FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
The CIVICUS Monitor on Wednesday said it upgraded the rating of Bangladesh in terms of its increased civic space after the much-needed reforms have been made by the interim government.The CIVICUS Monitor, a research consortium led by global civil-society alliance...
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 509 this year, reports UNB.Among the recent fatalities, two took place in Dhaka North City...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh wants good relations with India on a reciprocal basis, hinting that Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between the two countries might take place a day ahead instead of December 10, reports...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
The World Trade Centre (WTC) will make its dashing footprint in Dhaka with the silhouette of an under-construction 50-storey skyscraper near the scenic Hatirjheel Lake in the metropolis.The primary infrastructure development work on the TK 50-billion project has already started,...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Local refiners in recent months have pressed the government several times to increase edible-oil prices in the light of the substantial price rise in the international market, industry insiders say.The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners' and Vanaspati Manufacturers' Association (BVORVMA) urged...
FHM Humayn Kabir | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
The white paper on Bangladesh's economy says the country has already fallen into the middle-income trap as employment and productivity data conflict with the past years' higher-growth narratives.Bangladesh started falling into the trap in the fiscal year 2013-14 and is...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set a revised target for Bangladesh to increase its tax-GDP ratio by 0.6-percentage points for the current fiscal year. This increase equates to an additional Tk 930 billion in revenue.Currently, Bangladesh's tax-GDP ratio stands...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Export earnings from the country's readymade garment (RMG) sector recorded a growth of 12.34 per cent year on year to fetch US$16.11 billion during the first five months of the current fiscal year, pushing the overall growth to 11.76 percent.RMG...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Japanese energy-biggie JERA has acquired the Meghnaghat 718-megawatt (MW) power plant from Indian Reliance and it awaits a nod to initiate electricity generation commercially, according to sources.The Japan's Energy for a New Era (JERA) carried out a test run of...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Tuesday revoked the licences of 334 internet and telecommunications service providers, primarily for failing to adhere to regulatory requirements for licence renewal. The companies, including internet service providers (ISPs), call centres and IP...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Inexorable inflation will be cooling from January and fall to 4-5 per cent by end of the next fiscal year (FY2025-26), the Bangladesh Bank governor draws the latest timeline on the back of remedial measures. Dr Ahsan H Mansur pins...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Politicians across the board extended on Wednesday unqualified support when head of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus called for forging a national unity to thwart bids of vested quarters through their fabricated narratives to block the effort for rebuilding...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Power-sector reforms can save Bangladesh US$1.2 billion, equivalent to Tk 138 billion, annually through reduction in state subsidy to the power board, according to a research finding. This could be realised by shifting half of the industrial demand met by...
The marks for the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) viva have been reduced to 100 from 200, reports UNB.This decision was taken at a meeting of the Administrative Development Committee on Wednesday, said Md. Mokhles Ur Rahman, Senior Secretary of the...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Night and day temperature may fall slightly over the country.The highest temperature in...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Global Climate Media Network (GCMN) has urged the global community to ensure climate justice by providing necessary support to the developing world to mitigate climate impacts.The GCMN also stressed the need for ensuring proper monitoring in the global arena so...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Youth unemployment in the country has reached triple the general unemployment rate, mainly due to inadequate science and technology-based education, outdated curricula, and mismatches with labour market skill needs, according to experts and economists. They suggested increasing quality investment on...
The United States has laid emphasis on ensuring appropriate representation for those who are in detention in Bangladesh, treating them in line with basic fundamental freedoms and human rights,m reports UNB."We continue to stress and emphasise that even those who...
Highlighting the importance of "multilateral efforts" to overcome the global challenges, Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the global problem-solving must rely on cooperation, not conflicts, reports UNB.Addressing a graduation ceremony (National Defence Course-2024), Dr Yunus said...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has showed former ministers Amir Hossain Amu and Advocate Qamrul Islam arrested in a case lodged over murder, genocide and crimes against humanity committed by the past Awami League government while trying to quell student-led...
A Dhaka court has showed a total of nine people, including former ministers Anisul Huq, Hasanul Haque Inu, Rashed Khan Menon and Zunaid Ahmed Palak arrested in five fresh cases filed with the three different police stations in the capital,...
The High Court (HC) has ordered the burial of BNP leader Abul Harris Chowdhury with state honour as a freedom fighter, following a DNA test that confirmed his identity, reports UNB.HC bench of Justice Fahmida Kader and Justice Mobina Asaf...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Wednesday that the people of Bangladesh are awakening to defend their beloved country's independence and sovereignty. "We the Hindus and Muslims born here (Bangladesh) are the sons...
BEIJING, Dec 04 (AFP): China reported its warmest autumn since records began decades ago, its National Climate Centre announced on Wednesday.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change and making extreme...
WASHINGTON, Dec 04 (AFP): Cuba's power grid failed overnight Wednesday, the government said, triggering a nationwide blackout that plunged the country into darkness for the third time in two months.At 2:08 am, "the electrical system... was disconnected when the Antonio...
WINDHOEK, Dec 04 (BBC): Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed election.The electoral commission said she had won more than 57% of vote,...
BEIRUT, Dec 04 (AFP): Syrian government forces launched a counterattack against Islamist-led rebels around the key city of Hama on Wednesday after suffering a string of staggering losses, a war monitor said.Hama is strategically located in central Syria and for...
GAZA, Dec 04 (Reuters): Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 20 people across the enclave.Residents said...
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