UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed deep shock at the death of three peacekeepers from Bangladesh following the detonation of an explosive ordnance against a convoy of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic, reports...
Shocks related to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war against Ukraine mean the world is unlikely to meet a longstanding goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, the World Bank said in a new report released on Wednesday, reports Reuters.The...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
No rice can be sold in the market as 'miniket', as there is no cultivation of such variety in the country, said Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam on Wednesday."The name of the exact variety should be written by the millers...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has sought government guarantee against a loan of Tk 10 billion from the central bank's refinancing scheme, sources said.Recently, it wrote to the Financial Institutions Division (FID) seeking the guarantee, and accordingly, the FID forwarded...
CSE revises CSE-50 index Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) has revised its CSE-50 index on the basis of the performance of listed securities. During the semi-annual review of the index, the CSE has added a new company to the index after...
Cars parked on the road in front of Motijheel Government Boys' High School in the city on Wednesday wait for people willing to learn driving. More and more people, including male and female, are visiting these schools to learn how...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: The Chittagong Customs House (CCH) will auction off 73 kinds of goods, including acid, chemicals and combustible substances which have remained stuck at the port for a long time, on October 16 next. An official at the...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Soaring inflation descended to 9.1 per cent in September from a decade-high 9.8 per cent in August by official count, under sobering impact of slowly improving global supply system. Planning Minister MA Mannan told the FE Wednesday that the August...
STOCKHOLM, Oct 5 (AFP): A trio of chemists from the United States and Denmark who laid the foundation for a more functional form of chemistry where molecules are snapped together on Wednesday won the Nobel Chemistry Prize.Americans Carolyn Bertozzi and...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Aggregate collection of consumption tax from large general insurance companies declined last fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, reflecting slowdown in their business as an impact of import restriction.Industry insiders said almost all companies, irrespective of large and small, are bearing the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh's liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification dipped to the lowest ebb for import slump as the government tightened energy consumption through austerity to manage foreign-exchange crunch.Sources said the country's two floating LNG import terminals re-gasified around 380 million cubic feet...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lighting flashes is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions over the country until 6:00pm today (Thursday), according to Met...
A truck negotiating potholes and accumulated water on a dilapidated road in Old Dhaka's Armanitola area on Wednesday — FE photo
Authorities have brought charges of human trafficking against 24 people, including some from the Rohingya community, over attempting to illegally ferry refugees to Malaysia on a trawler that ended up at the bottom of the Bay of Bengal, reports bdnews24.com.SI...
A Bangladeshi farmer has lost a leg in a mine explosion at the country's border with Myanmar in Bandarban's Naikkhyangchhari amid an ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and rebels, reports bdnews24.com.The victim, Mohammad Quader aged 51, stepped on the...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 24 suspects who were allegedly preparing to mug people in the city under cover of a blackout triggered by a national grid failure on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com.The elite force made the arrests in...
FE REPORT | 2022-10-06 00:00:00
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two persons who were sentenced to life term imprisonment for killing a Hindu man during a robbery in 2011 and remained absconding since. The arrestees were identified as Sukkur Ali (50) and his right-hand...
Two more people died of dengue and two others died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the dengue deaths, this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh stood at 63. During this...
Hindu devotees brought the idol of goddess Durga on Patenga beach in Chittagong on Wednesday, the last day of the five-day festival, for immersion in the bay — Focus Bangla
Investigation committee of the state-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has started its probe to identify the reasons behind the national power grid failure that triggered a 7-8 hour long blackout across most of the country, starting at 2:04...
Jatiya Party (JaPa) has extended its National Council Preparatory Committee incorporating 12 leaders in the committee as members to make the party's 10th council a success on November 26 next, reports BSS.A press conference will be held at the party...
Ruling Awami League (AL) has finalised candidates for a constituency, seven upazila parishads, four municipalities and 29 union parishads, reports BSS.The decision was taken in a meeting of the parliamentary nomination board and local government representatives' nomination board of the...
BNP on Wednesday blamed the government's overall 'failure' and theft in the power sector for Tuesday's long electricity blackout in most areas of the country caused by a national grid failure, reports UNB. "We feel that this (national grid failure)...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said speaking of non-communal Bangladesh does not suit the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports BSS."Speaking of non-communal Bangladesh does not suit those who had started the journey of their...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to hold a media briefing about her recent visits to the United Kingdom and the United States today (Thursday), reports UNB.Hasina will appear before the media at 4pm, the prime minister's press wing said.The...
DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters): Abu Dhabi-based hospital operator Burjeel Holdings said on Wednesday it expected gross proceeds of about 1.1 billion dirhams ($299.51 million) from its initial public offering, after it set the share price at the lower end of...
US stock index futures fell on Wednesday ahead of key economic data as rising Treasury yields spurred selling in megacap growth stocks, with recession fears from aggressive central bank rate hikes weighing on risk appetite, reports Reuters.After posting a loss...
SINGAPORE, Oct 5 (Reuters): The deputy head of Credit Suisse's Asia-Pacific wealth management business Young Jin Yee has resigned, according to a company memo reviewed by Reuters and confirmed by a spokesperson for the Swiss bank.The departure comes at a...
Amazon.com Inc is investing in outside venture capital funds for the first time, saying on Wednesday it planned to hand $150 million to firms that are backing underrepresented founders, reports Reuters.The online retailer said it is aiming to put money...
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