Dhaka South City Corporation has removed temporary clothing stalls from the site of the fire-damaged Bangabazar Shopping Complex. The corporation plans to build a multi-storey 'Bangabazar Paikari Nagar Biponi Bitan' on the land. — FE Photo
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said it's unfortunate that Bangladesh has not been able to extract resources from the deep sea although it has attained vast maritime territories."Actually we are not getting any entrepreneurs for this purpose. This is...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Decks are now all cleared for operation of the Patenga Container Terminal (PTC) with belated declaration bringing its designated import-export area under customs domain.With Wednesday's customs all-clear, officials said, the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) would be able to proceed on...
SYFUL ISLAM FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to pursue a more flexible exchange rate regime to help build up forex reserve and cut inflation, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday.Krishna Srinivasan, IMF director for Asia and Pacific Department, made the suggestion at a press...
A young person with disability purchases a ceiling fan to cool down in the hot and humid weather. He carries it home in Dhaka's Malibagh area on Thursday. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) passengers may see nominal VAT (value-added tax) from next fiscal year as the government is going slow to avert any sudden pressure on their fares.The revenue board has found the MRT as a potential new avenue...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Bottled soybean oil becomes costlier again as the government Thursday approved its price hike by Tk 4.00 to Tk167 per litre, ending duty relief amid inflation. However, the rate of the unpacked edible oil got a minor cut by Tk...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will survey the country's natural resources like forest, land, and water to assess their stock and contribution to the economy. Currently, the GDP (gross domestic product) includes the value additions from such resources, but the...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at some districts until 06:00 pm today (Thursday ), according to Met office.Severe heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Bagerhat, Jashore, Chuadanga and Kushtia and mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping...
One more death was reported from dengue in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 24 this year, reports UNB..During the period, 23 more patients were hospitalised with...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 18: A Chattogram court on Thursday awarded death penalty to two persons for killing three members of a family in Baizid Bostami area of the port city 19 years back. Those who were awarded death penalty were identified...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan poses with participants at a seminar on 'Military Justice System and Their Relationship to Civil Criminal Justice System' organised by Judge Advocate General Branch of Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
A fire broke out in a residential building in Rampura area of the capital on Thursday.However, there was no report of casualties in the fire incident.An official at the Fire Service and Civil Defense office told the FE that the...
A month has passed, but the Jagannath University (JnU) committee put together to probe the suicide of law department student Fairuz Sadaf Abontika has yet to submit its report, reports bdnews24.com.The coordinator of the committee and president of the university's...
For years, the Bashia River served communities in four upazilas of Sylhet and Sunamganj, providing water for irrigation, allowing locals to fish for a living, and the easy transportation of goods. However, pollution has now pushed it to the brink...
TUNGIPARA, Apr 18 (BSS): Chairman of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) Dr Md Shawkat Akbar on Thursday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum at Tungipara in Gopalganj.After...
The Atlantic Council's ground-breaking research into the linkage between freedom and prosperity offers a compelling case for the latter. Freedom isn't merely a byproduct of prosperity; it's the very engine that propels it, reports UNB.Their report on Bangladesh, being released...
A number of agreements and memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed between Dhaka and Bangkok during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Thailand from April 24 to 29, the foreign ministry said in the...
A court in the city on Thursday sent BNP central leader Habibur Rashid Habib and Jubo Dal sports affairs secretary Abul Mansur Khan Dipak to jail as they surrendered in a sabotage case filed with the capital's Paltan Model Police...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Thursday said the upazila parishad election will be held in a free, impartial, fair and peaceful environment though BNP leaders are making confusing statements over the polls going beyond political etiquette, reports...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday said the government failed to stop his party's movement despite resorting to the path of suppression and oppression."Our (BNP) movement is yet to finish. We are still in...
The government is going to launch a two-hour international news analysis programme on Bangladesh Television (BTV), said State Minister for Information Mohammad A Arafat on Thursday, reports UNB.He came up with this announcement while talking to reporters after a meeting...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has barred the family members of Awami League parliamentarians and ministers from contesting the upcoming Upazila council polls to keep them 'free from influence', reports bdnews24.com.The decision was made to minimise conflict...
SEOUL, April 18 (Reuters): South Korea's financial watchdog chief said on Thursday companies should pay more attention to shareholder voices, as the government seeks to boost the domestic stock market by bringing in reforms to encourage higher shareholder returns."I ask...
BENGALURU, April 18 (Reuters): Indian shares ended at four-week lows on Thursday, reversing intraday gains, as volatility spiked ahead of key quarterly earnings and the start of the country's general elections.The NSE Nifty 50 fell 0.69 per cent to 21,995.85,...
LONDON, April 18 (Reuters): Global markets showed signs of recovery in early European trading on Thursday, with stocks rising and the US dollar pulling back from recent gains, while finance chiefs of the US, Japan and Korea issued a rare...
MADRID, April 18 (Reuters): Basel Committee Chair Pablo Hernandez De Cos on Thursday urged banks to fully implement the so-called Basel III international capital rules "as soon as possible" across jurisdictions to ensure financial stability.The Basel Committee of banking regulators...
COLOMBO, April 18 (Reuters): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stands ready to support Sri Lanka's discussions with international bondholders and will provide a formal assessment after the parties reach a tentative agreement-in-principle, an IMF spokesperson said on Thursday."We hope an...
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