Heavy rains and an onrush of water from the upstream have triggered fears of floods in Sunamganj and Netrokona under Bangladesh's northeastern Sylhet region, reports bdnews24.com.The water levels of the rivers in the region were rising on Friday, said Arifuzzaman...
Wall Street's three major indexes advanced solidly on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq boasting its biggest first-half gain in 40 years as inflation showed signs of cooling while Apple closed with a $3 trillion market valuation for the first time,...
NEW YORK/LONDON, July 1 (Reuters): From BlackRock to JPMorgan, some of the world's top investors are upbeat on emerging markets for the second half of the year on the prospect of falling interest rates, while signs of progress in tricky...
US airline stocks on Friday were set to record their strongest monthly performance since 2021, helped by easing fuel prices and signs of robust travel demand during the summer season, reports Reuters.The rebound in travel spending after the pandemic has...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has been rebuked by the securities regulator for "misleading" investors as it has not changed the category of 23 companies even after their failure to meet the criteria. Its website still shows the organisations under...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2023-07-02 00:00:00
People, who live, work or visit Dhaka, or for that matter in any major metropolis in Bangladesh, are not actually gasping for breath in rarefied atmosphere. But neither are they blessed with pristine air that invigorates and enlivens the spirit....
Bangladesh was once highly dependent on Indian cattle. But now, we are almost self-reliant in meeting our own demand. Millions of cattle are slaughtered across the country during Eid-ul-Azha. A recent survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics has found that...
We do not know the exact number of floating people in Dhaka city. But many of them can be seen on the footpaths inhaling glue-filled plastic bags or taking drugs like cannabis and pethidine. They are taking these drugs publicly...
Many menstruating women in Bangladesh do not use sanitary napkins due to their high cost. According to a report by the SNV Bangladesh, over 89 per cent of the country's 78.4 million women still use old clothes or rags since...
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...
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