FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
Country’s cross-border trade is likely to get a big boost as the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) will widen the Bhanga-Jashore-Benapole highway into a six-lane corridor in the next five years.Officials said the RHD has undertaken an Indian LoC (line...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
Roads looked inundated and many vehicles went phut as season's heaviest rainfall resulted in massive waterlogging in almost all parts of the capital on Saturday, also disrupting normal life.People of all walks of life, including Eid holidaymakers, faced woes and...
FE REPORT | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
Price of green chilli hit an all-time high as it was being sold at Tk 800 per kg in the kitchen markets of Dhaka on Saturday.The price increased by almost 90 per cent in last four days and around 560...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
Mobile-phone-handset manufacturing in Bangladesh declined 41 per cent in May from the previous month while sales also contracted as high inflation and costly dollar dent the fledging import-substitution industry, sources say. Higher VAT and new import duty on raw materials...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Khulna, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met...
On the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, Italy, Japan, India, the United States and Bangladesh on Saturday remembered and honoured those whose lives were tragically lost on July 01, 2016 during a terrorist attack...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) on Saturday organised a special midday feast for the cleaning workers in various wards, as a gesture of appreciation for their timely removal of Qurbani waste, reports UNB.DNCC Mayor Md. Atiqul Islam commended the cleaners...
DU CorrespondentThe Dhaka University (DU) authorities, employees, teachers and students observed its 103rd founding anniversary with great enthusiasm and festivity on Saturday.Dhaka University is the highest echelon of education of the country. The main theme of this year's celebration is...
Three more people died from dengue in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 50 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).During the period,...
FE REPORT Holidaymakers started returning to the capital on Saturday amid rough weather after celebrating Eid-ul-Azha in their native homes. On the other hand, many people were also seen leaving the capital for their village homes as they could not...
Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud exchanging greetings with Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin at a reception in Makkah on Thursday. The Crown Prince hosted the reception in honour of the Heads of State and Government...
MONIRA MUNNIBangladesh, for the seventh consecutive year since 2017, ranks among top 10 worst countries of the world where labour rights are not guaranteed, according to a global survey.The Global Rights Index-2023, launched by International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) on...
CHATTOGRAM, July 01 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP has proved that it is against the country's development and progress as the party has been opposing Bangladesh's joining...
Jatiya Party (JP) co-chairman and Dhaka-4 lawmaker Syed Abu Hossain Babla received injuries in his right hand and neck as a pickup hit his vehicle in the Postogola area of Shyampur Saturday afternoon, reports BSS.His party leaders immediately took him...
BNP standing committee members exchanged Eid greetings with party Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Six members of the BNP policymaking body including Jamiruddin Sircar, Mirza Abbas, Abdul Moyeen Khan, Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, Nazrul Islam Khan and Selima Rahman, entered the BNP chief's...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said unlike BNP, the AL or Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina does not do politics to satisfy foreign masters, reports BSS."Sheikh Hasina-led government is joining BRICS...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the current regime will be forced to concede to their demand for holding the next election under a non-party government as their party is going to launch a different type...
TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, July 01 (BSS):Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid rich tributes and offered prayers at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman here.Accompanied by her family members, the Prime Minister paid rich tributes to...
NEW YORK/LONDON, July 01 (Reuters): Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell 36% year-on-year in the second quarter, but investment bankers and lawyers expressed optimism that the stock market's recovery will gradually restore chief executives' dealmaking confidence.The total value of...
SEOUL, July 01 (Reuters): South Korea's export downturn slowed in June, with auto exports extending robust rises and semiconductors narrowing their decline, as the bellwether Asian economy posted its first trade surplus since early last year.Shipments from Asia's fourth-largest economy,...
Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure", reports Reuters.Users who try to view content on the platform...
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 01 (Reuters): Pakistan secured a badly-needed $3 billion short-term financial package from the International Monetary Fund on Friday, giving the South Asian economy a much-awaited respite as it teeters on the brink of default.The IMF said it...
The US-Bangla Airlines is going to commence direct flights to its 12th international destination -- the Indian capital city of Delhi -- starting from the last week of July, reports UNB.Flights will run on the Dhaka-Delhi route four days a...
STOCKHOLM, July 01 (Reuters): H&M plans to sell more third-party brands online and in stores, CEO Helena Helmersson said on Thursday, as one of the world's top fashion retailers ramps up its effort to take on e-commerce rivals.Shoppers can already...
FE REPORTRice exporters of the country have urged the government to withdraw the export ban of aromatic rice as they seek to resume the export of the produce with an eye to safeguarding its international market share.According to sources, the...
MOSCOW , July 01 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation around Ukraine and how Moscow had resolved an armed mercenary mutiny in a telephone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, the Kremlin and New Delhi...
NEW YORK, July 01 (Reuters): Half of the US population was urged on Friday to take precautions when they are outdoors, either due to a relentless heat wave or poor air quality caused by Canadian wildfires ahead of the long...
MUMBAI, July 01 (AFP): At least 25 people were killed and eight others injured after a bus caught fire overnight on an expressway in western India on Saturday, police said.The bus was travelling to the city of Pune when it...
PARIS, July 01 (Reuters/BBC): France was reeling on Saturday from a fourth night of rioting as the family of Nahel M, whose shooting by a police officer sparked the unrest, prepared for the teenager's funeral in the Paris suburb where...
BEIJING, July 01 (Reuters): China is set to export the most steel this year since 2016, say analysts, as the weakening yuan and competitive prices help the world's biggest producer offload surplus metal due to weak demand at home.China's massive...
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