Eight people including Nabiullah Nabi, joint convener of Dhaka south unit of BNP, were arrested in connection with Friday's arson attack on Benapole Express train in Dhaka's Gopibagh area that left four people dead, reports UNB.The other arrestees are Jubo...
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has urged Bangladeshis to turn up at the polling stations by overcoming fears of violence and concerns of irregularities to cast their vote, reports bdnews24.com.Voting will be suspended at centres or constituencies where irregularities...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
The execution of budget for the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24) is on the slow lane as only 11 per cent of the total outlay spent during the first quarter (Q1), official data showed, apparently reflecting the impact ahead of...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
Voting for election to Bangladesh's twelfth parliament takes place today, against a grim background of opposition boycott and unrest in the run-up.Balloting will take place from 8 am to 4 pm amid tight security to fend off any trouble as...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
Import of top twenty products contributed 7.33-percent higher taxes despite fall in both volume and value in the last calendar year, as penalizing fake declaration and trade-based money laundering pays off.Watchdog action in gate-keeping at the prime port worked such...
Ganatantra Mancha organised a rally in front of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday calling for forging a mass resistance against the price manipulation syndicate and boycotting the 12th national election scheduled to be held today (Sunday)...
In preparation for the 12th national election today (Sunday), the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has deployed 700 patrol teams across the country to ensure security, reports UNB.RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain stated that coordinated efforts with other law enforcement...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal on Saturday urged the countrymen to discharge their moral duties by casting their votes for the candidates of their choice. "Two days before the national election, I am urging the people of the country to go...
The Election Commission (EC) has ordered the authorities concerned to strengthen security and surveillance at all polling stations across the country in a bid to hold the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election today (Sunday) in a free and fair manner,...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Saturday inspecting activities of an army team deployed to help the civil administration in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar for holding the national election today (Sunday) — ISPS
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at Dhaka City College in the city today (Sunday morning), reports BSS.She will cast her vote at the Dhaka City College centre in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 06 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the voting festivity could not be marred through arson terrorism."The leaders who are giving directives to do the heinous...
NOAKHALI, Jan 06 (BSS): Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday called upon the people to go to polling centres not giving ear to BNP's rumour and propaganda."Boycott the programme of BNP-Jamaat spreading panic in polls. Law enforcement agencies...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to...
The government has restored navigability in 7862 km routes of country's 53 inland rivers through dredging or capital dredging in the last 14 years, reports BSS.In the dry season, the length of waterway has increased to 6192 km, which was...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality again, with an AQI index of 278 at 9:12 am on Saturday morning, reports UNB.The air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according...
Foreign Minister (FM) Dr AK Abdul Momen has said they will leave no stone unturned to identify the perpetrators of the heinous crime of setting a train on fire, reports UNB."Each and every one will be brought to justice and...
University student Abu Talha was headed by train from Faridpur to Dhaka before he transferred to another train bound for Syedpur, reports bdnews24.com. He spoke to his father at 07:00 pm on Friday. When his father, Abdul Haque, heard of...
FE REPORTDhaka turned into an almost 'empty city' on Saturday due to the mass exodus for an extended holiday and a two-day strike enforced by the major opposition ahead of the 12th parliamentary election today (Sunday). It caused a lower...
FE REPORT Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) will take stern action if anyone obstructs voters from exercising their democratic rights to cast votes in today's national election.RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain made the warning at a press briefing on Saturday...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
A total of 303 arson attacks have taken place in Bangladesh in the past 71 days until Saturday, claiming eight lives and injuring five, including two firemen.The wilful fire incidents, perpetrated by miscreants, damaged 302 vehicles and 23 structures.The Department...
Some of BP's largest shareholders have urged the company to approach BAE Systems Chief Executive Charles Woodburn about becoming the British oil giant's next boss, Sky News reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources.Several large investors believe that BP should target...
General Motors' Cruise robotaxi unit offered on Friday to pay $75,000 to resolve an investigation by California regulators into its failure to disclose details of a pedestrian crash involving a self-driving car, reports Reuters.In December, the California Public Utilities Commission...
RFL BEST BUY DISTRIBUTES WARM CLOTHES 'RFL Best Buy', a popular sales centre of household products, distributed warm clothes among cold-hit poor people at GangacharaUpazila in Rangpur. High officials of RFL Best Buy distributed the clothes among 500 families recently.
US corporate bond market issuance is projected to slow next week from a hectic start to the year after economic data sent mixed signals on Friday but tempered expectations of an interest rate cut in March, reports Reuters.The first week...
ISTANBUL/LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters): US investment giants Pimco and Vanguard have bought local Turkish assets in recent months, betting that the country will maintain high interest rates after years of erratic policymaking under President Tayyip Erdogan.Interviews with top money managers...
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices slipped to a five-month low last week, extending losses that began in mid-November as mild winter weather and high inventories curbed demand, reports Reuters.The average LNG price for February delivery into north-east Asia...
BEIJING, Jan 6 (Reuters): Tesla is doing an effective recall on 1.62 million vehicles, including its models S, X, 3 and Y in China, the market regulator said on Friday.The recalls in Tesla's second largest market follow two recalls by...
FE ReportThe International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, has extended $45 million Murabaha trade finance facility to City Bank under a syndicated arrangement.To this effect, City Bank Managing Director and CEO...
PARIS, Jan 6 (AFP): World food prices fell in 2023, with considerable declines for grains and oils as supply concerns eased, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation said Friday.Overall, world food commodity prices fell 13.7 percent in 2023 against the...
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