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Evolution and impact of social media over the years

2024-11-10 00:00:00

Social media has attained a wide range of dynamics over the years.In various countries these dimensions have included maintaining general security and using it for civil and criminal investigation. At the same time, footage of citizen-documented police brutality and other...

Public choice theory: an overview

Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Public choice theory has been defined as the application of economic analysis to the study of politics. In other words, its subject is political economy in the classic sense. But one has to hasten to qualify this statement and say...

Bangladesh's infrastructure dilemma and remedial must-dos

Syed Abul Basher and Salim Rashid | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

A one-of-its-kind political changeover in Bangladesh offers an opportunity to anatomize the policies of the fallen Awami League (AL) government, which governed the country for 15 years until imploded. Some scholars argue political stability is a prerequisite for developing countries...

How digital payments are changing microfinance in Bangladesh

Matiur Rahman | 2024-11-10 00:00:00

Bangladesh's financial services landscape has significantly transformed over the past decade, with the rapid shift from traditional cash-based transactions to digital payments. This evolution is particularly pronounced in microfinance, which has long been crucial in addressing financial inclusion, poverty alleviation,...

Monno Agro sees slight decline in profit, declares 25pc stock dividend

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 12:00:00

Monno Agro & General Machinery, a subsidiary of Monno Group of Industries, posted a net profit of Tk 7.74 million for FY'24, registering a 2.0 per cent year-on-year decline.As a result, the company's earnings per share (EPS) dropped to Tk...

Stocks stay upbeat as capital gains tax cut lifts investor confidence

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 12:00:00

The benchmark equity index continued its upward trend this week, extending gains for a second consecutive week as the government's decision to lower capital gains tax came as a relief for individual investors.This week, the National Board of Revenue (NBR)...

Connect better-

IG Chowdhury | 2024-11-09 12:00:00

It may not be an exaggeration to say that laziness is a national disease of this country. Most of us, professionals in particular, detest physical work unlike the western world. For them it is dignity of labour or unavailability of...

Weather (2024-11-09)

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Rain/Thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met...

University Day 2024 at the BSMR Maritime University

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The students participating in the University Day 2024 at the BSMR Maritime University, Bangladesh posed for a photo seesion during the event on its Mirpur campus in the capital on Thursday . — Press Release

BRTC bus catches fire in city's Kuril

2024-11-09 00:00:00

A BRTC double-decker bus has caught fire while it was being parked beneath a flyover on the capital's Kuril Bishwa Road, reports bdnews24.com.The incident was reported around 1:42 pm on Friday, according to Rashed Bin Khaled, duty officer at the...

Eggs hurled at theatre activists outside Shilpakala Academy

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

Eggs were hurled at theatre activists rallying outside Dhaka's Shilpakala Academy on Friday, as they protested against the recent suspension of the play 'Nityapuran'. Organised by the Bangladesh Group Theater Federation, the rally denounced the recent interruption of the performance...

'Boma Arman' held from city's Geneva Camp

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested one Md Arman, alias Boma Arman, from Geneva Camp in the capital's Mohammadpur area, reports UNB.Shihab Karim, senior assistant superintendent of police (media) of RAB-2, confirmed the matter on Friday.Arman was...

Five more die of dengue--

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Five people died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning throughout Bangladesh, report agencies.Another 466 dengue patients were hospitalised in the same period, according to data from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).As many as 242...

DNCC, DSCC move to devise plans to check dengue

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The government has formed the two expert committees at the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) as part of the special measures to strengthen prevention activities amid an increase in the prevalence of dengue...

Air Chief leaves for China

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan left Dhaka for China on Friday on an official visit, reports UNB.The visit, scheduled from November 9 to 15, is at the invitation of the Commander of the Chinese People's...

SJC verifying info of some HC judges accused of misconduct

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

A task of verifying the information about some judges of the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC) is underway in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), according to the SC sources.The authority of the Supreme Judicial Council has...

Deputy Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd along with a delegation called on Chief of Army Staff

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Deputy Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd along with a delegation called on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at the Army Headquarters in the capital on Friday. — ISPR

Journos, rights activists to get acquitted in DSA cases

FE REPORT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

All journalists and rights activists would automatically be acquitted of cases filed against them under the Digital Security Act (DSA) made by the previous government, law adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said on Friday."When we will revoke the law, all harassment...

A group of jobseekers organised 'March for Protest' at TSC in Dhaka University

2024-11-09 00:00:00

A group of jobseekers organised 'March for Protest' at TSC in Dhaka University on Friday to protest against the police attack during the students' programme on October 30 for raising the age limit for entering the government service to 35...

Bangladesh Islami Somonnoy Porishod demonstrated and brought out a rally

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Islami Somonnoy Porishod demonstrated and brought out a rally in the Baitul Mukarram area in the capital on Friday, demanding to stop the genocide of Muslims in Palestine. — Focus Bangla

Ex-MP Tahjib put on remand

2024-11-09 00:00:00

JHENAIDAH, Nov 08 (BSS): Former lawmaker from Jhenaidah-2 constituency Tahjib Alam Siddique has been placed on three-day remand in connection with three separate cases including two murders.He was arrested from a house in Nabinagar of Savar on Thursday night. Senior...

US wants BD to respect freedom of religion: Miller

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The United States (US) has said they want to see freedom of religion is respected in Bangladesh, and people are held accountable for any attacks, reports UNB."We have, in our discussions with Bangladeshi officials, made clear that we want to...

Jamaat pledges to establish justice without discrimination: Ameer

2024-11-09 00:00:00

NILPHAMARI, Nov 08 (UNB): Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has pledged to establish a justice system free from discrimination in the country.He also sharply criticized the former Awami League government for years of oppression and injustice.He was speaking...

Only four advisers in interim govt have NGO background

2024-11-09 00:00:00

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has shared some facts to establish that the interim government is not 'NGO-dominated' as described by some quarters on social media, reports UNB.In a post shared from his verified Facebook account on Friday, Alam...

Tarique Rahman slams misconduct with Asif Nazrul in Geneva

FE REPROT | 2024-11-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Friday condemned and protested against indecent behaviour with Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul by some Awami League supporters in Geneva Airport, Switzerland while he was moving to...

People won't wait indefinitely for polls: Gayeshwar

2024-11-09 00:00:00

KHULNA, Nov 08 (BSS): BNP Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy hasurged the interim government to complete electoral reforms first as people will not wait for the next national election for an indefinite period."The interim government has been tasked with...

6.29 pc drop in US apparel import from BD concerning: Ex-BGMEA official

2024-11-09 00:00:00

The U.S. apparel imports data by the country from January-September of 2023 and 2024 suggests that while the overall U.S. apparel import saw a slight decline, there was significant movement within the market, with some countries experiencing growth and others...

China says Xi to travel to Peru, Brazil next week for APEC, G20 meetings

2024-11-09 00:00:00

BEIJING, Nov 8 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to Peru and Brazil next week for meetings of APEC and the G20, Beijing's foreign ministry said Friday.Xi will go to Lima from November 13 to 17 and Rio de...

Asian markets struggle to maintain momentum after Fed cut

2024-11-09 00:00:00

HONG KONG, Nov 8 (AFP): Asia's markets rally stuttered Friday after early gains as traders struggled to keep up with another Wall Street record following the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, while they were also weighing the outlook with another...

A farmer tends his red amaranth on a vast vegetable patch

2024-11-09 00:00:00

A farmer tends his red amaranth on a vast vegetable patch ahead of the winter season which is about to set in. The snap was shot in Siddhirganj upazila under Narayanganj district on Friday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam