Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-09-07 00:00:00
Why only less than 30 per cent Bangladeshi households don't need to bribe their public servants to secure various services, may have been otherwise puzzling but is well understood.More than 70 per cent people who used to bribe in recent...
Wasi Ahmed | 2022-09-07 00:00:00
The government's announcement on fixing prices of some essential commodities appears more as a blunt move than one capable of looking into the price situation along with supply-side realities as well as any man-made manipulation that may be instrumental to...
In modern agricultural practice, use of chemical fertiliser has become indispensable for increasing crop yield as well as maintaining soil fertility. In this connection, there is the standard set by the so-called 4R principle which suggests option for right nutrient...
Chenlin Li and Chua Shu Yi | 2022-09-07 00:00:00
The Earth's average temperature has warmed by about one degree (10) Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to the most recent data by NASA. This change, although seemingly insignificant, has translated into a rapid global torrent of climate abnormality, followed by...
Lyricist, director, producer and screenplay writer Gazi Mazharul Anwar passed away on Sunday. With this, the curtain falls on a legend of Bengali music. He started his career as a lyricist at Radio Pakistan in 1964. In 1965, he stepped...
FAZILPUR, Sept 5 (AFP): Engineers breached Pakistan's biggest freshwater lake to drain water threatening nearby towns, officials said Monday, as heavy rain poured misery on millions affected by the country's worst floods in history.Nearly a third of Pakistan is under...
People from all walks of life pay homage to legendary lyricist, film director and producer Gazi Mazharul Anwar after his body was taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Monday. He was later buried in the grave...
Ashfaque Uddin Chowdhury, a renowned banker of the country, passed away at his Uttara residence in the city on Monday, says a statement. Mr Chowdhury was the founding managing director of Dhaka Bank Limited, One Bank Limited and an Advisor...
This electric transformer has been installed right next to a house and up above the moving people in Mohakhali Dakkhin Para area of Dhaka. If the transformer explodes, many people in this densely populated area will be in danger. The...
KABUL, Sept 5 (AFP): A suicide bomber struck Monday near the Russian embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing two staff from the diplomatic mission and four others.In the first attack targeting a foreign mission since the Taliban seized power...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
A young man died at Jatrabari in the capital on Monday, as a running CNG auto-rickshaw hit him. The deceased was identified as Md Aslam Hawlader. The fatal incident happened at around 12:15 pm. The CNG auto-rickshaw hit him when...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
The government has introduced a hotline service, named 'Probash-Bondhu Call Centre,' to facilitate outbound workers with necessary information, including employment opportunities and loan services.The toll-free number is 16135, which will be operated by the Wage Earners' Welfare Board under the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
The bank accounts information on four members of Abdul Awal Minto family has been sought from all the scheduled banks by September 08. The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the intelligence agency of the country's financial sector, issued a letter...
RANGPUR, Sep 5 (UNB): Nine people were killed and around 50 others injured in a head-on collision between two busses on Rangpur-Dinajpur highway in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur early Monday, said police.The identities of the deceased couldn't be ascertained immediately.The...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen's absence from the entourage of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India came as a surprise in diplomatic and political circles.Though sources close to Momen's family cited 'illness' as the reason behind his staying...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
The capital Dhaka and other areas across the country witnessed downpour on Monday afternoon, disrupting normal life and routine activities.Commuters like office-returnees and working-class people, including rickshaw-pullers and students in parts of Dhanmondi, Rampura, Badda, Mirpur, Adabor, Rayerbazar and the...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
The average time from arrival to release of sea cargoes is more than 11 hours in Bangladesh, while it is seven days for air freight and over 10 days for land cargoes, according to a recent study.A group of World...
Stocks succumb to profit takingThe benchmark equity index dropped further on Monday, extending the losing streak for a second straight session as shaky investors rushed to lock in profits from quick-gaining stocks. The market witnessed see-saw trading right from the...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
BASIC Bank, the scam-hit government bank, considers creating more than a thousand new posts in its organogram, but the finance ministry has found the recruitment plan "not feasible", considering its overall state of affairs.The bank has recently sought 'no objection'...
The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams will start at 11 am instead of 10 am and the duration of the tests will be two hours instead of three, according to Education Minister Dipu Moni, report agencies."Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
India has yet to relax terms and conditions binding use of its US$7.862 billion line of credit (LoC) which affected execution of over 30 projects ongoing, insiders have said.New Delhi has disbursed only $1.32 billion worth of funds in 12...
FE REPORT | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
Energy trading and cooperation in absorbing shocks from the Ukraine war may figure high during a summit meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian premier Narendra Modi today (Tuesday).Bangladesh foreign secretary Masud Bin Momen said so while talking to...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
Austerity works as Bangladesh's import orders dropped nearly 24 per cent or US$1.77 billion in August following regulatory measures to ease pressure on the economy from forex crunch, officials said.The opening of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as import...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymen-singh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the met Office.Day and...
Bangladesh reported zero Covid-linked death and 333 cases in 24-hour until Monday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities remained unchan-ged at 29,328 while the caseload rose to 2,013,094, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Three more Dengue patients died in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 26, reports UNB.During this period, 208 more people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to...
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said three more marine academies will be established alongside the existing five to create skilled marine cadets, reports UNB.Khalid said this at a meeting of the marine academies in the city on Monday."There...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-09-06 00:00:00
Metro-rail fare has been set at Tk 5.0 per kilometre per ride, more than double the bus fare and less than half the fare declared for auto-rickshaws.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the fare policy for Mass Rapid Transit Line-06 (MRT-06)...
PABNA, Sept 05 (UNB): Local administration imposed restrictions on public assembly at Pabna's Bhangura upazila to avert any untoward incident as two rival political parties announced simultaneous rallies at the same venue.The restrictions applied under Section 144 of the CrPc...
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