A Dhaka court has rejected a petition by Paltan police to interrogate Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Amir Khosru in police custody in a sabotage case over the violence surrounding the party's Dhaka rally on Oct 28, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
The ballot papers will be sent to the polling stations- except remote and hard-to-reach areas- throughout the country in the morning of the polling day of the upcoming parliamentary election slated for January 7, reports UNB.The Election Commission on Monday...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
Rooftop solar is now more economically beneficial for Bangladesh than ever before, which has suffered energy price spikes, supply disruptions and deteriorating fiscal conditions since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, according to a new report.However, the limited rooftop solar capacity...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday congratulated Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on assumption of the office of Emir of the State of Kuwait, report agencies."Your accession to this highest position is a testimony to the confidence reposed in your...
Presses in the city's Fakirerpool area crank out election-campaign materials as 12th parliamentary poll symbols were distributed Monday. Printers churn out posters, handbills, caps, leaflets, stickers and badges in a flurry of pre-poll activity. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
Remittance income of Bangladesh is not increasing accordingly though a large number of workers go abroad every year while many countries are earning more comparatively by sending less number of workers.Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain made the remarks while addressing...
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has called on traders to keep the supply of essential commodities normal, and prices under control, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, reports UNB.President of the FBCCI Mahbubul Alam...
A worker is carrying a bundle of finished blankets on his head in Nayaranganj's Siddhirganj area for delivery. With winter's nip in the air, demand for cosy covers surges across Bangladesh, keeping Siddhirganj manufacturers and wholesalers busy. — FE Photo...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
The government's development-programme-implementation rate has hit a seven-year low, with only 17.06 per cent of the budget spent in the first five months of the current fiscal year. This sluggish pace is attributed to both government austerity measures and the...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh's foreign debts have increased nearly 3.5 times in last one decade to US$97.01 billion, a World Bank report says, on a note of alert about ballooning global debt-service costs.Ten years back in 2012, the public-and private-sector debt stock was...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
Banking system in Bangladesh gets into tighter liquidity situation as banks' cash stocks dip and cashable credits in vaults remain under hard pressure amid a crunch, experts have said.As such, the liquidity supports from the central bank to tidy balance...
NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures settled higher on Monday as falling inventories and concerns over output due to dry weather conditions pushed up prices.The benchmark palm oil contract for March delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives...
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters): Copper prices came under pressure on Monday due to worry about weak demand in top consumer China, but mine closures and disruptions raising the prospect of tighter supplies helped support confidence.Benchmark copper on the London Metal...
Gold prices climbed on Monday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and bond yields as markets awaited US inflation data due this week to ascertain the Federal Reserve's policy path after a dovish spin last week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was up...
HAMBURG, Dec 18 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans and crop fell on Monday with more rain forecast for dry crops in Brazil, although robust demand for US soy supplies limited falls.Wheat dropped with US export prospects looking difficult against competition from cheap...
Carew & Co (Bangladesh) Ltd. has kicked off the sugarcane crushing programme at its sugar mill at Darshana in Chuadanga recently. Chairman of Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) Sheikh Shoebul Alam inaugurated the sugarcane crushing season on the...
LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters): Oil rose more than 1 per cent on Monday as attacks by the Houthis on ships in the Red Sea raised concerns of oil supply disruptions, although ample supply and scepticism around Russia's plan to cut...
PARIS, Dec 18 (AFP): Holders Manchester City were handed a tie against FC Copenhagen in Monday's draw for the Champions League last 16, from which the meeting of last season's runners-up Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid appears the standout tie.Pep...
Kyle Jamieson will sit out the second and third ODIs against Bangladesh "and will instead have a period of rest" ahead of the three-match T20 series. Meanwhile, Finn Allen has also been taken out of the squad for the second...
Harry Kane continued his superb scoring form by breaking yet another record in Bayern Munich's 3-0 win against Stuttgart on Sunday, according t CNN Sports.The 30-year-old Kane scored two goals in the game, his second making him the quickest player...
Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army and KGC President General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed SBP (BAR), OSP, ndu, psc, PhD posing with the winners of the ABG Bashundhara Bijoy Dibosh Golf Tournament 2023 during a closing and prize giving...
Coming from behind, a 10-man Bashundhara Kings clinched the Independence Cup trophy for the 2nd consecutive time beating Federation Cup champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC by 2-1 goal in the final al the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on...
SYLHET, Dec 17 (UNB): Two men were killed in a head-on collision between their motorcycles on the Sylhet-Tamabil highway on Saturday night.The deceased were identified as Al-Amin, 25, resident of Shantinagar village of Gowainghat upazila, and Shakil Ahmed Imon, 30,...
SIRAJGANJ, Dec 18 (UNB): The north-western district of Sirajganj is experiencing an alarming rise in cold and fever cases amidst a cold wave and dense fog. This increase is particularly noted in the district's clinics and hospitals.Remarkably, the influx of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-19 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Dec 18: The local administration has imposed a ban on all forms of gathering and celebrations outdoors in Cox's Bazar marking the Holy Christmas and on the eve of the Happy New Year (2024). Security will be tightened...
Iraqis vote in provincial elections BAGHDAD, Dec 18: Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, which are expected to strengthen powerful pro-Iran Shiite Muslim groups. The vote comes at a time of widespread public disillusionment...
JERUSALEM, Dec 18 (AFP/AP): The group Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday accused the Israeli government of intentionally starving civilians in Gaza as part of its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory."The Israeli government is using starvation of civilians as...
HONG KONG, Dec 18 (BBC): Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has gone on trial in Hong Kong on charges of breaching national security and colluding with foreign forces.Mr Lai, 76, denies all the charges. Jailed since December 2020, he faces...
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