Onion, garlic and ginger are the vegetable spices that we need every day to cook our food. However, they often get pricier since we are largely dependent on imported onion, garlic and ginger. One way to avoid this situation is...
The quality of bus fleets in Dhaka city is very poor. Most of the buses and minibuses in the capital lack a decent look with their bodies carrying innumerable dents and their paints gone long ago. According to the media,...
Imam Hossain | 2023-10-12 00:00:00
Provident fund (PF) is a crucial retirement benefit for private and public sector employees. A provident fund, in general, is built up with the small contributions of the employees from their salaries. The employers also contribute an equal sum to...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-10-12 00:00:00
They are all stationed in important western capitals. And they are all looking away from the terror that has descended on Palestinians in Gaza. They are all lining up behind Netanyahu, to let him know that in his war against...
The genesis of acrimonious racial hatred derived from anti-Semitism or Nazism created a hotspot of soured relations marked by regular violence and armed clashes at times leading to full-scale wars in the West Bank and Gaza strip. The 'Operation Al-Aqsa...
Zobayed Al Mamun Hasan | 2023-10-12 00:00:00
Since the beginning of human civilisation, individuals and businesses have traded all kinds of goods and services. Among all the other types of trading, the idea of stock market trading is a more recent development. The world is constantly changing...
Faiyad Zaim Ishrak | 2023-10-11 12:00:00
The recurrent sight of Dhaka city's clogged drains spilling over with rainwater, transforming Dhaka into a filthy swamp overnight, has become familiar to its residents. The accompanying hardships are substantial. Recently, a tragedy struck when four individuals lost their lives...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
A campaign was held on the Dhaka University campus on Tuesday aiming to encourage students to be entrepreneurs and bring the emerging talents in the front line. Bangladesh chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), an international organisation, in collaboration with...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
The government is set to launch the sale of key essential items for an estimated 10-million cardholder families countrywide from next Sunday (October 15).Commerce minister Tipu Munshi is expected to inaugurate the month-long sales drive at a programme.Senior commerce secretary...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Commercial operation of the metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon will be kept closed on Saturday and Sunday next to integrate the system of entire 20.1 kilometre corridor of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Line- 6, said the authorities.Managing Director...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
The health authorities on Tuesday reported 13 additional deaths, including 9 from Dhaka city. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) data, with the new deaths, the total fatalities rose to 1109, including 700 from Dhaka. Meanwhile, 2,555...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday granted bail to rights body Odhikar's Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and its Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan in a case filed under Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act, in which they were...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Deposits in school-banking accounts have witnessed a fall in the first seven months of the current calendar year, indicating a plateau in the growth of these accounts during the period.School banking deposits stood at Tk 22.99 billion during the January-July...
Bangladesh's Liton Das celebrates after scoring a half-century (50 runs) during the 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup one-day international (ODI) match between England and Bangladesh at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium in Dharamsala on Tuesday. — AFP
MAWA, Oct 10 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reaffirmed her vow to make the country's upcoming national election free, fair and neutral truly reflecting the will of the people."There are some people who talk about free, fair and...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Incessant rains across the country in early October have led to further increases in the prices of summer vegetables. Besides, eggs, potatoes and onions -- which were already in the spotlight -- saw further hikes, putting additional strain on people...
GENEVA, Oct 10 (Agencies): Israel's total siege of the Gaza Strip, depriving civilians of goods essential for survival, is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief said on Tuesday.Volker Turk called for all sides instead to defuse...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
The government has sought a $320-million loan from the New Development Bank (NDB), the lending arm of the BRICS, to finance a project aimed at expanding water-supply coverage and reducing system losses of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Rate rise now makes government securities lucrative investment instruments and economists think sure-fire windfalls from the secure treasuries may redirect investors from bourses and banks. Banks themselves and individuals, lured by higher gains, have already begun making beeline to put...
MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 10 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday opened the Dhaka-Bhanga railway line, a part of which runs over Padma Bridge, in laying another milestone in the country's infrastructure development.The opening of the 82-kilometre railway track from Dhaka...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh may see its economic growth decelerate to 6.0 per cent in the current fiscal as per a revised IMF forecast prompted by few more macroeconomic adversities it finds. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cites volatile in macroeconomic situation over...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.It may...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-11 00:00:00
Marking the World Mental Health Day, Jahangirnagar University (JU) organized an awareness rally and seminar with the slogan 'Mental Health is a Universal Human Right' on Tuesday. The rally began from the new administrative building of the university. Later, a...
GAZIPUR, Sept 10 (UNB): Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway remained suspended for an hour on Tuesday as the workers of two readymade garment factories put up barricades demanding payment of their dues. Quoting workers, Abu Bakar Siddique, officer-in-charge of...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 10 (UNB): A 23-year-old worker was allegedly killed and thrown into the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram on charge of stealing goods from a cargo lighter vessel early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Fazlul Karim Shakil, 23, son of...
US Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) Afreen Akhter is likely to visit Bangladesh next week to discuss issues of mutual interest, reports UNB.The visit may take place on October 15-18, a diplomatic...
The National Committee to Protect Shipping, Roads and Railways on Tuesday said that the opening of train service from Dhaka to Bhanga in Faridpur via Padma Bridge was a breakthrough in the rail communication sector, reports UNB. The organisation, however,...
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