Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-09-25 00:00:00
It is understandable why the five-year plan has been put on hold. It's full of projects whose budget allocations are unrealistic. In line with that the Planning Commission has decided to forgo the proposed MRT-05 (south) metro line. As pointed...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-09-25 00:00:00
The interim government's move to shut down illegal brick kilns and not issue permits for new ones is, in all appearances, an attempt to revive the initiative of the previous government that fell flat due to inefficient execution. This, however,...
With some 54 rivers flowing down from upstream India through Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal, the question of management and sharing of the water from these rivers between the two neighbours cannot be overstated. The late August flash floods...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-09-24 12:00:00
If business magnets in Bangladesh play fair or cook the books crops up as a moot question as their tax files do not reflect the cache of wealth they posses at home and abroad.A recent finding by the tax sleuths...
SINGAPORE, Sept 23 (Reuters): Chicago wheat futures gained more ground on Monday, with prices supported by dry weather curbing production prospects in Europe and other exporting countries. Soybeans rose for the first time in three sessions, underpinned by dry weather...
NEW DELHI, Sept 23 (Reuters): Indian state government-run Odisha Coal and Power Ltd (OCPL) is looking to sell surplus coal from its mine in eastern India at a discount, an auction document showed, indicating lower demand for the fuel in...
Gold extended gains to scale a record high on Monday, driven by the momentum generated by the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut and safe-haven demand due to geopolitical risks in the Middle East, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up 0.2 per...
Oil prices were little changed on Monday after last week's cut in U.S. interest rates and a dip in U.S. crude supply in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine countered weaker demand from top oil importer China, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures...
Russian cosmonauts return toEarth after record ISS stayALMATY, Sept 23: Two Russian cosmonauts landed back on Earth on Monday after a record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub spent 374 days in low-Earth orbit...
ATHENS, Sept 23 (AFP): Three people died on Monday and five were rescued when an inflatable boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of the Greek island of Samos in the Aegean Sea, police said.Accidents involving migrants occur regularly off...
BERLIN, Sept 23 (Reuters): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign, initial official figures...
TEHRAN, Sept 23 (AFP): Iran's military has built a wall along more than 10 kilometres (6 miles) of its eastern border with Afghanistan, the main entry point for immigrants, local media reported Monday."More than 10 kilometres of walls have been...
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (BBC): Former President Donald Trump has said he does not expect to run for election again in 2028 if he is defeated in this November's US presidential poll.Trump, 78, has been the Republican candidate for three national...
COLOMBO, Sept 23 (AFP): Sri Lanka's first leftist president was sworn into office Monday vowing to restore public faith in politics after anger over the island nation's unprecedented economic crisis propelled him to a landslide poll win.Self-avowed Marxist Anura Kumara...
GENEVA, Sept 23 (AFP): The United Nations voiced alarm Monday at the escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning that actions and rhetoric was catapulting the Mideast conflict "to another level"."We are extremely concerned, deeply worried about the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.It may also...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 227 at 09:00 am on Monday morning, reports UNB.On Monday's air was classified as 'very unhealthy',...
Efforts are on to arrest more culprits who were involved in the killing of 35-year-old Tofazzal Hossain inside Dhaka University's Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Media and Publication for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police...
As a significant portion of the population in Bangladesh suffers from hypertension, experts at a workshop on Monday emphasised the critical need for consistent availability of medications for this disease in rural areas, reports UNB.They highlighted without reliable access to...
Md. Maniruzzaman Molla has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of Eastern Universityat at a board meeting in the city recently, says a statement. He is one of the successful business entrepreneurs, and philanthropist. Md. Maniruzzaman Molla...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
The transport owners decided to introduce half-fare for the students in uniforms or with IDs seven days a week in all bus services of the metropolitan cities from today (Tuesday).The Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association (DRTOA) disclosed the decision in...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
A joint team recovered cash worth over Tk 11 million, foreign currencies and vehicles of land cruiser and harrier brands during a raid at a house in the capital's Uttara area on early Monday. The team, consisting of army personnel...
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
Panthakunja Park, a place of greenery in the heart of the capital, is finally set to reopen partially after six years of the tug of war over its ownership with the developer of the Elevated Expressway.The park located between Bangla...
SUNAMGANJ, Sep 23 (UNB): A Sunamganj court has sent former planning minister MA Mannan to jail after rejecting a bail petition in a case over the attacks on students and people during the recent student-led movement in the district.Sunamganj Speedy...
A murder case has been filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her younger sister Sheikh Rehana and 69 others, reports BSS.The case was filed with the Court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saiful Islam for the killing of garment...
Expressing deep concern over the recent unrest in the hill districts, Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader emphasised the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the region at all costs, reports UNB.He made the remarks during a meeting with leaders...
A Dhaka court has showed Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee president Shahriar Kabir arrested in two separate murder cases filed with the capital's Jatrabari Police Station, reports BSS.The court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Tahmina Haque passed the order on Monday,...
An Awami League (AL) leader has been beaten to death by a by a group of miscreants in Lakshmipur, reports bdnews24.com.The dead is Nur Alam (60). He was killed at Panchpara village in Sadar upazila's Chandraganj union around 8:30 pm...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said his party would build a Bangladesh, fulfilling the people's aspirations, if voted to power. BNP would also provide family cards to each family (four members). Each family, living mainly in the...
Audit employees, demanding upgradation of their salary scale, demonstrated in front of the Audit Bhaban at Kakrail in the capital on Monday. — FE Photo
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