FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun warned on Friday of taking stern action if anyone tried to unleash arson attacks and resort to violence during the forthcoming 12th parliamentary selection scheduled for tomorrow."The consequences will be grave if...
Police personnel detain a man allegedly for spouting anti-government slogans at the National Mosque after Jumma prayers ahead of the upcoming general elections in the city on Friday — AFP Photo
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said an unprecedented mass tide has been created in favour of 'boat' across the country on the occasion of the 12th national elections to be held tomorrow (Sunday), reports BSS.He made...
The United States said on Friday it is preparing military logistical support and aid for regions in Japan devastated by an earthquake that killed 94 people, forced about 33,000 people to leave their homes, and has left over 200 people...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
After the Covid-induced disruptions, micro-lending in Bangladesh is experiencing a severe slump in funding, resembling an El Niño-like dry spell. Small and medium-scale microfinance institutions (MFIs), which rely on bigger institutions for funding, are bearing the brunt, according to microfinance...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Jan 04 (AP): An Israeli strike flattened a home Thursday in an area of southern Gaza that the military had declared a safe zone as Israeli troops pressed their assault in the nearby city of Khan Younis....
Mild cold wave is sweeping over three northern districts, according to a met office forecast for the next 24 hours commencing 9am Friday, report agencies."Mild cold wave is sweeping over the districts of Dinajpur, Panchagarh and Kurigrram and it may...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) called upon the people on Friday to boycott voting in the January 7 'farcical' election, braving 'all threats and intimidation' by the government.The party also called upon the people to extend their support to its ongoing...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Amnesty International has issued a 10-point human rights charter ahead of the 12th parliamentary elections of Bangladesh to be held on Sunday this week, urging all participating parties to protect human rights and development aspects. The United Kingdom-based international human...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its associate bodies brought out on Friday a stick procession demanding resignation of the government and calling upon the voters to boycott Sunday's polls.Senior Joint Secretary General of BNP Ruhul Kabir Rizvi led the procession...
The ruling Awami League held meetings on Friday with a Commonwealth Election observer team and an OIC team over the 12th parliamentary elections to be held tomorrow (Sunday), reports BSS.The meeting with the Commonwealth team was held at Pan Pacific...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Middle-income group wobbles under expenditure pressures as their earnings declined compared to their top-and bottom-line peers in income-distribution groups while prices of necessaries kept soaring.Such hardship of people once having honourable living status in society is obviously delineated in latest...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
The digital and paperless banking sector in Bangladesh continued to thrive in October 2023, with an increase in the prevalence of ATMs, POS terminals and CRMs.Scheduled banks facilitate financial transactions by establishing branches, ATM, POS, CDM and CRMs in urban...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
The authorities have detected an ongoing phishing campaign by the advanced persistent threat group 'SideWinder', targeting government, military, law enforcement and other key and sensitive entities.Just days ahead of the national elections, the Bangladesh Government's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh goes to the polls tomorrow (January 7) amid tensions as the major opposition and like-minded political parties threw stricter programmes like shutdown on boycott of the 12th parliamentary election. Ruling Bangladesh Awami League high-ups and its allies called upon...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-01-06 00:00:00
Private companies should pursue a "wait-and-see policy" before going for foreign borrowing as interest rate spiked on the global financial market nowadays, economists suggest. Many firms are on the hunt for forex support. The cost of foreign funds has increased...
CAPE TOWN, Jan 05 (AFP): India's victory in the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Thursday broke many records, most notably becoming the shortest completed Test match in the history of the game, lasting just 624 balls.The...
SYDNEY, Jan 05 (AFP): Josh Hazlewood claimed three wickets in an electrifying over to bowl Australia into a potential winning position over Pakistan in an absorbing third Test in Sydney on Friday.Paceman Hazlewood ripped through to reduce the tourists from...
Australia have replaced India as the No.1-ranked Test team in the ICC rankings. Prior to this, Australia had held the top spot briefly following their win in the World Test Championship final in June, reports www.espncricinfo.com.Before the latest update, both...
BRISBANE, Jan 05 (AFP): Aryna Sabalenka fired a warning ahead of her Australian Open defence by powering into the Brisbane International semi-finals on Friday with a straight-sets demolition of Daria Kasatkina.Sabalenka's 6-1, 6-4 victory was her 14th consecutive win on...
PARIS, Jan 05 (AFP): France striker Kylian Mbappe has turned his back on "several tens of millions" of euro in a bid to ease a possible move away from Paris Saint-Germain, a source involved in the negotiations told the news...
CM Sakline Mostafa Sajid of Bangladesh Police emerged champion in the Int'l Rating Chess Tournament that concluded on Friday at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room in the city, reports BSS.Sajid earned 7.5 points to clinch the title.GM Ziaur Rahman of...
ROME, Jan 05 (AFP): Juventus recovered from conceding a second-minute goal to crush struggling Salernitana 6-1 and reach the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Thursday.Salernitana, rock bottom in Serie A, stunned their illustrious opponents when Chukwubuikem Ikwuemesi pounced on a mistake...
COLOMBO, Jan 05 (AFP): Sri Lanka's white ball series against Zimbabwe starting at the weekend is a chance for the team to show improvement after last year's dismal World Cup campaign, skipper Kusal Mendis said Friday.Mendis led the team to...
MIAMI, Jan 05 (AFP): The opening game of cricket's Twenty20 World Cup final will be held in Dallas with the final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados, organisers announced on Friday.The expanded 20-team tournament is being jointly held by the...
Indian warship responds to hijacking of Liberian-flagged vessel in Arabian SeaNEW DELHI, Jan 05: India's navy said on Friday that its warship was moving toward a Liberian-flagged vessel hijacked in the Arabian Sea, which is believed to have Indian crew...
ISLAMABAD, Jan 05 (Express Tribune/BBC): With the next general elections hardly a month away, the Senate passed a resolution on Friday seeking a delay in elections citing security concerns.The resolution, presented by independent Senator Dilawar Khan, was opposed by Caretaker...
PERRY (United States), Jan 05 (AFP): A teenage gunman killed one fellow student and wounded five other people before killing himself during a shooting Thursday at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa, authorities said.Among those injured...
LONDON, Jan 05 (Arab News): Major rivers across Britain were flooded on Friday after heavy rain, with the government issuing more than 300 flood warnings, travel operators announcing serious disruption and around 1,000 homes suffering damage so far.A succession of...
TEHRAN, Jan 05 (Agencies): Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has promised to retaliate after twin bombings in the city of Kerman this week killed and wounded many people attending a memorial for top General Qassem Soleimani.On Friday, Raisi addressed thousands of...
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