The challenges before the new government are political, economic and diplomatic, said Awami General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday, reports UNB."These three challenges lie ahead. It is not so easy to protect Bangladesh from...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday described the new Awami League (AL) government, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, as the "blackest artificial regime" in Bangladesh with characteristics of one-party fascism, reports UNB."The journey of the...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday said all the ambassadors and high commissioners in Dhaka including those from the US, UK and the European Union (EU) congratulated the newly elected government led by Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on her...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morningMild cold...
Bangladesh reported 39 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,046,542, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Friday.The official death toll from...
The wife of a police officer has died after falling from the eighth-floor of a building in the city's Motijheel, reports bdnews23.com.The victim is Hamida Akter (28).She was found near building No.3 at the AGB Colony on Friday morning and...
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Jan 12 (UNB): The authorities of Islamic University (IU) have recovered six bomb-like objects in abandoned condition from different places on the campus in Kushtia.Panic has spread in the campus due to the recovery of cocktail-like objects lying...
Bangladesh Ambassador to Myanmar Md Monwar Hossain has expressed his hope that the ASEAN Chair will continue to play a further positive role in facilitating repatriation of more than 1.0 million displaced Rohingyas to their homeland, reports UNB.The Rohingyas fled...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 11: Wild elephants are losing sanctuary in the forests and hills of Chattgogram region which are on the wane due to different human interventions.The forests here are being denuded of trees and hills because of their indiscriminate cutting...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
On the occasion of its 53rd anniversary, Jahangirnagar University (JU) celebrated 'University Day' with an array of colorful events on Friday.The celebrations commenced in the morning with a jubilant procession, starting from the Business Studies Faculty and concluding at Selim...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh fell short of sending its full quota of workers to South Korea in 2023, achieving less than 50 per cent of the allotted jobs. The shortfall was caused by a number of factors: dampened demand from Korean employers, negative...
BEIJING, Jan 12, (AFP): China's exports fell last year for the first time in seven years, data showed Friday, as tensions with the United States and a stuttering global economic recovery compound Beijing's struggles to kickstart growth at home.Overseas shipments...
Drainage upgrade work under Babu Bazar bridge in old Dhaka is snarling traffic, adding to congestion woes at one of the capital's busiest business hubs. The photo was taken on Friday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Bangladesh authorities have undermined pledges of a free and fair vote with coercive actions against the opponents, who eventually stayed away from the polls. The US-based rights watchdog alleges this was done by way of...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Despite the completion of rail-track work on the Padma Bridge, the Padma Bridge Rail Link Project now faces financial challenges. A portion of a $228 million Chinese loan may be withheld due to Bangladesh Railway's inability to complete some major...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
The country's credit-card transactions witnessed a 2.18-percent decline in November 2023, compared to the previous month, according to the Bangladesh Bank's data.The total such transactions for November amounted to Tk 25.39 billion, as opposed to Tk 25.96 billion were recorded...
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (AFP): The global economy is "poised for a soft landing," an IMF spokesperson said Thursday, predicting that inflation around the world will continue to subside without causing a damaging recession.Last year proved to be "more resilient than...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Promised speedy construction of three MRT lines for Dhaka metro rail goes in the slow lane with the project company surrendering substantial funds allocated in the current budget for the works, officials said.The state-run Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL)...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tributes to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait in front of Bangabandhu Bhaban at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Friday. — Photo PID
SANAA, Jan 12 (AFP): US and British forces struck rebel-held Yemen early on Friday after weeks of disruptive attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Iran-backed Huthis who say they are acting in solidarity with Gaza.The air strikes add to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
City-dwellers in Dhaka experienced chilly weather as a mild cold wave was sweeping over the country's Kishoreganj, Pabna, Dinajpur and Chuadanga districts on Friday.Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in its forecast that weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
The government is going to build another inland container depot (ICD) to facilitate the movement of rail-based containerised cargoes in the country, officials said.The depot would be built in Ghorashal railway station area of Narsingdi district on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain-Transfer (DBFOMT) mode...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
The latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey paints a concerning picture of receding female decision-making power within Bangladeshi families over the past decade. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics defines the "head of household" as the individual making key decisions related...
Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Friday vowed to continue the journey towards the country's prosperity as she takes office anew."Bangladesh's journey towards the socioeconomic advancement will be continued," she wrote while signing the visitors' book kept...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON & REZAUL KARIM | 2024-01-13 00:00:00
Majority macro-indicators of Bangladesh's economy signal significant challenges facing the new government that economists attribute to persisting global and local adversities as well as turbulent internal political transition. As many as six out of nine key economic indicators prepared by...
WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters): Major US bank fourth quarter profits fell on Friday as lenders put aside cash to replenish a government insurance fund dented by last year's bank failures, and as the rising cost of retaining deposits ate into...
Kazakh carrier Air Astana has outlined its intention to list on the London and Kazakhstan stock exchanges this year, reports flightglobal.com.An IPO has long been on the agenda for Air Astana, which is 51 per cent owned by Kazakhstan's sovereign...
NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters): BlackRock said on Friday it would buy Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for $12.5 billion in a major bet on alternative assets and announced a shake-up of its top management.The deal, which includes $3 billion in...
Social Islami Bank PLC distributed blankets among underprivileged people in Malibag-Mouchak area of Dhaka city recently as a part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR). Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, handed over the blankets to the...
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