BOGURA, Apr 29 (UNB): Two members of a family were killed when a covered van hit a motorbike carrying them on Bogura-Naogaon highway near Indil Bridge in Adamdighi upazila of Bogura district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Maulana Zahidur...
BARGUNA, Apr 29 (UNB): Farmers in the coastal region of Barguna are rejoicing over their successful yield of salt-tolerant Bri varieties rice. At Amratala village, located in Kalmegha Union of Patharghata Upazila, where growing crops is typically challenging, local farmers...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 28: Hospitality industry of the country's top tourist attraction Cox's Bazar fetched an estimated amount of Tk 5.0 billion (or Tk 500 crore) centring Eid-ul-Fitr this year. According to sector insiders, around 0.5 million (5 lakh) holidaymakers...
NEW YORK, April 29 (Reuters): The US-listed shares of small and micro-cap Chinese firms soared on Friday, reminiscent of meme-like rallies last summer that were underpinned by strong demand from retail investors.So-called meme rallies are unusual share price gains, driven...
LONDON, April 29 (Reuters): Uncertainty over the economic outlook and the banking sector prompted investors to move money back into cash and gold in the week to Wednesday, according to BofA Global Research.But the current environment is tricky to trade,...
Mohammad Mufazzal | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
A stock investor, Abdul Latif (not the real name) passed away in the 90's without deciding who would be inheriting his stock holdings. His two successors got locked into a fight over the ownership of the shares of listed securities....
Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) published the new Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report on April 5. According to the WTO, “The outlook for the global economy has slightly improved since the WTO’s most recent trade forecast was issued in...
The poultry industry in Bangladesh has succeeded to a great extent in the last three decades. The sector is now capable of fulfilling the protein requirement of the country's 170 million people, which is necessary for building a healthy nation....
Population science is a branch of social science. It has some special fields of research such as population programme, sample survey, population problem analysis, socio economic development, etc. The impact of population science is very big because it formulates development...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
Rain accompanied by a mild nor'wester in the late afternoon on Thursday proved a great relief for the Dhaka-dwellers. Not long ago, Dhaka and its suburbs used to be awash with the first showers of summer within the first couple...
Asjadul Kibria | 2023-04-30 00:00:00
Though trade in goods is predominant globally, trade in services has emerged as a critical portion of the world trade in recent decades. So, it is not possible to get a correct picture of the international trade without adding up...
As the official visit of the prime minister has come to a close, it is time to recap what has been discussed between the delegation and its Japanese counterpart. The bilateral relationship between the two nations has been deep and...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-29 12:00:00
The World Bank has approved $1.25 billion in loans, including a $500 million worth of budgetary support, in a latest development-financing package for Bangladesh.Of the total, another $500 million will be given for agricultural development and $250 million for micro-finance...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the...
BD logs 15 Covid casesBangladesh reported 15 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 2,038,207, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). However, the official...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHATOOGRAM, Apr. 29: The country will commemorate the most tragic cyclone of April 29 today (Saturday). The devastating incident of storm on April 29 in 1991 left several thousand people killed and assets worth several hundred crores of...
A Bangladeshi student has been found dead at his rented home in Montreal, Canada, reports UNB.Local police retrieved the body of Yeasin Mohammad Khan Fahim from his apartment in Montreal's Downtown on Wednesday, his maternal uncle Sayed Mostak Ahmed told...
FE REPORT | 2023-04-29 00:00:00
The national flag carrier, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has launched a landmark programme in South Asian aviation history by offering "line training" to foreign pilots with its modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. The program commenced on Friday with a Mongolian pilot...
FE REPORT A bus driver died when a pick-up van ran him over in the capital's Moghbazar area on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam, 35.The fatal incident happened at around 6:00am when Shahidul was standing at the...
Law Minister Anisul Haque said healthcare and safety at the workplace are a fundamental right of every worker, reports UNB. The minister while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting on the National Occupational Health and Safety Day...
Arafat AraWage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB) rules have been passed five years after the formulation of its law, creating scope for better management of welfare of migrant workers.The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment published the gazette on April...
SYDNEY, April 28 (AFP): Australia's oldest coal-fired power plant was shuttered Friday, as the country-a once-notorious climate straggler-prepares for a seismic shift towards renewable energy.The Liddell power station, a three-hour drive north of Sydney, was one in a series of...
BUENOS AIRES, April 28 (AFP): Argentina will pay for Chinese imports in yuan instead of US dollars in order to preserve its dwindling foreign reserves, Economy Minister Sergio Massa said on Wednesday.The South American country will be able to "program...
TEHRAN, Apr 28 (Reuters): Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman in international waters on Thursday, the US Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in sensitive Gulf...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-04-29 00:00:00
The government is considering providing cash incentive facility to the garments accessories and packaging industries - to continue the present export trend of the country's RMG sector, sources said.The industries are likely to enjoy the incentive facility from the next...
With no customers around, a trader watches mobile phone to while away time at a shop in Dhaka's Mouchak area on Friday. Though offices and financial institutions opened a few days back after the Eid celebration, the capital is still...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-04-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh's exports to the non-conventional markets have gained momentum in recent years with shipments to the small regional destinations rising gradually.Along with its traditional markets like the US and the European Union, some government policies and exporters initiatives have facilitated...
Governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation HAYASHI Nobumitsu calls on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Tokyo on Friday. — PID
Bhola, Apr 28 (UNB): A new gas well, named Ilisha-1, has been discovered in Bhola, capable of extracting 20 to 22 million cubic feet of gas daily.BAPEX, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, has successfully extracted gas experimentally...
FE Report | 2023-04-29 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has developed a five-year Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Bangladesh with the aim of assisting the country in achieving its goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country (UMIC) by 2031. According to officials, the CPF will be...
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