The impact of inflation is getting worse day by day. Like other parts of the world, Bangladesh has been grappling with various challenges related to the ongoing inflation, which currently stands at 9.92 per cent. The overall food inflation jumped...
FARIDPUR, Sept 16 (UNB): A freight train of Bangladesh Railway successfully completed a test run from Faridpur's Bhanga station crossing the Padma Bridge on Saturday.The goods train left the Bhanga station at 7:40 am and reached the Mawa Station via...
KHULNA, Sept 16 (BSS): Exporters are looking to bring back the golden days in the shrimp sector as a European delegation is likely to visit Bangladesh in next December, after five years of its last visit.The EU team is expected...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
France and Germany have expressed regret over the imprisonment of Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan.A Cyber Tribunal in Dhaka sentenced Adilur and Nasiruddin to two years' imprisonment each in a case filed under the Information...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
State-run Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) has sought an increased subsidy of Tk 4.9 billion to meet expenditure as its earnings fell substantially following inauguration of the Padma Bridge.The ferry services of Mawa-Banglabazar route have been suspended after the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
The government's budget spending during the past 11 months of fiscal year 2023 remained lower than expected on the back of poor development expenditure, according to a finance division calculation.Official statistics show the spending stood at 64 per cent of...
Although the government has fixed the onion price at Tk 65 per kg (MRP), a price board at Shyambazar wholesale market in the city displays the prices for onion as high as Tk 68.30. Story on page 1 — FE...
Square Pharma eyes business boom, concentrating on local market Square Pharmaceuticals will be concentrating its strength on catering to the local demand for drugs, keeping in mind two main factors -- quality and availability, said the company's Managing Director Tapan...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
The Planning Commission has cut short consultancy and costs of some components at the proposed Japan-backed Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway improvement project due to bloated price estimations.At a recent project-evaluation committee (PEC) meeting, officials said on Saturday, the commission slashed nearly...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for New York this (Sunday) morning to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reports UNB.A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage...
A bird's eye view of the tin-roofed Rajdhani Super Market in Dhaka. Many markets in the city still lack adequate fire safety measures, leaving them vulnerable to extensive destruction and losses in the event of a fire. — FE photo
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
Fourteen more people died of dengue across the country, including five from Dhaka, in 24 hours to Saturday morning, raising the death toll to 804 this year.Meanwhile, 2,598 hospitalisations were also recorded during the same period across the country, including...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
Rapid switch to man-made fibre (MMF) garment-making is seen imperative to meet changing apparel demand in the West as consumers change taste away from cotton wears that Banglsdesh predominantly exports thus far.Latest statistics show Bangladesh is the top cotton-based apparel...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It...
Dhaka's air quality was marked as 'unhealthy for sensitive groups' on Saturday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 136 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ranked 6th on the list of cities worldwide with worst air quality, according...
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHATTOGRAM, Sept 16: The long-awaited Bakalia access road will reduce the traffic congestion in the port city Chattogram after opening it for traffic next month. Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has completed the construction work of the road which...
CHUADANGA, Sept 16 (UNB): A 50-year-old man was shot dead allegedly by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Chuadanga's Jibannagar border early Friday.Mizanur Rahman was the son of Nabisuddin of Sheikhpara village of Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidah...
DU CORRESPONDENTThe Dhaka University (DU) authorities have established a fund titled 'The DU Fund' for developing education and research of the university. DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the fund on Saturday as the chief guest with an...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday landed in Dhaka after wrapping up a 12-day long Singapore and Indonesia tour, reports UNB."A VVIP aircraft (flight no BG- 585) of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, carrying the President landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Int’l Airport at...
FE REPORT Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said on Saturday that the number of dengue patients being detected every day in DSCC areas is now between 50 and 60. He disclosed it to the media...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin inaugurating a rally on the National Museum premises in the city on Saturday, marking the World Ozone Day -2023 — PID
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
The move to amend the latest Detailed Area Plan (DAP) for Dhaka city would exacerbate the liveability since it overlooked the well being of the citizens, according to a think tank.The Institute for Planning and Development (IPD) also said on...
FE REPORT | 2023-09-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged on Saturday that the ruling Awami League snatched people's voting rights. "On the plea of the Constitution, they (the ruling party) are now trying to remain in power by taking away people's voting rights," BNP...
Awami League on Friday nominated Siddiqur Rahman Patwari to contest the Natore-4 constituency by-election, scheduled to be held on October 11, 2023, reports UNB.The party picked its candidate for contesting the election at a meeting of its Parliamentary Nomination Board...
RAJSHAHI, Sept 16 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam on Saturday categorically said there is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh for cherished development."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is determined to take forward the country's progress...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday left Dhaka for Singapore to undergo his routine health check-up, reports UNB.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 0584), carrying the minister, departed from Hazrat Shahjalal...
NARAYANGANJ, Sept 16 (BSS): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today said the government believes in people's mandate, not in muscle power or conspiracy."We do not believe in any conspiracy. I don't believe in any muscle power or gun power. We...
KUSHTIA, Sept 16 (BSS): Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul Alam Hanif on Saturday said that Awami League (AL) is holding nationwide peace rally so that the BNP-Jamaat clique cannot sabotage the progress of the country.He said this while...
RANGPUR, Sept 16 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the road march programme that started from Rangpur demanding the next general election under a neutral government will continue until the government resigns. "Rangpur's farmers' leader...
STOCKHOLM, Sept 16 (Reuters): H&M reported on Friday flat sales for its most recent quarter, lagging expectations as the world's second-biggest fashion retailer struggled in the face of intense competition from Zara-owner Inditex and others.H&M shares fell more than 4...
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