Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted an eviction drive at Khilgaon Railgate Bazar in the city on Monday — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
Today (Tuesday) is the seventh death anniversary of Mirza Ali Behrouze Ispahani, former chairman of Ispahani Group.He breathed his last at a hospital in the capital city on January 23, 2017 following a heart attack.Family members of late Mirza Ali...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
Hideous circles of third-party dealings surrounding land offices mar much of the smartness of a new, smart land-management system in Bangladesh, service-seekers say and a fragrant evidence is not too far. In Savar, close by the capital, government's smart- service...
Election Commission (EC) will hold elections to Mymensingh and Cumilla city corporations to get new mayors on March 9, reports bdnews24.com.Voting will start at 8:00 am on the date and continue until 4:00 pm. Ballots will be cast through Electronic...
Home Minister Asaduzz-aman Khan has said the Election Commission (EC) has gifted a good election, reports UNB."Those who made negative comments about the election have now understood that Bangladesh had a good election under the Prime Minister and the Election...
Chief Patron of Jatiya Party (JP) Rowshan Ershad has urged all leaders and workers of her party to be united for the better interest of the party, reports BSS.It is really very regretful that the leaders and workers of the...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader speaking at a press briefing at the party president's office at Dhanmondi in the city on Monday — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday said their planned black-flag processions, scheduled for January 26 and 27, might come under attack as it has received threats. "… We've been threatened that if we do the black-flag procession, the consequence...
Vehicles line up at a refuelling station in the Bhulta Rupganj area of Narayanganj on Monday amid ongoing issues with gas-supply pressure in the area. — FE Photo
Members of the Brigade 71 executive committee lay flowers at a portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Dhaka's Dhanmondi 32, following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's re-election for a fourth term.
BENGALURU, Jan 22 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's consumer price inflation rate jumped to 4.2% year-on-year in December driven by rising food prices, official data showed on Monday, although it remains well below record high levels seen at the height of the...
YAOUNDÉ, Jan 22 (BBC): The world's first routine vaccine programme against malaria has started in Cameroon, in a move projected to save thousands of children's lives across Africa.The symbolic first jab was given to a baby girl named Daniella at...
The Cabinet Division on Sunday announced the portfolios of six advisors appointed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.Dr Mashiur Rahman will act as economic affairs advisor while Dr Towfique-e-Elahi Chowdhury will deal with power, energy and mineral resources, Dr...
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 30 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 883 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll remained unchanged at...
Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 30 fresh cases in 24 hours till Monday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,481 and caseload to 2,046,788, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court verdict that ordered authorities concerned to demolish within 30 days the six-storey Gulshan Shopping Complex located in Dhaka's Gulshan-1 area as the building was found to be...
Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali emphasised the need for the private sector's active participation in all his ministry's initiatives, including formulation and implementation of the national budget.He made this comment when president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 22: The newly formed committee of the Water Transport Coordination Cell restarted lightering operations across Bangladesh's inland waterways from Chattogram seaport using a new serial system on Monday.The cell, a joint body representing the Bangladesh Cargo Vessels Owners...
The Jatiya Party will be the parliamentary opposition in the 12th national parliament, according to Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com.He made the announcement at a press conference at the Awami League President's political office in Dhanmondi on...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
State minister for commerce Ahsanul Islam (Titu) has urged the European Union and the United Kingdom to support issues of the least developed countries (LDCs) in the upcoming WTO ministerial conference.He made the request during separate meetings with EU Ambassador...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday sounded a strong warning against illegal hoarders and market manipulators that they would face the music."If anyone hoards any goods out of ill-motive, we'll have to take instant action against them through mobile courts,...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
Amid jitters over gas-electricity twin crises comes a declaration as a bellwether that Matarbari coal-fired power plant's second unit test-ran, though it still stays as a flickering ray of hope. Electricity generation from this unit of the state-owned Matarbari 1200-megawatt...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
The government on Monday rescheduled school hours at primary level as temperatures dropped further across the country with a mild cold wave sweeping in the country's northern districts.According to a decision taken on the day, all government primary schools will...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
A brigade of tax agents is about to be fielded across Bangladesh for revenue boost, after recurrent target failures, but lawyers who help taxpayers through cumbersome submission procedures cross swords with the authority. Sources said taxmen and tax practitioners are...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
Despite its increasing popularity, the much-anticipated Dhaka Metro Rail is facing early challenges.While primarily catering to passengers transitioning from public transport, it has encountered technical glitches in train operation and ticketing system, and overcrowding since its launch.Morning commuters across stations...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-01-23 00:00:00
Corporate borrowing from foreign lenders to meet funding needs slides, with the short-term debts having dropped to US$11.97 billion in November, in what economists see as signs of economic slowdown.Sources have said the outstanding balance of private sector's short-term external...
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 22 (Reuters): China's major state-owned banks moved to support the yuan on Monday, tightening liquidity in the offshore foreign exchange market while actively selling US dollars onshore as equities slid, four sources with knowledge of the matter said.The...
SEOUL, Jan 22 (Reuters): South Korea will take steps to make its financial markets more investor friendly and attractive to foreigners, the financial regulator said on Monday.The comments by vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), Kim So-young, came...
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