Legendary Tagore singer and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya has been named as one of the recipients of prestigious Padma Shri Award by the Indian government, report agencies.The government of India made the announcement on Thursday. President of India...
Bangladesh needs skilled and educated manpower to face various challenges and good educational institutions can make smart citizens, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Friday, report agencies."A smart society is needed to build a smart...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Domestic food price inflation remains elevated in low and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, according to a recent World Bank publication.The global lender's latest food security update also found that Bangladesh reported 9.6 per cent inflation in December 2023 compared to...
CHANDPUR, Jan 26 (BSS): Awami League (AL)-backed Advocate Md. Saidul Islam Babu and Advocate Md Badrul Alam Chowdhury have been elected President and General Secretary (GS) respectively in Chandpur District Bar Association election.Chief election commissioner Advocate ATM Mustafa Kamal declared...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 26 (UNB): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq on Friday said the government would take initiative to bring back all those from abroad who were sentenced by the courts in Bangladesh.He came up with the remarks...
Hungary and Kyrgyzstan have extended greetings and felicitations in messages to Sheikh Hasina recently on her re-appointment as the Bangladesh prime minister, reports UNB.Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, in his message, said they greatly appreciate the development of Bangladesh in...
BNP leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said neither the parliament nor the current government was formed with the mandate of the people of the country, reports UNB."We would like to say this clearly that the parliament and the...
The government will clamp down on any form of violence or sabotage stemming from BNP's protest campaigns, said ruling Awami League's General Secretary Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com.Strict measures will be taken to prevent acts of arson during opposition hartals and...
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AP): The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a race...
Dhaka's Hazaribagh market, the city's largest banana wholesale hub, bustles with activity as retailers browse Friday's arrivals from across the country. — FE Photo
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AFP): The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.Kenneth Eugene Smith...
Bangladesh reported 34 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,046,935, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Dhaka looks to a meeting with Delhi on the sidelines of the upcoming WTO ministerial conference with intent to implement CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) and food quota quickly.According to foreign ministry officials, commerce ministry wants to sit with the...
The month-long "Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2024", the country's largest book fair, is going to begin this year on its traditional date of the first day of February."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the fair to be held...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Housing loans jumped 12.05 per cent in the fiscal year 2022-23, outpacing overall private sector credit growth which slowed to 10.57 per cent. Realtors say the surge in housing loans is directly linked to the rising costs of construction materials....
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
A halfway stocktaking of the execution of Bangladesh's eighth five-year plan (FYP) for development shows underperformance on most macroeconomic parameters, leaving little hope for recuperation during the remaining time. The midterm review by General Economics Division (GED) has found performance...
THE HAGUE, Jan 26 (AFP/Reuters): The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by South Africa.While the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Unemployment increased in the last quarter to December 2023 over its corresponding period a year before for, economists say, major factors like high inflation, lax investment and election jitters. And the jobless rate was especially pushed up by higher female...
Residents of Panchagarh's Tetulia woke up to the chilliest morning of the season as a mid-winter cold snap continued to sweep over parts of Bangladesh on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.The mercury plunged to 5.8 degrees Celsius in Tetulia on the day,...
LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters): Investors poured almost $12 billion into Chinese equity funds in the week to Wednesday in the largest inflow since 2015 and the second largest ever, a BofA Global Research report showed on Friday - a positive...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
The initial public offering (IPO) of NRB Bank will open tomorrow (Sunday) for subscription, aiming to raise Tk 1 billion from the primary market under the fixed-price method.The subscription period will continue until February 1, according to Dhaka Stock Exchange.NRB...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
The cooling-off raw material prices on the global market helped Marico Bangladesh's quarterly profit grow by 13 per cent to Tk 1.10 billion in the October-December 2023, compared to the same quarter a year earlier.Also, higher net finance income contributed...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
With the removal of the 'floor price' this week, the market saw sharp sell-off in stocks that remained unmoved for over a year, dragging the benchmark equity index deeper into correction territory.The stock market regulator lifted the floor price in...
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AFP): Sales of new US homes jumped in 2023, government data showed Thursday -- a result that reflects a lack of inventory in the existing homes market, as mortgage rates remained elevated.An estimated 668,000 new homes were...
Sanjoy Kumar Bhowmik took over as Chairman (Grade 1) of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) on Thursday, says a press release. He started off his career as a member of the 13th BCS (administration) cadre in 1994. He...
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters): Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink was fined for violating US Department of Transportation (DOT) rules regarding the movement of hazardous materials, according to records from the federal agency reviewed by Reuters.During inspections of the company's facilities...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Jan 26 (AFP): The volume of commercial traffic passing through the Suez Canal has fallen more than 40 percent in the last two months after attacks by Yemen's Huthi rebels, according to the United Nations, raising...
FRANKFURT, (Germany), Jan 26 (AFP): The European Central Bank froze borrowing costs again on Thursday and expressed caution on inflation, with president Christine Lagarde saying it was still too early to consider rate cuts.The third consecutive pause since October leaves...
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