DUBAI, Dec 1 (AFP): Negotiators released the first draft of a UN agreement on climate action Friday calling for fossil fuels to be reduced or eliminated, setting up a fierce fight at the COP28 talks in oil-rich UAE.Divisions over the...
Day labourers gather at Madhya Badda in Dhaka on Friday morning, hoping to be hired for work on construction sites. Amid a struggling economy, political turmoil and rising living costs, these labourers face challenges in finding sufficient employment. — FE...
GAZA, Dec 1 (Agencies): Israel's warplanes pounded Gaza on Friday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas broke down, sending wounded and dead Palestinians into hospitals and others onto the streets to seek safety.Earlier the United States will...
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Prices of rod along with some other key construction materials have decreased slightly on the back of lower demand in recent time while the manufacturers are striving to survive, insiders said.However, the prices of rod and other building materials like...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Despite billions of takas of public investments over the last one decade, the country's technical skill development is on a weaker trajectory as only 0.81 per cent of the total educated population is technically skilled, according to official data.Over the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh saw its perennial budget deficit widen to Tk 1.98 trillion in the past fiscal year as, economists say, economic adversity in crunch time plays out on usual incremental budgeting. The gap between spending and revenue earnings widened as tax...
OUR CORRESPONDENT, COX'S BAZAR | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
At the end of an eager wait, intercity train travels started on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route on Friday, bringing good news for tourists.According to the Bangladesh Railway schedule, 'Cox's Bazar Express' started its journey from Cox's Bazar iconic railway station to...
Asia Climate Mobility Champion Leader Award has been conferred on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in acknowledging her voice of leadership in championing climate actions and a lead global advocate for vulnerable communities.The Global Centre for Climate Mobility, supported by IOM...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Advanced export-import trade services feature a new law in the making to give an impetus to trade and commerce of Bangladesh in the context of changing global economic paradigm.Sources have said the government is making the new law befitting current...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday) according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at places over Northern part and the river basins of the country during late...
Death row convict of Kashimpur Jail dies A death row convict of Kashimpur High Security Prison in Gazipur died on Friday while undergoing treatment in the hospital. The dead is Jahirul Huq Bhuiyan (70), son of late Fazil Uddin of...
The throat-slit body of a 71-year-old man was recovered from his house at Sikta village in Joypurhat's Kalai upazila on Friday. The deceased is Syed Ali Akhand. Police detained the man's two sons and their wives for interrogation, said Wasim...
NOAKHALI , Dec 01 (UNB): A mother and her daughter were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG autorickshaw and a truck in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Friday noon.Two people including the CNG driver sustained injuries in the accident.The...
Members of Nirapad Sarak Chai, a voluntary organisation working to ensure road safety, led by its chairman Ilias Kanchan, brought out a procession in the city on Friday, marking its 30th founding anniversary — Focus Bangla
KHULNA, Dec 01 (UNB): Another train is set to operate from Dhaka to Khulna via Padma Bridge from Friday.As part of a final test run, the 'Nakshikatha' commuter train left Khulna at 12:05 am on Friday and reached the capital...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladeshi government officials frequently stressed the need for Bangladesh's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and continued to deny the presence of globally organised jihadist militant groups such as al-Qa'ida and ISIS, said a new report...
Prof Dr Syeda Sultana Razia of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was awarded the prestigious 2023 The Hague Award at OPCW annual Conferece of the State Parties, reports UNB.Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
The government has planned to introduce health identity cards aiming to bring the healthcare services under an automated system.The move will make the healthcare system easier through making citizens' health profiles, Dr Shahadat Hossain, director of MIS at the Directorate...
FARIDPUR, Dec 01 (UNB): An independent lawmaker from the Faridpur-4 constituency, Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, alias Nixon Chowdhury, appeared in court to provide a written explanation for allegedly violating the electoral code of conduct.He appeared in person at the Faridpur court...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Friday said the BNP-Jamaat won`t be able to halt the upcoming general election through blockade and strikes programmes, rather the alliance will be isolated from the people, reports BSS."Hanif said...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has criticised former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died at the age of 100, for his role in the Liberation War of 1971, reports UNB.Momen said that Kissinger backed the Pakistani military leadership...
The BNP has expelled 15 of its central and grassroots-level leaders since the announcement of the schedule for the 12th parliamentary polls for breaching party discipline and joining the election in violation of the party's decision, reports UNB.The punitive actions...
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Friday said victory for their ongoing movement is certain, as the government will not be able to suppress the opposition with its repressive acts, reports UNB."Those who are carrying out the movement are...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the train of the 12th parliamentary election is already running, and it won't stop until it reaches its destination, no matter how many obstacles come, reports UNB Quader said, "Though...
Fashion company Shein has confidentially filed to go public in the United States, according to two sources familiar with the matter, in what is likely to be one of the most valuable China-founded companies to list in New York, reports...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Despite enduring persistent losses over the years, Khulna Printing & Packaging Ltd. (KPPL) has witnessed a remarkable 160 per cent surge in its stock price in just one month on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE).The company has faced losses consistently...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-02 00:00:00
Stocks extended the losing streak for the third straight week to Thursday, as jittery investors continued to dump their holdings, fearing further erosion of their portfolios, with no sign of political or economic volatility slowing. Furthermore, the latest policy rate...
Branch managers' conference of Janata Bank PLC for Noakhali and Faridpur regions was held on a virtual platform recently. Managing Director (MD) & CEO of the Bank Md, Abdul Zabber spoke as the chief guest.
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