FE REPORT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Oman is willing to regularise 96,000 Bangladeshi workers who are staying without proper documents in the Arab country.Oman labour minister Dr Mahad bin Said bin Ali Baowain expressed the eagerness at a recent meeting with Bangladesh's state minister for the...
A man has died and as many as 40 others have been hospitalised after they fell sick due to gas leaking from an old cylinder at a shop in Dhaka's Adabor.The incident occurred at a junk shop owned by a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday received the Local Adaptation Cham-pions Award of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) as Bangladesh won the maiden award for its leading role in introducing local adaptation programme to face climate-change impacts, reports BSS.GCA Chief...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Government borrowing from domestic and external sources is projected to swell over the next three years for financing the budget deficit, according to an official forecast.It further suggests that the debt stock would double over a period of six years...
Coloured, dyed clothes are kept in the sun to dry out in an open space in the business district of Narayanganj before sending the seasoned cloth to different production units elsewhere. The snap was shot on Tuesday. — FE Photo...
GAZA, June 11 (Reuters/BBC): The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas's welcomed a UN Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.In its statement,...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh expects to begin soon importing 40 megawatts of hydroelectricity from Nepal after signing a tripartite deal with India to use its transmission line as a cabinet body Tuesday gave the go-ahead. The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) gave...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Banks seem having hit the brakes on deposit mobilisation as the January-March first quarter of this year frustrated their expectation, in a rare development that analysts blame on persisting higher inflation on the economy.The deposit receipt contracted 0.75 per cent...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Two Indian energy companies are eyeing export of re-gasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) to Bangladesh within next few years after laying two separate pipelines totalling 265 kilometres.After importing the gas from international suppliers, Indian state-run GAIL and private company H-Energy...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Lieutenant-General Waker-Uz-Zaman, OSP, SGP, psc, has been appointed Chief of Army Staff (CAS) for three years.His appointment will be effective from June 23 (afternoon), 2024, said the ISPR on Tuesday.Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman, assumed the duties of Chief of General Staff...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Central bankers appear busy holding talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for getting the third tranche of US$1.15 billion from its lending package as Bangladesh couldn't yet manage conditional reserves position. A prime condition binding the borrowed fund release...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the government is working to ensure civic amenities for all the rural people throughout the country, reports UNB."We'll bring every village under the coverage of civic amenities and the people of every village...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rangpur, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi,...
Four people have been burnt in an explosion at an apartment in the city's Bashundhara residential area, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred in the Bashundhara A-Block on Monday night and the injured were admitted to the Sheikh Hasina National Burn and...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday sought a list of the Rohingyas, who have illegally become voters across the country, and are taking advantages as Bangladeshi citizens. The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), LGRD Secretary, Inspector General of Registration, and Deputy...
Newly-appointed Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Hasan Mahmood Khan adorned with the rank badge of Air Marshall by Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan in presence...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
Anti-tobacco campaigners expressed dissatisfaction over "low tax" imposition on cigarettes in the proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25. They claimed that the government missed the opportunity to reduce the smokers' rate in the country to the desired level and...
Foreign Minister and Joint General Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj on Tuesday, reports BSS.Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan saw the Foreign Minister off at Hazrat Shahjalal...
General Secretary of Awami League and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader left Dhaka for Singapore as part of routine health check-up on Tuesday, reports BSS.Quader the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 8:00 am boarding on a flight (BG0584)...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-06-12 00:00:00
A seminar, titled 'Budget 2024: Expectations and Achievements', was held at Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday. In the programme, former planning minister and current lawmaker M A Mannan said, poverty has not developed in a day. There are many reasons...
Vice Chancellor of National University Prof Dr Md Mashiur Rahman speaking at a discussion, titled ‘The Role of Civil Society and Journalists in Implementing Modern Education System’, organised by Sammilita Sangbadik Kalyan Sangstha at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in...
A Dhaka court has adjourned till July 23 the hearing of Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others, reports BSS. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge's Court-9 passed the order on Tuesday as former...
A Dhaka court has denied bail to accused Silisti Rahman in a case lodged over the abduction and murder of Awami League lawmaker of Jenaidah-4 Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata, India, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Torikul Islam passed the...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the ruling Awami League (AL) now depends on corrupt elements, looters, and some police officers having been abandoned by the country's people, reports UNB.The BVNP leader came up with...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has claimed that they never said Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar was involved in smuggling, reports UNB."We never said that MP Anar was involved in smuggling," he said while speaking to the press at an...
LONDON, June 11 (AFP): European equities and the euro extended a sell-off Tuesday, fuelled by EU political uncertainty, while Asian markets also took a hit as investors looked ahead to inflation data and an interest rate decision in the United...
A stipend-giving ceremony for the meritorious children of the employees of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) was held at the head office of ICB on Sunday. Md Abul Hossain, Managing Director of ICB, presided over the programme while Prof Dr....
Social Islami Bank held a business review meeting with the branches and sub-branches of Khulna Zone in Khulna on Friday. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO of the bank, was present as the chief guest. Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Deputy Managing...
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