MARAWI, Dec 03 (Reuters: Philippine forces were on high alert on Sunday after a bomb killed four people and wounded several during a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the south of the country, an attack the authorities called...
MANILA, Dec 03 (AFP): At least two people were killed and several were injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake shook the southern Philippines late Saturday, triggering tsunami warnings that were later lifted.The powerful quake struck off the coast of Mindanao...
Home owners had thought it was a 'dummy' bomb with no charge. They used to bang the trowel on the bomb to remove earth after gardening. It was in the garden for more than 100 yearsPEMBROKESHIRE, Dec 03 (BBC): A...
NEW DELHI, Dec 03 (BBC): Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is poised to win three of the four key state elections in India ahead of the crucial general elections next year.The BJP has a commanding lead in the states...
GAZA, Dec 03 (Reuters/AP): Israel faced growing US calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce.As...
Currently, around three million students are studying in the National University (NU) affiliated colleges. The number is 66 per cent of all the students pursuing higher education in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, it is a university only on paper, but it functions...
Bangladesh lies in an active earthquake zone. A recent 5.5 magnitude earthquake at a depth of 10 kilometre that jolted Dhaka city has proved that again. It is true that no major casualty was reported from the quake but a...
Neil Ray | 2023-12-04 00:00:00
Two reports on the use, better say abuse, of school fields carried in two contemporaries ---one Bangla and another English ---are a poor commentary not only on the concept of educational environment but also of the extra-curricular activities that complement...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-12-04 00:00:00
The earthquake that jolted the country for over half a minute on Saturday morning, December 2, did cause panic among the people at different places in the country, though no death or major damage to property was reported.In Cumilla, an...
Investment-output mismatch remains a hallmark of most public sector projects and programmes in Bangladesh. Technical education is one such area that despite spending billions of takas -- a substantial volume of which over the past six years alone -- has...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-12-04 00:00:00
Analysts, from the Open Society Foundation has recently undertaken another global survey pertaining to some diverse dimensions of democracy that have been emerging in different parts of the world. There was a demographic survey about how the population according to...
TOKYO, Dec 2 (Reuters): Japan's power utilities on Friday called for an increase in the volume of the country's strategic liquefied natural gas (LNG) buffer (SBL) to ensure a stable fuel supply amid lingering risk of supply disruptions due to...
The National Human Resource Development Fund (NHRDF) signed implementation arrangement agreements with seven skills training providers (STPs) on Saturday to promote and develop demand-driven workforce through skills training, says a press release. The agreements involve a training grant of Tk...
Israeli air strikes and artillery bombardments hit Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday as Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas militants with renewed force after the collapse of a truce in the nearly two-month-old war,...
DUBAI, Dec 2 (AFP) : More than 110 countries want the COP28 climate negotiations to adopt a goal of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday.The European Union first...
The BNP and like-minded opposition parties are set to enforce their next round of a 48-hour blockade, covering road-rail-waterways across the country from this (Sunday) morning, reports UNB.When these successive, almost daily or non-stop programmes - weekends and usually Tuesdays...
The European Union has said the authorities in Bangladesh should increase the pace of implementing its commitments on labour rights included in the National Action Plan (NAP) and ILO roadmap, and continue to report regularly on progress achieved in line...
FE REPORTThe Bangladesh mission in Beijing has requested the government back home to take necessary measures for inspecting the exporting firms of aquatic creatures with intent to scrutinise compliance requirements.Sources said the edible aquatic animal products include live mud crab...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
Making the payment of value-added tax (VAT) above Tk 1.0-million mark must be done electronically or by A-chalan from January under an order meant for plugging revenue evasion. This edict of government's revenue authority has drawn down the ceiling of...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
Prices of some protein items witnessed a decline in last seven days further while staple grain rice and wheat flour became pricier during the period.Prices of coarse flour or atta, finer flour or maida further increased by Tk4.0-7.0 a kg...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
The revenue board continues to exhibit its heavy reliance on indirect tax collection, with a lack of significant reductions in the last decade until fiscal year (FY) 2022-23.In FY23, data available with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) shows, indirect...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
Global uncertainties related to future geoeconomic landscape, weak productivity growth and a complex financial environment might cause setback to the local readymade garment exports in the coming months, according to a recent report of the central bank. The Bangladesh Bank...
SYLHET, Dec 2 (AFP): Taijul Islam grabbed his second 10-wicket haul in Tests as Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 150 runs in the first Test in Sylhet on Saturday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.Resuming on the fifth...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
A magnitude-5.6 earthquake struck Bangladesh on Saturday morning, injuring more than 100 people including garment workers.The quake shook different parts of the country, including Dhaka, at around 9:35am, lasting a brief period, according to Bangladesh Meteorological Department.Earthquakes in Bangladesh are...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-12-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh hopes to load nuclear fuel into the 2,400-megawatt Rooppur nuclear power plant for electricity generation by late 2024 as Russia has completed its supply by air through leapfrogging shipping sanctions, said sources. "We have planned to load the fuel...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur over northern part and river basins of the country during...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality on Saturday morning, reports UNB.The air in Dhaka city was classified as 'unhealthy' with an AQI score of 180 at 8:56 am.India's Delhi and Pakistan's Karachi...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan exchanging views with BGB members during his visit to Kurigram and Sreemangal borders on Saturday — BGB
Bangladesh has been elected to the governing council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the United Nations' shipping agency.During the voting held in London on Friday, 40 countries were elected through a secret ballot to the IMO Council, responsible for...
Students of Dhaka University brought out a jubilant procession on the campus on Saturday to express their gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for constructing Metro Rail station beside the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) of the university. The inauguration of the...
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