The Wage Board for the RMG sector will hold its 6th meeting on tomorrow (November 7) at 11:00am to finalise the minimum wage following continuous demand for raising wages by readymade garments workers, reports BSS.The meeting will be held at...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Local jute goods exporters have requested the government to resume operation of 10 state-run jute mills aiming to protect the sector, sources said.Bangladesh Jute Goods Exporters Association (BJGEA) has recently written to the Ministry of Commerce requesting it to take...
The Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking her intervention to reset the airfare in this year's hajj package, reports UNB.The letter signed by M Shahadat Hossain Taslim, president of...
Power generation at the Rampal power plant in Bagerhat was suspended at 6:30 am on Sunday following a technical glitch, reports UNB.The Rampal Thermal Power Plant has been shut down six times in seven and a half months since it...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
The number of deaths caused by dengue in Bangladesh this year has exceeded 1,400, as health authorities reported an additional 15 deaths on Sunday.The toll stood at 1,408 on Sunday morning, and the annual caseload rose by 2,103 to 279,904,...
SAJIBUR RAHMANThe negative growth in net sales of state-run national instruments, known as NSAs, continued to expand in the month of September this year. Several factors contributed to this decline, including mounting inflationary pressures, financial crises, reduced profitability in banks,...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Arson attacks and vandalism in different parts of the city marked the first day of the second-phase nationwide blockade called by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Sunday.The BNP is enforcing the blockade across the country to press home their...
Pick-up vans occupy part of a road at the Kalshi intersection in the Mirpur area of the city, using it as a parking space, narrowing the road, but the authorities concerned remain indifferent. The photo was taken on Sunday. —...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Chattogram, November 5: The Chattogram Urea Fertilizer Company Limited (CUFL) has resumed production after a six-month closure, following machinery renovations and the resumption of a limited gas supply. On May 5, the Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KDGCL) had suspended...
Rezaul Karim and Yasir Wardad | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
The government has allowed the import of 200 million eggs to cool off the surging prices, but no eggs have arrived in the country even in two months.Importers say they are reluctant to bring in eggs due to the high...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Denmark's green investment proposal valued at US$ 1.3 billion for developing the country's first 500- MW utility-scale offshore wind-energy project has received the nod in principle from the government to carry out a detailed feasibility study and implement the first...
FE Report | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem said on Sunday that it is not easy to raise the tax-to-GDP ratio overnight, given the country's poor tax base.Muneem, who is also senior secretary of the Internal Resources...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
As intra-regional migration in South Asia (SA) becomes very strong in recent years, economists and experts on Sunday urged the nations to formulate bilateral, multilateral and mutual legislations to safeguard the workers' interests. Workers in the region tend to migrate...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
For congestion-vexed commuters, it's a dream come true as cross-Dhaka overhead metro rail began Sunday its commercial operation on the entire Uttara-Motijheel corridor, with cheering passengers aboard trains.Family, friends and colleagues looked enthusiastic to savor the first-day ride on the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Export of recycled food-grade plastic products is set to come under mandatory audit as the European Union (EU) has sought lists of competent authorities from Bangladesh in this regard.The competent authorities will audit the recycling companies that wish to export...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
The outstanding balance of short-term external borrowing by private sector came down to US$12.43 billion in September, as businesses jettison their market-expansion plans amid hovering uncertainties both on domestic and global markets.Such ebb tide in capital inflow stokes fears of...
Weather may remain mainly 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 temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
The scholarship application deadline for higher education in Russia has been extended until December 15, 2023, reports UNB.The Russian government announced 124 scholarships for Bangladeshi students in Bachelor, Masters and PhD courses for the academic year 2024-2025.The application can be...
Canadian University of Bangladesh hosted its first 'Startup Carnival' on the campus in the city on Sunday to inspire youth innovation and entrepreneurship. Distinguished guests, among others, attended the programme.
ROME, Nov 05 (UNB): A 15-year-old Bangladeshi-Italian girl who committed suicide by jumping out of her family flat's third floor window and dying after three days in hospital may have done so because she feared being pushed into an arranged...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating a CSD super shop at Tiger Garden Hotel in Khulna on Sunday — ISPR
FE REPORT | 2023-11-06 00:00:00
Maldives Chief Justice Uz Ahmed Muthasim Adnan, who came to attend the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee of the Constitution and the Supreme Court, on Sunday observed the trial proceedings at the Supreme Court. He observed the proceedings at...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM, Nov 04: The residents of Chattogram are suffering acutely due to the severe gas supply shortage prevailing across the port city.The gas supply shortage that ensued here on October 20 last is yet to end. There will be...
Deputy Governor of Madina Dr Ibrahim Al-Ghamdi called on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina upon her arrival at Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz International Airport in Madina on Sunday. The Bangladesh premier arrived there on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia...
FE REPORTSouth Asia should move forward in unison and take a common stand at the upcoming climate conference (COP28) to ensure mutual benefit and build resilience, climate experts suggested Sunday. One of the important observations is that the actual impact...
FE REPORTThe High Court on Sunday issued a rule upon the respondents to explain as to why they should not be directed to give registration to the Labour Party, a component of BNP-led alliance, with the Election Commission (EC). The...
Our Correspondent CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05: The daylong hartal enforced by BNP was observed peacefully in the port city of Chattogram on Sunday. There occurred no unwanted incidents in the city and rural areas of Chattogram during the hartal. Chattogram city,...
The activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, student wing of BNP, put locks on nine gates of different institutes and faculties of Dhaka University (DU), to support the 48-hour blockade called by BNP and like-minded parties, reports UNB.The locks were put...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has condemned the arrests of the party's vice chairmen Barrister Shahjahan Omar and Air Vice Marshal (retd) Altaf Hossain Chowdhury and organising secretary (Mymensingh division) Syed Saleh Ahmed Prince, reports UNB.Of them,...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud has said BNP is announcing its programmes through online platforms like the Taliban or the Islamic State (IS), reports BSS."In fact, their programme is nothing but attacking the people and burning down public transports...
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