Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions; at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka...
Two hundred and sixty-three dengue patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 164 were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General of...
The Ministry of Education will request the heads of the higher educational institutions to discuss with the students' organisations to resume academic activities after ensuring safe and congenial atmosphere, reports UNB.Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel revealed the information, said...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Thursday fixed July 30 to deliver its verdict on two writ petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan, an organisation headed by Noble Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, challenging imposition of income tax worth Tk 5.76 billion...
Shafin Ahmed, one of the most popular band artists, has passed away at age of 63, reports UNB.The singer breathed his last while on life support at a hospital in Virginia, United States, on Thursday morning (Bangladesh time). due to...
Mahbubul Haque, a linguist and former Chittagong University (CU) professor, has died in a hospital in the capitak at the age of 76, reports bdnews24.com.The Ekushey Padak-winning freedom fighter breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Dhaka city was found trying to return to normalcy on Thursday, the second day of a seven-hour curfew relaxation.But markets, shopping malls and other trading places witnessed a lesser number of customers than that of normal days, a spot visit...
Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has protested a news article with false information, titled "Indian students flee Dhaka amid violent clashes, PM Sheikh Hasina airlifted," published online as well as a related post on the X handle of India...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demanded on Thursday that the government mete out exemplary punishment to those responsible for the killing of students and innocent people over the job quota movement.It also called upon the government to provide due compensation to...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent two people, including Bangladesh Jatiyo Party (BJP) Chairman Andaleeve Rahman Partho, to five-day remand in a case filed over setting fire to the Setu Bhaban in the capital. The other accused is Rezaul Hasanat...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would take responsibility for the families of the people killed in recent nationwide mayhem, reports BSS."A committee has been formed...
Traffic congestion snarls Dhaka roads on the second day of relaxed curfew hours on Thursday. The situation worsened during peak commuting times. The photo was taken from Chairmanbari-Airport road. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
UN Human Rights chief Volker Türk on Thursday called on the Bangladesh government to urgently disclose details about last week's crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of horrific violence.He also called for ensuring all law enforcement operations abide by international...
Bangladesh Railway has reversed its decision to resume train services on a limited basis due to tensions surrounding the quota-protest movement, report agencies. Director General of Bangladesh Railway, Sardar Shahadat Ali, said on Thursday that no decision has been made...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday decried the government's use of force to repress the students' quota-reform movement.Unprecedented deaths and havoc, exacerbated by interest groups, during the movement is blamed on the weakness of the government, according to the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Large businesses paid nearly 26 per cent more Value Added Tax (VAT) in the last fiscal year, marking a record increase since the creation of the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU).The LTU, established in 2003, collected Tk 736.60 billion in revenue,...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been grappling to receive LNG (liquefied natural gas) cargoes for regasification after purchases due to a halt in the operation of Summit LNG Terminal at Moheshkhali following accidents.One spot cargo vessel carrying around 3.36 million British thermal unit...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
A joint working group meeting between Dhaka and Kuala Lumpur will be held next month to discuss reopening the Malaysian labour market for Bangladeshi workers, said State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Choudhury.Following a meeting with...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought on Thursday justice from countrymen for massive destruction of the government establishments during recent nationwide mayhem as she paid a visit to the vandalised Mirpur-10 Metro Rail Station, reports BSS."The people of the country have...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
A significant decline was seen in all forms of digital banking, including internet banking, during the five-day internet outage which severely disrupted users' ability to conduct online financial transactions.The outage led to a notable drop in the usage of digital...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters): The U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, but inflation subsided, leaving intact expectations of a September interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.Gross domestic product increased at a 2.8 per centannualized rate...
The HSC and equivalent examinations of all education boards scheduled for July 28, 29, 31 and August 1 have been postponed for unavoidable reasons.The new schedule for the postponed examinations will be notified later, according to a notification signed by...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) -- a UK-based tripartite body championing labour rights in global supply chains -- called on buyers to adjust expectations and purchasing practices to accommodate the exceptional circumstances in Bangladesh caused by the anti-quota movement.Due to...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Foreign-exchange holdings in commercial banks got a record boost, as of June, largely for growing remittance receipts against lower import payments and some latest baits, sources have said. Such rise in foreign currencies, the American greenback in particular, gives some...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Export-import operations get back in full gear with the resurrection of electronic systems of port processing after a breakdown amid countrywide internet blackout. Both Chittagong Custom House and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) have said the internet-network systems are now working...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Post-closure pressure for cliental rush sends commercial banks and nonbank financial institutions into a frenzy of borrowing from the central bank, some Tk 255.21 billion in a single day.The exigent cash feeding by the Bangladesh Bank took place on Wednesday--the...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-07-26 00:00:00
Sometimes you tend to miss the old days. Life was much easier. There was no internet, no technology in that modern sense of the meaning. Not much of tension was there. In broad terms something of the pristine was there...
Inflation has been a persistent challenge for several years, with no apparent end in sight. Recent reports indicate that overall inflation in the country has consistently remained above 9.0 per cent, significantly outpacing the income growth of average citizens.The high...
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