FE REPORT | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
Chattogram residents confronted a sudden and complete halt in gas supply on Friday, with homes, businesses and transportation experiencing widespread disruptions. Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) -- responsible for distributing gas in the Chattogram district and the Chattogram Hill...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
A heightened dollar crisis forces a growing number of companies to seek finance ministry's intervention to arrange the greenback and help avert default on loan repayment, officials said.State-run power-producer B-R Powergen Ltd, the owner of 150-megawatt dual-fuel power plant at...
HELSINKI: Jutta Urpilainen, Presidential candidate of Social Democrats (SDP) and former European Commissioner for International Partnerships, casts her vote in advance in Helsinki, Finland, on Friday. The election day of the first round of the Finnish presidential election will be...
Russian oil depot hit in Ukrainian drone attackMOSCOW, Jan 19: Fire has broken out over a large area of an oil storage depot in southern Russia after officials say it was hit by a Ukrainian drone. Russian media say four...
PARIS, Jan 19 (AFP): Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere this year will exceed key trajectories for limiting warming to 1.5C, Britain's Met Office predicted Friday, with researchers reaffirming that that only "drastic" emissions cuts can keep the target in...
YOKOSUKA (Japan), Jan 19 (Reuters): The United States and Japan are looking to make a deal for Japanese shipyards to regularly overhaul and maintain US Navy warships so they can stay in Asian waters ready for any potential conflict, US...
LONDON, Jan 19: Catherine, Princess of Wales, on Thursday received a visit from her husband Prince William as she recovered in hospital from surgery that will prevent her from undertaking frontline royal duties for several months. Her father-in-law, British head...
LONDON, Jan 109 (Arab News): Britain's public health agency warned on Friday that an outbreak of measles in central England could spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to boost vaccination uptake.The UK Health Security Agency...
PYONGYANG, Jan 19 (BBC): North Korea says it has carried out a test of its "underwater nuclear weapons system" in response to drills by the US, South Korea and Japan this week.The underwater drone, which supposedly can carry a nuclear...
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 19 (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed concern Thursday after Iran and Pakistan exchanged air strikes on each other's territory."The Secretary-General is deeply concerned about the recent exchange of military strikes between Iran and Pakistan, which have...
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories), Jan 19 (Agencies): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has told the United States that he opposes the establishment of a Palestinian state once the conflict in Gaza comes to an end.In a news conference,...
Serbia Novak Djokovic hits a return against Argentina's Tomas Etcheverry during their men's singles match on day six of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Friday — AFP
Iraq's players celebrate their team's win in the Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup Group D football match between Iraq and Japan at the Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha on Friday — AFP
Channel i lifted the BSJA Media-Cup trophy beating T Sports by four wickets in the final match of the tournament at Paltan Outer Stadium in the city on Friday, reports BSS.A total of 32 media houses of the country took...
ADELAIDE, Jan 19 (AFP): Australian Josh Hazlewood produced an inspired spell of seam bowling as Australia crushed the West Indies by 10 wickets in the first Test at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.Bowling with almost metronomic precision, Hazlewood ended with...
Holders Bashundhara Kings registered their fourth consecutive victories in the Bangladesh Premier League football beating Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 3-0 goals held at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj on Friday, reports BSS.In the day's match, Brazilian...
In their bid to regain the Under-19 World Cup title, Bangladesh will begin their campaign today (Saturday) by taking on mighty India at Bloemfontein in South Africa, reports BSS.Bangladesh first won an Under-19 World Cup in 2020, beating India and...
MELBOURNE, Jan 19 (AFP): Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk said making the Australian Open fourth round Friday "doesn't really matter" when her country is in "survival mode' and missiles are flying over her family home.The 21-year-old beat Russian Elina Avanesyan in three...
CHRISTCHURCH, Jan 19 (AFP): Daryl Mitchell and Glenn Phillips combined to steer New Zealand to a seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the fourth Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Friday, placing them on the verge of a series clean sweep.The Black...
Debutant Durdanto Dhaka had an impressive start to their Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) journey, defeating defending champions Comilla Victorians by five wickets on Friday, reports UNB.With Dhaka's victory, the new season of BPL commenced at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in...
We are living in an era of extraordinarily technological innovations that transform our society, way of life and the economy. Economic paradigms are shifting faster than we can imagine. The new technologies are reshaping product and market factors and profoundly...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
The winter in this part of the world is not particularly cruel. This year, however, belying the met office prediction, the winter has become chillier than it has been over the years. Unlike the countries in the western hemisphere and...
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, is a dynamic sector, but it is unfortunate that from time to time the sector is rocked by labour unrest. The frequent labour unrest, mostly over salary hike...
The holy month of Ramadan is a time for self-restraint, reflection, prayer and empathy. But in this holy month, the unholy practice of market manipulation to artificially jack up commodity prices reaches its peak, putting consumers across the board in...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
The high incidence of road accidents is a cause for concern. Mere numbers of killed and injured people fail to depict the multi-dimensional negative impacts of road accidents. Nevertheless, there is a tendency to downplay the causality figures of road...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
According to a report carried in this newspaper, knit apparels now contribute some 47 per cent of total apparels (RMG) export from Bangladesh (2023 data). In the last fiscal, Bangladesh exported RMG worth US$55.78 billion, of which $26.55 billion came...
Upon assumption of office, a newly elected government's first task is to present before the nation a road map on how it would deliver during its current tenure in office on the promises it made in its election manifesto. As...
Md Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
In an era defined by heightened awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, businesses are undergoing a profound shift in their strategic outlook. No longer confined to profit-centric models, companies are recognising the imperative to contribute to the greater...
Zahid Huq | 2024-01-19 12:00:00
Formulation of the monetary policy statement (MPS) was an annual ritual earlier. Now, it is a six-monthly affair. So, the Bangladesh Bank, under the prevailing circumstances, has been doing the painful exercise twice a year. Yet it (BB) seems to...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 06:00 pm today (Friday), according...
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