NEW YORK, Nov 18 (BBC): A judge in Colorado has rejected an attempt to bar former President Donald Trump from the state's 2024 Republican presidential primary. It ends a landmark trial over a lawsuit that argued Mr Trump's actions leading...
BRUSSELS, Nov 18 (AP): The European Union made a major breakthrough Friday in efforts to stop sending its plastic trash to poor countries.Under a tentative agreement, the 27 EU countries will no longer be able to export their plastic waste...
NEW YORK, Nov 18 (BBC/Reuters/AP): US President Joe Biden is under growing pressure to rein in Israel's military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. The growing civilian casualties and desperate humanitarian conditions have alarmed Arab allies, but also stirred an extraordinary...
CHICAGO, Nov 18 (The Economic Times): In early trading today on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), agricultural commodities experienced mixed movements with Dec wheat rising to $5.50 per bushel and Dec corn climbing to $4.70 per bushel. However, as...
Under the initiative of 'Go Green,' the Northern Electricity Supply Company (NESCO) Limited, Rajshahi, set up an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station at Lata Filling Station in Aam Chattar of Rajshahi on Friday. The Electric Vehicle Charging Station was inaugurated...
Biman Bangladesh Airlines is expecting to carry its passengers to Canadian west coastal major city Vancouver and the US's city of Los Angeles (LA) collaborating with Air Canada through code sharing via Narita of Japan by January next, reports BSS."We...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-11-19 00:00:00
In 1948. with the blessings of the British rulers who ruled Palestine from 1917-1948, Palestine was formally partitioned, establishing a Zionist settler colonial state, what was meant to be a Palestinian one, thus turning Europe's longstanding problem of anti-Semitism into...
Seat belt use in passenger vehicles can save many lives. According to a study, 90.30 per cent Americans regularly use seat belts in their cars. However, it is unfortunate that seat belts seem to have no use in Bangladesh. Only...
Bangladesh is located in the connecting point of South and South East Asian countries. And it is home to the longest sandy sea beach (Cox's Bazar), and the largest mangrove forest (Sundarbans) in the world. The country has many places...
Having a house of one's own is still a dream for many Bangladeshis. Low- and middle-income families are struggling to meet their daily needs. So, the question of building their own house does not arise. Most of these people live...
Anisur Rahman | 2023-11-19 00:00:00
Seven local refiners have sought a raise in the retail price of sugar in view of higher import cost of their raw materials because of soaring exchange rate and the global market volatility. The government earlier fixed the maximum retail...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-11-19 00:00:00
Economic cooperation among South Asian countries is primarily driven by increasing intra-regional trade. That's why, within less than a decade of signing the charter of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in Dhaka, the member countries also decided...
In an interesting development, the Bangladesh Live and Chilled Food Exporters Association (BLCFEA) has requested the ministry of commerce to seriously consider its request to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA). BLCFEA...
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (AP) : President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a temporary spending bill a day before a potential government shutdown, pushing a fight with congressional Republicans over the federal budget into the new year, as wartime aid...
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (AFP) : The US Federal Reserve may be on track to bring down inflation while avoiding a damaging recession, a senior policymaker said Thursday.The Fed recently voted to hold interest rates at a 22-year high, raising hopes...
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (AFP) : The United States on Thursday removed a Chinese research institute from its sanctions list, following a deal between the two countries to crack down on fentanyl trafficking."The continued listing of the (Institute of Forensic Science)...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) suspended on Friday launch operation on all routes across the country due to adverse weather under the impact of cyclonic storm Midhili.Earlier cyclone Midhili crossed the coastal line of the country on the day...
Bangladesh Awami League appreciates the outpouring of international support for the country's upcoming national elections, the party's General Secretary Obaidul Quader said in a letter to Donald Lu, US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh is considering an option for resuming financial transactions with an alternative bank, UAB, of Myanmar following US sanctions on two commercial banks in the neighbouring country.As part of the process, sources said, commerce ministry has asked the Bangladesh Bank...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
The country's agent-banking transactions witnessed a 12.94-percent decline in September this year compared to the previous month, according to the central bank, indicating a slowdown in economic activity and a cumbered flow of funds.Besides, the number of transactions decreased by...
Egyptian paramedics transfer an injured Palestinian boy to an ambulance after being transported from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing on Friday, as battles between Israeli forces and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue. — AFP
Yasir Wardad | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
After rice, price of the second staple, wheat flour, also marked a hike again last week, intensifying woes of the commoners further.Price of coarse flour or atta surged to Tk55-68 from Tk45-60 a kg while that of finer flour or...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said trust deficit among nations and lack of respect for international laws led to the ongoing war in Europe and carnage in Palestine and called upon the global leaders to unite to put an...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Industry insiders and stakeholders have made a renewed call to increase budget for domestic cybersecurity with an eye to protecting data as newer threats are coming almost daily.They urged the businesses to opt for local cloud-computing services to ensure higher...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Opening talks on Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), lifting anti-dumping duties on jute exports and India's allocation of annual quota for the export of essentials to Bangladesh are to dominate bilateral talks shortly, officials said.The imposition of export duties, abrupt...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
The United States says it would go for actions like sanctions, trade penalties, and visa restrictions against those who threaten, intimidate, and attack union leaders, labour-rights defenders and labour organisations. "…we will work to hold accountable those who threaten, who...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-18 00:00:00
Cyclonic storm 'Midhili' crossed the bay coast in Patuakhali on Friday afternoon, leaving a trial of damage to crops and disruption to regular economic activities at ports and transportation.Due to its impact, different parts of the country, especially coastal districts,...
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