After a thumping victory over South Korea and Malaysia, Bangladesh will face Indonesia in their third match of the fourth edition of Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament scheduled to be held today (Wednesday) at Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in the...
GAZIPUR, May 28 (BSS): A man was killed and five others were injured being hit by a covered van on the Kaliakair-Maona regional road in Chapair Bridge area under Kaliakair upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as...
KHAGRACHARI, May 28 (UNB): A fire service worker lost his life while cutting uprooted trees on a road in the Alutila area of Khagrachari on Monday night.The deceased, identified as Rasel Hossain, 20, was the son of Abdul Razzak, and...
CHANDPUR, May 28 (bdnews24.com): The mother and son of a Bangladeshi expatriate have been hacked to death inside their house at Hajiganj upazila in Chandpur district on Monday night.Locals said they heard news that the house was robbed. Later, the...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, May 28: Cyclone Remal has caused huge damage for mangoes in Rajshahi region, leaving growers and traders in great trouble.Just before the harvest of mangoes, the storm has dealt a big blow to the growers and the traders who...
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque, Barun Kumar Dey and Rabiul Islam Rabi | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
Despite the success in garments exports, the overall export size in Bangladesh remains modest and is characterized by a staggering concentration. Among the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Bangladesh is often regarded as an example of export-led growth and development. Over...
May 31st is the international 'Tobacco-Free Day.' The tobacco plant's dry leaves are commonly known as tobacco, and when ignited, these leaves become drug substances. Cigarettes, bidis, hookahs, and weed are made from tobacco leaves. Additionally, drugs such as heroin,...
Greater challenges are facing low- and middle-income countries around the globe, particularly in filtering of talent. This phenomenon is not new; it has existed since ancient times. However, the scale and impact have changed. Nowadays, many parents first think of...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
One of the strange practices in annual development planning (ADP) is the apparent lack of foresight that goes into overseeing whether it can or cannot be implemented by existing ministries, departments and agencies. There is great enthusiasm in planning thousands...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
The performance of the country's jute sector in innovation and product diversification, notwithstanding progress, fails to live up to the expectations. Despite the remarkable achievement of genome sequencing of jute plants by Bangladeshi scientists in 2010, which positioned Bangladesh as...
The lending figures of green and sustainable banking in recent months show that the pro-environment banking practices have of late been experiencing difficult times. Bankers, however, would like to blame it on the severe liquidity crisis that has hit the...
FAIRUZ BORSHA | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
Sharmeen Shetu (pseudonym) often sees the glass half-empty and finds herself in a cloud of melancholy. Her mind is a constant whirlpool of pessimism, which has become a self-fulfilling prophecy of her life. She tries to find happiness but often...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
Hit the bed when super tired, yet cannot sleep? Trying to count the sheep but to no avail? Failure to have good quality and adequate sleep makes us irritable next day. It reduces our productivity and negatively affects our physical...
AFRA NAWMI | 2024-05-29 00:00:00
In the heart of Bangladesh, nestled amidst the rhythmic ebb and flow of everyday life, there once thrived a simple, profound symbol of harmony between humans and nature-the humble sparrow. For those who grew up in the 1980s and 1990s,...
Dhaka experiences incessant rainfall triggered by Cyclone Remal, resulting in waterlogging in various parts of the city that disrupted public life. The photograph was snapped from Chawkbazar area on Monday — Focus Bangla
Cyclone Remal brings heavy rain to Dhaka Monday, causing waterlogging at key city intersections and commuter disruptions. This photo was taken from Shantinagar area. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR: May 27: An embankment in the coastal area of the district collapsed under the influence of a tidal surge on Monday, flooding nearly 20 villages and damaging 153 dwelling structures.An elderly man, Abul Kalam, was injured as a...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 27: The road-communications network of Chattogram with its neighbouring Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Cox's Bazar districts got disrupted due to submersion of roads on Monday.Arakan road, Hathazari and Raozan roads became flooded with driving rain and tidal waters...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Millions of people were facing disruptions to telecommunications services after Cyclone Remal caused power outages that knocked out around 22,000 cell towers in the coastal belt, according to authorities on Monday.As of 6:00 pm on Monday, telecom industry sources reported...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Government agencies have failed to implement even half of their planned development works in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, according to officials. This marks the lowest development project execution in three years for the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday extended an invitation to US business leaders to explore business opportunities in Bangladesh and partner with the country in its journey towards becoming a developed, prosperous, and smart nation by 2041, reports UNB."I invite...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
A major project worth Tk 205 billion for expansion and strengthening of power-system network turns a lame duck as Dhaka's electricity company cites roadblocks like land-acquisition delays and road digging.Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) recently came up with a...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Heavy downpour triggered by Cyclone Remal caused immense suffering for the city-dwellers as transport services, including the metro rail, were seriously disrupted, besides water-logging throughout the day on Monday. People from all walks of life, especially office-goers and day labourers,...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Severe cyclone 'Remal' caused immense sufferings to the electricity consumers as power outages were frequent across the country on Monday.More than 26.62 million people in the southern coastal areas were without power until Monday night, according to official information, while...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday submitted a charge sheet against former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and five others, including his wife and children, in connection with a case filed under the Money Laundering Prevention Act.The charge...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
After eight months since September last year, Fitch Ratings has again downgraded Bangladesh's long-term credit rating due mainly to a weakening of the country's external buffers.In its latest review released on Monday, Fitch has downgraded Bangladesh's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
Tax rates for publicly-listed companies may remain unchanged in the upcoming fiscal year while some changed parlances could make uncertain the availing of lower tax rates tagged with conditions, sources say.However, although the tax rate would remain same, in principle,...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-28 00:00:00
At least 10 people were killed and 3.8 million affected in inundation by tidal surge as the cyclone Remal lashed at Bangladesh with rainstorm since Sunday night, sources said Monday. The tropical storm especially battered coastal areas, also inundating shrimp...
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