FE REPORT | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
Strict orders come from the prime minister for containing high inflation that is worsening consumer woes through price rises and checking fund misuse done through spendthrift expenditure. The twin-directions were given by Sheikh Hasina at Tuesday's ECNEC meeting that endorsed...
Farmers enthusiastically buy Aman seedlings from a roadside market in Brahmanbaria on Tuesday. Farmers are upbeat in this Aman season due to favourable conditions for transplanting the seedlings following timely monsoon rains. — Focus Bangla
People in Bangladesh, the world's most polluted country, stands to lose 6.8 years of life on average per person due to air pollution, compared to 3.6 months in the United States, according to the study, reports Reuters.The study uses satellite...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
Fatalities and infections from dengue fever continued unabated, as 13 more people died of the disease in the 24-hour period till Tuesday morning.With the daily count, the total deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reached 569 this year, said the Directorate...
Only 25 per cent of the participants in a latest survey found the country heading in the right economic direction and 70 per cent disagreeing.Only 39 per cent agreed that the country was heading in the right political direction while...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there was no request from Bangladesh to make it a member of BRICS right now, reports UNB."We didn't go to tell anyone to make us a member (of BRICS) right now" she said.The...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
Drip-feeding dollar into the forex-strapped market by the central bank continues in what economists call risky deal amid depletion of Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves and slowing remittance and export incomes.Officials said the US dollar sale by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) could...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
Dr Senjuti Saha, Director and Senior Scientist of Child Health Research Foundation, Ashraful Haque Nobel, an environment specialist of USAID Bangladesh, Dr K Ayaz Rabbani, Head of the Department of Environmental Science and Management of IUB, among others, joined an...
Canadian High Commissioner in Bangladesh Lilly Nicholls paid a courtesy on Biman Bangladesh Airlines Board of Directors Chairman former senior secretary Mustafa Kamal Uddin, and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Shafiul Azim at Biman Head Office in the...
DINAJPUR, Aug 29 (UNB): The authorities of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University have taken disciplinary action against nine students, including expelling them from class examinations, in connection with a ragging incident.A notice signed by the university's registrar Professor...
Bangladesh has recorded 13 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,045,320, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the disease remained unchanged at 29,476 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday urged the investors of Italy to invest in Bangladesh's export processing zones and hi-tech parks, reports UNB."Italy is the sixth largest export destination of Bangladesh and the volume of bilateral trade exceeded three billion dollars...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
The government is preparing rules on "pension fund management" to explore investment opportunities of the proceeds from the universal pension scheme launched this month (August 2023). "We're preparing the rules. After that, there will be a committee that will be...
GOPALGANJ, Aug 29 (BSS): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-3) arrested a fugitive convict who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a women and children abuse case in 2017.The arrested was identified as Md Rezaul (28) son of late Jalil Sheikh, resident...
CHATTAGRAM, Aug 29 (UNB): Former ward councillor of Chattogram City Corporation and organizing secretary of Chattogram city Jamaat-e Islami Shamsuzzaman Helali was arrested from his residence at Badurtola Arakan Housing Society in the city on Monday evening.According to police, there...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed October 18 for submitting report against BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas in a case lodged over the clashes between police and BNP men in...
Ganoforum president Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday urged the government to engage in talks with all political parties immediately to hold the upcoming national election in a free, fair and participatory manner, reports UNB.Speaking at a discussion, he also placed...
MYMENSINGH, Aug 29 (UNB): A Jubo League activist was hacked to death allegedly by activists of rival group at Atani Bazar in Mymensingh's Muktagachha upazila headquarters on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Asaduzzaman Asad, son of Shamsul Haque of...
In the wake of an open letter of global leaders and Nobel laureates urging Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to halt the current trial proceedings against Dr Muhammad Yunus, BNP on Tuesday demanded the immediate withdrawal of all cases filed against...
Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash on Tuesday urged the people to cast votes in favor of Awami League in the next general election to continue development spree of the country, reports BSS."If people vote for Awami League...
FE REPORT | 2023-08-30 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has started removing the statements of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman from all social media, including YouTube and Facebook. Barrister Khandker Reza-E-Raquib, a counsel for the BTRC, told the High Court (HC) on Tuesday...
Sydney, Aug 29 (Reuters): South Korea's LG Energy Solution is aiming to raise about $1 billion from the sale of two, dollar-denominated green bonds, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.The sources could not be identified as...
The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index hit a two-week high on Tuesday, following an extended weekend as miners rose on optimism over fresh policy support from top consumer China, while Bunzl advanced on upbeat annual profit outlook, reports Reuters.The blue-chip index...
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, Aug 29 (Reuters): Disillusioned with a weak stock market at home, geopolitical risks and a falling currency, Chinese investors are pouring money into investment products with exposure to overseas assets that will also help diversify their portfolios.Retail money...
BEIJING, Aug 29 (Reuters): China's BYD Co Ltd on Monday said first-half profit jumped 204.7 per cent as the new energy vehicle maker broke its delivery record and retained its crown as China's biggest-selling auto brand.Net earnings for the six-months...
The 24'' Deluxe LED TV of the Minister brand is now available at only Tk 9,999. This television, originally priced at Tk 13,441, is currently being offered at a discount of almost Tk 3,000, says a press release. The standout...
GPH Ispat Limited organised a day-long free medical camp on Sunday for the women of Kumira, Sitakunda, and its adjoining areas to mark the National Mourning Day. Hundreds of helpless and poor women have been given free treatment and medicine...
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