The participants of IUB Undergraduate Law Students Research Conference 2024, held at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in the city recently, pose for a photo session. IUB Vice-Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, former chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Mizanur Rahman, Dhaka...
Barrister Md Harun-Ar-Rashid took over as the Director General of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Wednesday, reports UNB.Md Harun-Ar-Rashid replaced former Rab DG M Khurshid Hossain as he went on retirement.A gazette notification of the Public Security Division of...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating Shaheed Lieutenant Sheikh Jamal Tigers Museum at the East Bengal Regiment Centre in Chattogram Cantonment on Wednesday — ISPR
Three universities in Bangladesh have been ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world by the UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds, a higher education analytics company, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka University (DU) ranked 554th, the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in...
The Bangladesh government has set ambitious goals to expand the country's tree cover from 22.37 per cent to 25 per cent of total land area by 2030. Forest coverage is also targeted to increase from 14.1 per cent to 16...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Plastic industry leaders have called for a systematic management of plastic goods and waste rather than imposition of bans for the sake of sustainable and environment-friendly growth of the plastic industry.Countries that have had a systematic and other means of...
Since the recent rains mitigated a nationwide heatwave, over 1,000 diarrhoea patients, mainly children, are being treated daily at the ICDDR,B, doubling the daily average. The surge in waterborne diseases is attributed to rainwater inundating the city's water supply network....
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, June 05: A decade after the government launched a groundbreaking initiative, a long-cherished dream of establishing a rail link between Cox's Bazar and Chattogram has now come true.For the first time in Bangladesh, an overpass for elephants has been...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has sought time from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to appear before it for quizzing.According to sources, the ACC asked Benazir to appear on June 06 and his family on June 09 over...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered the retention of a 30 per cent quota for freedom fighters (FFs) in government jobs. The court declared the government's decision to abolish the system illegal.The High Court bench of Justice K M...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
After months of a downward trend, corporate borrowing from external sources edged up slightly in April, with the stock of short-term debt expanding to $11.10 billion. Economists and private sector players believe the economy is starting to experience a marginal...
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has expressed his satisfaction over the polling in the fourth phase of the Upazila Parishad elections, reports bdnews24.com."We are very happy that the election was peaceful. There was no violence, no major incident. That's...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Malaysia has rejected outright recruiting agencies' complaints about the issue of e-visa for workers even after the deadline was over.Haznah Md Hashim, the Malaysian high commissioner in Dhaka, on Wednesday stated: "We cannot entertain any allegations without proof."She said her...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the government would take actions against those responsible for failure to timely send over 17,000 Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia."This issue is being investigated and if anybody is found responsible for this, he or...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh is one of the pioneers in the world in terms of coastal afforestation, reports UNB."In the world, Bangladesh is one of the pioneers in coastal afforestation. As of now, the afforestation has...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Agriculture-sector stakeholders are waiting for a substantially increased subsidy allocation in the budget for fiscal year 2024-25, which is set to be placed before parliament today (Thursday), as the farmers are passing through an adverse farming condition.Under the circumstances, the...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Single-month export earnings last May recorded a double-digit negative growth year on year and also fell far short of the monthly target as Bangladesh's main exportable apparel shipments plummeted, official statistics show. Overall exports fetched Bangladesh US$4.07 billion in May...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
The country's gas crisis is set to continue for at least the next several weeks as one of its two floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals will remain out of operation due to a technical glitch, according to sources. The...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Income inequality and inflationary pressure both may stoke up to afflict commoners as government' finance authority may bank on indirect and regressive taxation in a bigger way, economists predict. The government may not offer any new waiver on VAT, known...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
A World Bank study finds mismatches in Bangladesh poverty and inequality data and shows how to measure the two vital indices and thus help effective policy actions. Poverty rates would have been 10.6-percentage-point lower between 2010 and 2016 and a...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh's new budget is being placed in parliament today amid modest expectations as the economy faces stubbornly higher inflation, slower business activity, depleting forex reserves, and challenges in generating revenues.Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is set to lay in...
KOLKATA, West Bengal : India's captain Sunil Chhetri gestures as he attends a press conference on the eve of the preliminary joint qualification round 2 match against Kuwait for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup, in Kolkata...
LONDON, June 5 (AFP): Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has admitted it is "frustrating" that the club's success is constantly tempered by reminders of the 115 Premier League charges against them.City are facing the charges for alleged breaches of...
BERLIN, June 5 (AFP): Heavyweights Spain, defending champions Italy and Croatia will duke it out in the dreaded group of death as they battle to reach the latter stages of Euro 2024.A durable Albania side join the strong trio in...
LONDON, June 05 (Reuters): It seems remarkable that Euro 2024 hosts Germany are not automatic favourites to win a tournament they used to dominate but instead head into the month-long event desperate to restore their position as the continent's heavyweights.In...
PARIS, June 5 (AFP): Aryna Sabalenka eyes a place in a seventh consecutive Grand Slam semi-final when she takes on Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva at the French Open on Wednesday, with the schedule diminished following the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic.The...
JOHANNESBURG, June 5 (AFP): South Africa's sports minister appeared before a court on corruption charges Wednesday, as his ruling ANC party discussed forming a government after a poor showing in general elections last week.Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Zizi Kodwa...
PARIS, June 5 (AFP) : Lucia Garcia's late effort claimed World Cup winners Spain a spot in the women's Euro 2025 as they beat Denmark 3-2 on Tuesday in Tenerife.La Roja remain unbeaten in Group A2 in the Nations League...
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