A female member of the Bangladesh National Cadet Corps puts a stray dog in the shade of an umbrella in an attempt to protect the animal from the hot sun. The snap was shot on the Dhaka University campus on...
The Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus, has decided to cancel the public holiday on August 15, originally declared in observance of National Mourning Day, reports UNB. This decision was announced on Tuesday through an official notification.According...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Salman Fazlur Rahman, private industry and investment affairs adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Law Minister Anisul Huq have been arrested by law-enforcement officials.Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Mainul Hassan confirmed the update to the FE,...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Dr M Masrur Reaz, known as an economist and public policy expert, has been appointed chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to a four-year term.The Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued a notification...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
The government is set to appoint Dr. Ahsan H. Mansur, a former senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the next governor of the central bank, sources confirmed.In this regard, the maximum age limit of 67 for the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Development paradigm now pivots from megaprojects to vital sectors like health and education as Finance and Planning Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed indicated Tuesday and cautioned against lavish spending of public money. He told development officials that the interim government would...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and six others have been sued on a charge of murder for the killing of Abu Sayed, a grocer in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area, in shooting during the student-mass uprising.The other accused are former Road Transport...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Underperformance by several vital sectors dragged to a four-year low the utilisation rate of development budget in the past fiscal year, sources said, attributing the slowdown to incompetence. The Annual Development Programme (ADP) implementation in the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
As the country has gone through one of the most turbulent times in its history, an essential part of our lifecycle was highly affected-sleep. Many of us had to pull through all-nighters, and now we are finding it hard to...
Megh Rahman | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
It's a weekend evening, and you somehow persuaded your crush for a date. What would be your concern? To create an excellent impression! Trying for almost seven outfits, you notice something is off, and even surrounded by a sea of...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
With its huge reach and influence, Facebook has become an integral part of Bangladeshi life, particularly among young people. As of early 2024, there were 52.90 million Facebook users in the country, accounting for 30.4% of the entire population and...
JASHORE, Aug 13 (BSS): The farmers here are expecting bumper production of summer vegetables due to favourable climate conditions throughout the season in the Jashore agriculture zone.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said availability of agro-inputs such as chemical fertiliser,...
CHANDPUR, Aug 13 (BSS): A minor child drowned in a pond at Mohammadpur Sardar Bari under Hajiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The victim was identified as Abdullah Sardar, 05, son of Md Alam, resident of Mohammadpur Sardar Bari in...
DINAJPUR, Aug 13 (UNB): Two people died as they fell into a water-filled ditch apparently after drinking liquor at a wedding programme at Nawabganj upazila in Dinajpur district.Police recovered the bodies on Tuesday from the ditch which was located near...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
SYLHET, Aug 13: The boat makers of remote Chamordani village in Madhyanagar upazila did not suspend their job even during three phases of flood this year.Rather they, along with their aides had more business during the calamities as they have...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, Aug 13: Local people are suffering much as many roads in the district town have been dilapidated with big potholes developed here and there.Rainwater has remained stagnant on the run-down roads, disrupting traffic. Now, the sufferings of the elderly...
Stubbornly high inflation rate over the two and a half years have diminished the purchasing power of people, causing financial strain and lowering living standards. In Bangladesh, rapidly growing inflation has outpaced incomes, affecting most of the population. Particularly, low-income...
Businesses are constantly seeking ways to enhance productivity, foster innovation, and maintain competitiveness in today's ever-evolving business landscape. The long tail process has emerged as a strategy gaining popularity, originating in retail but now extending its reach across various industries....
Speed breakers are placed on roads to control the speed of vehicles, facilitating movement of people and reducing risk of accidents. On the road adjacent to Kazihata in the inner city of Rajshahi, teachers, students, and others use a small...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Of all the advisors in the current interim government, the job of the finance advisor is perhaps most crucial. The financial sector has basically been left to bleed by the oligarchs of the past regime and it was done in...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
Is biotechnology the next best resort to reach the desired levels of agricultural productivity? With the fast-increasing hungry mouths worldwide, the need to ensure food for all does call for methods to raise agricultural productivity twice its current state in...
The breakdown of law and order across the nation in the wake of the Sheikh Hasina government's collapse on August 5 was not something out of the blue. Excesses committed by the police, especially during the anti-discrimination student movement, were...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2024-08-14 00:00:00
The term asylum in international law refers to the protection granted by a country to a foreign citizen against one's own country of citizenship. The asylum seeker has no legal right to claim it, and the asylum-granting country has no...
LONDON, Aug 13 (Reuters): Gold prices fell on Tuesday as investors locked in profits after the metal closed at an all-time high in the previous session and ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could influence bets around the Federal...
KYIV, Aug 13 (Reuters): Ukraine will need $20 billion in investments to develop its renewable power sector under a plan which seeks to boost its share in the country's energy mix to 27 per cent by 2030, the government said...
BENGALURU, Aug 13 (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Tuesday after five straight winning sessions as supply risks posed by widening Middle Eastern conflict were tempered by demand concerns a day after OPEC cut its forecast for demand growth in...
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (TASS): US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said that he hopes to get on well with Russian President Vladimir Putin again if he wins the upcoming presidential election."I got along with Putin very well, and...
SYDNEY, Aug 13 (BBC): A pilot who died after they crashed a stolen helicopter into a hotel in Australia had attended a party with staff members the night before, their employer has said.The helicopter belonged to Queensland-based helicopter tour agency...
TOKYO, Aug 13 (AFP): Japan's unprecedented megaquake advisory has prompted thousands of hotel cancellations in areas flagged as high-risk, dealing businesses a heavy blow in what would have been one of the busiest seasons, hoteliers said Tuesday.The weather agency said...
TEHRAN, Aug 13 (BBC): Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month.Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate...
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