MIAMI, Aug 06 (AFP): At least four people were killed as Tropical Storm Debby drenched Florida on Monday, threatening southeastern US states with heavy rainfall and catastrophic flooding.A 13-year-old boy died when a tree was blown onto a mobile home...
WASHINGTON, Aug 06 (AFP): Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic -- and bruising -- bid for the White House.Walz had...
NEW YORK, Aug 06 (Reuters/BBC): The United States has been urging other countries through diplomatic channels to tell Iran that escalation in the Middle East is not in their interest, a State Department spokesperson said on Monday, at what Secretary...
MANIKGANJ, Aug 06 (BSS): Harvesting of jute is going on in full swing in all the seven upazilas of the district this season.Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said a total of 4,765 hectares of land was brought...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-07 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 06: Water lily, the national flower of the country, is usually seen during the rainy season when beels and haors, paddy fields, canals, ponds and lakes are full to the brim with water.During the rainy days, water lily...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-07 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Aug 06: The overall flood situation in the district has improved somewhat as the water levels of local rivers have started to decline.Sources said the water levels of Bakkhali and Matamuhuri rivers and Rejukhal have started to come...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2024-08-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh has implemented the Employment Injury Scheme Pilot (EIS-PILOT) to help compensate workers in the readymade garment (RMG) industry who sustain workplace injuries or lose their lives. This programme aims to give RMG employees and their families some measure of...
BENGALURU, Aug 05 (Reuters): India's Bharti Airtel reported first-quarter profit above expectations on Monday as more users paid for faster and higher margin 4G and 5G services.Consolidated net profit for the first quarter rose more than two fold to 41.60...
The final victory will be announced from the street, said Asif Mahmud, one of the coordinators of Anti-discrimination student movement, report agencies.He came up with the announcement while visiting the Channel 24 office on Monday evening.Meanwhile, amid the unfolding situation...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 12:00:00
Following the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister and her departure from Bangladesh, President Mohammed Shahabuddin has announced holding early elections by dissolving the Jatiya Sangdad (JS) and forming an interim government.After meeting with various political parties and representatives...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman in an address to the country's people said on Monday an interim government would be formed to run the country as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her post, reports BSS. "We have...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
An angry crowd set fire to Jabir International Residential Hotel in Jashore after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation on Monday, leaving 18 people dead and 30 injured. Among the deceased are Chaion, 20, and Sejan Hossain, 19. The identities of...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Monday urged everyone to "remain calm and be patient" after her arch-rival Sheikh Hasina resigned as the prime minister in the face of nationwide protests. "Be patient and calm to protect your country, life...
RIYADH: Fruit, clothes and carpet exports helped Egypt reduce its trade balance deficit by 10.3 percent in May as imports also dropped, according to official data.Figures released by the north African country’s Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics showed...
MUMBAI, Aug 05 (Reuters): GooglePay, Walmart-backed PhonePe and AmazonPay are among five payment firms seeking to join the Indian central bank's digital currency pilot by offering transactions via the e-rupee, three sources directly involved in the discussions said.Indian fintech firms...
RIYADH, Aug 05 (Arab News) : Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector showed robust growth in July, driven by sustained demand amid heightened competitive pressures, according to an economy tracker. The Riyadh Bank Saudi Arabia PMI survey, compiled by S&P Global,...
MUMBAI, Aug 05 (Reuters): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said on Monday that the entities it regulates will have to abide by certain broad principles when employing various credit models, as it attempts to ensure prudence and robustness in...
HANOI, Aug 05 (AFP): A former Vietnamese property and aviation tycoon was jailed for 21 years on Monday for fraud and stock market manipulation worth $146 million, state media said.Trinh Van Quyet was among 50 defendants found guilty in what...
WASHINGTON, Aug 05 (Reuters): The US Commerce Department is expected to propose barring Chinese software in autonomous and connected vehicles in the coming weeks, according to sources briefed on the matter.The Biden administration plans to issue a proposed rule that...
BERLIN, Aug 5 (Reuters): Investor morale in the euro zone fell for a second consecutive month in August, a survey showed on Monday, dropping to its lowest level since January.The Sentix index for the euro zone fell to -13.9 points...
WAHINGTON, Aug 05 (Reuters): Semiconductor startup Groq said on Monday it has raised $640 million in a Series D funding round led by Cisco Investments, Samsung Catalyst Fund and BlackRock Private Equity Partners, among others, bringing its valuation to $2.8...
BEIJING, Aug 5 (Reuters): China will accelerate the development of a carbon emissions control system to help it achieve its goal of reaching a peak in the emissions of the climate-warming gases by 2030, the cabinet said on Friday.Beijing's energy...
Hugo Boss has sold its Russian business to wholesale partner Stockmann for an undisclosed fee, the German fashion house said on Monday, joining the ranks of Western brands to exit the Russian market over the war in Ukraine, reports Reuters.The...
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters): A slump in China's manufacturing activity led a generally weak performance for Asia's factories last month as business owners grappled with tepid demand, private surveys showed on Thursday, raising risks of an underpowered economic recovery in...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-06 00:00:00
The country's export-oriented ready-made garment factories will remain closed today (Tuesday), the second consecutive day of shutdown amid nationwide unrest. The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Monday night again requested all its members to close their respective...
Smoke billowing from a vehicle after it was set afire at Kakrail in the capital on Monday. — FE Photo
Leaders of the Anti- Discrimination Student Movement (ADSM) are now giving protection to the vandalised residences of Chief Justice (CJ) and the superintendent of police (SP) of Dhaka in Ramna area, reports UNB.At 7:30 pm when this correspondent was visiting...
Cheering protesters stormed Bangladesh Prime Minister's (PM) official residence Ganabhaban after Sheikh Hasina left the country on Monday afternoon, reports BSS.Jubilant crowds waved flags, some dancing on the streets of the capital, before hundreds broke through the gates of the...
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