PANCHAGARH, Apr 17 (BSS): The farmers are happy getting fair price and bumper production of maize in the district.This year, the weather was dry which was conducive for maize harvesting as the farmers has completed its cut off.The farmers can...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Apr 17: Gaibandha is one of the agricultural districts in the northern region. Apart from farming various crops, local farmers grow chillies every year.That's why the slogan of this district is the scent of Rasmanjuri full of flavour, the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
SYLHET, Apr 17: Green crop fields around and a small concrete shed in their midst, which has been built recently for the farmers to take shelter at the time of thunderstorm or other calamities.The round-shaped structure with sitting arrangement for...
In the fast-paced world of finance, the development of cryptocurrencies has sparked discussions over regulation. Governments and financial institutions worldwide are grappling with how to strike a balance between the need for innovation and the imperative to maintain financial stability....
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
In the early hours of Saturday, when people in the subcontinent, were preparing to embrace the new Bengali Year, more than 300 missiles and drones simultaneously cruised through the airspace of Iraq and Jordan. By that time the entire world...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh has made considerable strides in increasing the number of green garment factories. So far with 213 factories certified by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
Collateral casualties of big and joyous festivals have become routine in this country. Network of road communication with the addition of six-lane highways has not only expanded but also improved in most places. This has its reflection on comparably smoother...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-04-18 00:00:00
Leadership is in crisis almost everywhere across the globe. In our era, let us admit, leadership is up against gigantic impediments. Even so, the world needs good leaders, for the world cannot afford to slip into chaos.A defining quality of...
MEHENAZ SULTANA TISHA | 2024-04-17 12:00:00
Did you know about the steampunk junk castle that can get up on its feet and travel like a car? Or perhaps you can recognise that one black ghost with a long, white face? Or a vast grey monster with...
The gas supply situation has improved to some extent but the country has still been reeling from load shedding, reports UNB.The official data of state-owned Petrobangla shows that the gas supply has increased by 210 million cubic feet per day...
COPENHAGEN, April 16 (AFP): A huge fire on Tuesday devastated Copenhagen's 17th-century former stock exchange, toppling the historic building's landmark spire in front of horrified witnesses.The 54-metre (180-foot) spire disappeared into flames at the Borsen building, which had been undergoing...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 16: Family members of the crew of the hijacked ship MV Abdullah are eagerly waiting for their near and dear ones as the Somali pirates released all 23 sailors along with the Bangladeshi flag carrier ship on Sunday.The...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) has proposed a second revision to its Tk 13.197 billion project to procure 43 ships and allied vessels and build two slipways. The project's initial four-year timeframe -- ending in June 2022 --...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken another move to conduct a study for identifying infrastructures needed to be relocated or shifted from the Kamalapur Rail Station premises for establishing the planned multimodal transport hub.Sources said the study in this connection has...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit Thailand at the end of this month, sources in the Prime Minister's Office said.She is scheduled to leave the country for Thailand on April 24 to attend a programme of the UNESCAP...
A brief shower and gusty winds brought some relief to Dhaka residents on Tuesday amid a heat wave that has stretched on for over a week, reports bdnews24.com.Bangladesh is experiencing mild to moderate heat waves across the country, including the...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Food ministry on Tuesday permitted 50 private companies to import an estimated 0.125-million tonnes of both parboiled and white rice, according to a circular issued by the ministry.Last month, the government permitted 30 importers to bring 83,000 tonnes of the...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Corporate borrowing from foreign lenders slid further with the stock of short-term debt having dropped to $11.07 billion in February last as the demand for fresh investment weakened amid domestic and external macroeconomic uncertainties.Economists and private sector players think such...
Prime Bank, Uttara Bank secure double-digit profit growth in 2023Prime Bank and Uttara Bank have posted a double-digit profit growth for 2023, riding on higher interest income along with significant earnings from the government securities. The exchange gain was not...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh has ranked 141st among 164 countries on the freedom index in a global report.The Atlantic Council, a US-based think tank, has prepared the 'Freedom and Prosperity Report'.The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Asia Foundation shared...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Refiners have announced a Tk 10 hike in soybean oil prices per litre, although global prices hit a one-year low as reported by international commodity portals.The refiners have justified the hike citing the expiration of the government's 5.0-per cent VAT...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
To facilitate the proposed merger between EXIM Bank and Padma Bank, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has appointed an audit firm to assess assets of both the banks, sources at the BB said.With appointment of the certified auditor, the amalgamation process of...
FARIDPUR, Apr 16 (UNB): At least 13 people were dead and 15 others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a pickup van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway at Sadar upazila in Faridpur district this morning.All the victims...
SYFUL ISLAM from Washington D.C. | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday once again revised down the growth forecast for Bangladesh's economy to 5.7 per cent for the current fiscal year of 2023-24.This is the second time the IMF lowered the economic growth forecast for...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
Nearly US$3.15 billion flows out illicitly from Bangladesh annually through offshore accounts while the country smarts from dearth of foreign-exchange reserves for over a year now, the World Bank reveals.The offshore financial wealth of Bangladeshis is estimated at 0.7 per...
The 24th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.Relatives, friends and well-wishers are requested to pray for the salvation of the...
The first death anniversary of senior journalist Mashuqul Huq will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.Mr. Huq began his journalism career with The Bangladesh Observer and became its feature editor. Later he worked with The Daily Star and...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday). The highest temperature in the country on Tuesday was recorded at 40.6 degrees Celsius in Chuadanga while the lowest temperature 21.5 degrees Celsius in...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-17 00:00:00
The Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka has extended the bail term granted to four top officials of Grameen Telecom including its Chairman Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus until May 23 this year. They are facing charges of violating labour...
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