Imtiaz A Hussain | 2024-11-10 12:00:00
Bangladesh is at a crossroads more critical than quota reforms and governmental change. Economic transformation beckons urgently. With technological progress far outpacing adjustment time, and by refusing to ‘graduate’ from its ready-made-garment (RMG) backbone, the country only invites a work-disrupted...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan and Nazrul Islam | 2024-11-10 12:00:00
It is now or never for this country to seek a change in its economic course as Bangladesh espouses a new mode of governance under an interim government headed by Nobel- laureate microfinance pioneer Dr Muhammad Yunus. Whereas Bangladesh has...
M A Taslim | 2024-11-10 12:00:00
There is little doubt that Sheikh Hasina and her government have done harm to the national economy by recklessly borrowing money from overseas to invest in low productivity projects. She had increased the national external debt more than five-fold during...
As the price of potato has gone prohibitive hitting Tk70 to 75 per kg, a section of profit monger traders stored up the item abundantly. Pictured on Saturday, workers sort out the rotten potatoes from the stock in a cold...
Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Night...
An Indian national has died after falling sick at a hotel in the capital's Mirpur area.The dead is Akbar Ali Mondol (38), who was a citizen of Murshidabad in the Indian state of West Bengal. He was a member of...
JASHORE, Nov 09 (UNB): A 30-year-old man has been killed in an attack by assailants in Mubarakpur village of Jhikargacha upazila.The dead, Piyal, was the son of Kitab Ali, a resident of Mubarakpur.Bablur Rahman, the officer-in-charge of Jhikargacha Police Station,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
The government has taken a slew of measures to keep the prices of essential commodities affordable in the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.These included waiving import duties and taxes as well as withdrawal of margin requirement for opening import letters...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter pledged on Saturday the government's commitment to addressing the entrenched discrimination in the fisheries sector.Speaking at a seminar titled "Challenges and Forward: Rights of Small-Scale Fishing Communities in the Context of Bangladesh," held at...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
Workers of a garment factory named TNZ Apparels staged a demonstration over unpaid wages creating a long tailback on both sides of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur on Saturday. The demonstration that started at around 8.30 am in Maleker Bari...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
The prices of chicken and vegetables declined last week, but that of potatoes rose further. Broiler and sonali chicken prices dropped by Tk 20 a kg, with broiler chicken now selling at Tk 175-190 a kg. The retail price of...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus presides over a meeting of the Commission of Enquiry on Enforced Disappearances at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Saturday. — PID
COX'S BAZAR, Nov 09 (UNB): Police have arrested 19 former Union Parishad (UP) members backed by 'Awami League', raiding a hotel where they were holding a 'clandestine meeting' in Cox's Bazar district town.On a tip-off that 19 UP members would...
Two leaders of the Awami League (AL) have been arrested in connection with the murder of Mahadi Hasan Pantha during the anti-discrimination student movement, reports UNB. Ahad Ali (55), joint general secretary of the Freedom Fighters' League, Dhaka Metropolitan South,...
A Dhaka court has sent former ministers Rashed Khan Menon and Hasanul Haq Inu and ex-state minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak to jail after the end of their remand in a murder case, report agencies.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Awlad Hossain Muhammad Zunaid...
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day will be observed today (Sunday) in a befitting manner, reports BSS.On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with the slogans 'Free democracy' and 'Down with autocracy', embraced martyrdom in...
Terming Awami League (AL) a 'fascist' party, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the interim government will not tolerate any violence or any attempt to break the public order in the country, reports UNB."The Awami League in its...
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has taken necessary preparations ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan through importing commodities as well as local procurement of items, reports UNB.As part of its huge activities, the TCB would sell some...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant officially stepped down Friday in a ceremony that replaced him with Israel Katz, the former foreign minister, just three days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Gallant, sparking protests.Many in Israel view Gallant as the...
LONDON, Nov 9 (AFP): Britain's royal family is facing calls for more transparency and reform of their private estates after an investigation alleged they have been profiting from public bodies while benefiting from major tax exemptions.The UK media probe also...
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 350 this year. In the recent fatalities, four were reported in the Dhaka South City...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's foreign-trade landscape changes a lot as Sonamasjid land port has become the largest trading frontier in recent years, surpassing Benapole and Burimari ports, according to insiders.Official statistics show Sonamasjid port in Chapainawabganj has handled the largest volume of export...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 09: The export of ready-made garments (RMG) from factories in the port city is increasing as there is no labour unrest here.According to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), RMG goods to the tune of $543...
The Judiciary Reform Commission formed by the interim government will exchange views with the delegation of the Carter Center and the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) today (Sunday) as part of its consultation with stakeholders.Commission Secretary...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
The 29th conference of the parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change kicks off in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku tomorrow (Monday).The November 11-22 event is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the overwhelming...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
Planning ministry has uncovered severe deficiencies in the ballast thickness of new rail lines built in the Kashiani-Gopalganj-Tungipara region, with the ballast measuring only 100 millimetre at certain points.The current ballast measurement is only 40 per cent of the 250mm...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
The distribution of startup funds by scheduled banks remains minimal, hindered by the absence of an effective policy from the Bangladesh Bank (BB).A total of Tk 0.43 billion in loans had been disbursed to 153 customers as of August this...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-11-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank should maintain its tight monetary policy without losing patience to curb the inflationary pressure on the economy.The authorities should also rein in public spending while ensuring competition in the commodities market as a strategy to stabilise prices.While talking...
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