Two hundred and thirty-seven dengue patients were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 132 were hospitalised in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital, according to the Directorate General...
CUMILLA, Aug 17 (UNB): Three people died and a woman was injured after a private car fell into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Saturday.The car driver was among the deceased. However, the...
FE ReportBangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers' Association (BMPCA) on Saturday called for the abolition of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Center (NTMC), alleging that the agency has been involved in hacking mobile phones and illegally leaking private conversations of citizens.The demand was...
First graders of Viqarunnisa Noon School along with their guardians form a human chain in front of the Jamuna State Guest House residence of Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Dr Muhammad Yunus seeking restoration of admission of 169 of...
FE REPORTThe price of green chilli witnessed a significant hike on Saturday as one kilogram of the spice item was sold retail at Tk 400 in the capital.Traders have attributed to the squeeze of chilli supply to the markets.The spice...
Energy experts, economists and officials of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) want scrapping of Speedy Supply of Power and Energy Special Act 2010, renegotiation with private plant operators to reset the power tariff and reducing the capacity charges to help...
Dhaka College students on Saturday seize sharp weapons and police riot gear from dorm rooms of Bangladesh Chhatra League leaders and activists. — FE Photo
Five retired additional secretaries have been brought back and appointed secretaries on a contractual basis, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration on Saturday. They have been appointed on contract for a period of two years...
Former water resources minister and ex-MP from Thakurgaon-1 (Sadar Upazila) constituency Ramesh Chandra Sen has been detained and taken into custody by the Detective Branch (DB) of the police.He was detained from his residence in the Ruhia area of Thakurgaon...
Bir Protik Faruk E Azam, the advisor to the liberation war affairs and disaster management ministries, says any fake freedom fighters identified will be punished for 'deceiving' the state.He made the remarks during a press briefing on Friday at the...
Interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus will brief the diplomats stationed in Dhaka today (Sunday), a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday, reports UNB.The briefing will begin at 11am at a hotel in Dhaka, he...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk is committed to supporting the Interim Government and people of Bangladesh in a successful transition that strengthens the protection of human rights, says a spokesperson. A team will visit Dhaka soon to...
Through the third Voice of Global South Summit 2024, interim government's Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has invited foreign friends to visit Dhaka soon, stressing that otherwise they may miss something important, reports UNB."Much of Dhaka has turned into the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
The country's steelmakers on Saturday urged the interim government to take pragmatic steps with an eye to eliminating complications related to tariff on the import of machinery and raw materials.Business leaders at a meeting of the apex trade body, the...
Masrur Reaz declines BSEC chief offer After three days of discussions, Dr M Masrur Reaz on Saturday announced with regret that he was "unable" to accept the proposal to become chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) --...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
Export cargo handling at private inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram went into overdrive after the government fell, as the depots rushed to clear the backlogs and desperate businesses sought to meet shipping deadlines.In the first fifteen days of August,...
The Ministry of Health has said that Bangladesh is on high alert for mpox (previously monkeypox), an infectious disease which has spread across various countries, particularly in Central Africa, reports UNB.The disease, which leads to symptoms such as pain, swollen...
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sued in two more cases over killings in the recent anti-quota protests, reports UNB. In Chattogram, Sheikh Hasina and former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, along with 32 other Awami League leaders...
Bangladesh has decided to pay for the treatment of those injured during the violence surrounding the quota reform movement, reports bdnews24.com.As such, the Health Services Division has directed private medical college hospitals, private hospitals and clinics not to collect bills...
Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said on Saturday that the financial system should be designed to unleash entrepreneurship and creativity, while social business banks can be encouraged to be created for solving problems such as...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
Foreign development funding seemed falling as three major financiers made no aid commitment in the last fiscal under the past government, leaving their-aided projects in slow lane. Officials said Saturday China, India and Russia didn't make any aid commitment in...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
Rakin Ahmed, son of Major-General Shakil Ahmed, slain during the Pilkhana massacre with army officers and civilians in a mutiny of Bangladesh's paramilitary unit that guards the country's border, alleged that Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Sheikh Selim...
Purbasha Prithvi | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
For innumerable youths worldwide, the University of Oxford is the pinnacle of academic achievement - a centuries-old institution that combines history, status, and intellectual pursuit. To stroll the ancient halls of Oxford is to enter the dreams of individuals seeking...
Aniqa Tasnim Hossain and Sumaiya Nusrat | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
Have you ever asked yourself if, in the last two weeks, you felt like you'd be better off dead or had thoughts of hurting yourself? Or if you felt down, depressed, or hopeless? These are tough questions, but they are...
Tazrian Iqbal | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
The student quota movement of 2024 demonstrated that an establishment so out of touch with the rest of the population and seemingly with little empathy for their predicaments could not continue to govern. Evidently, a system where commotion reigned supreme...
POCHAMPALLI, Tamil Nadu, Aug 17 (Reuters): Indian electric vehicle maker Ola Electric Mobility launched a new series of motorcycles on Thursday, days after it went public, expanding into an untapped segment in the world's largest two-wheeler market.India's electric two-wheelers are...
OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, Aug 17: Chinese and Pakistani onion varieties have come to wholesale markets at Khatunganj and Chaktai in the port city.Traders said Chinese onion is being sold wholesale at Tk 80 per kg while Pakistani onion at Tk 60...
FE ReportGlobal right groups on Thursday called upon international fashion brands to continue their long-term commitment to Bangladesh to help secure the country's democratic and economic future. They also requested to ensure payments of workers' regular salaries for the months...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-08-18 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 17: Work on the ongoing water treatment project of the Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) is likely to be completed in the current year.As work is coming on fine, production at the 60-million-litre capacity Bhandal Jhuri...
TORONTO, Aug 17 (Reuters): Three of Canada's largest banks, driven by domestic growth, have soared in the stock market this year on a spate of acquisitions, while lenders with global ambitions have sagged on rising costs in foreign markets.Shares of...
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