Matiur Rahman | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
Green technology and innovation refer to developing and applying environment-friendly sustainable solutions that minimise negative environmental impacts while promoting economic growth and social well-being. These technologies and innovations aim to address various environmental challenges and contribute to a more sustainable...
According to the media, a 36-year-old woman has recently committed suicide in Manikganj's Saturia reportedly after failing to repay loans that she had taken from NGOs (non-government organisations). One of the NGOs' officials allegedly harassed her just one day before...
One of the worst kinds of nuisances in Dhaka city is noise pollution. It is something with which we begin and end our days. Yet, hardly anyone seems to care how much it is affecting our life and health. As...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
When Bangladesh has nearly entered the age of AI (artificial intelligence) news casting on TV, a recent FE photograph showing a female 'ojha' treating a baby dengue patient on a young mother's lap commands sheer incredulity. The Mugda Medical College...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
That 'syndicates' are behind unusual rise in prices of essential commodities is more of a popular perception. Even policymakers often blame a section of traders for creating syndicates that have hitherto remained beyond the reach of the long hand of...
The readymade garments sector's share in global markets (RMG) has reportedly tripled in size over the last seventeen years. As per data from the World Trade Statistical Review 2023 shows, the country's share has increased from 2.5 per cent in...
Oil prices rose more than a dollar a barrel on Friday to record a sixth consecutive week of gains, after top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia extended supply cuts through September, adding to undersupply concerns, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures rose...
PANAMA CITY, Aug 5 (Reuters): The Panama Canal expects its revenue to shrink by about $200 million in its next fiscal year due to crossing restrictions meant to save water as a consequence of an unprecedented drought, its administrator announced...
CHICAGO, Aug 5 (Reuters): Drought is expected to send global wheat stockpiles for major exporters to the lowest levels in more than a decade, a Reuters analysis shows, a decline coming as top supplier Russia intensifies its conflict with Ukraine...
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said that Rashid Khan, who skipped the Hundred due to a back problem recently, will be available in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Pakistan, scheduled in Sri Lanka from August 22, reports Cricbuzz.Pakistan will...
Right-arm national team pacer, Taskin Ahmed, has won the prestigious Sheikh Kamal National Sports Award 2023. Along with him, a total of 10 sportsmen and organisations received this award this year from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB."It's a great...
KHULNA, Aug 05 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed solidarity with the female footballers who were tortured at Batiaghata upazila in Khulna district.Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, lawmaker from Khulna-2 constituency, conveyed the message while talking with the footballers."The prime minister...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-08-06 00:00:00
According to the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Global Debt Database (IMF Annual Report, 2022), overall global borrowing rose by 28 percentage points to 256 per cent of GDP in 2020. Government borrowing accounted for half of this increase, and the...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 12:00:00
The government on Friday reported 10 more deaths due to the mosquito-borne dengue fever, including eight in Dhaka city.With the new casualties, the dengue death toll reached 293, including 234 in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-08-05 12:00:00
Bangladesh's tourism authorities are exploring the potential of 'tea and coffee tourism' to promote the entertainment industry, diversify business and boost the country's rural economy at the same time. The tourism model, which has been successful in China, involves bringing...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-08-05 12:00:00
Right at the time when the FIFA Women's World Cup is in progress in the two neighbouring countries across the Tasman Sea --- Australia and New Zealand, four women footballers of the under-17 Khulna divisional football team came under physical...
Sri Lanka's inflation rate, which dropped to single digits for the first time in months in July, may still face headwinds from rising water, food and energy prices, analysts say, in a challenge for a crisis-hit country seeking to foster...
ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (Al Jazeera): Pakistan's National Assembly will be dissolved on August 9, three days before the completion of the five-year parliamentary term, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said.Sharif made the announcement during a dinner hosted for the members...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
The government has appointed an administrator at the Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) for six months for not holding an election for a new executive committee in due time.According to an office order issued on July 22, commerce ministry...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM Aug 04: Bangladesh Fertilizer Dealers Association (BFDA) alleged that they face extortion and the imposition of illegal tolls while collecting the crucial agricultural input from Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL).During this peak Aman paddy- planting season, BFDA leaders have...
GENEVA, Aug 4 (AFP): The United Nations on Friday called on Bangladeshi police to refrain from excessive use of force amid recurring violence and mass arrests ahead of general election.The UN human rights office on Monday lamented the violence that...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
A cybersecurity alert was issued on Friday after a group of hackers, calling themselves hacktivists from India, threatened to attack the cyberspace of Bangladesh and Pakistan in mid-August.The hacktivists cited August 15, the National Mourning Day, as the date for...
US Ambassador Peter Haas has said over the next year they expect to deliver the highly capable Blackjack UAS, 35-foot SAFE Patrol Boats, and additional Zodiac Rigid Hull Boats to Bangladesh, reports UNB."These systems will help Bangladesh conduct the UN...
Chattogram on Friday faced a severe waterlogging and flooding situation due to heavy rainfall caused by the monsoon wind and low pressure over the Bay of Bengal. The rainfall began on Thursday and persisted relentlessly until Friday afternoon, exacerbating the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Oncoming political unrest over polls begins hurting ready-made garment (RMG) trade as Bangladesh's main export sector is getting lesser work orders in recent months, insiders said.Industrialists and economists anticipate the worse to come if the political situation gathers steam further...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Six big projects are in wait for opening on completion before the crucial next polls to crown the long-running Awami League regime's successes, official sources said.On the list are Karnaphuli River tunnel, Dohazari-Cox's Bazar rail route, Padma Bridge rail link,...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-05 00:00:00
Cargo containers bound for Dhaka stockpiled at Chittagong seaport for shortage of freight trains, affecting factory production and market supply under cascading impacts, sources have said.The port glut with containers bound for Dhaka Inland Container Depot (ICD) and also export-cargo...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram & Sylhet divisions and at many places over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions with heavy to very...
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