ROME, May 06 (AFP): Journalists at Italy's RAI public broadcaster went on strike on Monday, complaining about staffing issues and political influence under Giorgia Meloni's hard-right government."We prefer to lose one or more days of pay than to lose our...
BRUSSELS, May 06 (AFP): Surveys predict Europe's far right will surge in EU elections next month, giving it more influence in Brussels politics even if mainstream players will still have greater weight.Some 370 million voters are being called to cast...
N'DJAMENA, May 06 (BBC): Chad is set to become the first of Africa's current junta-led states to move to democratic rule with Monday's presidential vote. It will end a three-year transition imposed after the sudden death of long-serving leader Idriss...
BUENOS AIRES, May 06 (BBC): Argentina's president Javier Milei says he accepts the Falkland Islands are currently "in the hands of the UK". In an interview with the BBC, the right-wing politician vowed to get the islands back through diplomatic...
PARIS, May 06 (AP): French President Emmanuel Macron will press China's Xi Jinping to use his influence to move Russia toward ending the war in Ukraine during a two-day state visit to France. The leaders are also expected to discuss...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Chandpur, Habiganj, Naogaon and Jamalpur districts on Monday and Sunday night, report agencies.In Chandpur, a man and his son were killed and three others injured in a head-on...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
PABNA, May 06: Poultry farmers have been worried about their business as their chickens are dying from heatstroke every day amid the ongoing scorching heatwave in the country.As chickens do not eat properly for the sultry heat, their egg production...
TAHJIBUL ANAM | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, May 06: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park located amidst a beautiful natural setting in Dulahazara Reserve Forest of Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district is the first of its kind in Bangladesh. In the 23 years since its...
The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has decided to run classes and academic activities on usual time at primary and pre-primary schools across the country today, reports BSS."All the Primary and pre-primary schools run by the government, Child Welfare...
Palmyra palm fruits piled up on the bank of Buriganga river await wholesale buyers. The fruits, brought from southern districts where the trees are a common sight, are prized for their translucent yellowish flesh, known as ice apples. This sweet...
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has made 10 decisions to prevent the illegal broadcasting of domestic and foreign TV channels and unlicensed commercial activities on the broadcast media.The decisions were taken at a meeting with the Posts, Telecommunications and...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Meteo-rological Department has forecast a further decline in daytime temperatures by 1.0 to 2.0 degrees Celsius, coupled with rain and hailstorm, countrywide.The Met office on Monday said the ongoing mild heatwave in several districts in the south-western and...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The High Court on Monday directed the Bangladesh Bank and the Bangladesh Security and Exchange Commission (BSEC) to investigate the complaint of Sterling Creations Limited, a RMG company, against the Fareast Finance and Investment Limited (FFIL), a non bank financial...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh will import five spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes in June similar to those in May to meet the mounting natural gas demand in the current summer.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) already floated tenders last week to...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh's youth labour force is shrinking, according to official data, as the total workforce has been estimated at 25.92 million in the first quarter of 2024.In the January to March period of the current calendar year, the youth workforce aged...
The influence of businessmen is increasingly evident in local government elections, leading to a predominance of politics for profit or personal interest over public welfare, according to Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).The corruption watchdog made this observation during a press conference...
UK-Bangladesh cooperation is set to increase on priority areas including migration, economic reform and security as UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan arrives in Dhaka this (Tuesday) morning on a two-day visit to Bangladesh.On her second visit to Bangladesh...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The country's dominance of the global denim market -- built on its position as the top supplier to the United States and the European Union -- was challenged last year by a decline in shipments to both regions, show data....
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Chattogram, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office....
Alhaj Khalilur Rahman is the Sponsor Director of National Bank Limited (NBL). On May 5, 2024, Bangladesh Bank appointed him as Chairman of the NBL, says a press release.One of the leading industrialists and business personalities of Bangladesh, he is...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The World Asthma Day is being observed today (Tuesday) in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the world to create awareness about asthma, a non-communicable disease that affects both children and adults in greater numbers. The day is observed on the first...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday informed the Cabinet that the fire in the Sundarbans is under control and the situation will closely be monitored for next few days, reports UNB.He raised the latest update over the Sundarbans fire in...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Arrested chairman of 'Child and Old Age Care' Milton Samadder used to beat children and elderly persons at his torture cell after taking yaba, DMP Additional Police Commissioner Harun-or-Rashid said on Monday."Milton Samadder is a drug addict who used to...
Newly elected chairman of Lalmonirhat Zila Parishad Abu Bakar Siddique Shymal took oath on Monday, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held in her office.At the oath-taking ceremony, the premier asked the public representatives to...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Limited knowledge of health services, misinformation, confusion about data security and harassment are some challenges retarding the diffusion of digital healthcare services in Bangladesh, discloses a study.Besides, the respondents of the survey said they did not rely on unfamiliar health...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader warned on Monday that actions would be taken against those who will breach party discipline, reports BSS. "The leaders who are assigned by the party (Awami League)...
Dhaka University (DU) is resuming in-person classes from tommorrow (Wednesday) after the easing of the heatwave that scorched Bangladesh over the past several weeks, reports bdnews24.com.Vice chancellor of the university Prof ASM Maksud Kamal approved the decision on Monday, according...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has stayed for 21 days the process for holding by-election in Jhenaidah-1 constituency, which was scheduled to be held on June 5 this year. The HC bench of Justice Md Zakir Hossain passed the order following...
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque has said anti-liberation forces killed freedom fighter Ahsan Ullah Master to eliminate patriotic leader, reports BSS."Ahsan Ullah Master was a patriotic, honest, popular, meritorious and worker-friendly leader and he struggled to establish the...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said Awami League (AL) has no public support as the ruling party has betrayed the countrymen several times."They (AL) have no public support because they've snatched away people's ownership and betrayed them several times," BNP...
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