Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
For the vast majority of the populace, the worst thing to happen to a family is detection of and treatment of a serious ailment of a loved one. This is when things go downhill financially. The fact is that health...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
At long last the country's first Commodity Exchange (CX) has come under a legal framework with the publication of gazette notification on its rules approved by the regulatory authorities. According to a FE report, operation of the CX is set...
Already out of the reach of the common people, the essential commodities are uncontrollably getting dearer. This time it is again onion, a vital item of the kitchen market, that has registered price increases beyond the bounds of affordability. Again,...
Erisha Suwal and Jayati Sethi | 2023-11-01 00:00:00
Smiling brightly, Bedana Begum proudly points to her florescent orange safety vest. On the top right corner is a small but prominent detail that matters to her the most--the Government of Bangladesh logo. "This jacket is more than just a...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 12:00:00
The financial health of non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) has been weakening, as an increase in the cost of funds has led to profit erosion. All four NBFIs, which disclosed on Monday un-audited earnings for the nine months to September this...
Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,341 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,708 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced former Audit Committee Chairman of Farmers Bank (now Padma Bank) Mahbubul Haque Chisty alias Babul Chisty and his son Rashedul Haque Chisty to 12 years imprisonment in a case filed over the embezzlement of...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence to imprisonment till death of seven accused individuals involved in the 2016 Holey Artisan Café attack, which resulted in the deaths of 22 people, including 17 foreigners. The High Court bench...
BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 30 (UNB): Train movement between Brahmanbaria's Akhaura and India's Agartala will formally open on the newly built 12.24 kilometer dual gauge rail tracks tomorrow (Wednesday).Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will jointly inaugurate...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
Despite solid growth, South Asia faces a risky outlook, the World Bank says in its latest regional economic update, urging countries to fully capitalise on the global energy transition to help boost growth.Constrained by slowing growth and fiscal challenges, South...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip, Oct 30 (Agencies): Israeli troops and armor pushed deeper into northern and central Gaza on Monday.Israeli troops and tanks attacked Gaza's main northern city from both sides on Monday, three days after they began a major...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
Strikes and blockades initiated by the BNP have resulted in a daily loss of Tk 16.0 billion, equivalent to 0.2 per cent of the country's GDP, as informed by Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen to foreign diplomats on Monday...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
The telecom regulator, BTRC, has drafted the 'National Broadband Policy 2023' with an eye to helping Bangladesh grow as an advanced digital economy and society.The policy aims at universal access to state-of-the-art, high-capacity broadband networks, services, technology platforms, devices and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday once again condemned the Israeli attacks on Palestinian people and said Bangladesh is making efforts to stop all wars that are raging across the world, reports UNB."Wars are continuing across the globe, Ukraine war...
Heavy traffic overwhelmed Dhaka streets on Monday, the only window between a political strike and an upcoming three-day blockade. The photo was taken from Tejgaon's Satrasta area. — Photo by KAZ Sumon
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
The government is expected to approve the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway project today (Tuesday) despite reservations of the Planning Commission (PC) due to high cost estimation, insiders have said.The bloated-cost project is set to be placed at a scheduled meeting of...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
It starts with a random food essential picking up prices, prompting the authorities to respond with price caps and finally come up with import permission. This has happened for onions and eggs, but the market-control mechanism has turned out to...
The BNP and other opposition parties are set to initiate a three-day blockade of road, rail, and waterways across the country from this morning (Tuesday), reports UNB. The blockade is meant to pressure the Awami League government to resign and...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
The prime minister will inaugurate the second part of the Mass Rapid Transit-6 (MRT 6) line, connecting Agargaon to Motijheel, on Saturday. With the inauguration of the second part, commercial operations of the country's first metro rail, from the entire...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
Corporate taxpayers deprecated some tricky tax measures in the new income tax law as 'torture' and disincentive to investors, which they fear could create fresh hurdles for the economy.They particularly deplored the provision on penalizing corporates for failure to ensure...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
Return of political and labour unrest casts shadows on export industry as owners already lament production and freight disruptions amid labour upheaval that left one worker dead in Gazipur. Identified as Rasel Hawlader, 26, the worker died from shotgun-pellet wounds...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may rise slightly over the...
Syed Zahurul Huq, an insurance specialist, passed away on Friday, says a statement.He started his career at the Muslim Insurance Company Limited in 1958. After Independence, he joined Sadharan Bima Corporation.He served Bangladesh National and Peoples Insurance Company Limited as...
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday said there will be no marks-based test in the new education curriculum, rather the students will be evaluated on the basis of their skills, reports UNB."The education system of the country has gone...
Describing plastic pollution as both a local and global problem, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Monday laid emphasis on cooperation and collaboration to end the problem, reports UNB."Stakeholder action is crucial, which is why we are here today,...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
The health authorities collect dengue infection data from a very few dengue diagnosis centres and represent it as a complete picture of the situation, reveals a new TIB study.The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) disclosed this in a study styled 'Dengue...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-31 00:00:00
Police have filed a total of 36 cases against 1,544 individuals, including unknown persons, for their alleged involvement in deteriorating law and order and creating violence during the BNP's rally in the capital on October 28, according to a DMP...
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