A brilliant all-round performance of Jannatul Maoua helped Bangladesh Under-19 Women's team draw the four-match T20 series against hosts Sri Lanka as they secured a 21-run victory in the final game in Colombo on Thursday, reports BSS.The Bangladeshi girls lost...
MELBOURNE, Jan 09 (Reuters): Jannik Sinner begins his Australian Open title defence against Nicolas Jarry while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka takes on 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens after the draw, opens new tab for the year's first Grand Slam...
Former captain of the Bangladesh national team and the captain of Fortune Barishal in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Tamim Iqbal, reached 8000 runs in T20s as the first Bangladeshi batter, report agencies.The left-handed batter achieved the milestone of 8,000 runs...
With three sixes and three fours, Nurul Hasan struck 30 runs off the last over to lead Rangpur Riders to a thrilling three-wicket win over defending champions Fortune Barishal in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Sylhet on Thursday, reports...
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has revealed the mystery after nine days of the murder of a bike rider at Trishal of Mymensingh district and arrested three suspects for their involvement in the killing, reports BSS.The arrestees was identified...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh,Chattogram, Noakhali, Savar and Cumilla districts on Thursday, reports BSS.In Mymensingh, two persons were killed and one injured while a motorbike hit behind a sand-laden truck at Haluaghat...
An abrupt and continuous downtrend in the prices of winter vegetables comes as a matter of great disappointment for several thousand farmers in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat and Magura districts this season. Farmers have become frustrated as price of every vegetable has...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
An epoch-making poet – enjoying undying popularity among the young Bangladeshis because of his youthful utterances that captivated generations of poetry-lovers – Poet Helal Hafiz (1948-2024) left us for eternity on December 13, 2024.He was most notably the creator of...
Bangladesh has made remarkable strides in various sectors over the past decades. However, beneath this socio-economic progress, an alarming rise in the number of educated youth remains a major challenge, which may not only hamper economic growth but also undermine...
Drug pricing is a critical issue that affects access to healthcare worldwide. European countries, including the UK, Canada, and Australia, exemplify strong government controls over drug pricing. In the UK, the National Health Service (NHS) and the National Institute for...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
The pharmaceutical sector of Bangladesh has achieved quite a success in terms of quality and overseas market penetration. The country exports medicines to over 150 countries with several of the over 250 functional drug manufacturers sending their products even to...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
With Indonesia joining the BRICS, a platform looking for strengthening South-South Cooperation and setting into motion a new world order, it now accounts for 40 per cent of the world population and 35 per cent of the global gross domestic...
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has embarked on an important task of getting a true picture of the financial health of some domestic banks. It has started the audit of six troubled Islamic banks in the private sector employing a reputed...
Simon Mohsin | 2025-01-10 00:00:00
In late December 2024, North-South University (NSU) became a hub for scholars, policymakers, experts, and students gathered under the banner—”China-South Asia Civilization and Connectivity: History and Contemporary Issues”— an international conference to weave together the threads of history, diplomacy, and...
PARIS, Jan 9 (Reuters): The Philippines reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 bird flu among backyard ducks, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Thursday.The virus was detected in 15 out of 428 backyard ducks in the...
Gold prices rose to a near four-week high on Thursday, supported by safe-haven demand, while investors weighed how US President-elect Donald Trump's policies would impact the economy and inflation, reports Reuters.Spot gold inched up 0.4 per cent to $2,672.77 per...
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors weighed firm winter fuel demand expectations against large US fuel inventories and macroeconomic concerns.Brent crude futures were down 3 cents at $76.13 a barrel by 1003 GMT....
NEW DELHI, Jan 09 (AFP): At least six people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in India, with several more injured, officials said Thursday.A huge crowd had gathered to collect entrance tokens to visit the Sri Venkateswara...
N'DJAMENA, Jan 09 (AFP): Gunmen attempted to storm the presidential complex in Chad's capital N'Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left 18 attackers and one security personnel member dead, the government said.AFP reporters heard gunfire near the site and...
QUETTA, Jan 09 (AP): Dozens of armed Baloch separatists seized a government office, robbed a bank and partially burned a police station in a remote district in southwestern Pakistan before fleeing when security forces arrived, police said Thursday.The outlawed Baloch...
DAMASCUS, Jan 09 (AFP): Battles between Turkish-backed groups, supported by air strikes, and Kurdish-led forces killed 37 people on Thursday in Syria's northern Manbij region, a war monitor said.The latest reported fighting comes despite the United States saying Wednesday that...
HOLLYWOOD, Jan 09 (AFP): Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.Over 100,000...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-09 12:00:00
Local manufacturers of motorcycles, refrigerators and air conditioners will have to face double taxation on their income from the next fiscal year as per a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) issued by the income tax wing under the National Board of...
Chapainawabganj, Jan 8 (UNB): Amid tensions between the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the Border Security Force (BSF) of India over the construction of a barbed wire fence by BSF along the Chapainawabganj border a flag meeting was held on...
A significant restructuring is on the horizon for Nobel Prize-winning microfinance institution Grameen Bank, with plans to reduce the government's ownership stake and reshape its board management structure.According to a draft ordinance recently published on the Financial Institutions Division's website...
FE REPORT | 2025-01-09 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved filing a case against 54 individuals, including former chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh Ahsanul Alam, for alleged embezzlement of over Tk 9.93 billion.ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhter Hossain disclosed this information to the media...
Bangladesh is bracing for multiple cold waves this January, with temperatures forecast to plummet further across the country, including capital Dhaka, reports UNB.Dense fog and chilly winds have already disrupted daily life, intensifying the challenges faced by millions, particularly the...
Family members of the border guards, who were arrested in a slew of cases filed in connection with the 2009 Pilkhana BDR mutiny, stage a demonstration at Shahbagh in the capital on Wednesday, demanding their immediate release. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-01-09 00:00:00
Growing number of incidents of bird strikes in the sky around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has created a major safety concern for flight operations as a survey has found that unregulated business activities within its 10-kilometre radius makes breeding...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-01-09 00:00:00
Commercial banks' position in rural Bangladesh keeps weakening with the constant fall in formal credit disbursements and the number of branches in the least- developed areas, bankers say.As a result, the condition of cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises (CMSMEs)...
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