The next edition of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) is all set to kick off after the National Parliamentary Election. BPL governing council secretary IH Mallick informed the development on Saturday after discussing with the security agencies of Bangladesh, reports...
BANGKOK, June 24 (Reuters): Thailand's newly elected lawmakers will meet for the first time in a parliamentary session on July 3, a royal decree published on the official royal gazette website said on Saturday.The decree sets a motion for the...
ROME, June 24 (AFP): More than 40 people are missing after a migrant boat capsized off the Italian island of Lampedusa, the UN said.The shipwreck took place on Thursday and at least one newborn baby is among those missing, said...
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters): The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said.White House national security...
WASHINGTON, June 24 (AFP): The White House was following the situation in Russia after the head of the Wagner mercenary group called for an "armed mutiny" against Moscow top brass, a spokesman said Friday, adding that President Joe Biden had...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 24 (Reuters): The chief executive of Brazil's state oil company Petrobras said on Thursday he expects to resume work on a major nitrogen fertilizer project in the city of Tres Lagoas, and hinted at new gas...
LONDON, June 24 (Reuters): Weak demand from the construction industry has pushed zinc prices to levels which leave some miners with little or no profit and a prolonged period below $2,400 a metric ton is likely to trigger output cuts.Used...
LONDON/PARIS, June 24 (Reuters): Danone and Kellogg are among 75 consumer goods companies that French authorities have asked to cut prices, according to a list seen by Reuters that sources say the government is using for the initiative.Finance Minister Bruno...
NEW YORK, June 24 (Reuters): US liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers are on track to approve three export projects capable of processing 5.1 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) of gas in the first half of the year, a record...
CHATTOGRAM, June 24 (UNB): Seventeen teachers at Shashankmala Government Primary School in Chattogram Patiya upazila have been transferred over the dispute between the teachers and the school management committee.The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education transferred them, according to an...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 24 (BSS): Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Friday arrested two persons during two separate drives and recovered two foreign pistols, three magazines, five round of bullet and 10.4 kg of ganja from their possession. The arrestees are Shree...
FARIDPUR, June 24 (UNB):As the nation is set to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 29, the demand for spices is high in Faridpur district as elsewhere. Soaring prices, however, are putting further pressure on the already struggling low-income and middle-income people....
CHUADANGA, June 24 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected smuggler with 11 gold bars worth Tk 7.0 million in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga district along Sultanpur border with India on Saturday.The arrestee is Tariqul Islam (32),...
RAJSHAHI, June 24(BSS): The West Zone of Bangladesh Railway has taken the arrangement of transporting sacrificial animals to Dhaka from Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi districts ahead of Eid-ul-Adha at less cost.But, it has no arrangement of cattle special trains separately. Cattles...
MANIKGANJ, June 24 (UNB): An engine-run trawler carrying 28 sacrificial cows capsized in the Padma River due to severe tides in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj on Saturday.Cattle traders and locals said the trawler carrying 47 sacrificial cows, 24 traders and...
With four days left for Eid-ul-Azha, a cattle market is abuzz with buyers. The picture was taken from Chandmuhai Haat in Bogura on Friday — Focus Bangla
BENAPOLE, Jun 24 (UNB): Most of the cranes and forklifts used for loading and unloading imported goods at Jessore's Benapole land port have long been rendered useless, causing delay in the clearance of goods. Despite the urgent need for repairs,...
Shanawez Hossain and Ahmad Tousif Jami | 2023-06-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh is at a crossroads in navigating its foreign policy to address various contemporary global dynamics, especially in the South Asian region. With a focus on regional connectivity, gender empowerment, and emerging challenges, Bangladesh's foreign policy is undergoing notable changes....
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2023-06-25 00:00:00
The government of Bangladesh has been building tertiary care hospitals to meet the complex and critical healthcare needs of the population. With growing health awareness, higher income levels and literacy rates in general, and increasing life expectancy in particular, people...
Dhaka, a densely-populated city, scores poorly on its stock of open spaces in comparison with other cities elsewhere. Now, with more than 10 million inhabitants, the capital city lacks adequate recreational spaces and parks. The condition of parks today is...
Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest festivals in Bangladesh, is just around the corner. During Eid festivals, a significant number of people want to spend time with their near and dear ones. And so they travel to different districts before the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-06-25 00:00:00
The country has a few Acts in force aimed at protecting the rights of children. The Child Act of 2013 changes the legal definition of a child from being a person under the age of 14 to one under 18....
Haseeb Md. Irfanullah | 2023-06-25 00:00:00
Every year, Bangladesh's Finance Division prepares and publicly discloses climate-relevant allocations for 25 ministries and divisions. Traced back to the financial year 2015-2016 (i.e., FY2016), it's exciting to see that climate budgets have been 7.3 - 8.6 per cent of...
For years, Bangladesh's economic trajectory has baffled economic pundits. Yes, the economy has shown impressive GDP growth for a decade, but what is now becoming increasingly clear is that it has failed to promote the requisite growth in jobs. Indeed,...
The United States and India declared themselves "among the closest partners in the world" on Thursday during a state visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington hosted by President Joe Biden, reports Reuters.Washington has been frustrated by India's...
A ship carrying 41,327 tonnes of coal has finally arrived at Payra Port 18 days after the Payra thermal power plant halted power generation due to coal shortage, reports UNB.The MV Athena - the vessel which brought the first shipment...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-24 00:00:00
Green-chilli price shot up to Tk 250 a kg on Friday, marking a Tk 50-a-kg fresh hike just in a day.Beef and few other vegetables also witnessed a hike, augmenting sufferings of the commoners further.The price of green chilli witnessed...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-24 00:00:00
Dhaka and Moscow are about to ink a protocol to launch an e-system to verify country-of-origin certificates by Bangladesh for its goods to Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU/EEU) under the unified tariff preference.To this effect, sources said, Russian Federation earlier sent...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-24 00:00:00
Sacrificial animals have started arriving in the city's different makeshift markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.The FE travelled to some makeshift cattle markets in the city revealed that cattle sellers were taking care of their animals as the trading is yet to...
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-06-24 00:00:00
The country's export earning from handicrafts sector registered a drastic fall in the recent months after a massive growth during the pandemic period.According to available data, Bangladesh's export of these eco-friendly goods dropped 32.14 per cent in the first 11...
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