NEW YORK, Sept 16 (BBC): US federal judge Raymond Dearie has been chosen to review the files seized in the FBI's search of former US President Donald Trump's Florida home.Mr Dearie, 78, will be "special master" and decide whether any...
BUREIJ, Sept 16 (AP): Last spring, a Palestinian farmer was planting a new olive tree when his shovel hit a hard object. He called his son, and for three months, the pair slowly excavated an ornate Byzantine-era mosaic that experts...
ROME, Sept 16 (AFP): At least 10 people died and four were missing after violent storms lashed central Italy, reports said Friday, pushing the issue of climate change up the agenda the week before elections.Water swept through towns and villages,...
WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (AP): A volunteer Ukrainian medic held captive three months by Russian forces in Ukraine's besieged port city of Mariupol told U.S. lawmakers Thursday of cradling and comforting fellow prisoners as they died of torture and inadequately treated...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
Eminent economist cum historian, retired secretary, renowned academic and former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan passed away all of a sudden on September 8, 2022, -- leaving behind a legacy that is bound to last for...
Mosquito bites not only make our lives miserable but also infect us with viral fevers such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria. And there is very little we can do to counter mosquitoes. We try to use a number of insecticide...
Upcycle refers to recycling something in such a way that the resulting product generates higher value than the original item. In broader sense, it is also known as creative reuse. It is the process of transforming by-products, waste materials, useless,...
One in every three citizens in Bangladesh is suffering from some sort of liver diseases, according to a survey conducted by the Hepatology Society. The survey revealed that about 10 million people are suffering from chronic hepatitis and more than...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
Private universities in the country are now under pressure to allow student politics on their respective campuses. The pressure is mounted by the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student wing of the ruling Awami League. The BCL recently announced its...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
A five-year study done by the Department of Environment (DoE) between 2013 and 2018 found that seven cities of Bangladesh-Narayanganj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Rajshahi, Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal-have the most polluted air. That the study ended four years ago does not...
With the rise in the volume of import and export, the need for minimising the time and cost involved in the process of clearing goods from the land, sea and airports cannot be overemphasised. In this context, what a recent...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
The whole world is in a transition of production and use of energy at present. Depletion of significant reserves of fossil fuels, recent conflicts and wars disrupting energy supply and market, environmental pollution and other effects of such energy consumption...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
Garment workers, the foot soldiers of Bangladesh's economic success, have finally received some attention from the global community over the last few years thanks to their unsafe working conditions, low wages and benefits, and insufficient amenities at their factories. Worker...
Matiur Rahman | 2022-09-17 00:00:00
As a developing country, Bangladesh strives to improve the socioeconomic conditions of its vast majority of poor people. It is trying to free them from hunger, poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, and also help them cope with the adverse effect of climate...
HONG KONG, Sept 15 (AFP): Asian stocks mostly edged higher on Thursday, tracking gains on Wall Street as markets adjusted following a rout this week on higher-than-expected US inflation data.The data showed US yearly inflation slowing less than expected and...
Untreated toxic industrial waste is being dumped right into the Turag river. Such mindless dumping is polluting the river terribly. The photo was taken in the Mirpur Beribadh area recently — FE photo
Another Dengue patient died in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 40, reports UNB.During this period, 395 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued...
NARAIL, Sep 15 (UNB): Bangladesh bridges authorities have rolled out toll rates for the country's first six-lane Kalna Bridge over the Madhumati river.According to new rates a private car travelling on it will have to pay Tk 55 as fee....
The European Union (EU) has raised concerns about escalating protest-related violence in Bangladesh, reports UNB."The European Union (EU) and Member States engage with political parties in Bangladesh in line with diplomatic practice. The EU has raised concerns about escalating protest-related...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-16 00:00:00
Several people were injured in a clash between activists of Bangladesh National Party (BNP) and the ruling Awami League in Mirpur over holding a scheduled rally of the BNP.The chase and counter- chase between them triggered a wave of panic...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-16 00:00:00
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) urged the government on Thursday to ensure a level-playing field for all political parties to make the upcoming national election free, fair, impartial and inclusive.It also suggested bringing necessary legal reforms to eliminate conflict of...
Bangladesh has recorded 438 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,016,583, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the disease rose by one to 29,337 over the 24-hour period, according to the latest government data...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday morning left for the United Kingdom en route to New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), reports UNB.A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the...
LONDON, Sept 15 (Reuters): The state funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth will unite people from across the globe, the official in charge of the huge ceremonial event said on Thursday, as mourners from all walks of life queued for hours...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-16 00:00:00
First-time individual taxpayers will get an extended time frame up to 30 June 2023 for submitting their tax returns.Every year, time for submission of tax returns starts on 01 July 2022 and ends on November 30 for existing taxpayers.The National...
‘Fixing dollar price to hit export income’The country's frozen food exporters expressed their concern over fixing the US dollar price. They termed the big difference between its rates as 'discriminatory', which would affect their export earnings. The Bangladesh Frozen Foods...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-09-16 00:00:00
Egg price again witnessed a hike by Tk 10-12 a dozen on Thursday, intensifying sufferings of the commoners further. A dozen of brown farm eggs were retailed at Tk 142-150 on the day in different areas of the city, which...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has introduced a facility for the exporters to repay the loans taken from its Export Development Fund (EDF) in instalments, reports UNB.From now on the entire loan liability can be repaid in three installments.The Foreign Exchange Policy...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-16 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) would give Bangladesh $500-million budget support meant for facilitating its economic recovery, ADB country director Edimon Ginting said on Thursday.The budget support would be provided to facilitate the government's multiple reforms and policies on climate...
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