OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-06-28 00:00:00
PABNA, June 27: Manifold problems, including inadequate infrastructure, are debilitating academic activities at Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST) in Pabna.Among the significant problems the one and a half-decade-old seat of learning encountering is shortage of classrooms, laboratories and...
Matiur Rahman | 2024-06-28 00:00:00
Millions of children worldwide lack access to the nutritious and diverse diets they need to thrive. This crisis, known as child food poverty, is fueled by a complex web of factors, including rising inequality, conflict, climate change, and unhealthy food...
Dhaka has suffered from record levels of air pollution in recent weeks, often topping lists of the most polluted cities on the planet. It is very close to reaching "hazardous" levels. According to a 2022 study by the World Bank,...
Freedom fighters are undoubtedly the best and bravest children of this nation. No patriotic citizen disagrees with the special benefits their families deserve. However, the 30 per cent quota in government jobs for the wards of freedom fighters hinders the...
Shiabur Rahman | 2024-06-28 00:00:00
It is very easy for any sensible person aware of the affairs in Bangladesh to get confused about the attitude of the people in power of the country towards corruption. The message of pursuing a 'zero-tolerance policy' on corruption gets...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-06-28 00:00:00
'Fair is foul, and foul is fair, hover through fog and filthy air' -William Shakespeare This is exactly how the world's pre-eminent bard and playwright writing in the 16th and early 17th centuries, exposed the hypocrisy of people, particularly in...
That the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is going to check five high-risk commercial banks of the country about suspected money laundering as part of what it calls 'structural benchmark' seems to align with the efforts of the local authorities to...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 12:00:00
Negligence by the Bangladeshi administration has allowed honey collected from the Sundarbans to be recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of India, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).Sundarbans honey was recently presented as an Indian GI product...
BOGURA, Jun 26 (UNB): Four death row convicts, who escaped from Bogura district jail, were rearrested within one hour on Wednesday, reports UNB.The convicts are Nazrul Islam Majnu of Diadanga area in Bhurungamari upazila of Kurigram, Amir Hossain of Fazarkandi...
DU CORRESPONDENTThe Dhaka University authorities on Wednesday announced a Tk 9.45 billion budget for FY 2024-25 with 67 per cent allocated for salaries, allowances and pensions and 2.12 per cent for research. Dhaka University (DU) Treasurer Professor Mumtaz Uddin Ahmed...
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, June 26: AD Ports Group, one of the world's leading facilitators of global trade, logistics, and industry, and Saif Powertec Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to potentially cooperate in operational projects and projects under development...
FE REPORTHeavy shower inundating many parts of Dhaka city on Wednesday caused immense sufferings to people from all walks of life, especially office-goers.Waterlogging in some areas resulted in nagging traffic congestion, a paucity of public transport and extra charges for...
Lalmonirhat, Jun 26 (UNB): A Bangladeshi man was killed when he was shot by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members near the Lohakuchi border in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district early Wednesday.The deceased, identified as Nurul Islam, 30, was from...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
A special shuttle bus service of the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) was launched at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital on Wednesday as part of its efforts to enhance service-oriented operations. Road Transport and Bridges Minister and...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
The government has decided to raise the prices of rice and wheat for employees of 10 government institutions, who get the food items as part of their rations, effective from the next fiscal year.The revision of prices is taking place...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
Business leaders and top government officials attending a high-level dialogue on Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) called for a clear focus on action in Bangladesh's LDC graduation strategy and its associated action plan. This focus, according to them,...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has suggested that the government make sure that every public-sector employee submits the list of assets and updates the list regularly to help lessen corruption.The multilateral lender made the recommendation in its staff report, released...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a special darbar (gathering) arranged at her office in Dhaka on Wednesday marking the 37th founding anniversary of the Special Security Force (SSF). — BSS Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the members of...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
A much-hyped transition to cashless society progresses fast in Bangladesh as internet-based banking (iBanking) increased by Tk 508.73 billion or 110 per cent to nearly a trillion in ten months between July and April 2024.A latest official count shows the...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2024-06-27 00:00:00
Health-service improvement is seen imperative to lessen costly foreign treatments by many but the sector again stands lowest in development performance with only 43.06 per cent of its ADP allocation spent in last 11 months. For over a decade now,...
Women Parliament Members' Forum Against Tobacco has urged for the swift amendment to the Tobacco Control Law proposed by the Ministry of Health, to help achieve Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's vision of a tobacco-free Bangladesh by 2040, reports UNB.Nari Maitree...
A Dhaka court has fixed September 2 for submitting probe report in a case against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha filed for amassing illegal wealth through misuse of power, reports BSS.Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka...
Awami League Presidium Member and Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor A H M Khairuzzaman Liton along with other party leaders placing a wreath at the grave of martyred national leader A H M Kamaruzzaman in Rajshahi on Wednesday, marking his 101st...
FE REPORT Road Transport and Bridges Minister and also Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said corruption is a way of life globally and not an issue exclusive to Bangladesh. He came up with the remark during the...
Sweden has reiterated its assurance of extending political support along with humanitarian assistance to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis, reports BSS.The assurance was made when outgoing Ambassador of Sweden to Bangladesh Alexandra Berg von Linde paid her farewell call on...
Law enforcers have reported the recovery of the body of a member of the hill armed organisation Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) during a joint forces operation in Bandarban's Ruma upazila, reports bdnews24.com.District Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Abdul Karim told...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced new programmes to put pressure on the government for immediate and unconditional release of detained party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia.As part of the move the party will hold a rally in the...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has said strong efforts are on to bring back BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh, though there are some legal complications, report agenciesTariq Rahman is now staying in the UK.The PM said this on...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur over the country 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met office.The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was recorded at 39.6 degrees Celsius in...
FE REPORTThe International Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Day is being observed in Bangladesh today (Thursday) as elsewhere in the world in recognition of MSMEs' contributions to the growth of global economy. In Bangladesh, despite various limitations, the growth...
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