NEW DELHI, Sept 01 (Reuters): India set up a panel on Friday to identify ways to hold state and national elections at the same time, a contentious plan that aims to reduce the time politicians spend on campaigning and get...
BANGKOK, Sept 01 (AFP): Thailand's jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra had his prison sentence cut from eight years to one by the king on Friday, just days after he returned from 15 years in exile.The move came a day after...
The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam have rejected as baseless a map released by China that denotes its claims to sovereignty including in the South China Sea and which Beijing said on Thursday should be viewed rationally and objectively, reports...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
FE: How have you been engaged with the DEE project? What is the role you are now playing with the country's first big infrastructure project under the PPP?Shamsul Hoque (SH): My engagement with the DEE project started after the government...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
FE: Why ITD has been interested in the PPP project in Bangladesh? The FE came to know DEE is ITD's first PPP project to start with although its success stories in infrastructure development as contractor were quite impressive. Why Bangladesh...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
A public-private coupling in development pursuit finally stands the test as a maiden big infrastructure project with foreign investment under PPP model is about to see success. The half-built Dhaka elevated expressway (DEE) opens today, with seamless transport drive overhead...
Munima Sultana | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
Despite all odds, the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is now a reality. The first 11.5 km part of it has been readied for opening. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates it today (Saturday) and the toll collection will start tomorrow (Sunday).Opening...
Abul Quasem Haider | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
Different economic alliances and institutions have been established across the world with their own missions and visions. BRICS is also such an economic and political alliance. Prominent economist of the country Mustafa Kamal Mujeri said BRICS is a new initiative,...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
The generation Z unlike its predecessor millennial is more discriminated against in terms of green space and playgrounds, particularly in almost all cities and other urban centres of Bangladesh. Dhaka is basically a city hostile to children, trees and open/green...
Most of us know that smoking kills. Despite the fact, we are one of the leading countries in terms of smokers with the lowest quitting rates of smoking. A survey, conducted by some British researchers shows that smoking cigarettes affects...
Digital devices like mobile phones, laptops and tablets have made our life more convenient. But their excessive use can have serious consequences on people, especially children. Nowadays, most children have digital devices, which they use most of the time. This...
Receiving healthcare services is not easy in rural Bangladesh. The government hospitals there do not have enough facilities. Also, the number of hospitals and upazila health complexes is much too inadequate. Moreover, most of our rural people have superstitious beliefs....
Tanim Asjad | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
It is widely recognised that scientific social research is critical for development. Any nation that aspires to advance in economic and social development needs to put proper emphasis on scientific research on social issues. An adequate budget and the right...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
It is interesting to see that with the country moving towards the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs) on Bangladeshi roads backed up by necessary road permits, there appears to be a rush by different regulatory authorities to propose lots of...
Though South Korea, a leading industrial powerhouse of Asia, has been a development partner of Bangladesh for around five decades, the volume of bilateral trade and investment between the two nations cannot be said to have grown to the expected...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2023-09-02 00:00:00
Semiconductor is not only the 4th most traded commodity, but more importantly, it has become a geopolitical and national security issue. Like many other major economies, India has bolstered its semiconductor mission with massive subsidy packages, tax differential, and bilateral...
UNESCO in partnership with UN Women organised a roundtable on 'Gender-friendly Working Environment in Media' at a city Hotel on Thursday as part of ongoing consultation with the creative sector and the media in Bangladesh. Representatives from different media outlets...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) plans to operate a trial run from Dhaka's Kamlapur rail station to Bhanga on September 7 as part of its move to inaugurate regular train service between Dhaka and Bhanga through the Padma Bridge in the...
All bank accounts of former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Sitanshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury (SK Sur) have been sought to investigate allegations of corruption against him, reports UNB.The account information of his wife Suparna Roy Chowdhury and daughter Nandita Sur...
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their inaugural Asia Cup match in Kandy on Thursday. The hosts successfully chased down 165 runs to win, with 66 balls remaining.Earlier, opting to bat after winning the toss, Bangladesh could only...
Korvi Rakshand, the founder of JAAGO Foundation, has been announced as one of the winners of the 2023 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Emergent Leadership category, reports BSS.Often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of Asia," the award recognises exceptional...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 31: Copenhagen-based port and cargo operator Maersk Group is going to set up a new container terminal near the Chittagong Port. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has given its initial approval to Maersk to set up the container...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) will provide US$ 200 million in loan for dengue prevention and treatment in Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations as well as Savar and Tarabo municipalities amid higher prevalence of infected patients in these areas.The fund will...
ARAFAT ARA and SAIF UDDIN | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Since 2000, many tourist resorts and hotels have begun cropping up on the outskirts of the capital, providing weary city-dwellers with a fleeting escape from the hustle and bustle of urban life.With people's spending power on the rise and lifestyles...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Though the prices of essential commodities have increased, the economy of Bangladesh is still in a better position compared to others amid global uncertainties, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Thursday."The prices of essentials went up … none knows...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (Reuters): More than 70 people were killed overnight when fire raged through a five-storey Johannesburg apartment block, one of the worst such disasters in a city where poverty, household fires and homelessness are widespread.Gutted, blackened by soot...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-09-01 00:00:00
Farmers are in a bind as seed-potato prices have skyrocketed to Tk 70-Tk 90 per kilogram, which is set to raise the production cost of the tuber crop to a new high this year, insiders said.A large number of medium-and...
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