FE REPORT | 2024-07-25 00:00:00
As if floodgates opened as banks saw a rush of accountholders to withdraw cash and have other banking-related services when operations resumed Wednesday after an exigent long break. Banks reopened certain branches for a curfew-truncated time -- as did offices...
Nasrin Sheely | 2024-07-25 00:00:00
Bypassing international currencies is a common talk following the global supply chain disruption due to the Russia-Ukraine war. De-dollarisation becomes an issue when sanctions are imposed on different countries to execute transactions in US dollar. Reports indicate Russia and China...
Tribal people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) face significant hardships in accessing healthcare services due to the lack of quality hospitals tailored to the needs of the tribal population. The existing hospitals and upazila health complexes are plagued by...
The recent internet shutdown has left a devastating impact on the country's online freelancer community. As a nation striving to build a robust digital economy, such disruptions not only cause immediate financial hardship but also erode our long-term reputation in...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-07-25 00:00:00
Mango is the most popular fruit in the country. People of all ages are fond of mango, and it is so popular that from time memorial mango has been heavily featured in the works of leading poets and artists.Bangladesh has...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-07-25 00:00:00
A sound feasibility study is the key to successful implementation and effective functioning of any project. But in Bangladesh, the importance of conducting a feasibility study before project implementation is often overlooked, leading to implementation delays and cost overruns. Worse...
Waste disposal in metropolises has ever remained challenging not only for mega cities the world over but also in other smaller cities and towns. Dhaka City came out creditably in the task of clearing off the accumulated solid garbage in...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-07-24 12:00:00
With the internet blackout and nationwide shutdown comes a host of problems for internal revenue generation. According to a report published in this newspaper on July 22: "State exchequer counts an estimated domestic revenue loss of Tk 8.73 billion daily...
Rainfall: Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur over the country 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.The highest temperature in the country on (Tuesday) was recorded at 34.5 degrees Celsius...
BRAC Bank PLC has decided not to charge any late payment fee or interest on its loan to customers in the event of delayed repayments due to general holidays and internet outage nationwide, the bank said in a message received...
The number of deaths and injuries of students in the recent protests will be known after the reopening of educational institutions, said Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury on Tuesday, reports UNB. "We have to see how many students actually took...
CHATTOGRAM, July 23 (UNB): Production in 220 garment factories in Chattogram out of 350 resumed under special arrangements by the local administration on Tuesday.First vice-president of BGMEA Nazrul Islam said the orders in some garment factories are going to be...
Valuables worth around Tk 2.0-3.0 billion were damaged during the arson attack on Bangladesh Television (BTV) building amid student protest over quota reform on July 18, reports UNB."How much valuables were gutted or destroyed could not be ascertained yet but...
Residents of Dhaka, particularly patients admitted in hospitals, are facing a shortage of cash as banks as well as digital transaction is off due to lack of internet service and ongoing curfew across the country, reports UNB.Patients admitted in hospitals...
Toll collection from vehicles going on manually at the Mayor Hanif Flyover in the capital on Tuesday, as its toll plaza at the Jatrabari end was destroyed during the quota reform-related unrest. — FE Photo
Law enforcement agencies arrested some more opposition leaders and workers, including BNP Chairperson's Special Assistant Shimul Biswas and the party's Dhaka North City unit President Saiful Islam Nirob from different parts of Dhaka on Tuesday, reports UNB.Shimul Biswas was arrested...
Health Minister Dr. Samanta Lal Sen today condemned the attacks of miscreants on service providing people and public property during the recent violence, reports BSS."Miscreants launched destructive activities on common people and government establishments . . . in the attacks,...
NARSINGDI, July 23 (UNB): A terrorist group or a quarter with vested interest was involved in the violence and arson attacks on state-owned establishments in an attempt to topple the government, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said on Tuesday."A terrorist group...
Law Minister Anisul Huq speaking at a press conference to unveil the gazette notification on the quota system at Gulshan-2 in the capital on Tuesday. Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain, and State Minister for Information...
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-07-24 00:00:00
Online freelancers working from the country fear that the prolonged internet shutdown would have a far-reaching impact as they would lose their regular clients and a negative image of the country would be projected abroad. Even after the internet service...
FE Report | 2024-07-24 00:00:00
Foreign Minister (FM) Dr Hasan Mahmud has alleged that Dr Yunus has committed the crime of treason by urging the foreigners to interfere in the internal affairs of Bangladesh.The Nobel Laureate issued a statement over the recent anti-quota protest of...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is concealing the evidence of violence and killings that happened during the student movement, reports UNB. "The government is hiding barbaric and heinous incidents that happened throughout...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had a dream to build a social welfare-based country for the people of Bangladesh as the outgoing Norwegian Ambassador Espen Rikter-Svendsen paid a farewell call on...
The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500-mark in a tally on Tuesday, after the protests over employment quotas sparked widespread unrest, reports AFP. At least 174 people have died, including several police officers, according...
Zia Hassan Siddique | 2024-07-24 00:00:00
The recent move by Bangladesh Bank to establish private credit bureaus marks a significant step towards a more robust financial ecosystem. It is good is see that our Central Bank has taken this important step as Credit bureaus play a...
FE Report | 2024-07-24 00:00:00
We have seen a dramatic increase in the amount of technology available to and used by children over the last decade. We are now living in such a digital paradigm where our children grow up in a world surrounded by...
Academic activities in all public universities across the country have been postponed since July 1, first, because of teachers' strike over pension scheme, and then the students' quota reform movement. To tackle students' movement, the government closed all educational institutions...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-07-24 00:00:00
By now it is clear that following LDC graduation in less than two years, Bangladesh is poised to face many fresh challenges due to its elevated country status. A good deal of these relates to preferential benefits in the realm...
It has been a week of total disruption of the communications system and the supply chain since July 17 when agitating anti-quota students called a nationwide shutdown. The indefinite curfew that the government enforced to combat the ensuing violence across...
As curfew is in force, some transport workers idle away their time on the rooftop of a bus at Sayedabad Bus Terminal in Dhaka on Tuesday. — FE Photo
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