ISLAMABAD, May 31 (AFP): Embattled Pakistan opposition leader Imran Khan returned to court on Wednesday, as the nation's human rights watchdog warned all sides are to blame in a rapidly deteriorating democratic crisis.Khan's brief arrest earlier this month sparked days...
WASHINGTON, May 31 (Reuters): The Qatari prime minister held secret talks with the supreme leader of the Taliban this month on resolving tension with the international community, a source briefed on the meeting said, signaling a new willingness by Afghanistan's...
Hisham Khan | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
In the past decade, the advent of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has revolutionised the way people access education and acquire knowledge. Countless individuals have been able to enhance their skills and expand their horizons through these online learning platforms....
FE EDUCATION DESK | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
Project Trishna, a key initiative of Footsteps Bangladesh's future generation group, has unveiled an upgraded version of its public drinking water facility at the bustling Gulshan 2 junction in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Collaborating with Petronas and the Gulshan Traffic Police, they...
PUSHPITA KHAN | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
The campus of the Islamic University of Technology (IUT) bursts with jubilation as the graduates of batch 18 gather to celebrate a momentous occasion. On Tuesday (May 30), the university commemorated its 35th convocation, an event filled with joy and...
Asma-ul-husna Pushon | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
Finding time for personal growth and enrichment might be difficult in the fast-paced world of today. However, one method has become incredibly popular: listening to podcasts. Podcasts are an engaging way to spend one's free time, combining learning, entertainment, and...
Matiur Rahman | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
Financial inclusion refers to the accessibility and availability of a wide range of financial services to all individuals and communities, regardless of their economic or social status. It aims to ensure that everyone has access to affordable and appropriate financial...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has recently taken the world by storm. AI can be defined as a machine's ability to perform a task much like humans. It presents a wide range of benefits for the world and Bangladesh can use this...
The holy Eid-ul-Azha is around the corner. It is one of the largest Muslim festival after Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated in Bangladesh at the end of June. Muslims all over the world are all set to observe this Eid in...
Imam Hossain | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
Mukta Sultana, who obtained her master's degree from Dhaka University-affiliated Eden College in 2019, had been trying hard to secure a job for years. Recently, she crossed the age limit fixed for entering the government jobs. And out of frustration,...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
The recent presidential election in Turkey has been a disappointment for Turkey's secularists. Kemal Kilicdaroglu came close to wresting the presidency from Recep Tayyip Erdogan but in the end it was Erdogan who forged ahead of him. There was, at...
With the development paradigm shifting towards human development rather than mere economic progress, Bangladesh's amazing socio-economic growth is now put to the toughest test ever. What was once a mystery or enigma behind the country's sterling performance, according to development...
Aminur Rahman | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
A long-sought-after law on income tax is up to get through parliament, evidently leaving some lacunae unplugged. The proposed "Aikor Ain 2023 (Income Tax Act 2023)" was endorsed in principle by the cabinet on 23rd January 2023. It is aimed...
M Kabir Hassan and José Antonio Pérez Amuedo | 2023-06-01 00:00:00
Regardless of the financial newspaper you may have perused recently, there is a prevalent term that likely caught your attention: debt ceiling. Esteemed figures such as Janet Yellen, the Secretary of the US Treasury, Jerome Powell, the Chair of the...
Employees of a private organisation, which is tasked with maintaining Mayor Hanif Flyover, are now controlling traffic with the help of a rope, on a road near the Gulistan-end of the flyover in Dhaka. Why are they doing that? They...
Kowser Nasrin and Mohammad Abu Yusuf | 2023-05-31 12:00:00
In today's age of information and communication technology, the rise of the 'gig economy' bears the testimony to the fact that the nature of work is changing. The term "gig" is used to refer to a single performance by a...
Bangladesh should not bear the burden of more than 1 million Rohingya refugees alone while U.N. agencies are facing challenges to feed them, a United Nations official said Monday, reports AP.Olivier De Schutter, a UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start selling advance train tickets for Eid holidaymakers from June 14.Railway Minister Md Nurul Islam Sujan disclosed this on Tuesday at a press conference at the city's Rail Bhaban.Passengers can purchase the advance tickets 10 days...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
The city's first metro rail, which is now partially operational from Uttara to Agargaon, will adopt new timings from 8 am to 8 pm, effective from today (Wednesday), to accommodate passengers during both peak and off-peak hours.Under the new schedule,...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday upheld the trial-court verdict that sentenced BNP leader Amanullah Aman to 13 years' jail and his wife Sabera Aman to three years' in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). It also upheld...
US Ambassador in Dhaka Peter Haas on Tuesday said the new US visa policy applies to "everyone" and it is to encourage all in Bangladesh to make right "behaviour" to ensure free and fair election, reports BSS."The idea behind the...
YASIR WARDAD | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
Prices of onion, which showed a slight decline a few days ago, started rising again from Tuesday as retail costs soared to Tk 80-95 a kg in different city areas.The price was Tk 75-85 a kg on Monday.Al Amin, a...
GAZIPUR, May 30 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the Muslim community to set aside their differences and work together to regain the glorious heritage the Islamic world once had in science, philosophy, medicine and other fields of...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has downgraded the government of Bangladesh’s long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings to B1 from Ba3 and affirmed the short-term issuer ratings at Not Prime. This rating action concludes the review for downgrade initiated on 9...
FE REPORT | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 13 individuals, including Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus, for their alleged involvement in embezzling over Tk 250 million.ACC Deputy Director Md Gulshan Anwar Prodhan lodged the case...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s economic pointsman may have to walk a tightrope managing a paradox of austerity and growth ambition as the government is set to announce a bigger budget tomorrow (Thursday) with wider deficit for next fiscal. A preview of the national...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-05-31 00:00:00
A sum of Tk 1.78 trillion has been projected as direct tax expenditure in the 2023-24 national budget in the form of various tax exemptions now counted in subsidy account in fiscal measures.The amount of tax expenditure would be considered...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday)), according to the Met Office.Mild heat wave is sweeping over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions...
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