UTTARKASHI, Nov 13 (BBC): Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are racing to rescue around 40 workers who are trapped inside a collapsed tunnel.The workers were building the tunnel when a part of it caved in on Sunday...
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (AFP): More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said Monday."A staggering 347 million children under 18...
WARSAW, Nov 13 (AFP): Poland's new parliament opened Monday for its first session after elections, as both the ruling populists and the liberal opposition bid to form the next government.The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won the largest number...
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden wants to re-establish military-to-military ties with China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, days before the president and the Chinese leader are set to meet.Biden will meet...
NAIROBI, Nov 13 (BBC): Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years. The holiday allows "each and every Kenyan to own the...
BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (AFP/AP/Reuters): Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital rejected Israel's claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and...
The lives of security guards are awful. The offices through which they are recruited exploit and hugely underpay these guards. A recent survey reveals that all security guards deployed in Dhaka city at a 12-hour shift receive a meagre salary...
Air passengers who regularly use Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city often allege that they face harassment, mismanagement and misconduct by its staff on a regular basis. The service the airport offers can in no way be called up...
Books are a storehouse of knowledge. They are our best friend, philosopher and guide. What is more, one can never feel lonely in the company of books. They are a great source of enjoyment, recreation and knowledge. In recent years,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Restriction on imports due to dollar crunch has affected every sector of the economy. Even so, imports of some essential goods continue. A study shows that some 25 products made up about fifty per cent of the entire import made...
The formation of a wage board for workers is always a special occasion because it is a recognition of the need for an objective review of the existing wage structure preferably for a higher one. But given the unrest over...
Aminul Sarwar | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
When discussing "the world," it is essential to acknowledge that within our single planet, there exists a multitude of diverse worlds. Each society possesses its unique worldview, reflecting its values, beliefs, and historical experiences. The Germans aptly describe this diversity...
LONDON, Nov 12 (AFP): A first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage offering oysters, beef and mallard duck has sold for œ84,0000 ($103,000), the UK auction house responsible for its sale said Sunday.The menu, for a meal served...
Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,476 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,748 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged on Sunday to eliminate leprosy from the county by 2030, urging the local drug manufacturing factories to produce quality medicines for treatment of leprosy patients, reports BSS."We are firmly committed to erasing leprosy from the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Another garment worker succumbed to injuries on Saturday mid-night raising the death toll to four so far from the two-week long protests in different garment belts demanding a hike in the minimum wage, according to sources.Jalal Uddin aged 40, supervisor...
JERUSALEM, Nov 12 (AFP): Fighting raged in Gaza Sunday, over five weeks after Hamas's shock October 7 attack triggered a furious response from Israel which has vowed to destroy the Islamist militant group.About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The authorities concerned have selected 'pre-qualified contractors' for all packages of MRT-1 construction work, with a hope to start its physical work after completing necessary tendering processes by June next.The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the state-owned metro rail...
FE ONLINE DESK | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The Financial Express (FE), Bangladesh's pioneering business daily, has celebrated its 30th anniversary at its office in Dhaka city's Purana Paltan. Marking the event, FE Editor Shamsul Huq Zahid cut a cake flanked by the corporate clients and staff of...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
In an effort to bring three long-dormant textile mills back into production, the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) plans to lease them out, officials said Sunday.The three mills, located in Chattogram, Kurigram and Sylhet, have been idle for a long...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Government gazette on the wage board-recommended Tk 12,500 as minimum pay for entry-level garment workers has been published although labour unrest on demand for doubling the amount continued.Meanwhile, another garment worker died from his wounds suffered amid clashes that upset...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has asked its member factories to suspend fresh recruitment as the Western buyers are delaying new orders amid ongoing labour protests demanding "fair wages".At a press conference on Sunday, the apex body...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Sporadic violence erupted and traffic thinned as BNP and its allies observed the first day of their fourth round two-day nationwide blockade on Sunday.The streets of Dhaka were relatively deserted compared to usual working days. Long-haul buses were largely sitting...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Tariff cuts proved a damp squib in stemming commodity-price rises as revenue authorities feel business cartels make the most of the facility meant for distraught consumers. Intended impact of the tariff readjustments is in doubt amid price rises of all...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people to boldly face any situation saying that Bangladesh would surely overcome manmade disasters like arson violence, reports UNB."We will take Bangladesh forward, surely overcoming manmade disasters like arson violence as we...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Stock of local-currency taka with banks is also depleting fast for having to buy costly dollar amid unrelenting appreciation of the US currency amid its dearth. Such a quandary for the bankers is arising from factors like forex-reserve depletion for...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in...
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