Nilratan Halder | 2023-11-10 00:00:00
The academic year 2023 for schools ---both primary and secondary---is drawing to a close. But how this will end is of serious concern. Confrontational politics apart, the new school curriculum introduced post-haste has presented unforeseen problems for evaluation of student...
It is pretty well known that although Bangladesh as a least developed country (LDC) has been a beneficiary of the EU Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) by way of zero duty, continuation of the benefit under the new version of...
SYDNEY, Nov 09 (AFP): Record-breaking Australian women's captain Meg Lanning said she had "nothing left to achieve" after retiring on Thursday from international cricket.The 31-year-old top-order batter led Australia to four Twenty20 World Cup titles, one 50-over World Cup triumph...
MUNICH, Nov 09 (AP): England captain Harry Kane has made a brilliant start in Germany, where 15 goals in 10 Bundesliga games have matched another Bayern Munich great's league record.Gerd Müller is the only other player to have scored so...
NEW DELHI, Nov 09 (Agencies): Afghanistan need a victory and a significant boost to their net run rate to keep their semi-final hopes alive when they face a South Africa on Friday looking to bounce back from a crushing defeat...
BENGALURU, India, Nov 09 (Agencies): Trent Boult led an inspired bowling display to help New Zealand down Sri Lanka by five wickets on Thursday and move to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals.Chasing a modest 172 for victory, New...
BANGKOK, Nov 09 (BBC): The military-installed president of Myanmar has warned that the country is in danger of breaking apart if the government cannot control fighting which has broken out in Shan State.Former General Myint Swe, who was appointed after...
AUSTIN, Nov 09 (AP): Eight people died Wednesday when the driver of a car suspected of carrying smuggled migrants fled police and smashed into an oncoming vehicle on a South Texas highway.The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. when the driver...
SRINAGAR, Nov 09 (AP): Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard, officials said Thursday.Authorities in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir said Pakistani soldiers fired mortars and...
PARIS, Nov 09 (AP/AFP): Officials from Western and Arab nations, the United Nations and nongovernmental organizations were set to gather Thursday in Paris for a conference on how to provide aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip during Israel's war...
SINGAPORE, Nov 09 (Reuters): Gold prices retreated for a third straight session on Wednesday as investors looked for fresh cues on the US central bank's interest rate stance, while palladium hit a five-year low.Spot gold was down 1 per cent...
SINGAPORE, Nov 09 (Reuters): Oil prices edged up on Thursday as markets shrugged off deflationary indicators in China and looked for further clues on the status of demand from the world's two biggest oil consumers.Brent crude futures rose 67 cents,...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-09 12:00:00
A female garment worker identified as Anjuara Khatun was killed on Wednesday in Gazipur garment hub while the area witnessed massive protests and clashes between agitated RMG workers and law enforcers. Enraged workers, rejecting the RMG wage board's proposal for...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-09 12:00:00
Small borrowers will be eligible for credit-guarantee facilities under two new refinancing schemes of the central bank.The refinancing schemes, totalling Tk 44 billion, are for agricultural-product processing and small enterprises run by women, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said on Wednesday.In...
FE Report | 2023-11-09 12:00:00
Seventy-three companies received National Export Trophy for the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 for their outstanding contribution to the development of the country's economy.Out of the entities, Rifat Garments Ltd has received the "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Exports Trophy" as the best...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday said that the movement will continue till the goal of restoring democracy is achieved, reports UNB.Rizvi said this while speaking at a virtual press briefing amid the first day of...
FE REPORTIn the full text of a verdict, the High Court has made a 16-point recommendation for the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) with an eye to building a corruption-free Bangladesh.The formation of an independent cadre service for recruitment of officials...
FE Report In line with the latest wage hike for apparel workers, one of the country's top apparel buyers H&M will pay higher prices for ready-made garment items sourced from Bangladesh."We are committed and welcome the latest wage hike. We...
FE REPORTLand minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take the necessary measures for greening the wide empty space located in the Chingri Mahal (Shrimp Pond area) to protect environment, according to a press release.The land minister...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-09 00:00:00
The cabinet committee on government purchase on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure liquefied natural gas (LNG), fertiliser, wheat, soybean oil, and lentils.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the virtually held meeting.Briefing newsmen after the meeting at...
The Insurance Develop-ment and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has approved a new licence for a life insurance to "Shanta Life Insurance PLC", reports UNB.Shanta, a business conglomerate in Bangladesh, is going to expand its step in the insurance arena with this...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Wednesday said onions and potatoes will be available at lower prices by mid-December.He made the remarks while talking to journalists after a meeting of the National Tariff Policy Monitoring and Review Committee at the Bangladesh...
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,432 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,912 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-09 00:00:00
The BNP and its allies held rallies across the capital on Wednesday, the first day of the third-phase nationwide blockade, to press home their demand for the government's resignation.The number of public vehicles increased on streets on the day compared...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh on Wednesday inked three agreements with US multinational Excelerate Energy's Bangladesh outfit on import of increased volumes of liquefied natural gas and LNG regasification and transmission.The deals with Excelerate Energy Bangladesh Ltd include sales and purchase agreement (SPA) on...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-09 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted tax on incomes to be earned under the Universal Pension Scheme.Besides, it has also exempted tax on any amount of contribution to the Universal Pension Scheme.The exemptions came into force from November...
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (AFP): The United States called Wednesday on Bangladesh to revisit its recent minimum wage decision and to protect workers' rights after police shot dead a woman during the latest protests by garment labourers.A government-appointed panel in Bangladesh...
Steelmakers pay heavy price for rise in scrap price in FY23Listed steelmakers earned far less in FY23 than in the year before for costlier raw materials. They rely on scrap imports from the international market for production, but the dollar...
UN rights chief Volker Turk has urged Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to release main opposition leader Khaleda Zia for urgent medical treatment outside the country, reports UNB.Bangladeshi doctors have said Zia, a two-times former premier, was at "high risk"...
Amid a nationwide blockade by the BNP, police escorted oil-carrying trucks to Dhaka filling stations. The photo was taken from Chattogram intersection of the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway on Wednesday. Story on page 8 — Focus Bangla
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