FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The Asia-Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) is keen to provide technical assistance to Bangladesh in routing Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) to IPv6, an updated version of internet protocol (IP) with a larger address size, to improve the internet services....
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
A total of 235 Bangla-deshis, evacuated earlier from battle-torn Sudan, will reach home from Jeddah, KSA on Friday morning.They will be flown to Dhaka from Jeddah by a Biman Bangladesh flight at 8:35 am, officials said.Over 680 Bangladeshis were evacuated...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Seven key essential items showed a notable hike last week, augmenting woes of the consumers already in a fix amid skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.Prices of beef, egg, indigenous chicken, edible oil, including palm and loose soybean oil, local spices...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Electric vehicles (EVs) of world-famous brands, including Tesla and Porsche, are slowly gaining a foothold in Bangladesh because of the effective registration and operation policy for such vehicles.In the recent past, some of the EVs of renowned brands entered Bangladesh...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The two-day sixth Indian Ocean conference starts in Dhaka city today (Friday) with the theme 'Peace, prosperity and partnership for a resilient future'.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be the chief guest at the event to be inaugurated by Mauritius President...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Investors will no longer be able to reinvest manually in the state-run 'Five-Year Bangladesh Savings Certifi-cate' after June 29, 2024.But, if they want, they can invest in the same scheme online on the day, according to a gazette notification, issued...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged the rich countries to support the efforts to ensure universal healthcare for the lagging-behind countries of the world, reports UNB."Rich countries must step forward to ensure universal healthcare. In this connection, funds (finance)...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The state-run Petrobangla will make a presentation before Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the final draft of model production-sharing contract (PSC) for offshore exploration - before placing it to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs for approval."We have finalised the...
Tax incentive removal: why the proposal raises concern over long-term financing For yearly income of Tk 600,000 a taxpayer has to pay Tk 25,000 tax to the government exchequer. But if he/she has invested up to TK 120,000 out of...
The elderly farmer couple are winnowing paddy after harvesting, in the absence of farm labourers in the area. The photo was taken at Hatiya in Kholahati union of Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Thursday. — Focus Bangla
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s economic growth rate is estimated to drop to 6.03 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY), 2022-23, as the industrial sector’s growth plunged, official estimation showed on Thursday.The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate is 1.19 percentage points...
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Agencies): Pakistan’s top court on Thursday ruled that the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan was illegal, his lawyer said, two days after his detention on graft allegations ignited deadly protests and a tussle with the...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The government has approved a Tk 2.63-trillion Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the upcoming fiscal year, with the transport and communications sector receiving the highest allocation, followed by energy and power, and education sectors. The new ADP is 11.18 per...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Mocha is predicted to be intensifying into a very severe cyclone by this (May 12) morning, eventually packing in force comparable with the super-cyclone Sidr that had devastated Bangladesh coast. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) came up with such a weather...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Levying carbon tax on private cars and increasing the rate of wealth surcharge are among budgetary means the government envisages to narrow growing income inequality, as Bangladesh reportedly sees rise of some super-rich. The budget for the fiscal year (FY)...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Lowering inflation, containing unnecessary imports and expanding the social-safety net for the have-nots may feature the forthcoming budgetary measures as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina suggests and discourages spendthrift election budget. She gave the direction on Wednesday night when the draft...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly...
One more person died from dengue in the 24 hours until Thursday morning, reports UNB.With the new number, the official death toll from dengue rose to 12 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Besides, 19 people...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
As many as 552 people were killed and 852 injured in 526 road accidents this April, Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity said in a report on Thursday.At the same time, 34 people were killed and 67 injured in 42 accidents on...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
The government imposed a ban for 65 days from May 20 on catching all types of fishes in the country's marine territory to conserve and stock marine fish. The ban will continue until July 23, according to the ministry of...
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Shaheen Iqbal on Thursday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban, a spokesman said.Briefing the reporters, the President's Press Secretary Md Joynal Abedin said that the navy chief apprised the...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-12 00:00:00
Speakers during a webinar on Thursday underscored the need for accelerating the use of renewable energy, especially the rooftop solar system to meet the country's mounting energy demand.They also sought government assistance to incentivise the use of solar system atop...
THAKURAGAON, May 11 (UNB): The officer-in-charge of Thakurgaon Sadar Police Station was withdrawn around eight hours after a case was filed against him and four other cops for torturing a Jubo League leader.Mohammad Jahangir Hossain, Superintendent of Police (SP) in...
A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered shifting of the case filed against four people including former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Aktar and US based-Youtuber Elias Hossain, to Cyber Tribunal in the city, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ashek Imam passed...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said Bangladeshi expatriates are playing an outstanding role in the remarkable progress and development of the country, reports BSS."The global community is now praising the amazing progress and development of Bangladesh...
BNP has planned a 'massive showdown' through a public rally in the capital tomorrow (Saturday) to protest against the arrest and harassment of party leaders and activists, reports UNB.The party's Dhaka south and north units will arrange the rally in...
Visiting Mauritius President Prithvirajsing Roopun on Thursday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his portrait at Dhanmondi Road No. 32 in the capital.Saima Wazed, Bangabandhu's granddaughter and Prime Minister Sheikh...
Walt Disney Co shares fell 5 per cent on Thursday as a surprise drop in streaming subscribers fanned worries that the media and entertainment company's success in stemming losses at the unit may be coming at the cost of growth,...
Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Thursday tracking Asian shares lower, although the Saudi index was supported by positive earnings and rising oil prices, reports Reuters.In Asia, MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside...
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