ROME, Sept 17 (BBC): The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has visited a migrant reception centre on the Italian island of Lampedusa, after the country's prime minister called for EU help with small boat arrivals.More than 8,000 migrants...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 17 (AP): Brazil is reinstating stronger greenhouse gas commitments it made in 2015 as part of the Paris Agreement that were weakened under former President Jair Bolsonaro.The announcement was made Thursday by the country's Committee on...
BRASILIA, Sept 17 (BBC): Fourteen people have been killed in a plane crash during bad weather in the Brazilian Amazon on Saturday. The small propeller plane was nearing the end of its 400km (248 mile) trip between Manaus, the capital...
WAD MADANI, Sept 17 (AFP): Flames gripped the Sudanese capital Sunday and paramilitary forces attacked the army headquarters for the second day in a row, witnesses reported, as fighting raged into its six month."Clashes are now happening around the army...
LONDON, Sept 17 (BBC): The sea-ice surrounding Antarctica is well below any previous recorded winter level, satellite data shows, a worrying new benchmark for a region that once seemed resistant to global warming."It's so far outside anything we've seen, it's...
The cost of everyday goods in the country is rising at an alarming rate. Despite recent government initiatives to cool off the prices of essentials in the kitchen markets, the people of Bangladesh are still grappling with the grim reality...
Ragging in our public universities is taking an alarming turn day by day. When a new batch of students enters a university, senior students start making fun of them in the name of ragging. Instead of welcoming them cordially, some...
Neil Ray | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
Any inquisitive child is likely to wonder how a bird floats on the air with its fragile feathery wings while s/he cannot despite his/her stronger arms. This inquisition has seen its fulfilment and disappointment in the mythical story of Icarus...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
A study on the presence of microplastics in salt from 12 salt-producing sites in the Cox's Bazar and Chattogram districts came up with results that are concerning. Plastics are manmade polymeric materials of organic origin with the property that it...
Ever since the start of monitoring the extent of greening compliance by garment manufacturers and exporters in developing countries, the prerequisite has been a subject of unease. The monitors belong to the club of global bigwigs in the clothing and...
Muhammad Zamir | 2023-09-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin in addition to having a meeting with Indonesian President Widodo and attending some important discussions in the recently convened ASEAN meeting in Indonesia also referred to some bilateral issues of importance. He also recalled that since...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 12:00:00
Eggs and onions showed a slight decline, but potato, sugar and edible oil remained much higher than the government-fixed rates on Saturday despite the ongoing operations by agencies concerned.Commerce ministry on Thursday morning fixed the maximum retail prices (MRPs) of...
The impact of inflation is getting worse day by day. Like other parts of the world, Bangladesh has been grappling with various challenges related to the ongoing inflation, which currently stands at 9.92 per cent. The overall food inflation jumped...
FARIDPUR, Sept 16 (UNB): A freight train of Bangladesh Railway successfully completed a test run from Faridpur's Bhanga station crossing the Padma Bridge on Saturday.The goods train left the Bhanga station at 7:40 am and reached the Mawa Station via...
KHULNA, Sept 16 (BSS): Exporters are looking to bring back the golden days in the shrimp sector as a European delegation is likely to visit Bangladesh in next December, after five years of its last visit.The EU team is expected...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
France and Germany have expressed regret over the imprisonment of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan.A Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Adilur and Nasiruddin to two years' imprisonment each in a case filed under the Information...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
State-run Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has sought an increased subsidy of Tk 4.9 billion to meet expenditure as its earnings fell substantially following inauguration of the Padma Bridge.The ferry services of Mawa-Banglabazar route have been suspended after the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
The government's budget spending during the past 11 months of fiscal year 2023 remained lower than expected on the back of poor development expenditure, according to a finance division calculation.Official statistics show the spending stood at 64 per cent of...
Although the government has fixed the onion price at Tk 65 per kg (MRP), a price board at Shyambazar wholesale market in the city displays the prices for onion as high as Tk 68.30. Story on page 1 — FE...
Square Pharma eyes business boom, concentrating on local market Square Pharmaceuticals will be concentrating its strength on catering to the local demand for drugs, keeping in mind two main factors -- quality and availability, said the company's Managing Director Tapan...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
The Planning Commission has cut short consultancy and costs of some components at the proposed Japan-backed Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway improvement project due to bloated price estimations.At a recent project-evaluation committee (PEC) meeting, officials said on Saturday, the commission slashed nearly...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York this (Sunday) morning to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reports UNB.A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage...
A bird's eye view of the tin-roofed Rajdhani Super Market in Dhaka. Many markets in the city still lack adequate fire safety measures, leaving them vulnerable to extensive destruction and losses in the event of a fire. — FE photo
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
Fourteen more people died of dengue across the country, including five from Dhaka, in 24 hours to Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 804 this year.Meanwhile, 2,598 hospitalisations were also recorded during the same period across the country, including...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
Rapid switch to man-made fibre (MMF) garment-making is seen imperative to meet changing apparel demand in the West as consumers change taste away from cotton wears that Banglsdesh predominantly exports thus far.Latest statistics show Bangladesh is the top cotton-based apparel...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It...
Dhaka's air quality was marked as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' on Saturday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 136 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ranked 6th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHATTOGRAM, Sept 16: The long-awaited Bakalia access road will reduce the traffic congestion in the port city Chattogram after opening it for traffic next month. Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has completed the construction work of the road which...
CHUADANGA, Sept 16 (UNB): A 50-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Chuadanga's Jibannagar border early Friday.Mizanur Rahman was the son of Nabisuddin of Sheikhpara village of Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah...
DU CORRESPONDENTThe Dhaka University (DU) authorities have established a fund titled 'The DU Fund' for developing education and research of the university. DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the fund on Saturday as the chief guest with an...
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