FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Apparel-sector rights groups have informed the visiting European Union delegation of the development in the implementation of labour-sector reforms in Bangladesh in line with the National Action Plan.On Tuesday, they told the delegates that the government had amended the labour...
The Election Commission will hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the schedule for the 12th parliamentary elections, reports UNB.Public Relations Officer of the Election Commission Secretariat Md Shariful Alam told the media on Tuesday that the journalists will be...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Moves get going on bolstering cross-border trade in BBIN region, and ultimately beyond, through rail connectivity as the World Bank has launched railway-ecosystem assessment. Officials say Bangladesh is being deemed as a major beneficiary of the train transit within this...
With no blockade programme on Tuesday, traffic flow in the city returned to normal, leading to traffic congestions in many areas. The photo was taken at Kakoli intersection in Banani. — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
REZAUL KARIM and YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
The country's edible-oil refiners have proposed a price review, citing the appreciation of the US dollar against the local-currency taka. However, market experts argue that the proposal is ill-timed due to recent declines in global edible-oil prices, which are around...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
The volatility on the forex market declined a bit because of strict monitoring by the central bank as commercial banks are now selling the US dollar within the official rate of Tk 116.Talking to the FE, several top executives of...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Anwarul Alam Chowdhury (Pervez), president of Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI), a separate chamber of the industrial community, rues that the ongoing blockade programmes have been hitting hard their members."A large number of our members belong to small and medium...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Barrister Md Sameer Sattar has said hartal, blockade are harmful to the country and have negative impact on economic activities. He said the blockade on transport movement leads to a decline...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
The Foreign Investors' Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) condemns violence and blockades, especially at a time when the country is facing economic headwinds with sustained high inflation and foreign-currency-liquidity tightness.The FICCI president, Naser Ezaz Bijoy, terms such actions detrimental...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Md Saiful Islam, President of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI), claims all economic activities-exports and industries meant for domestic markets-are facing serious troubles as a result of the political programmes.Citing statistics, the MCCI chief mentions that...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Mahbubul Alam, President of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, the apex trade organisation of Bangladesh, says businesses are incurring huge losses following such programme as it halts movement of goods and raw materials from one place...
BNP enforces a fresh two-day blockade across the country from 6:00am today (Wednesday) to press for neutral polls.The opposition parties called the blockade of road, rail and waterways demanding resignation of the government and general election under a non-party administration.The...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Japan is likely to confirm some $500 million in credit for doing the remaining work on the third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).The Japanese development partner JICA completed its appraisal mission on Monday and gave the Economic...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Most of the shuttered readymade garment factories in Ashulia and Gazipur industrial zones, which had halted production amid labour unrest, reopened their doors on Tuesday.With this latest resumption, nearly 100 closed apparel-manufacturing units have revived operations in the industrial zones...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of 10,041 structures and houses under 157 development projects, including the Sheikh Hasina Swarani (Purbachal Expressway) and the first elevated expressway in Chattogram involving around Tk 1.0 trillion.She opened and...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON & ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Leading trade-promotion organisations deplore that the prolonged political impasse over polls is weighing on trade and economy, thus undermining Bangladesh's unfolding economic prospects.According to them, the blockade programmes are disrupting the supply chains largely by way of affecting movement of...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...
The Land Ministry has initiated the transfer of 779 water bodies (ponds) (Jal-Mahal) in Sirajganj and Pabna districts to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to enhance fish production, reports UNB.A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the two...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Eduko Pathways Bangladesh will host an online US Education session for all Bangladeshi students on December 05.Officials of 16 Top US universities, including state-owned public universities, will talk with the students online on their aspirations of pursuing higher education in...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated six newly-built residential halls and the previously constructed Wazed Mia Science Research Centre at Jahangirnagar University (JU) The six residential halls were constructed spending Tk4500 million (Tk450 crore) under 'The Further Development Project'.The ten-story...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
The High Court issued an order on Tuesday mandating concerned authorities to identify the primary boundaries of the Karnaphuli River in Anwara, Patia, Karnaphuli, and Boalkhali upazilas of Chattogram. A specialized team has been directed to conduct relevant surveys and...
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU) Vice Chancellor Air Vice Marshal ASM Fakhrul Islam presiding over the 12th Syndicate meeting of the university at its conference room on Tuesday
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday distributed the National Film Award 2022 among the 33 winners under 27 categories in recognition of their contributions to the film industry, reports UNB.The award giving ceremony was held in the evening at...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-15 00:00:00
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is set to take action against illegal shop owners in different markets under it, Mayor Md Atiqul Islam said on Tuesday.There are a large number of illegal shops in different markets including Karwanbazar, Mohammadpur...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) joint general secretary Aman Ullah Aman on five-day fresh remand in a case lodged over murder of police constable Amirul Islam Pervej on October 28, reports BSS.The same court on...
As many as 154 incidents of arson attacks have occurred across Bangladesh in the 17 days of strikes and blockades called by the BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami as part of their anti-government movement. At least 135 of the incidents...
Awami League Standing Committee Member and 14-Party Alliance coordinator Amir Hosain Amu addressing a peace rally, protesting against arson attacks and anarchy by BNP-Jamaat, organised by the alliance at Kamrangirchar in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla
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