DAMASCUS, Dec 11 (AFP/BBC): Syria's new prime minister said the Islamist-led alliance that ousted president Bashar al-Assad will "guarantee" the rights of all religious groups and called on the millions who fled the war to return home.Assad fled Syria after...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Brahmanbaria and Kurigram districts on Wednesday, reports UNB.In Brahmanbaria, three people were killed and six others injured in a triangular crash involving a truck, a pick-up van and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
SYLHET, Dec 11: Environment activists and academics have demanded immediate measures for stopping illegal extraction of stone from various places of Sylhet. They raised the issue at a view exchange meeting with the media persons at a hotel in the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Dec 11: The early bean farmers of the district are happy with bumper production and record profit from their produce this season.The high yield of the vegetable has encouraged many farmers in expanding early bean farming next season, sources...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Dec 11: No development work has been done in the education and infrastructure structures of Rajshahi University (RU) in the last five years executing the Master Plan. The 50-year mega plan was taken to enhance quality and standard...
On December 12, the world observes Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, an annual event championed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to underscore the importance of accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare for all. This date marks the anniversary of the...
Recently, a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) revealed that 28 per cent of graduates from the National University are unemployed. The survey report, although not unexpected, is deeply concerning. Several factors are increasing the rate...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
The recently submitted white paper on financial corruption and irregularities during the ousted Awami League regime has revealed an alarming state of mismanagement in infrastructure project implementation. This detailed investigation brings forth the tale of how large-scale development projects were...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
For years now, Dhaka has been making world headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Seemingly, it is continually competing for the dubious distinction of being the world's most polluted city. Were air pollution an Olympic event, no doubt Bangladesh...
A survey on children carried out by the Campaign for Popular Education (CPE) and the BRAC Institute of Education Development (IED) has exposed the mindless invasion of the young ones' special mental space by their intrusive elders. Marked by limitless...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-12-12 00:00:00
The speedy fall of the Bashar Assad regime in Syria brings about a dramatic change in the politics of the Middle East. In the first place, it changes the dynamics in Syria, given that the 54-year family domination of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 12:00:00
The securities regulator hits back at the critics who are now blaming the market decline on its stringent actions against stock manipulators. "Why will the market react negatively following the regulatory actions against wrongdoers while there was a demand for...
The global trend towards remote work has had a big impact on Bangladesh's employment sector, and technology has made this change possible. Remote work became more popular as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, which also forced businesses to use...
The European Union Mission in Dhaka launched a publication titled "Bangladesh, 36 July 2024" with reproduction of street paintings and graffiti, capturing the horrors of repression during the July-August protests and the public aspirations of a new Bangladesh, reports UNB.On...
BNP on Tuesday recommended the abolishment of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and formation of a 'police commission' to build police as a people-friendly law enforcement agency.BNP standing committee member Hafiz Uddin Ahmed came up with the suggestion while placing...
BANGKOK, Dec 10 (AP): One of the most powerful ethnic minority armed groups battling Myanmar's army has claimed the capture of the last army outpost in the strategic western town of Maungdaw, gaining full control of the 271-kilometer (168-mile) -long...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
International migration often contributes to an increase in fallow land and a decline in cropping intensity in own land in rural Bangladesh, according to a study of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS).The study also suggests that in regions with...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bangladesh Bank are looking for a more dynamic approach to managing the dollar exchange rate during the ongoing midterm-review meeting in Dhaka, reports UNB.Bangladesh Bank spokesperson and Executive Director Hosne Ara Shikha said that...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Volatility in the edible-oil market continued on Tuesday as refiners had not yet supplied oil to distributors at the newly fixed price.After a meeting with refiners, the government raised the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of soybean oil by Tk 8.0...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Senior Secretary Mohammad Abdul Momen has been appointed chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.Alongside, two new commissioners have been selected: Mian Md. Ali Akbar Azizi and...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's ranking in the global hunger index (GHI) improved slightly with a score of 19.4 this year, narrowly escaping the category of serious-hunger group. The country ranks 84 out of127 countries, graduating to the category of moderate hunger from serious...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Despite having immense potential, bond market in the country still remains unexplored because of multiple factors, including weak corporate governance, lack of awareness and data transparency, poor investment-friendly tax structures and inadequate enforcement of regulations, experts at a roundtable said...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
China maintained its position as Bangladesh's largest trading partner in FY24, with bilateral trade amounting to Tk 2.246 trillion, according to data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).India remained the second-largest trading partner, recording Tk 1.463 trillion in two-way...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a High Court verdict that sentenced BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to seven years' imprisonment in a money-laundering case. The apex court also stayed the lower court judgement that sentenced...
Mayer Daak [Mother's Call], a platform of the families of those who fell victim to enforced disappearances, murders and torture allegedly by state security agencies during the misrule of the Awami League regime, organises a gathering of the victims’ relatives...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Banks are instructed to submit information on the bank accounts of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust founded under their father's name,Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) sent in...
Renowned economist and Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has been named among the top 10 personalities in 2024 by the prestigious scientific journal Nature, reports UNB.The publication described him as a 'Nation Builder' for his impactful contributions to society.The...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
A fresh US$3.0-billion IMF loan is bound with strings of reforms that necessitate Bangladesh to hike power tariffs in the process of building a non-subsidy economy, officials said.A visiting team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a meeting with...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Many beneficiaries of tax largesse offered by the past regime for indefinite period are among those losing out under a current trimming that limits waivers to maximum five years. Officials say the government's revenue authority has started implementing Sunset Clause-like...
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