Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Wednesday expressed keen interest in exporting readymade garments to Nepal and emphasized the importance of collaboration between the two countries to unlock mutually beneficial opportunities, reports UNB.Visiting Nepali delegation highlighted the investment...
The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited signed an agreement with the ONODA Inc., the local agent of the Japanese firm Toyokeiki Co. Ltd., on Tuesday for installation of 100 thousand pre-paid meters in different areas of Chattogram. Already 88 thousand...
CALGARY, Canada, Sept 20 (BSS): The energy transition requires investment in renewable molecules as well as renewable power, as electrification will not achieve full decarbonisation, said head of Spanish company Repsol Josu Jon Imaz."While Repsol is transforming from a conventional...
FENI, Sept 20 (UNB): A 35-year-old woman and her two minor children died as a haystack collapsed on them at Dakkhin Dharmapur village in Fulgazi upazila of Feni district on Wednesday morning. The dead are Sumi Akter, wife of Tipu...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 20 (BSS): Fish farming has increased manifold as a result of growing interest among the people to cultivate fish in the district over the last couple of years.In 2017, there were 7,294 hectares of ponds, including commercial farming...
KURIGRAM, Sept 20 (UNB): The 50-meter bridge over Berubari canal in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram district has become a deathtrap for people of six villages over the past seven years due to its vulnerable condition. The Berubari Bridge remains dilapidated...
Smartphones are becoming an indispensable part of our life, and even some children have their own cell phones. Parents often give their smartphones to the children. However, long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from devices like cell phones can be...
India is one of the biggest markets for our locally-grown jute. However, our neighbouring country has recently extended the anti-dumping duty (ADD) on jute and jute products from Bangladesh by five years. India also imposed ADD on jute and jute...
Imam Hossain | 2023-09-21 00:00:00
Chicken eggs are often called a complete food. They contain high quality protein, vitamins, minerals, good fats and so on. They are easy-to-cook, nutritious and filling. However, what placed them on top of many people's food menu is that they...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-09-21 00:00:00
The presence of a large Bengali diaspora in such countries as the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada is cause for happiness. Bengalis who reside in these countries as also in other places have in recent times been actively...
The Income Tax Act 2023 (ITA 2023) that has replaced the Income Tax Ordinance 1984 since July 01 last exposes many of its weaknesses and discrepancies, particularly meting out unfair and unequal treatment to the low-income savers. Many of its...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-09-21 00:00:00
The theme chosen by host country India for the G20 summit this year appeared noble, solemn and even pious: 'one family, one earth, one future.' It has resonated with people across countries through ages while philosophers have envisioned it becoming...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-20 12:00:00
Egg prices showed a slight decline on Tuesday thanks to the import permits issued on Monday.Potato prices, however, remained static at its previous high of Tk 48-55 a kg, defying the administered rate, traders said.Meanwhile, the director general of the...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-20 12:00:00
The central bank governor has been requested to establish a 'shariah banking division' with a separate organisational hierarchy to regulate and supervise shariah-based banks, financial institutions and Islamic windows.A legal notice has been served on the Bangladesh Bank governor for...
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen today said World Health Organization (WHO) Director General (DG) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highly praised the Bangladesh government's measures for overall development of health sector to ensure health services to...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-20 12:00:00
Some remittance rebound and government handouts raised deposits in Bangladesh's banking system by 4.59 per cent to Tk 16.87 trillion in June over its previous quarter ending in March 2023.Latest official statistics of the central bank of Bangladesh, released Tuesday,...
TAHSEEN NOWER PRACHI | 2023-09-20 12:00:00
The lines are from a poster advertising the first form of cinema or motion pictures in the world, written playfully in Bangla - an invitation to watch a bioscope show. A bioscope - a square or hexagon with little round...
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (UNB): The government has made a commitment that it would hold a free and fair election as the Election Commission was given absolute authority in this regard, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said in New York...
Authorities in Bangladesh must stop 'weaponising' the country's labour laws and immediately end their harassment and intimidation of the Nobel Peace Laureate Mohammad Yunus, Amnesty International said on Tuesday, reports UNB."Mohammad Yunus' case is emblematic of the beleaguered state of...
BRUSSELS, Sept 19 (AFP): Eurozone inflation slowed slightly in August, the EU statistics agency said on Tuesday, revising its previous figure.Consumer prices in the 20-country single currency area fell to 5.2 percent in August from 5.3 percent in July, according...
LALMONIRHAT, Sep 19 (UNB): The workers' strike at the Burimari land port has brought import-export activities to a halt for the past six days, causing significant disruptions in trade.The workers insist that payments must be made directly through labor handling...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Bangladesh Election Commission (EC) is expected to remain accessible from tomorrow (Thursday) morning.Services from the NID server have remained offline since Tuesday morning due to the ongoing voter list update by the...
Two technical cooperation agreements were signed Tuesday between Bangladesh and Germany against two projects in the fields of the Sundarbans Mangroves and in tanneries, reports BSS.The agreements are on the projects titled: "Integrated management of the Sundarbans Mangroves and the...
FBCCI President Mahbubul Alam on Tuesday said that Nepal could be a good source of clean energy for Bangladesh, reports UNB.He said this at a discussion meeting with the members of the delegation from Nepal held at FBCCI Icon Tower...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
Seven more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in the country to 846 this year.Besides, 3027 people were also hospitalised with the disease including 843 in Dhaka city...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-09-20 00:00:00
State energy-corporation Petrobangla gets in a two-pronged financial crunch as power plants and fertilizer factories have defaulted on payments in local currency.The corporation has been facing problems with oil imports because of dollar dearth in recent months. Power plants and...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to...
COX'S BAZAR, Sept 19 (UNB): Former adviser to the caretaker government and chairperson of BRAC Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman has emphasised that development should prioritise environmental protection over environmental damage. In the context of Cox's Bazar, a region surrounded by...
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