That the government entities have been juggling with data is not actually news. It had long been suspected that crucial export data, deliberately or otherwise, were not collated and disseminated properly. This has, firstly, made the economic outlook appear rosy,...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-07-06 12:00:00
The ceramic industry is a deeply fossil-fuel driven industry, i.e. gas-dependent. It cannot be run on solar power. In fact, no heavy industrial production unit can for that matter. And while the government keeps harping about renewable energy as being...
Light to moderately heavy rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions over the country 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met...
Despite rains for hours and weekends, Dhaka's air quality turned ‘unhealthy’ on Friday morning, reports UNB.Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of...
Passengers getting out of a rickshaw that tumbled on a waterlogged road in the capital's Jurain area under Shyampur on Friday. The road has long been in a deplorable condition, causing sufferings of the commuters. — FE Photo
SYLHET, Jul 05 (UNB): Academic activities came to a halt at about 500 educational institutions of mostly primary and secondary levels across Sylhet as the third wave of flooding hit the district this year.Moreover, the unprecedented flooding caused damages to...
The government has extended the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun by one year, reports UNB.The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Friday.Abdullah's new tenure will begin on July 12, 2024,...
Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman died of heart attack while participating in the national chess competition at the Bangladesh Chess Federation building in the city on Friday, report agencies. He collapsed all of a sudden at 5:52pm when he was playing against...
NAOGAON, July 05 (UNB): Three Bangladeshis from Naogaon's Atrai upazila were killed in a factory fire in the Musaasa neighborhood of Riyadh. The fire, which broke out around 5:00 pm (local time) on Wednesday, left their families in deep mourning.The...
Bangladesh will host a trade and investment summit in Beijing during Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina's upcoming state visit to China, reports UNB.PM Hasina will inaugurate the trade summit aimed at boosting Chinese investment and find ways to reduce trade...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The disbursement of agricultural loans dropped by nearly 7.13 per cent in May 2024 from that of April, reveals data available with the Bangladesh Bank (BB).However, credit disbursement witnessed a 13.65-per cent increase year on year during the July-May period...
Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain has said Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1979 is being amended, reports BSS.He said this while replying to journalists after the end of the meeting of secretaries at the Secretariat on Thursday.Mahbub Hossain said it is...
JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY, July 05, (UNB): The central committee of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) formed a two-member committee to investigate the recent controversy of the JnU unit of BCL, including alleged question paper leaks, tender business, and extortion.On Thursday, the information...
CHATTOGRAM, July 5 (UNB): A journalist has filed a case against Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury, a former member of parliament (MP) from Chattogram's Banshkhali, on charge of threatening to kill him over the phone.Journalist Shafqat Hossain Chatgami, who is also the...
Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of several opposition parties, has extended its full support to the ongoing public university teachers' movement against the new universal pension scheme 'Prottoy' and a section of university students' anti-quota agitation, reports UNB.Zonayed Saki, chief coordinator...
Students under the banner of Biosomyabirodhi Chatra Andolon staged a demonstration at Jahangirnagar University on Friday, demanding reinstatement of the 2018 government circular abolishing quota system. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi lamented that Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has to take 'Indian approval' for her upcoming China visit."Sheikh Hasina is going to China to get financial assistance. She wants US$ 20...
LONDON, July 5 (UNB): Four Bangladesh-origin candidates have been elected as Labour Party lawmakers in the UK parliament.The result was published on the official website of the British Parliament on Friday morning.The four winners are Tulip Rizwana Siddiq, Rushanara Ali,...
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud has said BNP leaders do not understand the essence of connectivity, reports UNB.He made the remarks while speaking at an expanded divisional meeting of the Awami League in Nilphamari on Friday afternoon.Regarding criticism by BNP...
The government is going to honour 22 individuals as 'Agriculturally Important Persons' (AIP) for their outstanding contributions to the development of the country's agriculture sector in 2021, reports UNB.The gazette of the selected persons has already been published.The award will...
BANGKOK, July 5 (AFP): More than 700,000 hectares of forest in Indonesia have been cleared for mining since 2001, including large tracts of primary forest, a new analysis using satellite data has found.The TreeMap, a conservation start-up, used high-resolution imagery...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The agitating teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have suspended all classes, examinations and other academic activities in protest against the 'Prottoy pension scheme'.Although no protests took place on Friday, weekend and evening courses were suspended with no classes or exams...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 05: A youth's leg was severed while another youth wounded critically in an air conditioner (AC) explosion in KBH Plaza in the port city on Friday noon.The victims are identified as Mohammed Gafur, 35, and Touhidul Alam, 39,...
THAKURGAON, Jul 5 (UNB): A 28-year-old Bangladeshi youth was gunned down allegedly by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Baliadangi border in Thakurgaon early Friday, said police.Deceased Raju Islam was son of Habib Ali of Gariali village under Boro Palashbari...
A total of 11 people were killed in two road accidents in two districts within 24 hours. A BSS report from Dinajpur adds: Six people, including a child, were killed and 28 others injured in a head-on collision between a...
Student protesters of the contentious freedom-fighter job quota have announced to the media their plan to boycott all classes and examinations at public universities from Sunday.To this end, they launched an online campaign on Friday, the fourth day of the...
Britain's Labour Party suffered significant election setbacks in areas with large Muslim populations on Friday amid discontent over its position on the war in Gaza, despite a landslide victory in the parliamentary vote, reports Reuters.The party, which has long counted...
FE REPORT | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
The prices of fish, onion, tomato and some other vegetables witnessed a notable hike further last week, augmenting woes of consumers.Onion prices have showed a further hike of Tk 10-15 a kg in the last seven days, as it retailed...
Kurigram, Jul 5 (UNB): Over 60,000 people have been marooned in the northern district of Kurigram as the flood situation has worsened due to swelling of rivers.Academic activities at 37 government primary schools in six out of nine upazilas of...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-07-06 00:00:00
Wheat imports surged to an all-time high in the just-ended financial year to 6.8 million tonnes, buoyed by a combination of lower international prices and increased demand from local food processors, according to industry insiders.Wheat arrivals jumped by more than...
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