That 89 per cent of children, or 45 million in absolute term, under the age of 15 in this country are indiscriminately subjected to physical and psychological violence is a damning commentary on child care. It also refers to outrageous...
BANGKOK, Sept 21 (Reuters): Thai authorities said on Wednesday they had detained a Myanmar tycoon suspected of drug trafficking, who three sources said was linked to the upper echelons of Myanmar's ruling military junta.Tun Min Latt, 53, was arrested in...
JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (AP): Israel's prime minister has met with Turkey's president for the first time in 14 years, the latest sign of warming ties between the two regional powers after a long and bitter rift.The office of Israeli Prime...
KABUL, Sept 21 (AFP): Taliban's newly-appointed Minister of Education, Mawlawi Habibullah Agha has not received a formal education, said a senior Taliban official.The official said that Agha's appointment is a "setback" to the efforts of some Taliban leaders to reopen...
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (Reuters/AP): President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia's first mobilisation since World War Two, warning the West that if it continued what he called its "nuclear blackmail" that Moscow would respond with the might of all its...
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Sept 21 (AFP): World leaders called Tuesday for urgent efforts to address global food insecurity, with fears mounting of a disastrous harvest next year due largely to the war in Ukraine.On the sidelines of the United...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan returned home on Monday after an official visit to USA, says a press release.He left Dhaka for USA on 13 September for an official visit along...
LONDON/KYIV, Sept 20 (Reuters): Two Russian-controlled regions in eastern Ukraine announced plans to hold referendums on joining Russia later this week and an ally of President Vladimir Putin said the votes would alter the geopolitical landscape in Moscow's favour forever.The...
HONG KONG, Sept 20 (Reuters): The number of Chinese millionaires is expected to double by 2026, according to a report by Credit Suisse issued on Tuesday, despite Beijing's national drive to ease wealth inequality and a sharply slowing economy.Total household...
BANGKOK, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Asian tourists are only expected to resume international travel at pre-pandemic levels gradually, by 2024, the new chief executive of online travel agency Agoda said late on Monday.The Asia-focused company expects tourists from Asian countries,...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
World Bank vice president for South Asia Region Martin Raiser sings the praise of Bangladesh's constant progress which he bills a role model for many countries to follow.Officials said the visiting high official of the global development financier noted that...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
The government agencies have failed to improve their project execution capacity as they implemented only 3.85 per cent of the development budget in July-August period of this fiscal year, official data showed on Tuesday.During July-August period of the last fiscal...
Bangladesh has sought support and necessary steps from the international community to stop the violence so that Myanmar cannot take advantage of creating instability in the region and thus avoid the repatriation of the Rohingyas, reports UNB."We told them (diplomats)...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
Nagar Paribahan or 'Mayor Paribahan', whatever byname the new city bus service takes, is still struggling to prove itself an improved service for non-cooperation from stakeholders concerned.Sources said a special committee, earlier formed under the leadership of two mayors, also...
Rousing reception for SAFF champs todayBangladesh women's football team, which emerged as the new champions in the seven-nation SAFF Women's Championship with an all-win record, will be given a grand reception on arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in...
Stuck in a seemingly never-ending traffic jam, this person with his bicycle is crossing a road divider in a desperate bid to take the wrong lane for reaching his destination. The photo was taken on the Buriganga Bridge at Babu...
Bangladesh reported five daily deaths from Covid-19 with 614 more cases in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, country's total fatalities rose to 29,345 while the total caseload to 2,018,829, according to the Directorate General of...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
Process is underway to provide nearly US$2.0 billion for implementation of development projects in Bangladesh this fiscal year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) assures, as the country looks for forex. Country director of the ADB for Bangladesh Edimon Ginting stated...
SAIF UDDIN | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
A total of six companies are set to invest US$457.13 million in the country's two economic zones (EZs) for establishing five hotels and a pharmaceuticals manufacturing unit.Five businesses will construct hotel, motel and resorts in Sabrang Tourism Park (STP) in...
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday night arrived in New York, USA, to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA).A VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the PM and...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has requested banks and financial institutions (FIs) to formulate their own green bond-financing policies to facilitate investment in green projects and help achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs) of the country.The policy, however, should be approved by the...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
Multitudes of people now overlook medical treatments, unless in utmost emergency, as higher cost of living fired up by inflation is squeezing overall consumer spending, including healthcare bills.It evidently cuts both ways, like a double-edged sword: economic growth is curtailed...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh begins soon import of refined petroleum products from India to skip costly LNG import from the sanctions-hit volatile global market, officials say. On the inventory of buy from India's state-owned Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, or IOCL, are fuels like...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind and lightning flashes is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal & Chattogram divisions until 6:00pm today (Wednesday), according to Met office..The country's maximum temperature on Tuesday...
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive arrested a man with 42,000 pieces of Yaba near Shahpori Island in Teknaf upazila, Cox's Bazar, on Monday
This footpath in the city’s Shabagh area has been turned into a parking spot by motor bikers, causing hindrance to the movement of the pedestrians. The photo was snapped recently — FE photo
Another 438 dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Tuesday morning as cases keep rising across the country, reports UNB.Of the new patients, 315 were admitted to different hospitals in Dhaka and 123 outside it, according to the Directorate...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has relaxed the Guidelines for In-house Training on ISS (integrated supervision system) Reporting, lifting the mandatory provision of submitting yearly update to its department concerned.Issuing a circular, the central bank on Tuesday stated that the scheduled...
A student of Dhaka University (DU) was found dead at Jagannath Hall of the university on Tuesday, reports UNB.Amit Sarkar (24) was a post graduate student of Dhaka University's Institute of Leather Engineering and Technology.Amit, son of Chittaranjan Sarkar of...
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