Visitors crowd stalls and pavilions at the 11th National SME Product Fair 2024 at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka city on Tuesday, the third day of the seven-day exposition. FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
A two-day 24th National Renewable Energy Conference & Green Expo 2024 begins in the city today (Wednesday).GreenTech Foundation, Bangladesh is organising the event in collaboration with the Institute of Energy, University of Dhaka at the university campus.Foreign Minister Dr Hasan...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday cautioned opposition leaders and activists against complacency regarding US sanctions on former Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed, reports UNB.Speaking at a discussion, he urged the BNP followers to focus on unseating the...
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Tuesday pledged to have "deeper cooperation" with Bangladesh on key fronts and address the shared challenges of climate change, regional maritime security and people smuggling. "One of the things we want to do is...
The voter turnout in the second phase of upazila elections on Tuesday was estimated to be above 30 per cent, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said.He revealed the figure while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the theft and online sale of citizens' confidential information and demanded severe punishment for those responsible, reports UNB.The anti-graft watchdog highlighted the alarming nature of this data theft, involving the misuse...
The per capita income of Bangladesh stands at US $2784 in the current fiscal year, slightly higher than the previous fiscal year.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released the periodic data on Monday. The end of the current fiscal year is...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been labelled as one of the 'crisis' countries in the latest edition of a global report that ranks nations in terms of freedom of expression.Bangladesh was ranked 128th out of 161 countries in the Global Expression Report 2024...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Two-thirds of the private universities are yet to pay an estimated Tk 4.0 billion in tax arrears despite a freeze on their bank accounts for the past two months.The authorities concerned under Taxes Zone-11 froze bank accounts of 33 private...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Power-plant owners have demanded a unified tax measure for all types of imported fuels to remove discrimination existing in the sector and ensure a level playing field. Bangladesh Independent Power Producers Association (BIPPA) has sent a letter recently to the...
Bangladesh has announced a day of mourning for tomorrow (Thursday) over the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, reports bdnews24.com.The Cabinet Division made the announcement in a notice on Tuesday.A day of state mourning has been declared on Thursday, May...
TEHRAN, May 21 (Agencies): Tens of thousands mourned Iran's president Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday after his death in a helicopter crash, amid political uncertainty ahead of an election for his successor next month.Raisi and seven members of his entourage including...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Tax-return-submission scope is getting wider with mandatory coverage of booking community centres and licensing medical clinics and diagnostic centres, under government's revenue-boosting measures. People desiring to book community centre for wedding ceremony or other social events would have to submit...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Much-orchestrated US sanctions over various issues in Bangladesh come against former army chief General Aziz Ahmed and his immediate family members on charges of 'significant corruption' and 'undermining democratic institutions'.The immediate-past chief of army staff denied the allegations, saying that...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
Commerce ministry seeks fixed-rated duties on edible oils and sugar to keep market supply sufficient and prices stable while the state minister in charge pledges no 'price adjustment' during Eid.Sources said the ministry recently made the proposals to the National...
Rain/Thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office....
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, will be celebrated across the country today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Buddha Purnima marks the birth, enlightenment and death of Gautama Buddha. On this day in 563 BC, Buddha was born as...
East West University (EWU) Environmental and Social Club organised a two-day "Eco Fair 3.0" to showcase eco-friendly products and solutions on its campus in the city recently. EWU Vice-Chancellor Prof Shams Rahman, Treasurer Air Cdre (retd) Ishfaq Ilahi Choudhury and...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed watering a sapling on the AFMC campus in the Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday after conclusion of the 17th Council of the College Meeting of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2024-05-22 00:00:00
A National Referral Mechanism (NRM) framework was launched on Tuesday to protect and assist victims of human trafficking. NRM is a dynamic framework that involves a multi-disciplinary group of government and non-governmental actors within a system guided by protocols, forms,...
Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee on Tuesday renewed its pledge to gear up ongoing movement against communalism and fundamentalism aiming to establish a society based on the spirit of the Liberation War, reports BSS."We have taken fresh programmes to strengthen our...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the tragic deaths of Iranian President Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Dr Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their entourage in a helicopter crash, reports UNB.In...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday convicted and sentenced 11 people including former assistant secretary general of Jamaat-e-Islami ATM Azharul Islam to two-year jail in a sabotage case filed with the capital's Motijheel Police Station, reports UNB.The other 10 convicts are-Mobarak...
Police foiled the attempt of the leaders and activists of Ganosamhati Andolon to besiege Bangladesh Bank in Dhaka's Motijheel area on Tuesday, reports UNB.As part of their scheduled programme, the leaders and activists of the party led by its Chief...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Tuesday there is someone "paid by BNP," deployed in the US Department of State regular briefing, to ask questions purposefully for generating negative response, reports UNB."There's someone there who used to work for Khaleda...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the second phase of the 6th upazila polls was held in peaceful manner too likewise 1st phase and the voter's turnout was also quite satisfactory,...
Australian Foreign Minister Senator Penny Wong paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban in the city on Tuesday — PID Photo
US index futures were muted on Tuesday, as investors refrained from placing big bets before AI chip leader Nvidia's earnings this week and amid policy caution from Federal Reserve officials ahead of the central bank's meeting minutes, reports Reuters. Rate-setters...
LONDON, May 21 (Reuters): Stocks drooped and the dollar held firm on Tuesday as investors awaited minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting, due Wednesday, for clues as to the timing and extent of possible interest rate cuts this year.Gold...
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