A cabinet committee formed to review the feasibility of expediting import of power from neighbouring countries has come up with the idea of importing Nepal's surplus electricity in summer and export it in winter when demand in Bangladesh drops. The...
FE ONLINE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
The combined cost of the health effects due to lead pollution in Bangladesh is a loss of up to 9.0 per cent of the country's GDP, revealed a new global study on Tuesday.The study, published in the Lancet scientific journal,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh watches its balance-of-payments situation weakening further with balance of financial account dipping, with its negative impact on production and inflation, according to latest available statistics. High import costs for recurrent taka devaluation and lower export earnings widen the gaps...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Justice Obaidul Hassan, a senior judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, has been appointed Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh. The President appointed him as per the article 95(1) of the Constitution, said a notification issued by the...
Vendors occupy a road under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway near Kakoli level crossing in the city. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury on Tuesday scrapped all the ongoing land surveys following old method in the country, reports UNB."All the surveys that have already been done are cancelled. I want to confirm this standing in this Parliament," he said.The...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Migration sector contributes largely to the national economy but it still remains underprivileged by the state, speakers told a consultation on Tuesday.They attributed this negligence to a lack of political will of the government.They emphasised a proper plan for both...
The Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Bill 2023 was passed in Parliament on Tuesday to curb land-related forgeries and offences.Pariament also passed Land Reforms Bill 2023 with provisions for barring anyone from owning more than 60 bighas of land and...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Reiterating that mosquito control can improve dengue prevalence, Health Minister Zahid Maleque shouldered the responsibility of mosquito control on the local governments and the city corporations.Emphasising effective mosquito control measures to fight the dengue outbreak, he claimed that his ministry...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Polls, trade and investment, climate change and migration dominated the 5th strategic dialogue between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom in the city on Tuesday.As a development partner they expressed their desire to see free, fair and participatory polls in Bangladesh,...
ASJADUL KIBRIA, from Geneva | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
A series of shocks over the last decade and a half -- the 2008-09 global financial crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and now the war in Ukraine -- has raised concern about the future of globalisation, says a World Trade Report.The...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to pay serious attention to three key areas, including increasing domestic revenues and building capacity, to tackle upcoming challenges, to sustain its "miraculous successful development stories" in the future, said FCDO Chief Economist Professor Adnan Khan. During a...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructed the law ministry and the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Tuesday to promptly resolve pending tax-related cases in the courts to bolster the revenue income.She directed the law ministry during the Executive Committee of...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Launching long-awaited bidding for offshore hydrocarbon exploration seems uncertain before the next general election, slated for January 2024, sources said, while the country's fuel-import dependence increases.After getting approval for its 'lucrative' new model production-sharing contract (PSC) for offshore blocks by...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met...
Today (Wednesday) is the third death anniversary of Dr Md Ibrahim Khalil, former Chief Geologist of Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission. He left behind his two daughters and one son. His only elder brother Mohammad Ismail Amin, Director of Gungchil Ltd,...
In August of this year, 1,667 fire incidents were reported across the country, resulting in eight fatalities and 28 injuries, reports UNB.Of these, the highest number of fire incidents was reported in Dhaka division at 416. There were 128 fire...
United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Force Commander Lieutenant General Mohan Subramanian decorates 199 peacekeepers of Bangladesh Force Marine Unit (BANFMU-8) with medals in Juba, South Sudan on Tuesday. — ISPR
Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed two-storey 'Swadhinata Auditorium' with modern facilities on the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) premises in the city on Tuesday. — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Covid-19 pandemic has left many long-term multidimensional impacts on Bangladesh's poor people which were further intensified by the unremitting high inflation, speakers observed at a roundtable on Tuesday.Besides economic crisis, they are also facing social dilemma, as their children's huge...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
The aborted Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM) under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could have brought much prosperity for the region if materialised, former industries minister Dilip Barua said.The project did not see the light of day as a neighbour...
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Tuesday claimed that the current government's timely action to control commodity prices has made it possible to keep commodity prices stable and supply normal, reports UNB."Activities are going on to ensure that any unstable situation...
State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain has addressed the recent remarks made by Jamalpur's Deputy Commissioner (DC) in favour of the current government, and said that such statements are inappropriate in the lead-up to the upcoming elections. He said...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
The prosecution on Tuesday filed an application with a Dhaka court seeking permission for producing an official of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and two officials of Royal Canadian Mounted Police as witnesses in the Niko graft case. Attorney General...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
At least 25 pro-BNP lawyers were seriously injured as police charged baton on them on the Dhaka Bar Association premises, while they brought out a procession under the banner of the United Lawyers Front, a platform of the anti-government lawyers....
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
US Department of State Programme has provided training to Bangladesh Police on preventing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism. The US Department of State's Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism, along with partners from CRDF Global and Thin Blue...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-13 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told US President Joe Biden that her only aim in life is to ensure a prosperous life of the people of her country.Foreign minister Dr AK Abdul Momen disclosed this while talking to reporters after a...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday alleged that the government is buying 10 Airbus aircraft from France with the aim of getting a commission, reports UNB. "It's a very nice thing that the President of France has...
Major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Tuesday with investors focusing on macroeconomic data that could indicate whether interest rates will rise further in the United States, reports Reuters.The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, due...
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