Shihab Sarkar | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
With the start of the rainy season in June-July-August (Bangla Asharh-Sravan) a typical rural spectacle keeps unfolding in Bangladesh. The rainy season is also known in Bangladesh as monsoon. In the recent times, the scene keeps recurring. Although rains create...
Rafeen Huq | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has been bearing the stigma of being one of the worst livable cities in the world. Dhaka's ranking, as determined by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), goes one notch up or one notch down...
It hardly makes sense that the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has Tk 950 million as outstanding against another state-owned agency, the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC). But so far the issue has remained unaddressed. The BPC imports fossil fuels that...
As elsewhere across the globe, the Muslims of Bangladesh celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Adha on the 10th day of Zilhajj, the 12th and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This festival of sacrifice is observed to commemorate prophet Ibrahim (pbuh)'s...
The United Nations has said it does not involve forces linked to human rights violations, reports UNB."Mr. Lacroix (UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix) met with the key people (in Bangladesh) he needed to meet, who deal with peacekeeping...
The US State Department has brushed off talks of a potential American takeover of St Martin's island, which recently gained traction in Bangladesh's political realm, reports bdnews24.com.The US department labelled such claims as 'inaccurate'."We respect Bangladesh's sovereignty, and we have...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
Adani Power Jharkhand Limited (APJL) has claimed to have achieved the Commercial Operations Date (COD) of its second 800-MW Godda Ultra-supercritical thermal power plant on Monday.The reliability-run tests, including commercial operation tests, of the unit was completed on June 25...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
Fragrant rice, green chilli, red meat, some spices and vegetables witnessed an astronomical rise in price, thus battering commoners ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.The prices of local branded fragrant rice shot up further to Tk 180 a kilogram, marking a hike of...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
A big chunk of city-dwellers left Dhaka on Tuesday for their native homes across the country to celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha festival with their near and dear ones. However, train-schedule disruptions and rainfall caused some troubles in their Eid journey.Bus terminals,...
YASIR WARDAD and SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
Cattle markets in Dhaka city have gained momentum with traders being busy, with truckloads of sacrificial animals and crowds of buyers ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.Following days of high prices, traders on Tuesday reduced the prices slightly to sell their cattle as...
Khan Brother PP Woven Bag joins market-dominating junk stocksKhan Brother PP Woven Bag Industries has joined the drama of low performers dominating the market, while better companies are on the backstage -- forgotten. The stock price more than doubled in...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
As public-and private power producers both keep mum on settling payments for oil supplies, purportedly amid financial hardship, the state-run petroleum importer has sought government intervention over the bill defaults. Sources said Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) went on showing...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
The Japanese government will provide 30 billion Japanese Yen, equivalent to approximately US$ 209 million or Tk 22.73 billion, as budgetary support to Bangladesh - as part of its development-policy loan for strengthening the country's public financial management. An official...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
US firm Excelerate Energy has deferred twice scheduled overhaul of its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at government request to ensure gas supply amid summer crunch, prompting experts to ring alarm.The deferment - first from April to June and...
MOUNT ARAFAT, June 27 (AFP): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat on Tuesday at the height of an annual hajj pilgrimage held in the fierce Saudi Arabian summer.Worshippers crowded the rocky rise and...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
Hamstrung with paltry annual earnings from a tiny fleet of vessels, Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC) fears pains in repayment of loans taken for vessel buys unless interest rate is halved.Recently the corporation requested the government to cut the interest on...
All preparations have been completed to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second-biggest religious festival of the Muslims, tomorrow (June 29) across the country with due solemnity and religious fervour. Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th of Zil Hajj month of...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka, Chatto- gram, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the...
BD logs 60 Covid cases, one death Bangladesh has recorded 60 new cases of the coronavirus in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,042,422. The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,462 over the...
ATM booths set up in the city's cattle markets to help customers to withdraw cash. The photograph was snapped from the Aftabnagar cattle market in the city on Tuesday — FE photo
Sayedabad Bus Terminal sees a huge rush of homebound passengers on Tuesday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha — FE Photo
Instant action will be taken if home-bound passengers make any complaint about charging extra fare or harassment during their Eid journey, said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq on Tuesday, reports UNB.Claiming that the situation on the roads...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 47 this year, reports UNB.During the same period, 145 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever,...
Extensive preparations are underway to hold the main Eid Jamaat at the National Eidgah Maidan with nearly all arrangements already completed, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor, Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh on Tuesday, reports UNB.He said this while...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-28 00:00:00
All garment factories paid the Eid-ul-Azha festival allowance to their workers by Tuesday, claimed Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA).It also said 92.89 per cent or 1,947 factories - registered with BGMEA - paid half month wages for June....
The number of India-bound passengers using the Benapole land port has increased ahead of this Eid-ul-Azha as 45000 Bangladeshis travelled to the neighboring country in seven days for shopping or spending holidays, reports UNB.According to port sources, about 3000-3500 Bangladeshis...
A total of 42,560 vehicles have crossed the Bangabandhu Bridge in Tangail in the past 24 hours, raising total tolls of Tk 32.5 million for the bridge authority, reports bdnews24.com.From 06:00 am on Monday to 06:00 am on Tuesday, a...
RANGPUR, June 27 (BSS): Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman wanted to make Bangladesh Police Force as People's Police to establish Bangladesh as a true People's Republic in the world. Newly appointed Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) Commissioner Md...
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