BEIJING/MUMBAI, Dec 20 (Reuters): Asian fertiliser buyers are seeking alternatives to Chinese supplies on concerns the world's top exporter has become an increasingly unreliable supplier after curbs on shipments to protect its domestic market, buyers and analysts said.China is the...
desh, its biggest buyer of the vegetable.To overcome the shortage, Bangladesh is trying to source more from China, Egypt and Turkey, said commerce ministry official Tapan Kanti Ghosh.As general elections approach next month in Bangladesh, the government has begun selling...
Women entrepreneurs pose for photo at the 'Uddokta 101 Trade Fair' organised by BRAC Bank at its Head Office in the city recently. The main objective of the fair was to promote the products made by women entrepreneurs and help...
The 48th Board Meeting of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. was held at the Police Headquarters on Tuesday. The meeting was chaired by Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun, Inspector General of Police and Chairman of Community Bank. Masihul Huq Chowdhury, Managing Director &...
Sonali Bank PLC and Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) PLC signed an agreement under which MTB customers can pay their chalan, utility bill, pension scheme installments and various charges and fees by using Sonali payment gateway services. The signing ceremony was...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
The potential challenges facing Bangladesh following graduation from the least developed country (LDC) club are now a major concern for policymakers, according to Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder.After the graduation, he warned that exports could decline due to the...
SAKIB MAHMUD | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
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SHEHRIN RADIYAT SHAHNAWAZ | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
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ROUNAK MARIUM | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
We probably heard about the 'American Dream' from movies or books or in different pop culture references, where a person who comes from nothing makes a generational wealth from entrepreneurship or being an entertainer of some sort in the USA....
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was...
Woman held with 8 kg gold at HSIACustoms officials arrested a woman with over eight kg of gold worth Tk 65.7 million from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) on Tuesday night. The arrestee is Rekha Parvin. Rekha reached Dhaka from...
Police have arrested a young woman and her mother for stealing a 5-day-old baby from Chattogram Medical College Hospital, reports bdnews24.com.Nasima Akhter (23) and her mother Kharu Akhter (42) were held in Feni's Parshuram on Wednesday after the child was...
Two policemen have been arrested from city's Sher-e-Banglanagar area on charges of extortion and kidnapping, reports UNB.The arrestees are sub-inspectors Tuhin Kazi and Moshiur Rahman Taposh. Both were posted at Mirpur Shah Alithana.They have already been suspended after primary investigation.Being...
The 2nd death anniversary of Dr Chowdhury Hasan Mahmud, former managing director of GME Group, will be observed today (Thursday), says a press release.Chowdhury Hasan was born at Binajuri village in Raozan upazila of Chattogram.He left behind his wife and...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan cutting a cake at its Peelkhana headquarters in the city on Wednesday, marking the BGB Day-2023
The US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has awarded Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) for its outstanding agricultural research and innovation. Every year, USSEC recognises and awards the best candidate in their region who has dedicated their career to food and...
The Rupsha Express train from Chilahati to Khulna narrowly escaped an accident after rail sleepers - components that maintain the correct space of the gauges between rail tracks - were removed near Dinajpur's Birampur station. The Panchagarh Express train was...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
Another train, the Brahmaputra Express, caught fire in the cantonment area in Dhaka on Wednesday evening, just a day after a train had been in flames.Railway sources said the fire originated from the train's engine due to a technical glitch...
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Director Vidiya Amrit Khan has said recycling has always been a part of Bangladesh in a non-systematic and informal way as hand-me-downs or passed on to plastic handlers and fabric segregators, reports UNB....
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 20 (UNB): The Election Commission (EC) has appointed 23 judicial magistrates for 16 constituencies in Chattogram to check election-related irregularities.These magistrates will be on duty for a total of five days from January 5 to January 9.This information...
RAJSHAHI, Dec 20 (UNB): Police have arrested three Awami League leaders and activists in a case filed over attacking the supporter of an independent candidate of Rajshahi-5 constituency in Durgapur upazila.The arrestees are local AL leader Sakhawat Hossain Lion, 34,...
NAOGAON, Dec 20 (UNB): A local leader of the BNP, who had been in jail since November 27 after arrest in an explosives case, died at Naogaon 250-bed hospital on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Matibul Islam, 60, organising...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday lambasted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party for its call for non-cooperation towards the government ahead of Jan. 7 election, reports UNB.The minister raised questions over the potential consequences of the BNP's call for non-cooperation by...
Gono Songhoti Andolon brought out a procession from the National Press Club in the city on Wednesday demanding the 12th national parliamentary election under the constitutional system of a neutral government — Focus Bangla
Formal election campaign kicked off in South Keraniganj on Wednesday with hanging posters and banners for the 12th national parliamentary election slated for January 7 — FE Photo
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join election rallies virtually in five districts today (Thursday), reports BSS.At 3 pm today (Thursday), the AL president will connect virtually to the rallies from Dhaka district AL office at...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Wednesday said the upcoming 12th parliamentary election will be competitive and fair, reports UNB."The Election Commission and the candidates are trying to create a conducive environment for a competitive election. If we...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-21 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday rejected a writ petition filed seeking another schedule for the national elections under direct supervision of the Army after dissolving the incumbent parliament. The High Court bench of Justice Md Iqbal Kabir and Justice Biswajit...
SYLHET, Dec 20 (BSS): Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday came down heavily on BNP for announcing non-cooperation movement ahead of polls, posing a question how the party would wage such...
LONDON, Dec 20 (AFP) : Hospital doctors in England begin their longest strike action yet on Wednesday in a move that health bosses fear will pile pressure on services at the busiest time of year.Junior doctors -- those below consultant...
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