KHARTOUM, June 19 (AFP): An international donors' conference is set to begin in Geneva on Monday for Sudan, where a ceasefire was holding but the UN says the humanitarian situation is worsening after two months of war.The conference comes mid-way...
KYIV, June 18 (Reuters): Ukraine said on Monday its forces had recaptured Piatykhatky, a village on the road to one of the most heavily defended areas of the Russian-occupied south, and that they had retaken 113 square km (44 square...
WEST BANK, June 19 (Reuters): Israeli commandos backed by a military helicopter killed three Palestinians, including a teenager, and wounded at least 29 others during a fierce clash in the occupied West Bank on Monday, local gunmen and medical officials...
Motorcycle is a popular mode of transport in Bangladesh. Since the last decade, the registered number of motorcycles across the country has been increasing overwhelmingly. However, it is one of the most vulnerable kinds of vehicle and now responsible for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
When even Geoffrey Hinton, who is known as the father of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for pioneering 'deep learning' based on neural network that can recognize faces and objects like humans do, leaves Google to warn people about the dangers of...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-06-20 00:00:00
Unlike the soil of Moti Jharna hill in Chittagong city which was hit by a landslide in 2008, the one of CHT has been dubbed by experts different in nature. The Moti Jharna landslide had left 11 dead. Meanwhile, six...
The fall in export of agro-products in the 11 months of the current fiscal year looks drastic if compared with the same period of the previous fiscal. A decline in export of such products from US$1.16 billion to just $795.01...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 12:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Sunday upheld a lower court judgment that had convicted and sentenced former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Prisons Bazlur Rashid to five years in prison and fined him Tk 0.5 million in a graft case.The...
Cumilla, June 18 (UNB): A Cumilla court on Sunday sentenced seven people to death and five others to life-term imprisonment for killing a man in 2006.The condemned convicts are Md Morshed, Md Jewel Mia, Md Alauddin, Md Ripon, Md Shipon,...
A health official administers Vitamin A capsule to a child during the "National Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign-2023" at a centre in Dhaka's Shantibagh area on Sunday. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon
The United States wants to see Bangladesh as a more inclusive, democratic and prosperous country, and a resilient Indo-Pacific partner, report UNB.The USAID re-evaluated its Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for Bangladesh and amended the plan to address evolving needs...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday observed that the order of suspension of Mohammad Zahangir Alam from the post of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Mayor had not been issued in accordance with that settled by the latest judgment pronounced by the...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
Expressing its deep concern over the state of insecurity of journalists, the Editors' Council has demanded exemplary punishment of those involved in the recent killing of a newsman in Jamalpur.In a statement on Sunday, the Council said Golam Rabbani Nadim,...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday ordered seizure of Tk 25 million in fixed deposit receipt (FDR) and 10 vehicles of Sonia Mahjabin, the owner of the scam-hit e-commerce platform E-orange. The HC bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and...
Mahbuba Rahman Akhi, mother of the newborn who died at Dhaka's Central Hospital due to "negligence" on June 10, passed away at Labaid Hospital in Dhanmondi area on Sunday, reports UNB.Md Pervez Islam, officer-in-charge of Dhanmondi Police Station, said Akhi...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh will not yield to any external interference as it is an independent and sovereign country, reports UNB."We'll not give in to interferences of anyone. It is our decision," she said.The prime minister...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
The German customs administration is persuading Bangladesh to allow inspections of Bangladeshi bicycle factories in a bid to eliminate any doubts regarding the country of origin, according to sources familiar with the matter.The administration has proposed a visit to the...
Lending rate cap removal brings relief to banks, NBFIsMonetary Policy Statement (MPS) removes lending rate cap, bringing relief to banks and NBFIs. Interest rate spread will widen, increasing profitability for lenders. The reference rate will be published monthly. NBFIs anticipate...
FE Report | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
The much-talked-about Income-tax Ordinance Amendment Bill 2023 was passed in parliament on Sunday with some changes prescribed by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Finance.Opposition lawmakers presented 80 amendment proposals to the Bill, which was placed in the...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
With the proposed budget nearing its passage in parliament, analysts remark that it overlooks current economic realities and challenges and lacks fiscal measures to cut 'hyperinflation' while a minister mostly disagrees. The critics also say that the budget at this...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
Terming the latest downgrade by Moody's on some local banks as "geopolitical", Bangladesh Bank Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder said on Sunday that the global rating agency did not base the rating solely on economic indicators.The central bank governor expressed his...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
Policy rates are rising to check cheap fund availability and aggregate consumer demand will be reduced alongside maintaining supply-side interventions as tools to defuse inflation under a new monetary policy Bangladesh now pursues. Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank,...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel part of the mass rapid transit (MRT or metro rail) line-6 in October, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Sunday."Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Agargaon-Motijheel part...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to...
Highlighting the importance of mobilising youth leaders, US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Helen LaFave has said climate action is a lot of work and they can make a difference if they work together. "This is why we emphasise the need to...
The bustling industrial area of Karnapara in Savar, home to a vibrant community and numerous garment factories, has long offered a challenging daily commute for its residents and children. The worn-out wooden bridge that separates the factories and residential areas...
Bangladesh Navy Family Welfare Association (BNFWA) president Begum Monira Raushan Iqbal administering Vitamin A-Plus capsules to children at a child healthcare centre in Mirpur Navy residential area of the city on Sunday as part of the nationwide Vitamin A-Plus campaign...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-06-19 00:00:00
The admission tests for honours courses at Jahangirnagar University under the academic session 2022-23 were held on Sunday. The tests include entrance examinations of the Institute of Business Studies (IBA-JU), 'C-1' unit under the Department of Fine Arts and the...
Bangladesh has recorded 230 new cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,041,470, reports benews24.com.The death toll from the disease rose by two to 29,457 over a 24-hour period, according to the latest government...
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