KERANIGANJ, Oct 2 (UNB): 'Sheikh Hasina Regional Park', set to be established on 442 acres of land in Keraniganj under Detailed Area Plan (DAP 2022-2035), will be Dhaka's largest park, surpassing National Botanical Garden and Ramna Park.Mushtaq Ahmed, the Chief...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Inauguration of the Mass Rapid Transit Line- 6 (MRT 6) from Agargaon to Motijheel in the capital will now take place on October 23 instead of October 20.Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri told the FE,...
A delegation of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Bangladesh led by Rushanara Ali, MP paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Taj Hotel in London on Monday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Renewables, particularly solar energy, are set to be the cheapest option for Bangladesh to meet growing electricity demand by 2025, according to a new report by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF).Solar system becomes the cheapest option, thanks to continued technology-cost reduction...
Price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has increased further to Tk 113.61 per kg for the month of October from Tk 107.01 in September, reports UNB.Now the retail customers will have to pay an additional Tk 6.6 for per kg...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 02: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate three megaprojects as well as two roads in Chattogram on October 28.The three development projects, whose works have almost been completed, include the country's first-ever river tunnel Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Health minister Zahid Maleque said on Monday his government would provide all-out support, including financial assistance, to complete the trial of the TB-005 dengue vaccine in the country.The second-phase trial has been done by the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque lauded the late agricultural scientist Dr Kazi M Badruddoza -- known for his widely-recognised invention "Kazi Guava" -- as the catalyst behind the transformation of Bangladesh's agriculture. He highlighted Dr Badruddoza's pivotal role in modernising the...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is set to assess progress in compliance with the conditions tagged to a $4.7-billion loan package for Bangladesh, pending release of the next tranche.Officials say a programme-review mission of the IMF is scheduled to...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake was felt in different parts of the country at around 6:45pm on Monday. The epicentre of the earthquake was located around 24km south of Goalpara of India's Assam, at a depth of 10km, according to the United...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Banks' provision deficit with the regulator has bloated to Tk 214 billion as they couldn't fulfill the cardinal security obligation in banking operations, foreboding deterioration in their financial health. According to the latest statistics available with Bangladesh Bank (BB), the...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
The third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) will be inaugurated on Saturday next with an aim to offer passengers international-standard services and turning the airport into a regional aviation hub. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Foreign aid also follows remittance and export earnings in a fall in tandem and such low dollar inflows increase pressure on Bangladesh's falling foreign-exchange reserves, sources say. The foreign-aid inflow in July-August period of the current fiscal year (FY) 2023-24...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met...
State Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak and Armed Forces Division Principal Staff Officer Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, SGP, psc, among others, attend a cyber security seminar on 'Measures and Preparedness for Emerging Cyber Threats' in...
The World Habitat Day-2023 will be observed today (Tuesday) in the country as elsewhere in the world in a bid to raise awareness among people about safe and habitable residence for all, reports BSS.
The government of Bangladesh, supported by UNICEF, the Vaccine Alliance (Gavi), and WHO, has launched a ground-breaking Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign, reports UNB. This initiative aims to protect the health and future of millions of girls across Bangladesh by...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman on Monday warned of taking stern action if any political party tries to hold any meeting without permission from the police.He made the comment during a 'Meet the Press' at DMP...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
The government has taken steps to set minimum monthly wages for workers in 12 new sectors to bring them under regulations, according to sources.The proposed sectors include private clinics, hospitals, diagnostic centres, dairy industry, electric and electronics goods manufacturing, poultry...
BFUJ- Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) have urged the Daily Kalerkantho and the Daily Sun authorities to reinstate over 50 journalists, who have recently been sacked from the dailies illegally, reports BSS.BFUJ President Omar...
Ganatantra Mancha, a political platform of some opposition parties and organisations, has termed cruel and brutal the remarks of ministers and ruling party MPs over ailing BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's health condition and treatment, reports UNB.At a meeting of the...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP is now involved in a deep rooted conspiracy to foil the upcoming 12th general elections and destroy the polls environment, reports BSS."In the continuity of the past, they (BNP) want...
FE REPORT | 2023-10-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) urged on Monday the countrymen to rise up to topple the government for restoring democracy in the country. "We must restore democracy by ousting the government through rising of the people," BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul...
Major stock markets in the Gulf rose in early trade on Monday, tracking oil prices higher with the Saudi index on course to snap two sessions of losses, reports Reuters.Oil prices - a catalyst for the Gulf's financial markets -...
LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters): World markets struggled to put a testing third quarter behind them on Monday, with stocks and the euro ticking lower, bonds still on edge and a last-minute deal to avert a US government shutdown barely lifting...
WASHINGTON, Oct 02 (AFP): US manufacturing beat predictions to contract by less than analysts expected in September despite continued weakness of new orders, survey data showed Monday.The Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) manufacturing index came in higher than expected at...
BEIJING, Oct 02 (Reuters): China Evergrande Group Chairman Hui Ka Yan is being investigated on suspicion of transferring assets offshore while the indebted property developer struggles to complete unfinished projects, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.Evergrande has been working...
WASHINGTON, Oct 02 (AFP): The private sector must drastically increase its climate-related investments, most crucially in developing countries, for the world to reach net zero carbon by 2050, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a report published Monday.To attain...
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