FE REPORT | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
Despite higher revenue, Grameenphone's profit dropped slightly by 0.52 per cent year-on-year to Tk 7.51 billion in July-September this year, due to higher energy costs and operating expenses.The leading telecom operator's revenue stood at Tk 40.10 billion for July-September this...
Diplomats stationed in Dhaka and Advisers of the interim government played a friendly football match on Saturday, with Team Diplomats winning the match 3-0, reports UNB.European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller and Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit...
MANCHESTER, England, Oct 26 (Reuters): Bryan Mbeumo scored twice as Manchester United survived a late scare against Brighton to claim a third successive Premier League win for the first time since February 2024, moving them up to fourth in the...
Bangladesh T20I skipper Litton Kumar Das said on Sunday that he is ready to take up Test captaincy, if offered. Bangladesh are currently looking for a new Test captain after the post went vacant following Najmul Hossain Shanto's decision to...
TOKYO, Oct 26 (Agencies): Belinda Bencic's other WTA triumph this year came in Abu Dhabi just 10 months after the arrival of her first child - and less than four months since her return from more than a year out...
TAURANGA, New Zealand, Oct 26 (AFP): Captain Harry Brook's brilliant century wasn't enough to rescue England as hosts New Zealand eased to a four-wicket win in the first one-day international on Sunday.Brook struck 11 sixes on his way to 135...
Bangladesh wants to prepare them for the next year's T20 World Cup with the three-match series against West Indies.All three matches are scheduled at Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram with the opening game taking place...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Pabna and Nilphamari districts on Sunday, reports UNB.In Pabna, three people, including two school students, were killed and another was injured when a truck overturned onto their van...
GAIBANDHA, Oct 26 (UNB): A woman, who was stabbed allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Gaibandha on Friday night, died while undergoing treatment on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Azeda Begum, 35, wife of Shamim Mia...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
MAGURA, Oct 26: Thousands of colourful lights have been illuminated the brilliantly decorated mandaps of Magura town in the evenings for the past couple of days as residents and visitors prepared for the five-day-long observance of Kartiany Puja starting tomorrow...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
BOGURA, Oct 26: Sapling production has turned out to be a thriving business sector in agriculture arena of Bogura district, engaging hundreds of small-scale nurseries and generating significant income for local farmers. The local nurseries could recently make a name...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
The ceasefire agreement on the war in Gaza, signed on October 10 at Sharm el Sheik, is now two weeks old. It is still holding on, in a manner of speaking. The tongue-in-cheek statement conveys its beleaguered state. No sooner...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
Most unfortunately, because of the changes in the geo-strategic paradigm an osmotic effect is being created in interactive relations between communities and people originating from different countries. Sometimes, an intense dislike or fear of strangers is moving us, according to...
Bangladesh has just made one of its most forward-looking policy decisions in years. The government has approved the Enhancement of Private Participation in the Renewable Energy-based Power Generation policy, allowing private companies -- both local and foreign -- to generate...
Last year, potato farmers were pleased with their earnings, selling crops at Tk 50 to 60 per kg and making a healthy profit. Encouraged by this success, many more farmers decided to cultivate potatoes this year.However, the result has been...
Neil Ray | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
Planting tree is his passion. Badshah is his given name. He deserves the name without any reservation because his heart is as large as any benevolent and legendary badshah ever possessed for showering kindness. Contrary to the grandeur of the...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-10-27 00:00:00
The middle-to-low-income earners, who mostly belong to the fixed income groups in society, are gradually failing to hold on to the socio-economic categories, such as the middle-income groups, they have traditionally been bracketed into. Such developments have occasionally been the...
The bustling megacity of Dhaka has long been mired in a series of public nuisance, which earned it the dubious distinction of being one of the least liveable cities in the world. One would expect the government to take determined...
Two members of the Australia Women's cricket team were allegedly harassed by a motorcyclist in Indore on Thursday morning.As per a report by the Press Trust of India, the incident took place when the players were walking to a cafe...
N N Tarun Chakravorty | 2025-10-26 12:00:00
This year’s Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt signifies recognition of substantial advancements in the field of innovation-driven economic growth. Their research is anchored in the concept of creative destruction, a theoretical framework...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-10-26 12:00:00
The modest surge in the disbursement of industrial credit in the last fiscal year may be considered as a sign of a rebound in the industrial activities in the country, as well as overall economic growth. Although many other economic...
MUNIMA SULTANAAs half of the United Nations' Second Decade of Action for Road Safety passes, there is little progress in reducing road accident fatalities and injuries in Bangladesh due to lack of reliable data, insufficient initiatives, and poor understanding of...
The Titipara-Kamalapur underpass is set to be inaugurated in the first week of November. Traffic flow is expected to improve a lot after the opening of the six-lane road. The photo was taken on Saturday. — FE Photo by K...
GULAM RABBANI | 2025-10-26 00:00:00
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is considering operating the newly built third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) with its own manpower and expertise, as negotiations with a Japanese consortium over its operation and maintenance have hit...
FE REPORT | 2025-10-26 00:00:00
Bangladesh's job market remains among the least exposed to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence (AI) compared to other emerging economies, according to a new World Bank report.Only 1.44 per cent of total jobs in Bangladesh are related to AI,...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-10-26 00:00:00
The government is preparing to reduce foreign project aid in the current fiscal year's Annual Development Programme (ADP) as ministries and divisions continue to lag behind in project execution. Officials said consultations will begin next week to reassess how much...
REZAUL KARIM | 2025-10-26 00:00:00
In a fresh push to restore fiscal discipline across public offices, the government has reminded all ministries and agencies that no financial directive can be issued without the Finance Division's consent.The warning comes amid growing concern over ministries and divisions...
The low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas has intensified, first into a well-marked low and subsequently into a depression, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), reports bdnews24.com.The BMD warned on Saturday that the weather...
National Citizen Party (NCP) Member Secretary Akhter Hussain has said all political parties, during the National Consensus Commission discussions, agreed on the need for fundamental reforms in Bangladesh's state structure to build a democratic, accountable and humane republic free from...
Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the political parties that signed the July National Charter to "unite" to create a conducive environment for the national elections, reports bdnews24.com.The party's secretary general made this comment at a...
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