FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., July 20 (AP): The seats at DRV PNK Stadium filled up quickly with fans eager to get a glimpse at Inter Miami's new superstar.Lionel Messi - arguably the greatest soccer player ever - stood on a runway...
AUCKLAND, July 20 (Reuters): Hannah Wilkinson's second-half goal gave New Zealand a shock 1-0 win over former champions Norway at Eden Park on Thursday as the co-hosts kicked off the Women's World Cup in style by claiming their first ever...
PANCHAGARH July 20 (BSS): Police in a drive arrested eleven fugitive criminals on different charge from different area in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district on Wednesday night.The arrestees are Asgor Ali, Amit Kumar Roy, Ikbal Hossein, Hasan Ali of Peralbari...
COX'S BAZAR, July 20 (UNB): A Cox's Bazar court has sentenced eight people to death in a case over the killing of a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi Arabia in Sadar upazila of the district around 23 years back.Cox's Bazar Additional...
KUSHTIA, July 20 (UNB): Three persons have been arrested in a case filed over the rape of a 29-yr-old woman in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district.The arrestees are Md Quddus. Robin (21), Masfikur (19) and Russell (20). All are the...
BARISHAL, July 20 (UNB): A first year student of Barishal University (BU) was found dead in her room at a mess on Wednesday night. The dead is Ribna Shahrin, first year student of Botany Department and resident of Molla Chhatri...
BRAHMANBARIA, July 20 (UNB): A drug trader was killed in police firing when his relatives were snatching his son from , also an accused in a narcotics case, from the custody of the law enforcers at Adampur village in Bijoynagar...
RAJSHAHI, July 20 (BSS): Around 1.15 million tonnes of mangoes worth Tk 75 billion were produced from around 93,000 hectares of land in the northern region consisting of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore districts this year.In the last stage of...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-07-21 00:00:00
Fifty-two years after the 9-month broadcast of the Radio Free Bangladesh, a critical phase in the Bengalees' all-out armed struggle in 1971, the memories still remain strong with the nation. It was a heroic chapter, which couldn't be erased from...
Child labour is a nagging problem in our society. It is so deeply rooted that it cannot be eradicated overnight. A lot has been said and written on the plight of the children working on streets and in garages and...
Bangladesh has more than 20,000 secondary schools, 684 of which are run by the government. The number of teachers in both public and private secondary schools is close to 300,000. However, the teachers and employees of non-government schools face discriminatory...
Zahid Huq | 2023-07-21 00:00:00
The actual size of non-performing loans (NPL) in the country's banking system has always been a mystery. The phrase in Hindi, 'jo dekhta hai woh hota nehi aur jo hota hai woh dhekta nehi hai' (whatever appears to the eyes...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-07-21 00:00:00
The spectre of a famine in large swathes of the planet is all set to unfold. With Russia turning its back to the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI), the ominous prospect now looks all the more real. The grain deal...
The directive of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the relevant authorities late last week for preparation of development projects in line with the current prices of construction materials and currency exchange rates is, in effect, a forewarning against flawed...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-07-21 00:00:00
There are several kinds of migration but economic migration dominates in Bangladesh. People migrate in order to survive economically in internal migration. And in external migration they do so to improve their standard of living. Early migration of Sylhetis to...
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said Russia's exit from a deal allowing Ukrainian exports via the Black Sea worsens the global food security outlook and risks adding to food inflation, especially for low-income countries, reports Reuters.An IMF spokesperson said...
BANGKOK, July 19 (Reuters): The leader of Thailand's election-winning Move Forward Party met fresh obstacles in his prime ministerial bid on Wednesday, as a court suspended him as a lawmaker and rivals successfully scuttled his re-nomination in parliament.US-educated liberal Pita...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
A three-day training programme on economic analysis kicked off in the city on Tuesday.International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) organised the training programme at the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) secretariat. The Bill &...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to Central Hospital's physician Maksuda Farida Akhter Mili in a case filed on charge of neglect of duty that led to the deaths of a newborn and its mother. Judge of the Additional...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, July 19: The Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) is implementing the sewerage- system project to solve the sewage-disposal problems in the port city.The sewerage treatment plant will be set up on 165 acres of land in Halishahar...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh's child labour has increased by 4.54 per cent to 1.77 million in 10 years, official data showed on Wednesday.Despite the upswing, the number of hazardous child labourers dropped to 1.068 million in 2022 from 1.280 million in 2013, according...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
Twelve countries and the European Union on Wednesday condemned the attack on Dhaka-17 constituency candidate Ashraful Alam, popularly known as Hero Alam, during the election day.The by-election took place on July 17.Violence has no place in the democratic process, they...
Traffic comes to a standstill on the U-loop at Merul Badda in the capital as two major parties stage demonstrations in several parts of the city on Wednesday, the second day of their programmes. — FE photo
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday came down heavily on a section of Dhaka-stationed diplomats apparently for their "overreaction" to the incidents in Bangladesh.While talking to reporters at the foreign ministry Wednesday, he said that the attack on...
Denmark expressed its keenness to invest US$1.3 billion for the generation of offshore wind energy in Bangladesh, the country's outgoing ambassador Winnie Estrup Petersen said on Wednesday.The ambassador made the offer while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh may lose 1.7 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually by 2037 if it fails to adapt to the effects of a 3°C global warming, said a new report on Wednesday.In addition, in the long run, GDP may...
Business leaders have expressed their deep concern about a possible disruption in smooth supply of wheat due to Russia's decision to axe the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI) from Monday last."The discontinuation of BSGI will not only cause man-made human...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
Policy support and export rebound lifted Bangladesh's economic growth in the past fiscal higher than the Asian Development Bank had predicted. The Bank now puts the rate at 6.0 per cent.The revised gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the just-past...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-07-20 00:00:00
At least two spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers have given Petrobangla three working days to clear their unpaid bills totalling around US$113 million or face supply halt, said sources. The spot suppliers who gave the cut-off time over the...
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