SM Ferdous Alam took over as new Director General (Grade-1) of Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), a national product quality control institution under the Ministry of Industry, on Dec 31. Prior to joining BSTI, he served as Chairman (Additional...
There will be no restriction on the movement of public transport, private vehicles and CNG-run auto-rickshaws on the voting day to facilitate the voters, said senior secretary of the Public Security Division of the Home Ministry Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday,...
The price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has been increased to Tk 119.40 per kg for the month of January, from Tk 117.02 in December, said BERC, reports UNB.Retail consumers will have to pay an additional Tk 2.41 per kg...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
The government has reconstituted the Board of Directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines with Mustafa Kamal Uddin, a former senior secretary of the home ministry, as its chairman for the second consecutive term. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on...
Armed forces will remain deployed across the country for eight days from Wednesday to assist the local civil administration in holding a free, fair and peaceful election scheduled for January 7, 2024 as per Section 126 of the constitution's "In...
Despite relaxed conditions for net reserves by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Bangladesh could not meet the foreign exchange reserves target at the end of 2023, reports UNB.According to the IMF loan documents, the actual reserves were supposed to be...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Japan tops the list of foreign-aid disbursers as the donor has enhanced the release of its funds to Bangladesh over the years, officials said on Tuesday.Historically the largest donor of Bangladesh, Japan disbursed the highest $610.98 million during the July-November...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a $160-million loan to upgrade the power-distribution network in Dhaka, improve efficiency, and increase energy supply.The loan agreement was signed by the Secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Md. Shahriar Kader Siddiky,...
FARIDPUR, Jan 2 (UNB): Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the people to keep vigil against the conspiracies of the anti-liberation forces."There are so many conspiracies around. Those who did not support our liberation war have not stopped...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent home $1.98 billion in December 2023, marking a 2.59-percent increase in remittance inflows compared to the previous month.The inflow of remittance stood at $1.98 billion in December, which is the highest in a single month in the...
A Japan Airlines plane on fire on a runway of Tokyo's Haneda Airport after apparently colliding with a coast guard aircraft on Tuesday. Five people aboard the coast guard aircraft were killed in the accident. — AFP
A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year's Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures on Tuesday to reach isolated areas where many people are feared trapped under toppled buildings, reports Reuters.In Suzu,...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Luxury-car imports tripled year on year in 2023 by official count, notwithstanding foreign-exchange crunch facing Bangladesh and resultant curbs imposed on import of non-essential items to navigate financial crisis.Country's gross forex reserves dipped to around US$ 27 billion as on...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Soaring food prices have triggered a wave of consumer backlash, with boycotts erupting online and demand plummeting across various items. This phenomenon, increasingly witnessed over the past year as food inflation climbed into double digits, fuelled by widespread internet access,...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Yield on two-year Treasury bond hit a record-high 11.60 per cent Tuesday as credit-starved commercial banks bid for higher returns to gain maximum out of their squeezing resources, sources said.According to the auction of 2-year T-bond held on the day...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Export growth got stymied in the first half of the current fiscal with the rate tumbling to 0.84 per cent in US$27.54-billion turnover, for volatile global market and Bangladesh's limited product basket. The overall July-December earnings in the fiscal year...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning and...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 02: Chittagong Film Centre (CFC) celebrated its 31st founding anniversary in the port city on Monday. Journalist and poet Nazimuddin Shyamol , president of the centre, inaugurated the function by cutting a cake.Among others, CFC General Secretary Lokpriyo...
A cold wave has hit parts of Bangladesh, with the lowest temperature of 9.0°C being recorded in Syedpur, Nilphamari district on Tuesday morning, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reports UNB. This cold wave, accompanied by dense fog, has...
The number of dengue cases has increased by 60 in the last 24 hours on Tuesday, after 321,179 hospitalisations last year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services, reports bdnews24.com.In Dhaka, hospitals admitted 13 patients, while the other districts...
FE Report | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Expatriate Bangladeshis should be given a 5.0 per cent incentive on sending remittances to encourage them to send their hard-earned money home through the official channel, speakers recommended at an event. The speakers also recommended that the recruiting agencies that...
CHUADANGA, Jan 02 (UNB): Jatiya Party (JP) candidate for Chuadanga-1 constituency, Advocate Sohrab Hossain, has withdrawn his candidacy from the 12th parliamentary election race, alleging lack of cooperation from his party and coordination.Meanwhile, Jatiya Party (JP) candidate for Dinajpur-2 constituency...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Awami League nominee Shammi Ahmed from Barishal-04 constituency and independent candidate Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah from Barishal-05 constituency are unable to contest the January 07 general election.The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a leave-to-appeal petition filed by...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-03 00:00:00
Leaders of Jatiyatabadi Shikkhak Forum, an organisation of pro-BNP teachers, distributed leaflets in and around the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus on Tuesday in support of the party's boycott of the 'dummy' national election and the non-cooperation movement.A JU Senate member...
Ganatantra Mancha, a platform of some opposition organisations, on Tuesday said that the Labour Court's verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is an outcome of the Awami League government's political vendetta, reports UNB.Speaking at a rally in the capital's...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said there is no scope of escape after committing crime despite having a social status of a parson, reports BSS."Noble laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus is not above the law and that's...
Tesla on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter deliveries ahead of analysts' estimates after a push to deliver more Model 3 electric cars before some variants of the compact sedan lose federal tax credits in the New Year under the Inflation Reduction Act...
TORONTO, Jan 2 (Reuters): In a tough year for Canadian banks, shares in mid-sized lender EQB Inc jumped more than 50 per cent on solid earnings growth, making it the best-performing banking stock in 2023, with investors expecting more gains...
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