ADIBA ISFARA | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
In the whirlwind of city living, where the hustle and bustle can sometimes be overwhelming, finding moments of serenity becomes essential for our well-being. Enter the world of pet birds - your feathered friends that promise to bring harmony, companionship,...
Gold inched lower on Tuesday on a stronger dollar, although prices were stuck in a narrow range as investors looked forward to a series of US economic data this week for more clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path,...
The United States Transportation Department (USDOT) on Monday fined American Airlines $4.1 million for unlawfully keeping thousands of passengers on the tarmac for hours, the largest-ever penalty for violating the rule, reports Reuters.Of the $4.1 million assessed, $2.05 million will...
LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters): Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors weighed supply concerns from a hurricane hurtling towards the US Gulf Coast against the enduring possibility of demand being dented by another increase to US interest rates.Brent...
Bangladesh has already seen the highest number of dengue infections and deaths this year. This contagious disease is giving people nightmarish time. It is wreaking havoc not only in Dhaka city but also in other places of the country including...
Earthquake is such a natural disaster that cannot be predicted. It can happen in a second. If it is powerful, there is no escape from its destruction. Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to earthquakes. So, preparations for minimising the damage must...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
As if things weren't hard enough for the average consumer in the retail market for staples, there are indications that the prices of rice may go up further. This comes against the backdrop of imposition of 20 per cent duty...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
Of the few prospective manufacturing sectors to emerge in the past two-three decades, light engineering stands out. Given the many hurdles this sector -- comprising a cluster of sub-sectors -- has to grapple with, its progress is quite impressive. At...
Though most market-based economies including the neighbouring India fix fuel prices in sync with the day-to-day trends in the international market, in Bangladesh it is government-administered and, of course, in most cases, subsidised. However, economists and experts in the relevant...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
The air of anticipation hovering over the fifteenth summit of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) was palpable. First was the expectation about increasing the fold of membership that consisted of only five. The second was about a...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-29 12:00:00
World Bank's Country Director for Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck underscored the need for taking up technology-focused education and increasing women's participation in the formal job sector through enhanced job creation. He highlighted the necessity of adopting the latest technologies...
JUBAIR HASAN and ARAFAT ARA | 2023-08-29 12:00:00
Chattogram division accounts for the highest number of workers migrating from Bangladesh but its annual remittance receipt counts almost half of Dhaka division's, giving some credence to suspected forex flight.Such stark mismatch in the earning of foreign currencies through remittance...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
The Supreme Court has opened scope for law-enforcers to arrest four persons implicated in 20 corruption cases concerning the Basic Bank scam.At the same time, the apex court scrapped an earlier High Court order that asked them to surrender in...
Bangladesh is expected to receive the second installment of the USD $4.7-billion loan from the IMF by November this year, reports UNB."Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Dhaka several times and found satisfactory achievement in different sectors. The...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
Dengue fever claimed eight more lives in the past 24 hours until Monday morning, resulting in a total of 556 fatalities from the disease in the year.Newly 2,331 dengue-positive patients were also hospitalised in the period, taking the total hospitalised...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
Presenting a vernal ambience in a cramped city, Ramna Park draws umpteen visitors daily. Many come at daybreak to breathe fresh air and do some exercise. Niamul Islam, 38, a private banker, is among the morning birds at the rendezvous....
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the government would give due consideration to a Danish proposal for constructing and operating a new container terminal at Laldia of Chattogram, reports UNB.The prime minister said this when Chief Executive Officer of...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
Director-General of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) AHM Safiquzzaman announced a series of raids on green-coconut traders from today (Tuesday). The move comes in response to the puzzling and sudden surge in green coconut prices, a trend...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
The revenue board will offer Genex Infosys Ltd a 0.52-per cent commission in Dhaka and 0.53 per cent in Chattogram on VAT collected through electronic devices.The private vendor will install and maintain electronic fiscal devices (EFDs) or sales data controllers...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
As the first half of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway is set to be inaugurated on September 2, two Chinese companies have been selected to oversee the operation and maintenance tasks through establishing a new company.The new firm will deploy high-tech...
The cabinet on Monday gave the final approval for the draft Cyber Security Act 2023, keeping the offences under its four sections as non-bailable, reports UNB.The offences are related to intrusion into important information infrastructures, damaging computer and computer systems,...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-08-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh's food-security situation might turn critical in the coming months as the USDA forecasts decline in rice production - both in Aman and Aus seasons, which jointly contribute 45 per cent to overall rice output.The forecast came at a time...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday) according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on (Monday)...
Today (Tuesday) is the 2nd death anniversary of eminent educationist and social worker Anwari Kabir who passed away at the age of 94. She was the wife of late Khairul Kabir, Founder Editor of the Dainik Sangbad and the First...
The 17th death anniversary of Kazi Jahan Ara Begum, mother of Kazi Sazzad Zahir, presidium member of Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), will be observed today (Tuesday).On the occasion, a milad mahfil will be held at the Chan Community Centre...
Participants at a seminar on Formulation of Teaching Method that Matches PhD Thesis' organised by Shikkha Bivagio Karmochhari (Shikkhak) at University Grants Commission in the city on Monday. UGC member Prof Dr Sazzad Hossain inaugurated the seminar
CUMILLA, Aug 28 (UNB): A Cumilla court on Monday sentenced a couple to ten years imprisonment in a case filed for possessing drugs in 2020.The convicts are-Md Sumon and his wife Marjina Begum of Subhopur in Sadar upazila. Of them...
Md Nurul Alam has joined the Energy and Mineral Resources Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources as its new secretary. Replacing Dr M Khairuzzaman Majumder, Alam, an officer of the 13th batch of BCS (Administration) cadre,...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 28 (UNB): Three separate committees have been formed to investigate the death of its three Government Railway Police (GPR) members in an accident on a level crossing in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Sunday noon.The committees were asked...
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