Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has called for increasing buffalo production in the country to meet the demand of protein through its meat and milk, reports BSS."Once buffaloes were considered agricultural animals and now those animals are meeting our...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Net sales of savings instruments in July-August of fiscal year 2024-25 experienced a substantial decline of 24.07 per cent compared to the same period in the previous fiscal year.The net sales of the savings instruments in July-August FY 25 stood...
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Release of funds for the non-governmental organisations (NGOs), working in the country and are administered through the government regulator - NGO Affairs Bureau (NGOAB), has been showing a declining trend in the recent years.Bangladesh's transition to a middle-income country status,...
BEIJING, Oct 25 (AFP): Chinese leaders will convene a key political meeting early next month, state media reported Friday, as observers watch for more details on a stimulus plan to support the country's wavering economy.The world's second-largest economy has struggled...
Though the interim government has taken oath two months ago, it is still encountering increasing scrutiny over delays in appointing key administrative officials, reports UNB.Seven secretaries are yet to be appointed in various ministries and divisions and the posts of...
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP):Civil society groups implored Google on Thursday to rigorously enforce its policy to demonetize environmental disinformation, saying ads placed alongside climate denial content persistently popped up despite the tech titan's pledge to crack down.The open letter, addressed...
People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. Three journalists were killed in the Israeli airstrike. — AFP
Police Headquarters has released a list of 44 police personnel who were killed during the mass uprising in July and August, reports bdnews24.com.It claimed that misinformation was being spread about the 'true number' of law enforcers killed amid the violence...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Large-scale manufacturing in Bangladesh contracted by 9.75 per cent year on year in June, according to the latest data available with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.This decline marks the first negative growth in months following a positive growth rate of...
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department says there is no likelihood of major storms or other disasters in the country due to Severe Cyclone Dana, which has started to weaken after making landfall in India's Odisha, reports bdnews24.com.Though there may be some...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
The Planning Commission (PC) has turned down a fresh and costly railway workshop-construction project as it finds two other existing ones underutilised, officials said on Friday.The commission has recently sent back the Sheikh Hasina-led government's Tk 76.83-billion project proposal for...
FE REPORT | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Passengers at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital suffered much following a disruption to train schedules of both departure and arrival caused by derailment of six coaches of Panchagarh Express on Friday.However, the rail communications between Dhaka and other parts...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Cash transactions on the moribund call money-market see a slow pickup following the central bank's liquidity-squeezing moves to tame obdurate inflation, a prime concern of consumers and the interim government alike.Call-money market is a key platform where borrowing and lending...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Owners fret over an 'unofficial' embargo on new natural-gas connections to industries in government bid to ease owes of the already-starving gas-guzzling consumers across Bangladesh, sources said.Although there is no official instruction either from the energy and mineral resources division...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-10-26 00:00:00
Six priority areas are up for reforms under conditions binding a World Bank-offered budget-support credit, including an overhaul in fiscal, revenue, and public-welfare arenas, officials said.The World Bank is providing the development-policy credit under its Building Economic and Institutional Resilience...
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Oct 25, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - More than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat languished at sea for days, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday.The...
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories, Oct 25 (AFP): Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory's main southern city, killing at least 20 people.Fourteen people were killed in a...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Oct 25 (AFP): Ten police were shot dead at a check post near the Afghan border, officials said Friday, in an attack claimed by the Pakistan Taliban."The intense exchange of fire lasted for nearly an hour. Ten Frontier...
APIA, Samoa, Oct 25 (AP): Australia and the United Kingdom have deepened ties by agreeing to collaborate on climate change and energy initiatives, aiming to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, while also reaffirming their mutual commitment to develop nuclear...
KOLKATA, Oct 25 (AFP): Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India's east coast, with officials warning of more fierce weather on Friday.Cyclones -- the equivalent of hurricanes in the North Atlantic or typhoons in the...
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): "Drill, baby, drill" versus championing green energy: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offer starkly opposing visions on climate, with the outcome of the US presidential race poised to shape the planet's warming trajectory.Neither candidate has outlined...
India and China have begun implementing an agreement to end a military standoff on their disputed Himalayan border, the two sides said on Friday, in the biggest thaw between the Asian giants since deadly clashes between their armies four years...
LONDON, Oct 25 (AFP): UK finance minister Rachel Reeves announced Thursday changes to fiscal rules to open up billions for investment in the centre-left government's maiden budget, but warned of tax rises and spending cuts.The highly-anticipated October 30 budget will...
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): Sales of new homes in the United States last month exceeded analyst expectations Thursday, logging the fastest pace in more than a year on the back of cooler mortgage rates.Sales of new homes stood at an...
WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (AFP): The IMF wants to know more about a cross-border payments system discussed by the BRICS group of countries this week and aimed at boosting non-dollar transactions, the Fund's managing director said Thursday.The meeting of the BRICS...
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters): China will offer the Taliban tariff-free access to its vast construction, energy and consumer sectors, Beijing's envoy to Afghanistan said on Thursday, as the ailing resource-rich but diplomatically-isolated regime looks to build up its markets.Beijing has...
Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fauzul Kabir Khan visits on Friday the Dhaka Medical College Hospital to inquire about the health of a worker of Dhaka Power Distribution Company undergoing treatment at the hospital after suffering electrocution while working...
RAJSHAHI (BSS): The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway starts transporting agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from today (Saturday).Growers and traders can avail the scope of transporting various perishable goods,...
A recent study reveals that widespread installation of rooftop photovoltaic solar panels (RPVSPs) could cause daytime temperatures to rise while lowering them at night in urban areas.The research, led by Dr Ansar Khan from the University of Calcutta and co-authored...
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