Asjadul Kibria | 2022-09-11 00:00:00
More than three years have elapsed since Bangladesh's trade policy came under a global scrutiny under the umbrella of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). It was the fifth trade- policy review of the country where various issues relating to trade...
The latest decision of the Indian government to levy a 20 per cent export duty on rice has come at one of the worst times, as far as Bangladesh is concerned. The neighbouring country, the world's largest rice exporter, might...
Md Abu Sayed Siddique | 2022-09-10 12:00:00
In my previous two articles, I highlighted two important procurement system issues. In first article, I attempted to provide a general understanding of procurement, specifically how to minimize costs and maximize benefits in procurement. In the second article, I depicted...
A court in Dhaka on Thursday framed charges against former managing director of NRB Global Bank Proshanta Kumar Halder alias PK Halder and 13 others in a case lodged for allegedly amassing illegal wealth and laundering money abroad, reports BSS.Judge...
Sri Lanka's players celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan (not pictured) during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket Super Four match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on Friday. Batting first, Pakistan...
COLOMBO, Sept 9 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's president on Friday asked officials to resolve obstacles to projects backed by India, a government statement said, without specifying what the obstacles were.President Ranil Wickre-mesinghe chaired a discussion on the progress of several development...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
The High Court in a full text of a verdict observed that one's right to leave the country has never been considered as absolute right.Despite the long-standing ideal of free movement, it has in practice always been subject to the...
Arafat Ara | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
The country's overseas employments in the eight months of the current year witnessed a robust growth following demands of manpower from different job-destination countries.Bangladesh sent 783925 workers abroad in the January-August period of 2022, as against 275791 in the matching...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will review the projects it is bankrolling in Bangladesh next week as some of them are 'slow-moving' and 'problematic', insiders said on Friday.The Manila-based lender will mainly supervise the slow-moving projects as their loans were...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Water ATM booths are fast proving popular with townspeople as they find some respite from the often-contaminated piped water, officials said.As the quality of booth water is quite good, the number of users is getting bigger and making it tough...
DSEX hits nearly four-month highStocks extended their winning streak for a fourth straight week, with the benchmark equity index hitting a nearly four-month high, as investors renewed their appetite for selective large-cap stocks amid high optimism ahead of the dividend...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Rice acreage in both Aus and Aman seasons, which comprise 45 per cent of the country's rice supplies combined, has shrunk notably this year, causing a great concern for food security.The astronomical hike in diesel price during July-August drought as...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Experts have cautioned that Bangladesh's exports might shrink and industries suffer setbacks if the country joins a new free-trading bloc called RCEP, unless its privileged market access is secured.A recent high-profile meeting was told that the exports to many of...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
The government mulls over switching to digital currency -- a move towards rewriting the history of currency -- which is believed faster, cheaper and transparent in dealings.Many currency experts also believe that problems related to the disappearance of lower-denomination currencies...
Former advisor of the caretaker government and economist Dr Akbar Ali Khan was laid to rest at the city's Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in Mirpur on Friday afternoon, reports UNB.His namaz-e-janaza was held at Azad Mosque in Gulshan after Jumma prayer....
Bangladesh on Friday declared three days of national mourning in memory of British Queen Elizabeth II who died on Thursday after 70 years on the throne, report agencies.From September 9 to September 11, the national flag will be kept at...
LONDON, Sept 9 (AFP): King Charles III and the royal family on Friday began observing a mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II that will last until seven days after her state funeral, royal officials said."Following the death of Her Majesty...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
Many Bangladeshi bank cardholders are falling prey to the stealing of their cards' credentials amid outrageous cyber-attacks on the banking system, sources say.Such skimming has gone to such a pass that the state-run Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD...
BFSA donates Tk 3.2m for Ashrayan projectThe Bangladesh Foreign Service Association (BFSA) has donated Tk 3.25 million to build houses for the homeless under the Ashrayan project of the government that is being run by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO)....
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at many places over Barishal, Chattogram & Khulna divisions until 6:00pm today (Saturday), according to Met office.Mild heat wave is sweeping over the...
Police have recovered the body of a homeless man from a footpath in the city's Bakshibazar, reports bdnews24.com.The dead man is 55-year-old Md Ali, according to Shahbagh thana chief Mowdut Hawlader.Ali's body was lying on a footpath outside the Bangladesh...
Our Correspondent | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 09: Chattogram District Administration and Department of Environment (DoE) in a joint drive demolished about 100 illegal structures from Chottagong hills on Thursday.The structures were illegally built on both sides of Fouzdarhat-Bayezid link road. Hillol Biswas, director of...
Prof Dr Md Amin Uddin Mridha, founding vice-chancellor of Pabna University of Science and Technology, posing with teachers and students of Asian University for Women during his visit to the university in Chattogram on Thursday. He shared his thoughts with...
Two police personnel have been injured after being shot by a group of drug dealers during a raid in Brahmanbaria's Nabinagar upazila, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at Nurjahanpur village of Barikandi union on Thursday night, Saifuddin Anwar, officer-in-charge of Nabinagar...
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said on Wednesday gender equality is a prerequisite for vibrant democracy and sustainable and balanced development, reports BSS."Gender equality is important for both men and women as it is a prerequisite for vibrant...
A smartly turned-out police contingent, on behalf of Dhaka district administration, giving a guard of honour to Akbar Ali Khan (inset), former adviser to the caretaker government, on Azad Mosque premises in the city's Gulshan after Jumma prayers on Friday...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-10 00:00:00
As many as 364 students committed suicide in the last eight months of this year, highlighting the vulnerable mental condition of the country's youths, said a new survey on Friday. The data says 45 students committed suicide on average per...
A court in the city on Friday placed an alleged member of banned militant outfit Ansar al-Islam on one-day remand in a case lodged under Digital Security Act (DSA), reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ataullah passed the order as police produced...
PABNA, Sept 09 (UNB): An Awami League activist was shot dead publicly in broad daylight by unidentified assailants in Hemayetpur upazila of Pabna on Friday.Saidur Pramanik, 50, was a resident of Hemayetpur. He was an executive member of Pabna Municipal...
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