Earning a living: Traders spread hides of animals on a field in Hajaribagh area of the city in preparation for tanning on Saturday. They buy low-quality hides from the market at Posta and then process the hides before selling them...
ICC T20 World Cup begins todayThe stage is set for the ICC T20 World Cup to begin on Sunday with the captains of all 16 competing teams coming together in Melbourne for the first time for the customary "Captains' Day",...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Many more essential food items, including flour, chickens, egg, fish, onion, vegetables and ginger, became dearer last week further battering the commoners, already hit hard by the price hike of staple rice and other food items last month. Prices of...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Negations on a US$4.5-billion budget-support credit Bangladesh seeks from the International Monetary Fund open soon as an IMF mission arrives here this week for a firsthand view of the country's creditworthiness.An IMF executive in a press briefing Saturday spoke in...
FE Report | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Speakers at a programme on Saturday emphasised strengthening regional cooperation with improved connectivity to mitigate the adverse impact of the current global crisis on the economies.They urged for better socio-political understanding among the South Asian nations to tap the full...
President M Abdul Hamid called upon the Brunei government on Saturday to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh for the greater benefit of the two friendly Muslim countries, reports BSS.The President came up with the call as visiting Brunei Darussalam Sultan...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh derives some gains from a downturn in the country's real effective exchange rate (REER) recently due to record inflation in its top trading partners that also erodes their currencies' value.Economists draw such inference from the central bank data on...
Light rain accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in the next...
Customs officials have detained two people with 3kg gold at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the city on Saturday, reports UNB.The detainees are Md Suman and Md Amin.The duo came here from Dubai around 11:30 pm on Friday on...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 15 (UNB): The death toll from the trawler capsize in the Karnaphuli river of Chattogram rose to seven with the recovery of two more bodies on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Abdul Motaleb, 60, and Pradeep Chowdhury, 55,...
Customs officials detained a passenger of a Singapore-bound flight with 80,000 Saudi Arabia Riyals at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Saturday, reports UNB.The detainee is Md Asaduzzaman Nur, who was scheduled to fly for Singapore at 8.30am.Tipped off, the customs...
The Namaz-e-Janaza of three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers was held on Saturday morning at Army Aviation Hanger at Dhaka Cantonment in the city, reports BSS.Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed attended the janaza, said an ISPR press release.Their bodies arrived...
DU CorrespondentThe Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday observed the Mourning Day remembering the students, employees and guests who died in a building collapse at the university's Jagannath Hall in 1985.To mark the day, the DU authorities organised various programmes and...
Electricity supply in Dhaka and its adjoining areas will soon be eased as restoring power transmission in the eastern zone from western needs some more time, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, reports BSS.Speaking at...
FE ReportNewly six people died of dengue fever in the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, when 734 patients of the disease were also hospitalised across the country.With the daily counts, fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease reached 89 and total...
Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said Bangladesh is taking many effective initiatives to ensure mental health services to the people, reports BSS."We are implementing various mental health programmes in line with our policy to provide quality mental healthcare facilities," he...
Speakers at a human chain programme demanded immediate completion of the amendment to the tobacco control law for the overall benefit of the public health and environment, reports UNB.The human chain, carrying symbolic corpses, was formed in front of the...
FE REPORT Government employees on Saturday placed a seven-point charter of demand including providing them with 50 per cent dearness allowance (DA), to enable them to cope with the present price surge.They warned that if their demands were not met...
A two-day food festival titled 'Safe Street food' was organised with all the popular street foods of Dhaka in a safe and healthy way at Mohammadpur Suchona Community Centre in the city on Saturday — Collected
FE Report | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Manpower recruiting agencies at an emergency meeting on Saturday demanded cancellation of the system for applying Saudi visas through the newly set up visa application centre to avoid possible hassles.They also decided not to submit passports for Saudi visas until...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Saturday urged the BNP to carry out their political activities in a "disciplined way", making it clear that the government will not shy away from taking action if they resort to violence, reports UNB. Asserting...
Most people in the country are burning in hell, with the exception of those who are involved with the ruling party, according to Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition said this while speaking at a...
US congressman Steve Chabot, along with congressman of Indian origin Ro Khanna, introduced a legislation in US House of Representatives to declare Pakistan Army action against Bengalis and Hindus in 1971 during the Liberation War of Bangladesh as "genocide" and...
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 15 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today said BNP staged a 'flopped rally' in Chattogram in the name of grand rally after three months of efforts."BNP rented hotels for accommodation of terrorists and held the...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said doing politics centring anti-India and religious sentiments is BNP's old strategy, reports BSS."BNP is rumour-centric political party. Making falsehood following the strategy of Goebbels...
MYMENSINGH, Oct 15 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that the Awami League government has established 'autocracy' in the name of democracy, but such a repressive regime would be washed away by the strong wave...
There are arrangements for Muslim women to say prayers in the mosques in the Middle East and European countries, but there is no such arrangement in most mosques in Bangladesh. What is more unfortunate is that most hospitals, shopping malls...
The jobseekers, many of whom are unemployed, have to attend coaching classes to excel in examinations for job. They prepare themselves in these institutions so that they can win the fierce competition of getting their desired job. Many of these...
Laptops are an essential tool for students. In today's technology-driven education system, they have become one of the top users of laptops. However, the rising prices of personal computers, laptops and smart phones have affected the students badly. And many...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-10-16 00:00:00
Locating plastic fragments mixed with supposedly pollution-free sea waters is alarming news. In the present world chockablock with small and large polythene products, few could think even in their wildest dreams that the menace could invade the marine waters. A...
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