Brain drain, as we all know, is the emigration of highly skilled and qualified individuals from a particular country. If you ask people, especially students, about their future plans, at least 7.0 out of 10 will say that they plan...
In the era of social media, entering the market has become easier, yet sustaining a presence poses challenges due to a host of reasons. For embarking on a journey in the business world, influencers play a vital role. Recently, influencer...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
That Bangladesh's food market involving transport, import, wholesale and retail, follows absolutely no logic is now common knowledge. Every citizen in this country is by now used to price escalation of any given item by a margin of Tk 5.0...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
One of the major drawbacks confronting the country's healthcare services is the failure of the authorities to retain doctors in rural locations. With infrastructure more or less in place, it is the scarcity of medical professionals, especially doctors in the...
The central bank's directive, issued late last week, to recover at least one per cent of the non-performing loans (NPLs) using the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism highlights its desperation for doing whatever it can about the ever-bulging toxic assets...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
There was nothing unusual about the visit of the Indian foreign secretary to Bangladesh last week. Given the fact of being the closest and most pervasive neighbour of Bangladesh and having a very cordial mutual relation, to boot, such visits...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Avi Shlaim is a Fellow of St Antonys College and a Professor of International Relations at the University of Oxford. He was born in Baghdad in 1945 and grew up in Israel. He is one of the prominent ‘revisionist’ historians...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Skincare is not solely for women; it is important for men, too. Nowadays, many men understand the importance of their skin health, but many still perceive using skincare products as too feminine. Renowned skincare brand Tiége Hanley conducted a poll...
SOFIA NOOR RAFA | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Thoughts we have when we chew our sumptuous burgers in a burger joint in the city, we tend to bother our experience with the presence of a Wi-Fi connection to our smartphones. However, we miss out on small details that...
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-05-15 00:00:00
Imagine a relaxing weekend afternoon when you start to watch a show with the intention of watching only one episode. But before you realise how time has passed, you end up watching an entire season. This is a common scenario...
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 and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met...
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours until Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, 36 patients were hospitalised with this viral fever during this period, according to...
A Dhaka tribunal on Monday sentenced Tithi Sarkar, a suspended student of Jagannath University (JnU), to 5 years imprisonment in a case filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) case for making derogatory comments about religion on social media, reports...
Syeda Anjuman Ara Girls' School (SAAGS) students in Chauddagram, Cumilla, exult in their achievement of a 100 per cent pass rate in this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations, with many achieving GPA-5. Since its establishment in 2018 and subsequent...
East West University (EWU) Chief Adviser Professor Dr Mohammed Farashuddin, also a former governor of Bangladesh Bank, inaugurating the Sixth Annual Agro Biz Expo on the university campus in the city on Monday. Professor Dr M Ashik Mosaddik, pro-vice chancellor,...
Dr Mohammad Shawkat Akbar, chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC), has been elected the 25th president of the Bangladesh Physical Society for the 2024-25 tenure, says a statement.The Physical Society elected its president from the renowned physicists of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
In a bid to downsize the bulging non-performing loans (NPLs) in the country's banking sector, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked all banks to resort to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanism availing the services of the Bangladesh International Arbitration...
BENAPOLE, May 13 (UNB): A Bangladeshi cattle trader was reportedly shot and injured by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Putkhali border area in Benapole on Monday.The injured was identified as Amjad Ali, 32, of Krishnapur village in Putkhali border...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
France has shown interest to support Bangladeshi students in acquiring skills related to satellite technology, says its envoy in Dhaka. The willingness was expressed when Marie Massdupui, the French Ambassador to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Zunaid Ahmed Palak,...
The supporter of a defeated candidate has allegedly died in a hospital after being beaten by supporters of the victorious chairman who won the race in Sirajganj's Belkuchi upazila, reports bdnews24.com.Abdul Alim died on his way to Dhaka on Monday....
FARIDPUR, May 13 (UNB): The 7-member body formed to probe the lynching of two construction workers following a fire in a temple at Panchapalli in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur on April 18, has not found involvement of the victims in...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Bangladesh’s development is not possible without good relations with India as both the countries share common border of several thousand kilometers, reports BSS."The country (India) with which we (Bangladesh) have several thousand kilometers...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called upon all on Monday to shun divisive politics for the sake of democracy and the welfare of the people. "A division has been created unfortunately in Bangladesh. We should...
People from all walks of life pay tributes to veteran leftist leader and adviser to Communist Party of Bangladesh central committee Haider Akbar Khan Rono by placing wreaths on his coffin at Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Monday...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP cannot be active again with anyone's support now, reports BSS."There is no reason to think that BNP will again create unrest at the patronisation of the United States," he told...
HYDERABAD/SRINAGAR, May 13 (Reuters): India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over economic disparities and religious divisions.The world's most populous nation began voting on April 19 in...
Labourers carry empty barrels from Shyampur industrial area to Showari Ghat in old Dhaka. The workers use the barrels to transport chemicals to Shyampur and then sell the empty ones. The picture was taken from Dholaikhal area on Monday. —...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
Organisations like the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) should apologise for their wrong criticisms over the corruption allegations regarding the construction of the Padma Bridge, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday. But...
Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of the Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd, has said that the deal for the second satellite will be finalised within 2-3 months and it will be launched in 2-3 years, reports UNB.The second satellite will be a Bangladesh...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
Greater efficiency in gas-fired captive power generation and productive use of waste heat can help reduce the import of LNG by 50.18 billion cubic feet (Bcf) and save Bangladesh US$460 million a year, according to a new report.This study also...
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