Voluntary service is a humanitarian act. Every stratum of society has volunteers who, setting aside their self-interest, devote their time and resources to the welfare of others. Volunteers work in various social welfare organisations. With the goal of serving and...
Sarker Nazrul Islam | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
Bureaucrats have once again displayed the complex mentality of considering themselves and their descendants as superior to common people, from whose money they receive their pay and perks and whom they are duty-bound to serve. Only those public servants who...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
The persistent reliance of Bangladesh on India for essential commodities like potato and onion has long been a subject of concern. Such reliance poses significant risks due to the unpredictability of supply from a single source. Factors like poor harvests,...
Separation of power among the three organs of the state, namely, the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary is essential for a functioning democracy. But the successive governments since Bangladesh's independence were never serious about implementing the relevant provision as...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
The term ‘soft state’ was first used by the Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal in his magnum opus ‘Asian Drama’ (1970) to find out what lay behind the slow and stumbling progress of most of the newly independent countries in the...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
"Educate. Advocate. Act now"-this was the theme of this year's World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Week, celebrated from 18th to 24 November. AMR week is a staple in the World Health Organization's initiatives to combat this global public health issue. Suppose...
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-12-11 00:00:00
The number of homemade bakeries is increasing. For those passionate about baking, starting a handmade bakery business in Bangladesh may be a fascinating and rewarding endeavour. The demand for delicious handmade bakery products is getting bigger. People are now more...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 12:00:00
Workers in Bangladesh's main export-earning garment industry finally get a 9.0-percent annual wage hike from the existing 5.0 per cent, following waves of labour unrest.Garment workers will get the enhanced wages from January, Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) adviser...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-12-10 12:00:00
The flourishing of decentralised, autonomous and self-reliant local government bodies as envisaged in our constitution, has been a long-cherished aspiration of the people of Bangladesh. But the reality on the ground has been quite different from that of expectations, as...
Belying expectations of the Petrobangla officials, this time also the international bid Bangladesh floated to woo international oil companies (IOCs) has drawn a blank. Not a single IOC did come for bidding for bay hydrocarbon exploration. The head of the...
The Election Commission of Bangladesh has called on citizens aged 18 and above who have not yet obtained a national identity card to register as voters before the publication of the draft electoral roll, reports bdnews24.com.The draft voter list is...
MOSCOW, Dec 9, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - The Kremlin declined on Monday to confirm reports that toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad had fled to Moscow, adding that it was "surprised" by the rebel takeover."As for Mr Assad's whereabouts, I've got nothing...
ANKARA, Dec 9 (AFP): Turkey's top diplomat called Monday an "inclusive" new government in Syria after Islamist-led rebels toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad following a lightning advance."We expect international actors, especially the United Nations, to reach out to the Syrian...
Fact checking body 'Fact Watch' has found that an Indian media falsified a video containing immersion of Goddess Kali in West Bengal state of the neighbouring country as an attack on a Bangladesh temple. Reports BSS.The fact checking organisation marked...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 08: Chattogram district administration has planned to hold Bangladesh's traditional victory fair, the Bijoy Mela, from tomorrow (Wednesday) to December 16. Although the fair, sometimes called the 'Muktijuddher Bijoy Mela', has historically been organised at the outer stadium...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjad Ali has said an estimated 90,000 members have been recruited in the police force on political considerations during the last 15 years."Recruitment was done in different ways. Enquiry was made about political...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) on Monday confiscated computer hard disks, invoices and registers from the President Resort as part of an investigation into tax evasion involving former DB chief Harun-Or-Rashid.During a visit to Mithamoin in Kishoreganj, the CIC team...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) starts the fourth economic census today (Tuesday) after 11 years with a vow to deliver quality economic data.The census which will conclude on December 26 will be conducted at a cost of Tk 5.79...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a US$100-million loan to support Bangladesh's infrastructure development through a public-private partnerships (PPP) model.The board of the Manila-based lender approved the loan for the Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Limited (BIFFL), a government-owned specialised...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Ensuring a strong coordination among economic policies and indicators is a must for keeping the economy stable, businessman and BNP politician Abdul Awal Mintoo said on Monday.Macroeconomic indicators, including inflation, are changing constantly and they are connected as well as...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
The recent tax cuts have had a limited impact on commodity prices, leaving many citizens to continue to face economic hardships. Although the duties and taxes on the import of essential items have been lowered in response to the ongoing...
A buyer is seen choosing wool of varied hues and tones from a roadside shop in the capital's Gulistan area on Monday. Woollen warm clothes are in great demand during the winter. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Costly cooking oils get yet costlier as the government raised maximum retail price of soybean oil by Tk 8.0 a litre to Tk 175, amid a sudden market crisis.Loose soybean-oil MRP has been fixed at Tk 157 a litre, commerce...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
A study conducted by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) has revealed that 28.24 per cent of graduates from colleges affiliated with the National University remain unemployed. The rate is two times higher than that in the Labour Force...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Not a single international oil company (IOC) did come for bidding, finally, following open tendering by the state-run Petrobangla to attract foreign investment for bay hydrocarbon exploration, said sources."We were surprised to see that not a single IOC did submit...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
A false narrative of development was created during the previous regime by using an elusive indicator of the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio without considering repayment capacity, economists told a programme Monday. They said debt stocks had been presented below...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-10 00:00:00
Dhaka raised exception to interference in its internal affairs during an icebreaking consultation Monday with India, where Delhi expressed its "desire to work closely" with Bangladesh's interim government.At the foreign office consultation (FOC) meet held in Dhaka-the first high-level engagement...
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus has hinted that an announcement regarding the reform and election process will be made later this month, report agencies. During an interactive session with the envoys of European countries at the Chief Adviser's Office on...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the country during...
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