Shihab Sarkar | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
School textbooks play little role in prompting teenage students to go for pleasure-reading. At school, few Bangla teachers are found going beyond the confines of the syllabus contents fixed in a textbook. Even the students in the higher classes aren't...
The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has already turned into a catastrophe and caused an inhuman situation in Gaza. The freedom-loving civilians in Gaza have been grappling with the incessant attacks from Israeli forces and all types of crises...
Traffic congestion is a persistent problem in Dhaka, a city with a population of more than 150 million. When the two major political parties in the country hold rallies on the same day, the traffic situation in the capital worsens....
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
The country's grid electricity is often found to be responsible for unwarranted power disruptions. It has been due to the fact that the existing grid is susceptible to such disruptions when power generation reaches close to 16,000MW. Bangladesh has, so...
Is it the fitness of the drivers or the fitness of the vehicles that comes first to contain road accidents? There is no straight and simple answer to this question because one cannot be prioritised over the other. Obviously, both...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-10-20 00:00:00
Professional media in most cases is now not about popularity and circulation only given the huge pressure built up by social media but branding as well. Interestingly, this brand is not only about the content of the media outlet but...
BEIJING, Oct 18 (BBC/Reuter): Russian leader Vladimir Putin was given the red carpet treatment at a global summit in Beijing, as China and Russia deepen their solidarity. Hosted by China's President Xi Jinping, the meeting celebrated 10 years of his...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2023-10-19 12:00:00
Dara Shikoh, the Mughal prince who should have succeeded his father, the Emperor Shah Jahan, on the throne but for the machinations and murderous instincts of his younger brother Aurangzeb, was an erudite man. He was a scholar, delving into...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
More than a dozen leading US brands have urged the government of Bangladesh to review the minimum wage of apparel industry workers by involving all stakeholders without any retaliation.A total of 15 US brands and retailers, including Puma, PVH and...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF)-2024, a mega event, is likely to be deferred by 15 days due to the upcoming parliamentary election, sources said.The month-long 28th fair will begin in January next, a commerce ministry summary paper revealed.Traditionally, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Creating decent employment, enhancing the skills of young people and increasing female participation in the workforce are vital for Bangladesh to overcome the possible middle-income trap, said discussants at a programme on Wednesday. They also laid emphasis on ensuring energy...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said that his ministry was launching a new window to facilitate direct land tax payments for Bangladeshi expatriates. Describing the initiative as a crucial advancement in offering smart land services, he instructed the key officials of...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Customs has detected a tactic used by a section of people involved in the gold business to smuggle in the precious metal by flying frequently abroad and returning.The Dhaka Customs House (DCH) has identified a recent surge in the number...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has called for the government to resign immediately or they would be ousted through a mass upsurge.As part of the movement, the BNP will hold a grand rally on October 28 in Dhaka city.BNP secretary...
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would be the head of the election-time government.He warned that if the BNP enforces anti-government programmes such as blockades the ruling party would "block" the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wednesday denounced the attack on a hospital in Gaza that killed innocent people including children, reiterating her call to global leaders to stop the war and arms race for the wellbeing of mankind, reports BSS."We saw...
SINGAPORE, Oct 18 (BSS): President Mohammed Shahabuddin underwent a cardiac bypass surgery at the National University Hospital in Singapore on Tuesday.The surgery was successful under the supervision of eminent cardiac surgeon Professor Prof Kofidis Theodoros, President's Press Secretary Md Joynal...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
The ongoing middle-east crisis might affect the global value chain, already hit by the Ukraine war and Covid-19 pandemic, and eventually the economies.ICC Global Chairperson Maria Fernanda Garza, who arrived in Bangladesh last Saturday, warned of the economic consequences of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina holds a meeting with the envoys of 14 member countries of OIC at Ganobhaban in Dhaka on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
Regulator frees independent directors of fear, pressure Independent directors appointed or nominated by the regulator have been relieved from the responsibility of furnishing and signing documents on behalf of companies to get bank loans or any other mortgage. The independent...
A strike on a Gaza hospital compound which health officials there said killed at least 471 people, has provoked outrage and condemnation from around the world, with protests on the streets of Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen...
The death toll from dengue infection rose to 1206 this year with 16 more deaths reported in the last 24 hours till Wednesday morning, report agencies.Besides, 2,495 new dengue patients were hospitalized during the same period, according to data released...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh may receive US$650 million by December in a second tranche from a $4.7 billion worth of IMF loan package, as hectic negotiations on the prerequisites yield positive signals. The visiting staff mission of the Washington-based global lender will sit...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-19 00:00:00
Banking system in Bangladesh seems on the brink of a major liquidity crunch following regulatory credit squeeze, bankers feel.The central bank has tightened its fist on money supply to help rein in defiant inflation.The Bangladesh bank has gone for credit-squeezing...
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest...
Today (Thursday) is the 11thdeath anniversary of Alhaj Shafiuddin Ahmed, a leading local organiser of Liberation War, politician and social worker, says a statement. On this occasion, doa mahfil will be held today (Thursday) at his village home Khaishakhali under...
Professor Dr Shams Rahman has been appointed as the new Vice-Chancellor (VC) of East West University (EWU), reports UNB.President Mohammed Shahabuddin, Chancellor of the University, appointed Prof Dr Shams as the new Vice-Chancellor for four years. He will serve as...
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