The increase in the prices of almost everything is affecting most people. However, of all the factors that contribute to our living costs, it is the house rent that eats up a lion's share of people's monthly income. As a...
The power sector of Bangladesh often becomes unstable. The government is struggling to meet increasing energy demands. Imports of fuel and other raw materials for electricity production are putting extra pressure on the government. The only way forward is to...
Motorbike is a useful vehicle for moving quickly in Thakurgaon city. But young motorcyclists often engage in a race with their vehicles on different roads of this town. Their tendency to reckless driving, violating traffic rules and overtaking other vehicles...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-12-26 00:00:00
Figures are a big issue when they are about death of people. The figures should be exact, if one is to be respectful of the dead. But the varying monthly or annual figures on the fatalities from road accidents as...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-12-26 00:00:00
International migration in Bangladesh is increasingly becoming the most visible profile of the informal sector --- economic and social aspect --- at its most successful, remaining robust over the years. Not only has it been going on for over four...
That the misappropriation of money from banks for siphoning off abroad, presented as its findings by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), is an open secret. What makes the CPD report on the subject special is its painstaking collection of...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem, Towfiqul Islam Khan, Muntaseer Kamal, and Syed Yusuf Saadat | 2023-12-26 00:00:00
The banking sector in Bangladesh has encountered numerous challenges over an extended period. Its weaknesses have been consistently exposed through high loan default rates and subpar performance across various indicators. Bangladesh’s banking sector has consistently demonstrated vulnerability, primarily because of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said no one would be allowed to gain advantage by burning people and thwarting election in Bangladesh, reports UNB."It won't be allowed on the soil of Bangla that they gain advantage by burning people...
Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Night temperature may fall by (1-2)°C and day temperature may rise slightly over...
Dhaka ranks second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 259 at 8:42 am on Sunday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka's air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according to the air quality index.India's...
The 43rd BCS result aspirants continued their sit-in programme in front of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) demanding the cancellation of the current non-cadre circular and separate publication of cadre and non-cadre results, reports UNB.The candidates have been continuously...
Today (Monday) is the second death anniversary of eminent journalist Reazuddin Ahmed, says a statement. He passed away on this day in 2021 at the age of 77. Late Reazuddin Ahmed was the founding chief editor and managing director of...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Major General A K M Nazmul Hasan on Sunday urged every member of the BGB to carry out their responsibility assigned to them with honesty, devotion and utmost professionalism for completion the upcoming...
Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom chairman Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus while coming out with his lawyers after appearing in the Dhaka Third Labour Court on Sunday in a labour law violation case — FE Photo
FE REPORTThe MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery) admission test for the academic year 2023-24 will be held on February 9, 2024.The BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) intake test for the same academic year will be held on...
SAJIBUR RAHMANThe country witnessed a significant rise in agent-banking transactions, recording an 18.79 per cent increase in October of this year, compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bank.The surge in activity was notable, with...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said a democratic process has been continuing in Bangladesh since 2008 but the country was under military rule for long, reports UNB.She said this while outgoing Australian High Commissioner Jeremy Buer called on...
REZAUL KARIMSome 140 microfinance institutions (MFIs) have had their licences revoked by the regulatory authority in the last eleven years till 2022, mostly for misusing funds."We repeatedly warned microlenders to comply with regulations, but they failed to heed our guidance,"...
The 'Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2024' is scheduled to begin in the 3rd week of January 2024 at the 'Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre,' in the Purbachal area of the capital, reports BSS.According to a senior official from the Commerce...
Salvaged bricks from construction waste almost clutter the train tracks in Dhaka's Khilgaon area, raising concerns about safety following recent rail derailments across the country. The makeshift brickbreaking operation, run illegally by the tracks, poses risks to both train passengers...
The Election Commission (EC) has requested Public Administration Ministry to declare January 7 as a general holiday on occasion of the 12th Parliamentary Election, reports UNB."As the 12th national election is scheduled to be held on January 7, it is...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
BNP announced Sunday the commencement of another three-day mass-contact programme starting from tomorrow (Tuesday). The purpose of this programme is to advocate for their single demand, which is the resignation of the Awami League government and the restoration of a...
FE Report | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
A majority of the surveyed Bangladeshi migrant workers experience a recruitment system of severe problems due to large dependency on sub-agents that creates potential for abuse, according to a latest ITUC report. Many of them do not get pre-departure orientation...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
Rice procurement during the current Aman season is proceeding fast thanks to enthusiastic participation from millers attracted by the competitive government offer.In around one month since the procurement drive began in mid-November, the government has already purchased over 230,000 tonnes...
SS Steel's Q1 profit doubles on subsidiaries Despite prevailing economic challenges, SS Steel Ltd. displayed a remarkable performance by doubling its profits year-on-year in the first quarter of this financial year, driven by increased earnings of its subsidiaries. The listed...
The number of dengue cases in Bangladesh this year has increased by 188 to 320,460 in the latest daily count, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the mosquito-borne disease also rose by four to 1,697 in the 24 hours to Sunday...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
An inward remittance rebound of late rekindles hope for Bangladesh's falling foreign-exchange reserves that cast adverse domino effect on overall economy and living, officials say.As the forex dealers and commercial banks continue raising value of the local currency against the...
People stand in a queue behind a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck in Old Dhaka's Kamalbagh area. Rising prices of essential goods have driven more people to seek subsidised food items, stretching already long queues even longer. — FE...
Monira Munni | 2023-12-25 00:00:00
A denim maker undertakes a massive industrial expansion hoping to seize huge export prospects generated from western buyers' China-shift policy.Badsha Group of Industries has taken up the billions of taka worth of plan to set up two new factories in...
Christmas, the biggest religious festival of the Christian community, will be celebrated in the country as elsewhere across the world today (Monday) commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, reports UNB.Christmas is the celebration of rebirth, a new beginning, forgiveness and...
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