Muhammad Mahmood | 2023-06-11 00:00:00
There has been much discussion in recent times on the prospect of the US dollar (USD) losing its global dominance. The US dollar almost for eight decades has dominated global trade, finance and reserve portfolios of central banks around the...
BENI, DR Congo, June 09 (AFP): Suspected Islamist militants hacked 12 people to death in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday, local officials said, in the latest attack in the troubled region. Fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)...
BEIJING/PRAGUE, June 09 (Reuters): China urged Europe on Friday not to have any official exchanges with Taiwan or support "independence forces" ahead of a planned trip to the continent next week by Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu.Czech Foreign Minister Jan...
Nilratan Halder | 2023-06-10 12:00:00
The sudden resignation by Golam Rabbani Choton from the elevated post of head coach of the Bangladesh National Women's Football team has stirred quite a ripple in the sport arena of this country. Men's football here has long been in...
The Bank Company (Amendment) Bill- 2023 tabled by Finance Minister A. H. Mustafa Kamal on Thursday last runs short of remedies the country's troubled banking industry needs now. The proposed amendments, among others, define the term 'willful defaulters', empower the...
FE REPORTThe 1320 MW Banshkhali power plant of S Alam Group was completely shut down from Thursday midnight following a coal shortage.Previously, the power plant started generating around 500 mw of electricity on a test-run on June 5, informed sources...
JAMALPUR, June 9 (BSS): Four persons were killed and three others injured in a road accident on Jamalpur-Mymensingh road here this afternoon.The deceased were identified as Solaiman, 55, Abdul Majid, 48, Joynal Abedin, 42, and Sahed Ali, 55. All of...
WASHINGTON, June 9 (AFP): An expected El Nino climate phenomenon has arrived, scientists at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday."Depending on its strength, El Nino can cause a range of impacts, such as increasing the risk of...
WASHINGTON, June 9 (AFP): Smoke from Canadian wildfires shrouded US cities in a noxious haze again Thursday, delaying flights and disrupting outdoor events in what President Joe Biden called a "stark reminder" of climate change.Thick skies and an acrid campfire...
UK firms could gain access to US green funding as part of plans to boost UK and US ties announced by Rishi Sunak and Joe Biden, reports BBC.The pair unveiled the Atlantic Declaration, to strengthen economic ties between the two...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Frequent power outages are driving up the costs of potato storage, ultimately burdening people already struggling with escalating prices of essential food items. Potato prices have experienced significant increases, and traders are concerned that rates could rise further due to...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Fire-affected Bangabazar shop owners called upon the government on Friday to pay them compensation before the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha. They demanded that the government pay each of them between Tk 50,000 and Tk0.1 million as compensation.They placed the demand at a...
Serajul Alam Khan, one of the main organisers of the Liberation War, passed away Friday. He was 82, report agencies.He passed away around 2:30 pm on Friday while undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Some of the VAT and tax proposed on software industry in the budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24 will go before finalisation, assured Prime Minister's Adviser on Private Industries and Investment Salman F Rahman. "Actually what happened in the...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Dhaka city-dwellers heaved a euphoric sigh of relief from the unbearable heatwave and humidity for more than a week as they experienced the much-awaited downpour on Friday.People in many parts of the country also witnessed light to heavy rain on...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Bangladeshi scientists and their partner institutions have announced a significant breakthrough in the early detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), a prevalent global cancer, bringing hope in saving lives.HKG Epitherapeutics Ltd, a biotech firm, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh...
Stocks lose steam as budget brings no cheers Stocks remained almost flat in the outgoing week after a four-week rally, as the national budget for fiscal year 2023-24 brought no cheer to investors. This is the first week after the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
People in lower strata struggle to make ends meet amid consumer price rises fueled by soaring headline inflation against subdued wage growth in Bangladesh.Official data show the gap between earning and spending by low-income people, in addition to wealth gap...
FE REPORT | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
The government expects that the country’s current-account deficit will go within the next two years after remaining in negative territory for most of the past decade or so.However, economists differ with the prediction made by the Ministry of Finance.“...in the...
After days of severe heat wave, the city finally experienced heavy rain on Friday, bringing much-needed relief to the city-dwellers. The photo shows two bikers navigating through rain in Kakrail area of Dhaka city. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-06-10 00:00:00
Incapacitated energy sector now plans to ease irritable load- shedding across Bangladesh by augmenting electricity generation from several piloting coal-fired power plants where the government has no payment liability yet, said sources.Apart from cashing in on these newly built plants which...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Chattogram and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in the country on...
Bangladesh reported 94 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total caseload rose to 20,40,212, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, the official death toll from the...
Dhaka's air ranked 8th most polluted in the world on Friday morning as per the Air Quality Index (AQI), reports UNB.The air in Dhaka was categorised as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups', with an AQI score of 124 at 8:45 am.Israel's...
Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Qu Dongyu has lauded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's leadership in ensuring food security in Bangladesh, reports UNB.He made the remarks when Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen met him...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen handed over the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy at a gala ceremony at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on Tuesday evening, reports UNB.Melody Zambuko received the award on...
Daughter of Shahriar Kabir found dead in Dhaka homeThe daughter of Shahriar Kabir, president of Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, has been found dead on Thursday. The body of 41-year-old Arpita Kabir Mumu was recovered from her home in the...
A Mymensingh-bound truck hit a battery-run auto-rickshaw at Ranagachha Uttapara on the Jamalpur-Mymensingh highway on Friday, leaving four persons killed and three others critically injured — bdnews24.com
FE REPORTAt least 408 people were killed and 631 others injured in some 491 road accidents occurred across the country in May, according to the Road Safety Foundation (RSF) on Friday.Of the total dead victims, 67 were women and 78...
REZAUL KARIMThe government has called upon deputy commissioners (DCs) to initiate legal measures against the rampant breaches of the 'Mandatory Jute Packaging Act-2010' in order to ensure the use of eco-friendly jute sacks and bags, according to sources.In line with...
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