In a sustainable economy, job and income growth result from both public and private investments in economic activities, infrastructure, and assets that promote lower carbon emissions and pollution, improved energy and resource efficiency, and the preservation of biodiversity and ecosystem...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-12-21 00:00:00
A significant number of foreign residents have been living in the country for an extended period, many of them illegally. The interim government has already urged these individuals to legalise their stay, and an official order has been issued to...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2024-12-21 00:00:00
Bangladeshis, according to report published in this paper, annually spend a staggering US$5.0 billion only in registered medical bills outside the country. But the volume of actual spending will be much larger if the cost of treatment taken on tourist...
As in most other agrarian societies, in Bangladesh, decision-making has traditionally been the preserve of men both in the families and in society at large. Admittedly, society and culture, meanwhile, have undergone significant transformation through expansion of education, introduction of...
Ahmed Shamir Sakir | 2024-12-21 00:00:00
The strength of a currency is crucial in assessing a country's influence in both the global economy and international relations. Moreover, currency policies have become a major source of tension among governments in today's interconnected economy, sometimes even overshadowing trade...
Welcoming the interim government's announcement regarding the next national election, the United States (US) has said they would advocate for 'free and fair' elections in a peaceful manner, reports UNB."So we welcome steps that have been taken by this interim...
The Anti-discrimination Student Movement has rejected the statement by Election Reform Commission chief Badiul Alam Majumdar that "there is no obstacle for the Awami League to participate in the general election", reports bdnews24.com.It said allowing the deposed Awami League to...
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former army chief Moeen Uddin Ahmed have been accused of "crimes against humanity" at the International Crimes Tribunal, or ICT, for the killings during the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny at Pilkhana a decade and a...
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 19 (BSS): At least five persons, including three of a family, were killed following a collision head-on between a CNG auto-rickshaw and a dump truck in Hazibazar area under Pekua upazila here this morning.The deceased were identified...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the economic situation in Bangladesh is not gloomy, but it is in a challenging position.At the same time, he acknowledged that the gross domestic product (GDP) growth may slow down to 3.8...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
The construction and installation works at Unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) have been completed, Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company Rosatom said in a statement on Wednesday.The personnel of the RNPP has started a large-scale test programme for...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Thursday that since the Election Commission (EC) has been formed, there is no reason for delay in holding the national elections.He said that the people of the country expected...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
The average yield of rice in the ongoing Aman season has increased this year, ushering hopes to compensate the damage Bangladesh incurred in 14 districts due to July-August flooding.As above 56 per cent of Aman harvest has been completed so...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Pakistan agree to strengthen once-severed relations between the two countries through increased trade, commerce and exchange of sports and cultural delegations.Officials in Dhaka said the agreement was reached at a summit meet between the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh's...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
The currency is flowing back into banks, driven by rising deposit rates and growing confidence in the well-performing institutions, after a surge in cash outflow from the banking system for about a five-month period.Bangladesh Bank data showed that currency outside...
A factual mistake took place in the infograph that accompanied the lead story titled 'IMF paints gloomy BD economic picture, advises urgent cures' carried on page 1 in Thursday's issue of The Financial Express. In the infograph, the correct highlight...
Internet services across the country were shut down during the quota reform movement as per the order of Sheikh Hasina, said former State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak, report agencies.Palak revealed this information during an interrogation at the safe...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has finally reached the net international reserve (NIR) target, a condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of its $4.7 billion loan package for stabilising the country's macroeconomic situation.The central bank achieved the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
High inflation hitting people's living remains a serious concern to the International Monetary Fund as the financier offers another loan tranche of $645 million to Bangladesh that is expected to be available in February. An IMF mission concludes that low...
Focus on attitudes, ethics in skilling young workforce, says Prof Yunus at D8 SummitCAIRO, Dec 19: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Thursday said they needed to think deeper as to how to skill millions of young adults in a...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
A filmy-style daylight abortive bank robbery near the capital Thursday ended with the surrender of the three gunmen who held the bankers hostage for ransom. Police and witnesses said a three-hour drama and suspense were over as the young bandits...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves are going to get a big boost as the World Bank (WB) is likely to confirm $500 million of budget support next week, officials said on Thursday."The government is likely to sign a loan deal with the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-20 00:00:00
Former PM adviser Salman F Rahman comes under probe while S Alam Group cohorts are sued for pecuniary offences involving an aggregate amount of Tk 29.99-billion bank money. Also, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to probe allegations of irregularities...
Law-enforcers seized a number of battery-driven rickshaws for plying illegally the main road at Rajarbag in the capital on Thursday. — FE Photo by Khondokar Asad-Uz-Zaman
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight till morning.Night temperature may remain...
The Press Information Department (PID) has taken a decision to review the decision regarding cancelation of accreditation cards of a number of journalists, reports BSS.PID will review the decision in the applicable cases, according to an official handout.The handout said...
Students of Rabindra University formed a human-chain on the university premises in Sirajganj on Wednesday, demanding a permanent campus. — Press Release
Bangladesh Navy Family Welfare Association (BNFWA) President Nadia Sultana distributed warm clothes among poor people in the Nabik residential area at Mirpur-14 in the capital on Wednesday. — ISPR
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said old and polluting buses will be scrapped to reduce the air pollution in the capital, report agencies."People in Dhaka cannot continue to suffer and die from air pollution. The...
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