Bangladesh's uncapped opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim is used to the lofty comparisons with the side's leading batter Tamim Iqbal. The comparison is not just down to their similar names, but also their approach to batting, reports Cricbuzz. Tanzid's playing style...
Abdul Awal Primary School at Ashtagram Upazila in Kishoreganj arranged a Dua Mahfil in observance of the National Mourning Day on August 15. Upazila Chairman Shahidul Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Harun-Or-Rashid, Upazila Primary Education Officer Ashraful Alam, OC of Ashtagram...
Lebanese protesters lift placards during a demonstration called for by the banks depositors committee against monetary policies, in Beirut's downtown district on Thursday. Lebanon's economic meltdown, described by the World Bank as one of the worst in recent global history,...
Work on underground sewer system is going on at a slow pace at Purana Paltan Lane in the city. Even the manhole lies uncovered, which poses danger to pedestrians. The photo was taken on Thursday. — FE photo
DUBAI, Aug 17 (AFP): After riding a fossil-fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing "green" hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke.Oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates...
Bangladesh is emerging as the world's most captivating market for infrastructure and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), as it embarks on transport mega-projects aimed at efficient management and monitoring through ITS and Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) Systems, reports BSS. The country's inaugural ITS...
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 17 (Reuters): BRICS leaders meet in South Africa next week to discuss how to turn a loose club of nations accounting for a quarter of the global economy into a geopolitical force that can challenge the West's dominance...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
The Appellate Division on Thursday fixed August 20 (Sunday) to deliver its order over a petition filed by Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and others against an HC judgment that okayed the charge-framing order of the court concerned against...
A Dhaka court on Thursday convicted and sentenced five people, including journalist Shafik Rehman and daily Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman, to seven-year imprisonment in a case for plotting to abduct and murder Prime Minister's Information and Commu-nication Technology Affairs...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 17: The Sonar Bangla Express on Dhaka-Chattogram rail route started its journey with new Korean coaches on Wednesday afternoon.At the same time, Bijoy Express on Chattogram-Mymensingh route also ran with the old coaches of its peer train Sonar...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) is currently focusing more on developing chord lines rather than converting the metre gauge into dual gauges along the Dhaka-Chattogram rail corridor, due mostly to austerity in funding totalling Tk 300 billion.Sources said that the priority for...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is yet to start formal discussion with China on its plan to construct a dam upstream Brahmaputra River for hydroelectric projects. The country has not also signed any agreement with China on water sharing,Seheli Sabrina, Director-General of the Public...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported nine more deaths due to mosquito-borne dengue fever on Thursday, taking the total death toll to 444. Of the new casualties, seven were from Dhaka and two from the rest of the...
A student does a last-minute revision outside her HSC exam centre, Kabi Nazrul Govt. College, in the city on Thursday, the first day of this year's HSC exams. The exams under eight general education boards began on Thursday, but the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes the Universal Pension Scheme her government just introduced will ensure a better life of all in society by covering above-18s for secure latter-day financial benefit."We have introduced the pension scheme so that every person of...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
The government has finalised the draft of separate rules on Universal Pension Fund Management to help safe and secure investment of premium money.The intending subscribers will be able to choose four schemes.The schemes are Pragati, Surokkha, Samata and Prabashi. Any...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions with moderately heavy to...
17 more Covid cases reportedBangladesh reported 17 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Thursday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,045,120, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the...
Dhaka's air quality was marked 'unhealthy' on Thursday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 122 at 9:05 am, Dhaka ranked 11th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.The United Arab Emirates' Dubai,...
Participants posing for photograph at a workshop on 'Art of Podcasting' at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh in the city recently
Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam presiding over a discussion on its campus in the city Tuesday, marking the 48th death anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu...
A delegation of University Grants Commission led by its chairman Prof Dr Kazi Shahidullah placing a wreath at the portrait of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the UGC bhaban in the city on Tuesday, marking the...
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) has sought comprehensive information about flood-affected educational institutions and students.Due to heavy rains and landslides, floods have occurred in several districts of Southwestern regions of the country including Chattogram, Bandarban and Cox's...
People from all walks of life participate in the namaz-e-janaza of former chief of Air Staff Air Vice Marshal Sultan Mahmud, Bir Uttam, at the parade ground of BAF Base Bashar in the city on Thursday — ISPR
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-08-18 00:00:00
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Jahangirnagar University (JU) and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies of Japan on Thursday in the conference room of the Vice-Chancellor's office of the university.The MoU was signed by Professor Dr Rasheda...
Describing August 15, 1975 as the biggest human rights violation in independent Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Thursday urged the United States to hand over Bangabandhu's self-confessed killer, showing respect to the law of Bangladesh,...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams for 2024 will be held in February while Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams will be held in April, Education Minister Dipu Moni said on Thursday, reports UNB."For the past several...
Four Chhatra League activists were suspended and one was served with a show cause notice in Satkhira, and Thakurgaon over grieving war criminal Delwar Hossain Sayeedi's death on Facebook, reports UNB. In Satkhira, the District Chhatra League leaders said the...
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