NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 22: The supply of gas to port city Chattogram was hampered on Saturday and Sunday, causing widespread disruption to people's lives.The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) was forced to suspend gas supplies to domestic users and businesses...
People transport jerricans of water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Since the start of the war, Israel cut off supplies of water, electricity, fuel and food...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday said the EU will provide Euro 407 million to Bangladesh in the form of concessional loans and grants, reports UNB.Of this, Euro 350 million will be concessional loans, he said. A loan agreement...
FE Report | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
The government is set to honour 25 farmers with 'Agriculturally Important Person (AIP)' status for their outstanding contributions to the country's agricultural sector in 2021. The AIP status was introduced in 2020 and is similar in status to the Commercially...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Government will import one more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from international spot market in November.State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has already received tender to purchase one spot LNG cargo for November 12-13 delivery after getting fresh approval...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
The prices of pulses, ginger, potatoes and onions increased further in the city kitchen markets on Sunday, intensifying woes of the commoners already battered by high inflation.Coarse and medium categories of lentils rose by Tk 10-20 per kg, putting additional...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said her government is determined to ensure equal rights of all citizens irrespective of their religions and castes, reports UNB."We always believe that everyone in the country irrespective religion and caste will enjoy equal...
Sailing boats -- once a common sight on the Buriganga River in Dhaka -- are now rarely seen. Such boats still ply across the river from Gudara Ghat in Mill Barracks point to Keraniganj's Char Mirerbagh. —FE Photo by Shafiqul...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Industry up-skilling is deemed urgent for production boost and luring foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bangladesh as manufacturers were found averse to using latest foreign-innovated technologies. Foreign-technology use is very low in the country's manufacturing industry across all sectors as...
RAFAH, Oct 22 (Agencies): Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said on Sunday the repeated wars have caused a reduction in the country's foreign exchange reserves."There are wars after wars…how can we manage?" he told journalists at his office, marking the occasion of investing a...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Representatives from readymade garment manufacturer and worker at the minimum wage board on Sunday submitted their proposals for a new minimum wage for the country's apparel industry, with a gap of nearly Tk 10,000 between the two sides.Workers' representative Sirajul...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Eight digital banks get the initial approval in Bangladesh to serve government goal of catering customer needs in banking in the era of digitisation and covering the unbanked segment of population. The central bank Sunday gave its nod to the...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. The sun sets in the city today (Monday) at 05:26 pm and...
Dr Zahidul Hasan Mushfequr Rahman, a brilliant rocket scientist, died recently at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, USA, says a statement. He was 67 years old. Dr Zahidul was the youngest brother of HN Ashequr Rahman, MP, chairman of Meghna...
The government of Japan on Sunday extended a grant of US$ 64,507 (approximately Tk 6.9 million) to a Bangladeshi NGO, Bangla-German Sampreeti (BGS), reports UNB.Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori signed the grant contracts for 'Grass-Roots Human Security Projects' (GGHSP)...
Police detectives arrested seven people from seven districts of the country who allegedly looted Tk 4.8 million from a vehicle on Dhaka Elevated Expressway posing as members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on October 10, reports UNB.This was the first...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Sunday rejected calls by transport owners to amend the Road Transport Act, saying there are no scope of amendment before the next election slated for January next year.Quader's remarks came as he...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said the AL is a party of the street and, therefore, the streets will be under control of this party on October 28, reports...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
In the full text of a verdict the High Court has observed that granting bail to a convicted person in a case does not mean his sentence is also suspended. The court further observed that while the appeal filed by...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-23 00:00:00
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said they don't have any plan to stage any sit-in protests after the party's grand rally in Dhaka on October 28.He also said Sunday that their grand-rally in the capital will be peaceful.He...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP's wish to occupy and block roads would not be fulfilled, reports UNB."Threats of arson and violence are emerging. In this situation, the only saviour is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. We...
NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters): Growing volatility in US stocks is driving a search for defensive assets, though investors may have fewer places to hide this time around.Wall Street's most closely-watched measure of investor nervousness, the Cboe Volatility Index, on...
BITTERFELD-WOLFEN, Germany, Oct 22 (AFP): A decade after a wave of bankruptcies all but wiped out the German solar industry, the sector is looking to reestablish itself in the face of stiff competition from abroad.Overproduction in China and massive government...
Mohammed Rabiul Hossain, Managing Director & CEO of Uttara Bank PLC., inaugurated the 246th branch of the bank named 'Bibirhat Branch' at Fatikchhari in Chattogram on Sunday. Deputy Managing Director Md. Ashraf-uz-Zaman along with Md. Rabiul Hasan, General Manager (PRD),...
Standard Bank Limited wins Silver Award in Islami Banking category at '10th ICSB National Award for Corporate Governance Excellence 2022' from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of Bangladesh (ICSB). The award recognises the bank's corporate governance, Shari'ah compliance and management...
The business review conference of Cumilla-Noakhali Region of Mercantile Bank was held in Feni on Saturday. Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest while Additional Managing Director and Chief Risk...
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