WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters): The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened 2.95 million airline passengers on Friday, the highest number ever on a single day.The record travel coincides with the Memorial Day weekend that marks the beginning of...
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Chairman (Grade-1) Abdullah Sajjad joined a fertiliser dealers’ training workshop organised by Jessore Fertiliser Region of BADC on Saturday. Officers of Jessore Region of BADC, and Department of Agricultural Extension, were present at the event.
DUBAI, May 26 (Reuters); Saudi Arabia is planning a multi-billion-dollar share sale in energy giant Aramco as soon as June in what would be one of the region's biggest stock deals, two people familiar with the matter said.The offering could...
Md Munir Hasan | 2024-05-27 00:00:00
Quality of Service (QoS) is a common term in the mobile industry used to describe the services experienced by customers. In the telecom industry, standard QoS parameters are regularly measured to determine the service standard and customer satisfaction. The International...
On April 27, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court ruled that the country's private universities must pay a 15 per cent tax. This decision has disappointed students and parents, as the tax burden will likely be passed on to...
Devout Muslims aspire to perform Hajj at least once in their lifetime. Each year, thousands of Muslims from Bangladesh embark on this sacred journey, organised by government and private entities. However, not all involved with Hajj management do their job...
Neil Ray | 2024-05-27 00:00:00
Three pieces of screaming news have rocked the country. The number one is the grisly murder of a member of parliament (MP) in Kolkata. Unlike this, the two others concern allegations of abuse of power for accumulation of wealth. Involved...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-05-27 00:00:00
People consider banks as the safest place on earth to keep their money and other valuables. In ancient times, religious temples also doubled as banks where rich people including merchants would deposit their wealth. Temples also acted as money lenders....
Striking yet another blow to Bangladesh's problem-ridden manpower export sector at a time of prolonged economic jitters, the Maldives has now stopped issuing new work visas to Bangladeshis. This retrogressive development comes on the heels of a similar move by...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-05-27 00:00:00
The world, particularly the West and the European Union have watched carefully the latest evolving multifaceted dimensions of Russia-China relations. Russian President Vladimir Putin, re-elected for a fifth Presidential term a few days ago chose to visit China as his...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that the government is dedicated to transforming Dhaka into a city that ensures a high quality of life for its residents."The people of this area (Old Dhaka) will benefit and can live a...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Saturday said Bangladesh set an instance of religious harmony in the world as her government wants to pull the country forward taking the people of all religious faiths, reports BSS."We want our country to move...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
Metro rail services had remained disrupted for more than one and a half hours from 6:45pm before it resumed at 8:20pm.The services were disrupted due to a power outage, according to MAN Siddique, Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
The tax authority has decided to realise the undisputed taxes from frozen bank accounts of around 20 top private universities as the institutions remained non-responsive to calls for paying the taxes during the last two months, sources said.At present, nearly...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
A three-member detective team is going to India in a day or two as part of their investigation into the murder of lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar.DMP Additional Police Commissioner Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid disclosed the information while talking to the media at...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to have its internet services fully restored in early June following a submarine cable disruption on April 19.Efforts are well underway to redirect bandwidth and maintain stability in service, with additional challenges arising from a crackdown on...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
Time deposits in banks increased by Tk 865.9 billion to Tk 14.82 trillion in July-March period of this fiscal year mainly because of rate rise under uncapped interest regime, sources say.The upturn began in July when the industry introduced a...
Eminent economist Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has said that the decision to provide expensive cars to deputy commissioners (DCs) and Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) is a waste of state money.He observed that some 80 percent of the rich were evading taxes....
FE REPORT | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal approaching the coast turned into Cyclone Remal on Saturday evening, prompting the Met Office to upgrade its warning to a danger signal 'seven ' for maritime ports and authorities to suspend vessel...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2024-05-26 00:00:00
The government is going to allocate Tk 350 billion as a subsidy for the power sector in the upcoming national budget to settle capacity charges and other bills owed to private electricity producers, officials said. The rising debt burden to...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram , Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 20 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the...
Canada's Deputy Minister of International Development Christopher MacLennan arrived in the city on Saturday evening for a two-day visit, reports BSS.The Deputy Minister will meet with officials and development partners to discuss Canada's evolving international assistance in the context of...
Nagorik Oikya President Mahmudur Rahman Manna on Saturday urged Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to clarify which country is conspiring to create a Christian state taking parts of Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) and Myanmar's Rakhine, reports UNB.Addressing a sit-in programme, he...
A new militant group called 'Shahadat' has emerged from banned Islamist outfit Ansar al-Islam, the Rapid Action Battalion says after arresting three of its members, reports bdnews24.com.The three were arrested on Friday from Gulistan and Signboard areas of the capital.The...
A murder case has been filed over the killing of Sumon Mia, a candidate running for the post of vice chairman in the Raipura Upazila Parishad elections in Narsingdi, reports bdnews24.com.The victim's father, Nasir Uddin, filed the case on Friday,...
Senior joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi speaking to journalists after paying homage to National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam marking his 125th birth anniversary on the Dhaka University campus in the city on Saturday — FE Photo
A 50-member delegation of Awami League left Dhaka in the afternoon for China to join training workshops at the invitation of Communist Party of China (CPC), reports BSS.Led by Awami Swechchhasebak League Vice-President and Sirajganj-1 lawmaker Tanvir Shakil Joy, leaders...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Saturday that freezing bank accounts of former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed is an 'eyewash' on the part of the government.Senior joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said they have no agenda to send any political leader or worker to jail, reports BSS."But, the persons who are miscreants, offenders and wrongdoers must...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram , Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 20 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the...
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