LAKSHMIPUR, June 08 (UNB): A pedestrian was killed and two others were injured when a pickup used by robbers ran over them while fleeing after looting a gold shop in Lakshmipur. The incident happened around 8:15 pm on Wednesday in...
RANGPUR, June 08 (UNB): Members of Narcotics Control Department arrested a man and seized 15 gold bars from his possession at Kamarpara in Rangpur city on Wednesday. The arrestee is Foysal, son of Abul Hossain of Munshiganj district. Acting on...
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, June 08 (UNB): A special mango train has been launched to transport mangoes from Chapainawabganj to Dhaka at low cost.Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the train service at Chapainawabganj rail station around 11:00 am on Thursday.The train will...
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, June 8 (UNB): Students of Al-Hadith and Islamic Studies Department at Islamic University in Kushtia staged a demonstration on the campus on Thursday, protesting the attack on Prof M Mostafizur Rahman of the department allegedly by an Agrani...
RAJSHAHI, June 08 (BSS): Mango trading has gained momentum in different markets of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon districts with the appearance of delicious varieties of the seasonal fruit. The markets famous for mango business including Baneswar, Shaheb Bazar, Haragram, Upashahar,...
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, June 8 (AFP): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Thursday called for stronger collaboration with Malaysia to protect palm oil products threatened by a European Union trade law he termed "discrimination".The European Parliament adopted the new legislation in April...
Gold prices rose on Thursday on a slight pullback in the US dollar but investor caution surrounding the Federal Reserve's interest rate strategy and other economic cues that may influence it kept bullion hemmed in a relatively tight range, reports...
A 'Hands-on Training on Meristem Culture of Potato,' organised by Tuber Crops Research Centre (TCRC), was held at the seminar room of TCRC at BARI in Gazipur on Thursday. Dr Debasish Sarker, Director General, BARI, was present as the chief...
LONDON, June 8 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Thursday as tighter supply resulting from Saudi Arabia's pledged production cut and a potential pause to US interest rate hikes offset worries over demand weakness and a global economic slowdown.At an OPEC+...
Shihab Sarkar | 2023-06-09 00:00:00
In the 21st century the words meditation in seclusion ('dhyan' or 'toposya' in Bangla), sainthood ('sonyash') practised in deep forests, 'darwish' or 'sadhus' etc have long become obsolete. In the so-called hypersonic modern life, these images carry little meaning. Except...
Mobile phone has become an integral part of our daily life. It has made our life easy. Nevertheless, there are some restrictions in using mobile phones. For a student, it is prohibited to carry a mobile phone to the examination...
Employees should be satisfied with their work and well-being. However, most jobs nowadays offer little leisure time to employees. Everyone requires time off from work to relax and rejuvenate. Otherwise, they feel burnt out. Employers and organisations should realise that...
The prices of everyday essentials are increasing. With them, the prices of stationery items and education kits have been going up significantly over the past few months. Almost every type of learning kits such as books, notebooks, paper, pens, pencils,...
Zahid Huq | 2023-06-09 00:00:00
The price of onion, a pungent-tasting tuber, started rising abruptly in the first week of May when the local market was overwhelmed with its abundant supply. The onion market became volatile in the following weeks. The decision taken on June...
It is indeed a paradox that the government is facing a severe foreign exchange crisis affecting its external trade as well as development activities at a time when the pipeline for the country's overseas development aid is literally chocked with...
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Social Islami Bank Limited and Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals Limited, Kolkata, India at the bank's head office on Wednesday. In presence of Zafar Alam, managing director & CEO of SIBL, Abdul Hannan Khan,...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-06-08 12:00:00
Good wars are always few and far between. Most wars are horror stories, leaving societies and nations involved in them in a huge mess. There are wars of national liberation, wars which are directed at pushing oppressors out of occupied...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) has projected Bangladesh's GDP (gross domestic product) growth to be 6.2 per cent for the Fiscal year (FY)'24 and 6.4 per cent for FY'25The global lender made the projections in its Global Economic Prospect in June.It,...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said there is no alternative to dialogue and the Awami League believes in dialogue to solve any problem, reports BSS."We think everything can be resolved through dialogue as well as discussion. The Awami League believes...
SYLHET, July 07 (Agencies): At least 14 people were dead and ten others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Nazir Bazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila on Wednesday.The accident occurred around...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
The Covid-19 pandemic had been an economic shock for poorer countries in addition to a public health issue, a noted economist told a public lecture on Wednesday."The pandemic was ultimately an economic shock for poorer countries," said Dr Ahmed Mushfiq...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
Economists, experts, and business leaders in a post-budget meeting on Wednesday highlighted soaring inflation, extensive bank borrowing, dwindling forex reserves and lax tax administration as significant challenges facing the Bangladesh economy. "Total domestic financing requirement of the budget will be...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
The World Bank (WB) will provide Bangladesh with US$ 858 million to enhance climate-resilient agricultural growth, food security, and improve road safety.To this effect, two financing agreements were signed between the WB and the government of Bangladesh said a WB...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
Fish prices have gone up in the market further apparently due to shortage of ice required for freezing and transportation of the largely consumed protein item.Traders alleged that the ice production has been affected badly by the frequent power outages...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
Deficit in democratic accountability negatively impacts Bangladesh’s revenue collection, public expenditure and annual development programmes, Debapriya Bhattacharya of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said Wednesday in swinging criticism of the new fiscal measures.He told a budget-review meet that the...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
The government is forced to keep its hands always on triggers to keep the prices of essentials under control, Planning Minister M A Mannan said on Wednesday.He apparently explained the government’s latest stance to curb rocketing onion prices that yielded...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said more electricity will be added to the national grid within the next 10-15 days to end the ongoing power crisis, report agencies.“We have been compelled to make load-shedding ….I can realize the sufferings of the people. We’ve...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
The country is currently experiencing a brutal heatwave accompanied by high levels of humidity, resulting in a near-paralysis of everyday activities. Over the past few days, the scorching temperatures have significantly exacerbated the suffering of the populace, aggravated further by...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-06-08 00:00:00
Government debt liabilities stemming from overdue loans of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from local and foreign lenders go ballooning to Tk 985.9 billion this year amid financial upheavals, sources say.The amount is over 6.0-percent higher than last year’s—and such growing SOE...
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