As winter approaches, we are witnessing a rise in respiratory illnesses among children in hospital wards and daily medical practice. Among these cases, bronchiolutis stands out as a significant concern in infants and young children.Recent media reports indicate a surge...
Microfinance, introduced by Nobel Laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, offers a groundbreaking solution to combat poverty and empower marginalised communities, particularly women. It provides small, collateral-free loans to individuals who lack access to traditional banking, enabling them to invest in businesses,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
The days are not far off when people will talk about Buriganga river in the past tense. There is still a stretch of narrow water body called Buriganga which was 45 kilometres long when the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB)...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
The committee formed by the interim government to prepare a white paper on Bangladesh economy has reportedly found evidences of fraudulent practices and widespread manipulation of official data by the ousted fascist regime. It only reinforces the long-held view of...
People the world over have kept their fingers crossed about the consequences and impacts of the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Machine intelligence has suddenly pulled off spectacular successes in businesses, customer service, office works, decision making, application...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-11-19 00:00:00
The acronym COP (Conference of Parties) has come to be associated with the annual summit on climate change with such automatic conditioned reflex that other conferences held under the same rubric are easily confused with the former or ignored altogether....
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 12:00:00
A local think tank has projected three key risk factors for Bangladesh's economy for the next two years - inflation, an economic downturn, and poverty coupled with inequality.The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) also highlighted 17 major issues hindering business...
BAKU, Nov 17 (Arab News): As global leaders gather in Baku for the COP29 UN climate change conference, the focus on climate finance has never been more pressing. This year's conference theme, "Accelerating Climate Action for Sustainable Development," suggests that...
Farhan Fardaus | 2024-11-18 12:00:00
Petroleum and lubricant product distributors in the country witnessed a significant year-on-year jump in profit in FY24 as their non-operating income shot up amid rising interest rates. Of the four listed distributors, Eastern Lubricants experienced a 25.34 per cent year-on-year...
MANIPUR, Nov 17 (UNB): A curfew was imposed in the Imphal West and Imphal East districts of Manipur this morning, with internet services suspended in seven districts following a surge in protests triggered by the discovery of six bodies in...
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 415 this year, report agencies.In the recent fatalities, 7 were reported in the Dhaka South...
Employees of banks and financial institutions will enjoy a total of 27 holidays in 2025, according to the holiday schedule finalised by the Bangladesh Bank, reports bdnews24.com.Of the holidays, eight coincide with Fridays and Saturdays.The central bank has sent the...
FE Report | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday said India will continue to seek a stable, positive and constructive relationship with Bangladesh in which people of both countries are the main stakeholders. He was addressing a session in the...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the LC margin on import of 11 types of products which demand increases during the holy month of Ramadan, reports UNB.The products are rice, wheat, onion, pulses, edible oil, sugar, eggs, chickpeas, peas, spices and...
MEXICO CITY, Nov 17 (AFP): Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, the first contestant from Denmark to achieve the honor.The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants in the pageant's 73rd...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh received a substantial $ 1.25 billion in remittances through legal channels during the first sixteen days of November.The daily average reached over $78.44 million as of November 16, up from $72.77 million recorded until November 9, according to data...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
The labour unrest that broke out in Ashulia in late August and spilled over to Gazipur has put enormous impacts on the billion-dollar garment industry, according to sector insiders.The impacts include shift in work orders to other places inside and...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
As Bangladesh sought support for bringing back billions of dollars laundered abroad during the past regime, visiting UK under- secretary for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West extended her government's full backing for repatriation of the stolen money.West made the commitment when...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the time for submitting tax return for individuals by one month to December 31, following requests of different professional bodies. The original deadline for individual tax return submission was November 30, said...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh's banking sector sees classified loans make a quantum leap to Tk 2.85 trillion, largely for a redefined default-counting system applicable to term credits that is also revealing 'hidden' debts.Such all-time high figure of NPLs, obtained in September data, compels...
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus says election process and state-level reforms will run simultaneously to ensure free and fair elections for transfer of power.In his address to the nation on Sunday evening to mark 100 days of the interim administration, the...
The Department of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has reportedly suspended the processing of former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury's application for a general passport due to her implication in a murder case, reports bdnews24.com.The processing of her husband Syed Ishtiaq Hossain's...
Speakers at a discussion have paid rich tributes to Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani, a political leader who fought for establishing the rights of the oppressed people in his whole life, reports BSS.They said Bhashani wanted to change the lots...
The residence of former minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya has been vandalised, looted and set on fire in an attack in Chandpur, reports bdnews24.com.The incident took place in Matlab North upazila's Mohanpur on Saturday night, said Syed Muhammad Morshed Hossain,...
Seven leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, have filed complaints of enforced disappearance and torture with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against 53 people, including members of law enforcing agencies, reports BSS.ICS activist...
KHULNA, Nov 17 (BSS): Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Prof Mia Golam Parwar has said his party is determined to establish people's rights and build a happy as well as prosperous Bangladesh. He made the remarks while speaking at a...
FE REPORT A delegation of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called on Catherine West, the visiting British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Indo-Pacific.They met her at the residence of British High Commissioner to Bangladesh in the capital on Saturday...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-18 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Abdus Salam has called upon the interim government to control the prices of essentials considering the sufferings of low income group. He made the call while speaking at a discussion organised by Jagroto Bangladesh at the Jatiya...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over northern part and light to moderate fog may occur at places elsewhere...
A man was recently killed, allegedly by his uncle, in Haidgaon union of Chattogram's Patiya upazila, over owed money. The victim was identified as Md Rusel (22), son of Jamal Mia, hailing from the union's Hajipara area. Rusel was rushed...
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