RAJSHAHI, Nov 01 (BSS): Promotion of skilled youth can be the best way of ensuring sustainable development in the country.Utmost emphasis should be given on transforming them into competent human resources. All the government and non-government agencies concerned should come...
An Australian expatriate was killed as a motorcycle hit him when he was crossing the road in Kakrail area in the city on Tuesday, report agencies.The dead is Joseph Gomez (56), son of Gillbard from Mulashi-kanda village under Nababganj thana...
Launches on most of the routes did not operate due to shortage of passengers on Wednesday, the second day of the three-day blockade enforced by BNP and allies. The picture was taken from the city’s Sadarghat Launch Terminal — Focus...
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The cost of everyday essentials is rising at an alarming rate. Although maximum retail prices (MRPs) for items like eggs, onions and potatoes have been fixed, traders are not complying with the government-set prices. The local variety of onions is...
Imam Hossain | 2023-11-02 00:00:00
Oftentimes, people's first response to any illness is a quick Google search of their symptoms. From headache to diabetes, they look up everything on the search engine. And reportedly, Google now deals with 70,000 searches about medical concerns every minute....
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-11-02 00:00:00
This is no war in Gaza. A war is always between two states. In Gaza, it is simply a matter of a powerful, nuclear-armed state pulverising a suffering, unarmed population into unending fear through unabashed military might. Those who believe...
Initially overshadowed by the ongoing political confrontation, the labour unrest over fixation of the minimum wage for garment workers spread fast in the garment belt of the capital, Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur on Tuesday. In fact, pent-up emotions have started...
The Customs Bill 2023 was passed on Tuesday in the Jatiya Sangsad with the aim of promoting fiscal discipline and accountability in the collection of import revenue and facilitating trade, reports BSS.Law Minister Anisul Huq, in absence of finance minister...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
The number of deaths caused by dengue fever transmitted by mosquitoes rose to 1,348 on Tuesday, with seven more casualties. Of the new fatalities, 6 were reported from outside Dhaka and one from Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of...
Bangladesh Bank will launch local currency card 'Taka Pay', first of its kind in the country, to reduce dependence on international cards and save much-needed US dollars, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the card today (Wednesday). Then 'Taka...
GAZA STRIP, Oct 31 (Agencies): The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said at least 50 people were killed Tuesday in Israeli bombardment of a refugee camp in the Palestinian territory."More than 50 martyrs and around 150 wounded and...
KOLKATA, Oct 31 (AFP): Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique cracked half-centuries as Pakistan stormed to a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on Tuesday to stay afloat in the race for a World Cup...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem has expressed concern over achieving the tax-collection target this year as the local political atmosphere started to heat up with the national election slated for January 2024.Besides, the ongoing...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
With one more extension, the Single Point Mooring (SPM) project would now take nine years to complete than its original completion period of just over three years, almost doubling the cost to Tk 82.98 billion.The Executive Committee of the National...
A view of a highway in Jatrabari area in the city on Tuesday, the first day of the three-day countrywide blockade programme called by the BNP and other opposition parties. The photo was taken in the morning. — FE photo
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Finance officials begin stocktaking of implementation status of the current budget and other economic parameters in early spadework on budgeting for next fiscal year, with the polls close by.The finance division Tuesday sent letters to the ministries and divisions concerned...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Amid a gradual decline in the country's foreign-exchange reserves, banks and forex dealers have once again increased the US dollar exchange rate by Tk 0.50 for remittances, export proceeds, and import payments.This decision to revise the exchange rate follows a...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
At least three people were killed in clashes between BNP activists, police and ruling Awami League supporters on Tuesday, the first day of a three-day blockade called by the opposition BNP party.Two of the victims were from Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj, and...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over reports of violence at political rallies in Bangladesh while the United States has pushed all sides to engage in "dialogue" without preconditions to de-escalate tensions, reports UNB.The UN chief also called on...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Public debts in Bangladesh ballooned by 20 per cent to Tk 16.2 trillion in the past fiscal from Tk 13.5 trillion in FY22, latest official disclosure shows.The higher debt buildup is believed to be driven by a rise in external...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP won't be able to stop the next general election by resorting to violence as they had failed to foil the 2014 and 2018 polls, reports UNB."They won't be able to stop the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Violent agitation by garment workers seeking wage hike spread fast Tuesday to different industrial zones in Dhaka and adjoining areas, disrupting production in many units of the export industry. Firsthand reports said a series of clashes took place in the...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain at one or two places over Chattogram region until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday) according to the Met Office.Day temperature may remain nearly...
Senior Consultant of Neurology Department at United Hospital Ltd Dr Alim Akter Bhuiyan along with others cutting a cake at the Neuroscience Centre of the hospital in the city on Saturday, marking the World Stroke Day
Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University Prof Syed Humayun Akhtar cutting a cake on its campus in Gazipur on Tuesday, marking the 31st founding anniversary of the university
Detectives have arrested Lieutenant General (retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy from Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, reports UNB.A team of the DB police led by its chief Harun-or-Rashid conducted a drive in Savar area and arrested him in a...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal will make a courtesy call on Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan today (Wednesday).Mohammad Saifur Rahman, registrar of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, issued a press release in this regard.Rahman said, "The chief election...
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