FE REPORT | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The death toll from dengue fever caused by a mosquito-borne virus rose by 12 in the past 24 hours to Friday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the new casualties, eight were reported in Dhaka.With...
An aerial view of the spectacular Purbachal Expressway connecting Dhaka-Sylhet highway with the capital. The long-awaited 12.5-km expressway is expected to be officially inaugurated this month. — FE photo
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecom Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is planning to create a new licence category for alternative credit scoring -- the process of assessing someone's creditworthiness using non-traditional data, such as payment history for utilities or mobile phone bills. BTRC thinks...
GAZA, Oct 20 (Reuters/ BBC/ AFP): Israel levelled a northern Gaza district on Friday after giving families a half-hour warning to escape, and hit an Orthodox Christian church where others had been sheltering, as it made clear that a command...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The construction of the Bay Terminal in Chattogram is now making headway, with the shipping ministry finalising the master plan last week, officials said.According to them, it will be sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) soon for approval.The Chittagong...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
A stubbornly high inflation in Bangladesh is pushing up the real effective exchange rate or REER and thereby eroding fast the competitiveness of its export-earning sectors against peer countries, businesses say. The REER index increased from 104.42 in August 2023...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Friday was recorded at 35.0 degrees...
Young couple 'commit suicide' in MaguraMAGURA, Oct 20: A young man and his lover allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Baraichara village in Magura Sadar upazila, police said. The deceased was identified as Swagatam Biswas, 20, and Rupa Sarkar,...
Md Anisur Rahman Miah, BPAA, Chairman (secretary), Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK), founder member and Vice-chairman of AIUB's Board of Trustees Nadia Anwar, Prof Dr Abdur Rahman, AIUB Pro-Vice Chancellor, participants, and faculty members attended an award-giving ceremony of 'Probhabok 4.0',...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in two separate drives recovered 190,000 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets from Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar on Thursday, reports UNB.A media release issued and signed by Lt. Col Md Mohiuddin, commandant of the...
The inauguration date of the MRT line-6 of Dhaka Metro Rail from Agargaon to Motijheel has been rescheduled again this time to November 4 instead of October 29, reports UNB.Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Aminullah Noori confirmed the...
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Friday expressed deep concern over the removal of the National Conservation Commission's chairman midway of his tenure, reports UNB.The TIB questioned if the commission's task is to protect the interests of influential river grabbers, leaving...
Dhaka has ranked seventh on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 155 at 9:00 am on Friday, reports UNB.Dhaka's air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index. When...
Activists of different Islamic parties demonstrated at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the city on Friday, protesting the Israeli attacks on Gaza and other Palestinian territories — FE Photo
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
The flow of formal credit to the once-neglected Rangpur division mounts as the agriculturally potential region has the highest advance-deposit ratio (ADR), according to bankers and businesses.People in the country's eight northern least economically contributing districts had been desperate in...
A rally and procession were held in the capital on Friday protesting the aggression of Israel on the oppressed Palestinians for the last 75 years, reports BSS.After Jumma prayers, the procession started in front of Mohakhali BRAC University in the...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) is set to go into session on Sunday, which is likely to be the last session of the current parliament ahead of the next general election, reports UNB.The session will begin at 4pm Sunday.Earlier on October 5,...
Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has laid emphasis on constant effort, effective mechanism and establishing a process for solving the problems of the judiciary, reports BSS."You all please extend your helping hands in this regard with thoughtful opinions and suggestions. You...
SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (BSS): President Mohammed Shahabuddin, now undergoing treatment at the National University Hospital here, was shifted to the cabin from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) after a cardiac bypass surgery."The President was shifted from the hospital's ICU to...
Minister for Home Affairs Md Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal warned on Friday that no one spreading rumours over the Durga Puja in cyberspace would be spared, reports UNB.He said this while responding to questions from journalists after exchanging greetings of the...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday underscored the need for watching the biopic 'Mujib: The Making of a Nation', based on the life and works of Father of the Nation...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday instructed the party leaders and activists to guard puja mandaps and residences of the Hindu community across the country during the Durga Puja, reports BSS.Quader gave the instruction following a meeting...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Friday the fall of the government was a matter of days, not even a month.He called upon the participants of the ongoing movement against the government to move...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-21 00:00:00
Stocks extended their winning streak for two consecutive weeks to Thursday as investors continued their chase after some specific shares in anticipation of quick gains surrounding the upcoming corporate declarations.The price surge of sector-specific stocks, such as Square Pharma, Kohinoor...
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters): Swiss gold exports fell to their lowest in 15 months in September due to lower deliveries to India and Turkey, customs data showed on Thursday.Switzerland is the world's biggest bullion refining and transit hub, while China...
BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters): China's Vice Premier Ding Duexiang told Apple CEO Tim Cook the group was welcome to participate in developing China's digital economy, as Cook made a surprise visit to Beijing less than a month after the Chinese...
LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters): With climate warming leading to more air conditioning use worldwide, dozens of countries including China, India and the United States are being asked to commit to a global pledge that would require at least a 68...
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