FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 12:00:00
Eastern Bank Ltd (EBL) experienced a 30 per cent year-on-year growth in consolidated profit to Tk 1.76 billion in April-June (Q2), mainly supported by higher interest income.Its consolidated profit in January-June was also up 33 per cent to Tk 3.22...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-02 12:00:00
Cox's Bazar, Aug 01: As many as 250 villages of the district have been flooded by rainwater in the last couple of days, leaving about 0.3 million (3 lakh) people marooned.Local people fear that incessant rain may also trigger landslides...
WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (AFP): More than 100 countries, including China, are at risk of entering a "middle-income trap" and failing to become wealthy nations, the World Bank said Thursday as it unveiled a "comprehensive roadmap" to reach high-income status.In its...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met office.The highest temperature in the...
One more death was reported from dengue in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 57 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 197 more patients were hospitalised with...
American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) is deeply saddened by the prevailing challenges faced by students across the country, says a press release.AIUB is highly concerned about its students who are directly or indirectly affected by the ongoing difficult situation. The university...
People from various professions and walks of life have joined the ongoing student protests, expressing solidarity with the movement. Among them, several popular bands and musicians have announced their disassociation from the renowned Joy Bangla Concert, reports UNB. Several artists...
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled to be held on August 4 have been postponed due to the unavoidable reasons, reports UNB.The information was revealed in a notification signed by Chairman of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee...
Japanese mother Nakano Eriko has to bring her eldest daughter to Bangladesh twice a year and spend at least five days in the country. The child's father, Imran Sharif, has to bear the cost of the trip and the food...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Eminent citizens including academics and university teachers warned on Thursday that a tougher movement would be launched unless the government did not release the students and ordinary people who were detained without any reasons within the next 24 hours. They...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Heavy rains in Dhaka and Chattogram submerged roads and disrupted commute on Thursday.In Dhaka, sporadic downpour started at 11:30 am and continued throughout the day, and the showers intensified occasionally.Bangladesh Meteorological Department recorded 32 mm of rainfall in the past...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Summit LNG Terminal would require one more week to fix its technical problem as the divers are struggling to repair its subsea messenger rope amid adverse weather in the Bay of Bengal.The foreign divers were making 2-3 attempts per day...
A Dhaka court has placed six leaders of BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami on a three-day remand each in a case lodged over vandalising and setting Setu Bhaban on fire on July 18, reports BSS.The six accused who were put on remand...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat has said only terrorists will be brought to book based on specific evidence and no innocent students will be harassed, reports BSS."We want to firmly say that the law will be...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haq has said the miscreants, who killed people and destroyed the state property through arson attacks and terrorism, will be brought to book quickly, reports BSS."The attackers have already been identified . . ....
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has attributed the deaths of a large number of people during the quota reform movement to the involvement of militants, reports bdnews24.com.At a press conference at the Awami League chief's office at Dhanmondi...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir condemned and protested on Thursday the ongoing government repression on the agitating students, political opponents and general people across the country."Paying no head to the calls from the local and...
Italian Ambassador Antonio Alessandro called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Gonobhaban in the capital on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
Directors, actors and artistes hold a rally at Farmgate in Dhaka on Thursday to demand an end to crackdown on the quota-reform movement (top). Teachers and students walk in a separate protest march at Jahangirnagar University under the banner of...
The United Nations is 'ready' to assist Bangladesh in conducting an inquiry into the violence and fatalities which occurred during protests against quotas reserved for government jobs, reports bdnews24.com. Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN secretary-general, made the comment...
Rangpur, Aug 1 (UNB) : A Rangpur court on Thursday granted bail to 16-year-old Alfie Shahriar Mahim who was shown arrested in Begum Rokeya University student Abu Sayeed murder case after he was picked up by police during quota reform...
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said the postponement of the first round of negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) is not a "policy-induced" postponement."We are not thinking that it...
Some 254 industries were registered with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) during the April-June period of 2024 with an overall investment proposals of Tk 773.64 billion aiming to create some 47,105 employment opportunities, reports BSS.Of the registered 254 industries...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) resumed rail service on a limited scale on Thursday, two weeks after it had suspended all services following countrywide violence over the quota-reform movement.Officials said six commuter and local trains operated from 7:00 am until 5:00...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Onion prices have soared to record highs despite a recent import surge, with traders blaming a combination of Taka depreciation, hoarding and supply chain disruptions.Compared with June, onion prices increased by Tk 10-15 a kilogram in July to Tk 110-Tk...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh faces a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions as its political situation has turned volatile with a wave of violence created countrywide over the recent student movement.The United Nations made the observation while addressing its routine media briefing on early...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
The government has reconstituted the Judicial Enquiry Commission to investigate all the deaths, violence, vandalism, arson, looting, “terrorist” activities and damage caused across the country from July 16 to 21 during the quota-reform movement.Earlier, it formed a one-member Judicial Inquiry...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
Teachers, lawyers and medical professionals on Thursday joined nationwide student demonstrations, in solidarity with the 'Remembering Our Heroes' campaign. The protests denounced violence against students and academics, demanded the release of detained individuals and called for an independent investigation into...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-02 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) is trying to develop its own full-fledged banking-network system to prevent service disruptions during internet outages, officials and bankers said.As part of the plan, the central bank has initially developed an intranet and is asking commercial...
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