GAZA, Sept 10 (AFP/AP): Gaza's civil defence agency said early Tuesday that a strike on the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in the Palestinian territory's main southern city of Khan Yunis killed 40 people and wounded 60 others, with the Israeli army...
Iftekharul Islam | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
In 2023, Bangladesh had 27,624 fire accidents, and electrical short circuits caused 35% of them, the main cause of such accidents. The total damage from these fires was Tk 7.92 billion, and more than a hundred casualties, highlighting the serious...
Dr Imtiaz Ahmed | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
As we age, our brains start to lose sharpness. Our cognitive abilities take a hit, affecting our memory, among other things. Like any other body muscle, we need to exercise our brain to maintain and boost our memory, creativity, and...
Nusrat Munia | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
While most of us agree that combating environmental pollution is necessary, we often fail to see how we also contribute to deteriorating the situation. Ignorant lifestyle choices lead to more environmental damage than we ever know."Transitioning to a low-waste lifestyle,...
M.R. Taufique | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
The rapid growth of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and digital media is quickly changing how people buy products and how marketers connect with customers. New tools like big data, artificial intelligence (AI), advanced analytics, GPS, and other mobile and...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
As Bangladesh stands at the crossroads of its development journey, the nation is poised to enter what many call "Bangladesh 2.0." This concept signifies a transformative phase characterised by sweeping reforms and robust growth to propel the country into a...
The persistent skill mismatch between job market demands and available talent has long remained a cause for concern. As our nation strides towards economic growth and industrial diversification, this mismatch is becoming a critical barrier to our progress.Despite a growing...
An innocent 14-year-old girl, Swarna Das, a student of class eight, was recently shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) while visiting Tripura. Thirteen and a half years ago, on January 7, 2011, a 15-year-old girl named Felani...
Mansur Hashim | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
For decades, Bangladeshi economists and tax experts have been demanding the scrapping of the provision for allowing black money --- money not shown in tax files or amassed remains untraceable or cannot be backed up by any legal documentation--- to...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-09-11 00:00:00
For years global trade predictions have been marked by inconsistency, with leading organisations providing conflicting forecasts. This has largely been due to differences in data collection methods, the varying credibility of sources, and the distinct models employed by each entity...
The nation's economy greatly suffered in both July and the first week of August when it went through its worst disruptive time in history, thanks to the bloody struggle the students and the masses waged to topple autocracy. Every sector...
FE REPORTThe government has sought US assistance in cleaning up the Buriganga and mapping the major sources of its pollution to revive the river's old look and rich biodiversity. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said that Bangladesh needed US assistance...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 12:00:00
As the World Trade Organization (WTO) celebrates its 30th anniversary, the largest annual outreach event of the multilateral trade rule-making body will focus on the necessity of re-globalisation at a time when the wave of de-globalisation is on the rise....
Kevin S. Randall, archbishop of Apostolic Nuncio of the Holy See, met Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus at state guesthouse Jamuna in Dhaka on Monday. — PID Photo
FE REPORTThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) may seek assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States to help recover nearly Tk 1.0 trillion worth of money siphoned off from Bangladesh during the Awami League regime.ACC Secretary Khorsheda...
FE REPORT Biman Bangladesh Airlines has filed a case against six of its employees who have been identified as suspects in the theft of 6,800 euros from the checked luggage of a passenger travelling to Chennai from Dhaka.Five of the...
The government on Monday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) in 25 districts including Dhaka and Chattogram, reports UNB.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday.The other districts where new DCs have been appointed include...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The health authority continues to report an increasing number of dengue infections amidst a weak fight against the aedes mosquito and its breeding grounds. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 615 cases of hospitalisation and one fatality on...
FE REPORTFormer Senior Secretary Dr. Aslam Alam has been appointed fifth Chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).He previously served as a senior secretary in the Financial Institutions Division.Aslam has been appointed on a contractual basis for a...
FE REPORT Government has decided to broadcast live the trial of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who has been made accused in many of the cases filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on charge of committing genocide and...
At least 631 people have been killed and 19,200 injured during the protests calling for reforms to the quota system for government jobs, which eventually became an anti-government movement that toppled the Awami League from power, reports bdnews24.com.The figures account...
Describing border killings unacceptable, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said such killing is a barrier to creating good relations between Bangladesh and India, reports UNB.Talking to reporters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossain said border killings...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Monday asked taxmen not to select tax return afresh for auditing, finding the existing audit system faulty that causes unusual harassment to taxpayers.Use of discretionary power of the taxmen has been allowed to...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Seventeen years of reign of Nazrul Islam Mazumdar in Bangladesh's banking domain ends with a pool of new leaderships taking helm of the country's apex body of bank shareholders. In a much-expected reshuffle-now that a wind of change blows with...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
At the fag-end of the expensive 3rd terminal-development project, the government has to go for dispute board to settle “undue claim” by joint-venture foreign contractor of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport expansion.A disagreement over claims of at least Tk 30 billion...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Single-use plastic bags are banned in the country's supershops for customer use with effect from October 1.Adviser at the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan disclosed the information during a stakeholder meeting at the Secretariat on...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Foreign-exchange reserves fall further as Bangladesh clears due import payments worth to US$ 1.37 billion through the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), but officials dispel any worry about this.After the clearance of import liabilities, the country's gross forex reserves dropped below...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
Maintaining smooth supply of petroleum products looks challenging for LC payment backlog against the fuel imports amid forex crunch, sources said. State-run Sonali Bank PLC is also reluctant to open letter of credit (LC) besides clearing dues against imports made...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
MAN Siddique has been removed from the post of managing director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) seven years after his appointment.The Road Transport and Highways Division (RTHD) under the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges cancelled the appointment...
FE REPORT | 2024-09-10 00:00:00
The city witnessed severe traffic gridlocks on different roads on Monday as students under the banner of 'Technical Student Movement' blocked the road in Satrasta area at Tejgaon in the capital to realise their six-point demands. The photo was taken...
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