That the boys are lagging behind girls in the results of board exams in Bangladesh is not a new phenomenon, but the recently published SSC results once again brought this issue into the spotlight. As girls consistently outperforming boys in...
No one seems to have complete control over the market. There is a competition commission, but no real competition exists. Consumer rights are neglected, and while laws are in place, they are not enforced. Inflation has presented a new reality...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Battery-run three-wheelers have been granted permission to ply certain roads in capital Dhaka. They are now allowed to operate on lanes, but not on main roads in the city. Extensive protests by the drivers and owners of the vehicles amid...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-05-24 00:00:00
Senator Bernard, popularly known as Bernie, Sanders' credential as a progressive politician is beyond doubt. Credited to be the longest serving independent in the history of US Congress, he ran for Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020, each time...
The launch of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) Framework to protect and assist victims of human trafficking is a commendable initiative. It has been learnt that NRM is a dynamic system that involves a multidisciplinary group of government and non-governmental...
ACCRA, May 23 (BBC): The mother of the Ghanaian toddler officially recognised as the world's youngest male painter has told the BBC of her pride in her son's artistic ability, and hopes he can take the art world by storm.Ace-Liam...
NEW CALEDONIA, May 23 (Reuters): President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday police reinforcements in New Caledonia would remain as long as required, after arriving in the French-ruled Pacific island trying to end deadly riots triggered by a contested electoral reform.Six...
TAIPEI, May 23 (Reuters): A furious China launched "punishment" drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to "separatist acts", sending up heavily armed warplanes and staging mock attacks as state media denounced newly inaugurated President...
THE HAGUE, May 23 (Reuters/AFP): The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will rule on Friday on South Africa's request to order a halt to Israel's Rafah offensive in Gaza, it said on Thursday.Last week, South Africa had asked the ICJ,...
GENEVA, May 23 (AFP): UN war crimes investigators said Thursday they were tracking the escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, and were probing reports that thousands from a persecuted minority had been displaced.The United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for...
RIYADH, May 22 (Arab News): Trade ties between Saudi Arabia and Australia are set to strengthen after the two countries signed an agreement to improve cooperation across multiple sectors. According to a press statement, the memorandum of understanding was inked...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 12:00:00
Digital payments in Bangladesh see a fast growth, recording a 25-percent rise during the Ramadan binge, especially defrayed through cards, as decentralised finance flourishes worldwide. According to Visa, a global digital payment platform, nearly 70 per cent of such digital...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) cordoned off a house in the city's Badda area suspecting a bomb-making establishment there on Wednesday night.A bomb-deposal unit was heading towards to the spot until the filing of the report at around...
A candidate for Raipura Upazila vice-chairman has been killed in a clash with a rival and their supporters in Narsingdi.The incident occurred when the two sides came face to face while canvassing for votes in a remote river island area...
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak looked set on Wednesday to call an election for July 4, with a statement expected after ministers cancelled events and either curtailed or delayed foreign trips to attend a government meeting.For...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 22: The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is going to set nets at the canal mouths in a bid to prevent entry of garbage into the Karnaphuli river for keeping its water free from pollution.CPA Chairman Rear Admiral Mohammad...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
The country's small and medium entrepreneurs should focus more on enhancing digital literacy, skills development and innovation for achieving their desired growth, speakers told a seminar on Wednesday.They suggested that the entrepreneurs update themselves with new frontier technologies to cope...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
To bring the country's fast-growing e-commerce sector under a legal framework, the commerce ministry has drafted a law with provisions for punitive measures against fraud and deceptions.The draft on the proposed Digital Commerce Authority Act (DCAA) is scheduled to be...
TEHRAN, May 22 (AFP): Tens of thousands of Iranians flocked to the streets of Tehran Wednesday to join the funeral processions of president Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.In the centre of the...
Bangladesh and France are likely to see significant progress regarding purchase of 10 A350 from Airbus, having Dhaka's own sovereign earth-observation satellite and endorsing an adaptation pact aimed at supporting Bangladesh in adapting to the effects of climate change during...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
An incentive of Tk 400 million has been declared for farmers with an eye to boosting the planting and production of transplanted Aman this year.An estimated 0.6 million small and marginal farmers in 61 districts will receive free seeds and...
Women from Dhaka's AGB Colony, likely from middle-income households, collect subsidised food items distributed by a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck. Soaring inflation has forced many in the city to seek out these subsidised programmes, a step some might...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economic growth is becoming susceptible due to long-standing dormant investment, as the private-sector investment remains on a poor trajectory, analysts said on Wednesday. Despite incremental government investments in infrastructure development, the country continues to post lower economic growth. The...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
A member of parliament, who went missing a week ago while travelling in India, has been found murdered in Kolkata, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. Anwarul Azim Anar, 56, who won his third consecutive term in a constituency in the...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
Less-than-expected economic growth in the outgoing fiscal year has thrown finance officials, who are now preparing a contractionary budget, in dilemmas over fixing next GDP-growth target.Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Monday released provisional data of gross domestic product (GDP) for...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-23 00:00:00
Black money may make a comeback as the government considers reinstating black money-whitening facility in the new budget, starting with corporate amnesty, trying to resuscitate sluggish economic activity. It comes out as a first-ever step, officials say, to allow corporate...
Rain/Thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions over the country06:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Mild heat wave...
Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm in different areas of the city today (Thursday) for relocation and re-installation of gas pipelines under Dhaka Elevated Expressway Route Alignment project, reports UNB.According to Titas...
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