Zahid Huq | 2023-10-06 00:00:00
The director general of health services (DGHS), while disclosing the results of a survey conducted by his organization, has made an observation that most people would endorse. The ongoing dengue situation is unlikely to improve before winter, as the temperature...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-10-06 00:00:00
The two universities from Bangladesh, the University of Dhaka (DU) and the North South University, which for the first time placed themselves in the 601-800 bracket of the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking of 2023 slipped to the next level...
It is heartening to learn that two Saudi firms are well-set for substantial investment in solar power and petroleum refinery in Bangladesh. Saudi energy-giant ACWA Power intends to invest in a 1,000-megawatt solar energy project, while another company Aramco plans...
Pragga Nilanjana Saha | 2023-10-06 00:00:00
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently announced that the era of global warming has ended, and the era of global boiling has begun. This affirmation came after July 2023 was globally declared as the ‘hottest month’ in around 120,000...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-10-06 00:00:00
Migration income has recently dipped and everyone is panicking as expected. Most policy makers and commoners rarely think about migration as an issue until it pinches their forex in the wallet. It's basically seen as a cash- cow sector. And...
FE REPORTNearly one-third or 34.2 per cent of the country's youth are either unemployed or underemployed, thus making them highly vulnerable, reveals a latest study.The South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem) and the ActionAid Bangladesh jointly conducted the research.At...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 4 (AFP): A trio of US-based researchers on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize for developing tiny "quantum dots" used to illuminate TVs and lamps, hours after a prematurely sent statement revealed their names.French-born Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-10-05 12:00:00
Bangladesh's current account showed surplus for the first two months of this fiscal economists believe largely for import squeeze amid dollar death, but BoP takes pressures for lower forex inflows.During July, the very first month of the fiscal year 2023-24,...
Haradhan Sarker | 2023-10-05 12:00:00
The Basel Committee emphasises maintaining a minimum level of capital adequacy in banks. Basel framework states that banks can choose between two broad methodologies for calculating their risk-based capital requirements for credit risk. The first is the standardised approach (SA)...
FE REPORTDhaka is expected to face a hotter summer next year as greenery and water bodies disappear amid the growing number of concrete structures being built in the city, according to experts and academics.Underscoring coordinated initiatives, Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience...
FE REPORTEU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley on Wednesday called for an amendment to the country's labour law with transparency and in consultation with tripartite stakeholders, as this is one of the conditions for getting market access under the GSP...
Sixteen more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1046 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 2,564 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
The US visa-restriction policy supports the objective of holding of upcoming Bangladesh national elections in a free, fair and peaceful manner, reiterated Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesperson, on Wednesday. The desire of the people of Bangladesh is to freely...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Jewellers reduced the price of gold by Tk 1,167 to Tk 97,044 per bhori on Wednesday, three days after the last price adjustment of pure gold.The price of 22-carat gold will now be Tk 8,320 per gram or Tk 97,044...
FE Report | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Wednesday expressed his dissatisfaction with the slight fall in inflation in September, saying that the people are still suffering from the price spiral.Mannan made the remarks after a meeting with World Bank (WB) Country Director...
Fishing boats return to shore in Patenga Kathgarh beach area on Wednesday as the Bay of Bengal becomes turbulent and the met office issues cautionary signal number three for the seaports. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Foreign-exchange reserves and tax revenues remain down the bottom line drawn by the IMF in lending to Bangladesh as authorities falter on two of its eight credit conditions. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday explained to a visiting delegation of the International...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Dhaka Wednesday from London after wrapping the 16-day official visit to the US and UK, reports UNB.A commercial flight (BG-208) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the enturage of the prime minister landed at the Hazrat...
The long-awaited ICC World Cup 2023 is set to kick off today (October 5, 2023) with a highly anticipated clash between reigning champions, England, and runner-up, New Zealand, at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, reports UNB.Ten teams from...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Growth volatility, dollar shortage, non-performing loans and inflation are the main cracks in the country's economy, said noted economist Dr Zahid Hossain, suggesting tightening monetary policy, implementing a market-based disciplined forex regime and practising prudent public spending to mend these...
PABNA, Oct 4 (UNB): Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is going to officially receive a fresh batch of uranium from the Russian contractor, Rosatom, at a formal "Graduation Ceremony" today (Thursday).According to official sources, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
Policy or repo rate is raised significantly in an aggressive move to knock the steep inflation down below 8.0 per cent by December, as high prices hit consumers hard.As part of the initiative to check inflation in a more aggressive...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met...
The country's one of the prominent luxury hotels InterContinental Dhaka will host five-day Egyptian food festival as part of cultural exchange between Bangladesh and African Arab nation, boosted by recently established Dhaka-Cairo direct air connectivity, reports BSS.
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Wednesday said Bangladesh and India will collaborate with each other to combat cyberattacks and threats alongside safeguarding their own cyberspaces and contributing to the security of the entire global cyberspace, reports UNB."Just...
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Oct 04: One retired government official died in police custody at around 12.30 hours past Tuesday midnight in the port city of Chattogram. The victim was identified as Sayed Mohammed Shahidullah, former Assistant Director of the Anti-Corruption Commission...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed addressing the 42nd Annual Commandant Conference of the Regiment of Artillery in presence of captains and officers of the Regiment of Artillery units at Halisahar in Chattogram on Wednesday — ISPR
FE ReportThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$120 million loans for improving basic services and climate resilience at rural communities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh.To this effect, a loan deal was signed on Wednesday in Dhaka...
Prominent human rights advocate Advocate Sultana Kamal has been elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), reports UNB.She takes over this new role from Professor Dr Perveen Hasan. This transition was announced...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-05 00:00:00
The worsening dengue situation would not give any respite until the temperature falls as dengue manifestation is linked with local and global temperatures."This is autumn but still we don't see any sign of temperature fall while monsoon rains are pouring...
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