Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at a few places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with hails at isolated places until 06:00...
Police have recovered the body of a film director from Dilu Road in the city's Moghbazar, reports bdnews24.com.The body of 55-year-old MA Awal was retrieved around 12:30am on Wednesday and sent to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue.Awal's colleagues had...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Greenery of Dhaka city will soon meet international standards, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Wednesday.The greenery of Dhaka city will be revived through completing ongoing 39.06 kilometre long (combined) plantation (forestation) projects on...
Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Amy Pope has said making the Rohingyas more self-reliant with a much more comprehensive approach does not mean that they will stay in Bangladesh forever, reports UNB. "I don't think this...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has said united work of Muslim countries can bring better and dignified position for the Muslim community in the world along with reducing misery of the Palestinians, report agencies."Today, if all the Muslim countries worked...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned home on Wednesday after performing the holy Umrah in Saudi Arabia, reports UNB.The BNP secretary general and his wife Rahat Ara Begum arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a flight of...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Election Commission (EC) for holding the by-election to the Jhenaidah-1 constituency, which was scheduled to be held on June 5 this year. The chamber judge of...
Police have arrested the presiding officer of a polling centre in Bogura's Gabtoli upazila and the agent of a candidate running for the chairman's seat for trying to commit forgery by stamping paper ballots, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at the...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Wednesday said his ministry will work proactively to ensure mass media's access to all types of information the people deserve to know under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, reports...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Wednesday that the results of the ongoing upazila elections are all preset that are just waiting for declaration.Senior joint secretary general of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the comment at a regular press briefing...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said fear about election has engulfed BNP and the party is getting smaller with continuous election boycott, reports UNB."It has become a rule now that you cannot take part in elections if you do...
Barring some isolated incidents, the first phase of the sixth Upazila Parishad elections ended on Wednesday with no major irregularities or incidents of violence, report agencies.Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said the voter turnout in the first phase...
In protest against the recent ban on journalists' access to Bangladesh Bank, journalists from print, electronic, and online media boycotted a press conference of the central bank scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, reports UNB.The central bank issued a notice at a...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Malgovernance and improper management, fuelled by political interventions, are the factors behind the present sorry state of the banking sector of Bangladesh, a former central bank governor has said.A culture of impunity and undue benefits to loan defaulters and their...
Indian Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday as part of "high-level exchanges" between the two countries.He arrived by a special flight in the evening for a short trip, reports UNB.He will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,...
AMSTERDAM, May 8 (AFP): Protests by students demanding universities sever ties with Israel over the Gaza war spread across western Europe on Tuesday, sparking clashes and dozens of fresh arrests.Students at various European universities, inspired by ongoing demonstrations at US...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
A new challenge will arise over control of accidents in roads, highways and expressways as the first-ever guideline determines maximum speed limits for all motor vehicles from 20 to 80 kph.However, the guideline, published on Tuesday, has not mentioned vehicles'...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Telecommunication services recipients raised a slew of allegations against the operators at a public hearing on Wednesday, revealing a sorry state of services and irrational means of charging fees.Thousands of individuals took part in the hearing and complained about poor...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
International oil companies (IOCs) have the opportunity to bid for any number of blocks in Bangladesh's ongoing offshore bidding round for hydrocarbon exploration in the Bay of Bengal, officials said on Wednesday."We are very flexible in the bidding round to...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday said in parliament that the conflicting situation in the Middle East may affect the economy of Bangladesh."It can be presumed that the brunt of the conflicting situation in the Middle East may affect the social,...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has begun investigating possible side effects of the AstraZeneca vaccine among recipients in the country.While speaking at an event in Dhaka on Wednesday, Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen said...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
A tax expenditure committee has recommended narrowing the tax gap between publicly traded and private limited companies. It also proposes phasing out tax exemptions on capital gains for individual investors in the capital market. Share capital gains are the largest...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh is getting US$1.152 billion, more than double the amount scheduled in the third tranche of an IMF loan meant to prop up falling forex reserves. The all-clear comes as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday reached a staff-level agreement...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh taka tumbles in the biggest single-day depreciation against the US dollar as the regulator relaxed exchange rate and raised price of the greenback by Tk 7.00 to Tk 117.Under a reform recipe evidently shaped in line with IMF loan...
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves are declining. Taka's depreciation makes imports more expensive, necessitating the central bank (BB) to sell its US dollars (USD) to meet demands. This diminishes forex reserve, which is crucial for economic stability.To manage the situation, BB...
The environment is a crucial component of human civilisations. Throughout the development of civilisations, people have gradually shaped their surroundings. Plant and animal life thrive or decline based on environmental conditions, maintaining a close connection between the environment and life....
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
Boro has emerged as the number one provider of cereals for millions of people in Bangladesh, Aman being the second one. Improved farm technology has done the trick here. As the scorching heatwave tightens its grip on Bangladesh, and temperatures...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-05-09 00:00:00
That not a single university from Bangladesh is among the top 300 universities of Asia in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2024 is truly an embarrassing fact. India boasts no less than 40 universities in the prestigious...
That the country's youth workforce has consistently shrunk over the past two years is a completely new dimension to the country's demography. If it is a sure indication of aging of the population, it presents an unmistakable proof that the...
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