The flood situation in Sylhet, triggered by incessant rain and the onrush of water from upstream, has improved slightly but 533,000 people in seven Upazilas are still marooned by floodwater, according to the district administration, reports bdnews24.com."We are keeping an...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-01 00:00:00
Prices of potato, vegetables, egg, onion and some other commodities surged in the past week, subsequent to the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Remal that hit Bangladesh on May 26 and 27.The agriculture ministry's initial report indicates that nearly 0.18 million...
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters): Extreme temperatures across Asia are driving up liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand in the region as importers seek cargoes ahead of summer, with imports in South Asia hitting records.This could tighten available supply and further lift...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-06-01 00:00:00
A sum of US$800 million is now sought by the government from Japan as budget-support credit to finance shortfall in the current fiscal, officials say, in a last-minute quest. Apart from the already-taken IMF loan, the government has also approached...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-06-01 00:00:00
Thousands of Bangladeshi jobseekers are left in the queue as Malaysia closed its manpower market under a May-31 timeline for an embargo on foreign recruits, sources said. The host country stopped hiring foreign workers from today (Saturday) with the ultimatum...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-06-01 00:00:00
Neighbouring India now wants to operate Bangladesh's second-seaport Mongla where it already enjoys transhipment facility to transport cargoes to and from its landlocked north-eastern states, sources said.The proposal is being seen as part of their expanding footprint in strategically important...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rangpur and Barishal divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met...
15 more deer carcassesrecovered from SundarbansBAGERHAT, May 31 (UNB): Members of the Forest Department recovered 15 more carcasses of deer from different areas of Sundarbans on Friday.With this, 111 dead deer were recovered from the Sundarbans in four days, said...
Dilly-dallied installation of an underground sewage pipeline by the Dhaka South City Corporation on old Dhaka's North-South Road inconveniencing both vehicular and pedestrian movement. The photo was snapped on Friday — FE Photo
Eighteen people were hospitalised with dengue fever in 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB.Of the new patients, seven were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka city and the rest outside it, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Currently,...
MAHURA, May 31 (UNB):Two people died in separate road accidents in Magura on Friday.The victims were identified as Shubrato Malo, 49, of Panighata area of Mohammadpur upazila and Rayad Sheikh, 35, son of Abul Sheikh of Kamanna village of Shailkupa...
With a view to protecting the wildlife and biodiversity of the Sundarbans, the Forest Department on Friday announced a ban on entry of visitors to the forest, which took a big hit from Cyclone Remal last week, for three months,...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has set a target of feeding vitamin 'A' capsules to more than 579,000 children, reports BSS.DNCC Chief Health Officer Brigadier General Imrul Kayes Chowdhury disclosed this while speaking at a press conference at Nagar Bhaban...
Referring to the importance of mountains, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said preserving these mountains is essential for mankind's survival, reports UNB.The minister said what happens in the Himalayas affects Bangladesh, so if the mountains including...
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has stood beside the victims of the recent cyclone Remal, responding to the call of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports UNB.BCL, the AL's student wing, is distributing relief items including...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have arrested two Myanmar nationals with more than three kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth) in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar district, reports BSS.The arrested are identified as Md Alam, 19 and Md Ayach,...
COX'S BAZAR, May 31 (BSS): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Friday said no more Rohingya or Myanmar national would be allowed to enter Bangladesh.He said this to journalists while visiting Ukhia Rohingya camp in the district in the morning.Asaduzzaman said...
Former Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not consulted while removing the words "except Israel" from the e-passport though the Bangladesh's position regarding Israel remains unchanged, reports UNB. "I was foreign minister...
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleged on Friday that the government increased tariffs of utility services to exacerbate sufferings of the people."The government of Sheikh Hasina has increased tariffs of water, gas and power so that people could suffer further," senior...
Slamming BNP as the 'master of corruption and looting', Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said the names of BNP leaders would top any list of corrupt individuals, reports UNB.He said this at a press briefing at the...
24 dead in India as temperatures soarBHUBANESWAR, May 31: At least 24 people died of suspected heatstroke in India's eastern states of Bihar and Odisha on Thursday, and the heatwave in the region is expected to continue until Saturday, authorities...
MADRID, May 31 (Arab News): Spain rejects "restrictions" that Israel plans to impose on the activities of its consulate in Jerusalem in response to Madrid's recognition of a Palestinian state, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Friday."This morning we...
BEIJING, May 31 (AFP): China said Friday it would be "difficult" for it to take part in a planned conference on the war in Ukraine next month if Russia did not attend.While China says it is a neutral party in...
RAFAH, May 31 (AFP/Xinhua): Israeli forces on Friday struck targets across the Gaza Strip, with witnesses reporting air raids around the southern city of Rafah, the latest focus of the nearly eight-month war.Israel launched its military incursion into Rafah in...
CAPE TOWN, May 31 (Reuters): South African political parties geared up for coalition talks on Friday as the governing African National Congress (ANC) looked set to fall well short of a majority in this week's election, the first time this...
SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters): The US and Chinese defence chiefs locked horns on Taiwan in their first face-to-face meeting in two years on Friday, but both sides emphasised the need to keep military-to-military communications open.US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and...
MUMBAI, May 31 (Reuters): Indian government bond yields declined on Friday as US Treasury yields eased, with the government's strong cash position further aiding sentiment.The benchmark 10-year yield ended at 6.9809 per cent, following its previous close of 6.9966 per...
The 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of City Bank was held on a virtual platform on Thursday. Aziz Al Kaiser, the bank's Chairman, presided over the meeting. Vice Chairman Hossain Khaled, Directors Rubel Aziz, Savera H. Mahmood, Hossain Mehmood, Rajibul...
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