Khalid Saifullah and Anis Chowdhury | 2025-01-11 12:00:00
The draft White Paper on state of the Bangladesh economy mentions “data” more often than either “development” or “economy”. It simply had to. If the murder of Bangladesh’s economy was the crime, data manipulation was the cover up. As the...
SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (Reuters): Tesla launched a new version of the Model Y, its best-selling car, in China on Friday, hoping that a redesigned exterior and upgraded features inside will help it regain market share taken by rivals such as...
New and stylish battery-run auto-rickshaws now rule the roads in the capital as they have taken place of their primitive peers like the ones lying uncared for in Tejgaon area. The snap was shot on Friday. — FE Photo by...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Reovirus has been detected in the bodies of five people for the first time in Bangladesh.The Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed the development on Friday.The IEDCR has identified the existence of reovirus after conducting a study...
Senior allies of UK PM Sir Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq, niece of deposed Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in case she is forced to quit over links to her aunt's regime, reports UK publication The...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Former directors of the state-owned BASIC Bank, who were reportedly involved in the bank's multiple loan scams, have still remained outside the trial process, according to case documents.The then board chairman, Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu, has been accused in the...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) has undertaken a project involving Tk186.53 million to conduct five surveys on industry and service-sectors, parallel to its ongoing Tk5.8 billion economic census aimed at collecting detailed data on all non-agricultural economic units across...
CALABASAS, United States, Jan 10 (AFP): In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted by the setting California sun dart in and out of giant wildfire plumes, dropping much-needed flame retardant and precious water onto the angry...
The temperature has dropped to 7.3 degrees Celsius in Panchagarh's Tentulia, the lowest temperature recorded in Bangladesh this winter. This means the district, located in northern Bangladesh and near the Himalayan foothills, is experiencing a moderate cold wave.When the minimum...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Special bonds, issued to pay mainly fertiliser importers, formed the bulk portion of the government's domestic borrowing in FY24, according to official documents.The government issued long-term fixed-income instruments - referred to as special bonds - and banks purchased those to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's agricultural-product export in the first half of this fiscal rebounded and showed hope of crossing a billion-dollar turnover in the terminal months of the year, insiders said Friday.After a falling trend over the last couple of years, the shipment...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Dynamics of Bangladesh money market changes amid plummeting demand for formal credits due to persisting economic sluggishness, making banks look for alternatives like treasuries and retail lending, sources said. Bankers and money-market analysts have said as the investment opportunities keep...
A stream of the Buriganga at Kamrangirchar in Dhaka has lost its water flow in the winter. Resultantly, patches of stagnant water are serving as mosquito breeding grounds, spreading mosquito-borne diseases in the nearby areas. The photo was taken on...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight...
Russian worker found dead at Rooppur NPPA Russian worker was found dead in a washroom of the residential Green City of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) project in Pabna, police said on Friday. The deceased Ivan Kaitmazov (40) was...
The 17th death anniversary of eminent educationist Abul Hashem was observed on Friday through a discussion session and milad mahfil at Pirojpur's Singhakhali School and College, which he founded and served as the principle, according to a press release.Renowned as...
Underground cable network installation work going on in various areas across the capital to provide uninterrupted electricity supply to the city dwellers. The photo was taken from Khilgaon area in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
SYLHET, Jan 10 (UNB): Two men accused in a fraud case were arrested by the immigration police from Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Friday.The arrested were identified as Mohammad Gaffar Khan Liton and Millon Mia, said Officer-in-Charge of Shahporan Police...
As 2025, year of the snake in the Chinese zodiac is approaching, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of China and the Chinese Embassy in Dhaka jointly hosted the "Happy Chinese New Year Festival" Temple Fair, reports UNB.Gulshan Society Lake...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh Police Association (BPA) expressed on Friday deep condolence and condemned the killing of Sub-inspector (SI) Shafiqul Islam.The BPA in a statement signed by its president Qamrul Hasan Talukder and general secretary Monirul Haque Dablu issued on the day protested...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
Police issued on Friday a red alert across the country to hunt down former officer-in-charge (OC) of Uttara East Police Station, Shah Alam, who escaped from custody at the police station on Thursday.A high police official at the Police Headquarters...
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has submitted a report on Information Commissioner Masuda Bhatti to the President.The report was noted on the Supreme Court's website on Thursday, reports bdnews24.com.It said, "The Supreme Judicial Council has sent a report to the...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-11 00:00:00
The prices of potato, onion and different vegetable varieties have dropped further by Tk 10-20 a kilogram over the past week, dispensing some relief to consumers.On the other hand, rice shows a further hike in price, but chicken and fish...
A team of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on Friday discovered bodies of six July-August mass uprising martyrs yet to be identified at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue, reports BSS."A team of our special cell on July mass uprising during their...
Bhola, Jan 10 (UNB): Sarjis Alam, the central coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has called on the younger generation to unite for building a new Bangladesh.Speaking at a public rally near the Ilisha Fountain in Bhola on Friday, Sarjis...
Barishal, Jan 10 (UNB): A ward level leader of Jubo League was hospitalised in critical condition after unknown attackers hacked him and cut the veins of his legs in Barishal city, said police on Friday.The attack on Shahriar Sachib Rajib,...
Immigration Police have prevented film actress Nasrin Akter Nipun from flying to London, turning her away from the MAG Osmani International Airport in Sylhet, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at around 09:30am on Friday, said Syed Anisur Rahman, chief of Sylhet...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his gratitude to the Emir of Qatar for providing the royal air ambulance and logistical support to transport his ailing mother Khaleda Zia to London for advanced treatment, reports UNB."I am deeply grateful...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday stressed the need for a non-political unity in the country's sports arena as the Awami League government politicised this sector as well, reports UNB."In the new journey that has begun, the...
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