People wait their turn in front of payment booths at Mugda General Hospital in Dhaka to collect tickets for dengue tests on Monday. Two more people died from the mosquito-borne disease and a total of 323 people were hospitalised with...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh inked a new sales and purchase agreement (SPA) with the OQ Trading, formerly known as the Oman Trading International, to import up to 1.50 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of LNG for 10 years from 2026.The deal was inked...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
A robust, comprehensive and value-added approach is necessary to boost bilateral trade between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK).Speakers put forward the suggestion at a discussion titled 'Bangladesh-UK Business Legacy and the Future' at a city hotel on Monday.The Federation...
The authorities of Central Hospital in Dhaka have acknowledged that there was neglect of duty on the part of doctors treating Mahbuba Rahman Ankhi, a first-time mother who lost her newborn baby at the hospital, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement issued...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
A three-day Science Fair and Science Olympiad kicked off Monday on the premises of National Museum of Science and Technology (NMST) in the city Monday.On the occasion of 44th National Science and Technology Week, the event is being held to...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Local tanners have suggested bringing the Savar leather estate's first and second phases under the supervision of the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA).They think Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation is not capable of running the leather estate properly.They have...
The Cabinet on Monday approved in principle the draft of the Land Crime Prevention and Remedy Act, 2023 to curb land-related forgeries and offences, reports UNB.The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 19: The brood fishes started releasing fertilised eggs in the early hours of Monday in Halda River, the lone natural spawning centre for carp fishes in the country. Earlier, fishes released sample eggs in the water of Halda...
The government on Monday received third and fourth installments of the loan taken for construction of Padma Bridge and the first installment of the loan taken for Metrorail project, reports UNB.As a part of the loan repayment of Padma Bridge,...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh still needs foreign aid for the country's development and to meet the requirements of foreign investment and foreign currency, according to former adviser to the caretaker government AB Mirza Azizul Islam."Some would say that Bangladesh doesn't need foreign aid...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s accession to intercontinental-bloc BRICS is a matter of time as the influential platform comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plans to enlarge with eight more countries. Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Momen Monday affirmed the country’s next option after...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Despite the price spiral of sugar, local refiners urged the government to jack up its price by Tk 25 per kilogramme, ahead of the sweetener’s high demand in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha festival.The Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association (BSRA) moved the proposal...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
The government may reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on ballpoint pens from the proposed 15 per cent to 5 per cent as a cross section of people raised concern over possible hike in education cost.Currently, ballpoint pens are exempted from...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Interest caps on banks’ lending are lifted from next month as Bangladesh Bank Monday issued guidelines deregulating the crisis-time banking regime. However, the new lending-rate mechanism is based on benchmark reference rate effective from July 2023. Under the new lending...
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second-biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 29 with due solemnity and religious fervour as the moon of the holy month of Zilhaj was sighted in the Bangladesh sky...
Light to moderate rain accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
The admission tests for Bachelor (Honours) for the 'B' unit under the Faculty of Social Sciences and Faculty of Law and the 'E' unit under the Faculty of Business Studies of Jahangirnagar University (JU) for the academic year 2022-23 were...
Nabinagar Colony, located in Ward 7 of Chattogram's West Sholashahar, is a residential area where a significant portion is an urban informal settlement of low-income families. Through integrated waste management and safety measures, this neighbourhood has become a model for...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan sprinkling water after planting a sapling of Banyan tree on the Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public School and College premises at the BGB Headquarters in the city on Monday, after...
North South University (NSU) Vice-chancellor Professor Atiqul Islam and Neela Hosna Ara, co-founder and chairperson of Crony Group and Director of BGMEA, exchanged documents after signing an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the university campus in the city on Sunday....
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 36 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 323 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Soaring inflation amid limited income have put the country's common people in dire straits, said speakers at a programme on Monday.Besides, the commoners' woes and expectations have also not been reflected in the proposed budget for the fiscal year (FY)...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address a press conference to brief the media on the outcome of her recent visit to Switzerland. "The press conference will be held at her official residence, Ganobhaban, at 12 pm on Wednesday," Prime Minister's...
YASIR WARDAD from KATHMANDU, NEPAL | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Europe and frequent natural disasters has made the food security system more vulnerable globally.As a result, the undernourished population has increased to 768 million by 2021, marking a 34.2 per cent up from 2014...
Bangladesh Chhatra League Eden Mohila College president Tamanna Jasmin Riva, general secretary Rajia Sultana and 31 other leader and activists were acquitted in two separate cases filed over an internal dispute with the city's Lalbagh thana on Monday, reports BSS.As...
Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of seven like-minded parties, will stage a road march towards Chattogram from the capital on July 19-21 next to press home their 14-point demand, including the resignation of the government and holding the next election under...
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy has called upon neighbouring state India to make its position clear on the question of democracy in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The BNP leader came up with the remarks while speaking at a human chain programme,...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader presiding over the meeting of the party's secretariat at AL President Sheikh Hasina's Dhanmondi political office in the city on Monday — Focus Bangla
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir addressing a rally for the youths at Bagura Central School ground on Monday — Focus Bangla
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