roils Islami Bank Bangladesh as its managing director Muhammed Monirul Moula skips office attendance following agitation by officials of the bank demanding his resignation.Sources at the IBB, country's largest unconventional bank, said Tuesday a group of officers have...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
The government has sought nearly US$250 million in assistance from the World Bank (WB) to rehabilitate the flood-affected regions in the north- and south-east of the country, officials said on Tuesday.Following a request from the Local Government & Rural Development...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
National Security Adviser of the United States Jake Sullivan had phone talk with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus when the country's economic progress, reform and election processes came up for discussion. During the telephonic conversation on Monday evening, they...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-12-25 00:00:00
Pharmaceutical companies have raised prices of medicines substantially in latest spikes at their free will, aggravating sufferings of ailing people.Prices of many lifesaving drugs have been increased further by 12 per cent to as high as 66 per cent in-between...
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