ABIDJAN, Sept 30 (Reuters): A sunny spell would be needed next month to strengthen the October-to-March main crop and help fight the fungal black pod disease, farmers from Ivory Coast's main cocoa growing regions said on Monday.Ivory Coast, the world's...
Chicago wheat futures cratered more than 6 per cent on Friday, hitting a three-year low after US government data pegged wheat production above analysts' expectations, reports Reuters.Soybean futures also closed sharply lower on larger-than-forecast domestic stockpiles, and the drop in...
The Biden administration on Friday unveiled a plan to phase down oil and gas auctions in federal waters with the release of a long-awaited leasing schedule that includes a maximum of three sales in the Gulf of Mexico through 2029,...
GENEVA, 29 Sept (UNB): Over 220 individuals and 25 organizations in 40 countries* across the world faced threats and retaliation from State and non-State actors for cooperating with the UN on human rights.The information is in the UN Secretary-General's report...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Md Atiqul Islam has been nominated as a member of the United Nations Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA), reports UNB.On September 25, 2023, a letter signed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres informed about...
ATHENS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Greece's conservative government is working on a plan to integrate hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants to fill worker shortages in agriculture, construction and tourism, ministry officials said on Wednesday.Like other European countries, Greece faced...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
The total dengue cases this year crossed the 200,000 mark with 1,793 new cases of hospitalization across the country on Friday.Meanwhile, the health authority registered 8 new deaths due to the mosquito borne dengue fever, including 4 from the capital...
Tanzid Hasan plays a shot during a warm-up match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium in Guwahati on Friday. Chasing a target of 264, Bangladesh won the...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
The government has once again deferred a decision to use taka as headline currency in fixing airfares in Bangladesh until next January 16.According to officials, this is for the second time the deadline has been extended due to "procedural delays".In...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 29: The first elevated expressway in the port city of Chattogram, spanning from Lalkhan Bazar to Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport, is now 80-percent complete. According to officials, a segment of the elevated expressway is scheduled to open...
QUETTA, Sept 29 (AFP): More than 50 people were killed and dozens more wounded in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday by a suicide bomber targeting a procession marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, officials said.A second suicide attack by...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
After an unusual hike in July and subsequent return to normalcy, green-chilli prices have started to rise again, reaching Tk 250 a kg on Friday. This marks a Tk 100-to Tk 120-per-kg increase in just three days. Onion, fish and...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Taxmen now have the authority to disclose information about undeclared assets and income of tax-evaders in the current financial year, as the restrictions on taxpayer-information privacy have been eased under the new tax law.This new provision, integrated into the Income...
PABNA, Sep 29 (UNB): The first consignment of uranium, the nuclear fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, has arrived in Pabna's Rooppur under special security arrangement.Akbar Ali Munsi, superintendent of Pabna police, confirmed the development, saying that the first consignment...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Washington keeps option open to impose visa restrictions on other individuals if and when the administration believes "it's appropriate", a US mission spokesperson says about their hold-all sanctions policy. "The United States has taken steps to impose visa restrictions under...
ISMAIL HOSSAIN | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Felicity IDC Limited (FIDC) -- a tier 3, PCI-DSS-certified internet data centre (IDC) -- is going to open for cloud service today (Saturday). It is specially designed for the country's financial sector. The data centre, located in Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Inflation in Bangladesh seems inexplicable with prices stubbornly staying manifold over production costs while it eases worldwide, a situation which some economists describe as 'greedflation' created by profiteers. Prices of some prime essentials, for example, potatoes, chickens, eggs, and onions...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 06:00 pm today (Saturday) according to the Met Office. Mild heat wave is sweeping over...
Two killed in Gopalganj road accidentTwo people were killed and five others injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a battery-run easy bike on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Daserhat area under Muksudpur upazila of Goplaganj on Friday. The...
The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi was observed in the country with due religious fervor and festivity on Thursday, marking the anniversary of the birth and demise of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (peace be upon him), reports BSS. In separate messages, President Mohammed Shahabuddin...
SAIF UDDIN | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Installation of key infrastructure, including hotels and resorts, at Sabrang Tourism Park (STP) will begin soon as land development has been done, people familiar with this matter have said.The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) is also awaiting a project's approval...
WASHINGTON DC, Sept 29 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials of the Bangladesh embassy in Washington DC to work with sincerity and patriotism to further enhance the country's image."Discharge duties with utmost sincerity, professionalism, honesty and patriotism to...
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya, Bir Bikram, on Friday said the BNP knows that they will not be able to come to state power through election, so the party wants come to power in illegal way,...
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, who has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, was transferred to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) from a cabin on Friday afternoon, reports UNB."Khaleda Zia was transferred to the CCU in the afternoon...
BRAHMANBARIA, Sept 29 (BSS): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said the whole world is praising Sheikh Hasina for her numerous development works like launching the Bangabandhu Satellite and building Padma Bridge, Karnaphuli River Tunnel and...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Friday that people including mothers and sisters are not safe now. "Today people and even the mothers and sisters of the country are being detained in the name of Cyber Security Act," secretary general...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not only a politician rather she is a symbol of democracy, reports BSS."Sheikh Hasina is the name of struggles, development and progress and democracy. Sheikh...
Asia-Pacific markets largely climbed in the final trading day of the week, with Hong Kong's Hang Seng index leading gains in the region and rising 2.67 per cent in its final hour of trade, reports CNBC.This comes as traders assess...
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