The starting pay package of Tk 15,633 inclusive of an overtime incentive for garment workers from March 2022, meant financially better-off days for the factory hands. Given the increase in work hours and workdays, the wage hike was justified, as...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-09-05 00:00:00
The month of August for the people of Bangladesh has been one filled with sorrow and uncertainty. On August 25 we have also recalled the five-year commemoration of the genocide committed against the Rohingya in 2017. This was done by...
FE Report | 2022-09-04 12:00:00
The highly anticipated trading debut for Treasury Bonds on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is delayed again, as the stakeholders have yet to complete their preparations to this end. The securities regulator had twice set the date for commencing the...
MOSCOW, Sept 3, 2022. (BSS/TASS) - The proportion of Russian citizens' confidence in President Vladimir Putin stood at 81.1% at the end of August, while 78.1% of those polled approved of the president's work, according to the All Russian Public...
Inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and UN Police advisor Luis Carrilho on Friday held "a productive discussion" on matters of mutual interest at the UN Headquarters in New York, reports UNB.During the meeting, Carrilho acknowledged contributions of Bangladesh...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud, along with guests, unveils a commemorative book in a memorial meeting on the daily 'Desh Rupantar' founding editor Amit Habib at Chithrashala auditorium of the Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Saturday — PID
Patuakhali, Sept 3 (UNB): A large Baleen species whale and a dolphin carcass washed ashore on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali on Saturday.The whale was 30 feet long and 6 feet in width while the dolphin was around 5 feet long...
BEIJING, Sept 3 (Reuters): Base metals in Shanghai extended losses on Friday, fuelled by bearish sentiment amid fresh COVID-19 curbs in China and after positive U.S. data gave the Federal Reserve more room for aggressive interest rate hikes.Leading losses among...
BEIJING, Sept 03 (BBC): The US has agreed to sell $1.1bn (£955m) in weaponry to Taiwan, provoking anger from China.The proposed deal includes a radar system to track incoming strikes and anti-ship and anti-air missiles.It comes after US House of...
JAKARTA Sept 3 (Reuters): Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday raised some fuel prices by around 30% to contain ballooning spending on energy subsidies in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.The move risks sparking protests and further fanning price pressures, though analysts...
Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays a shot during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match against Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Saturda. Afghans scored 175 for six batting first. — AFP)
The pilot of a small plane has threatened to intentionally crash into a Walmart in Mississippi, local police said on Saturday, leading to an evacuation of the store, reports Reuters.The police department in Tupelo, Mississippi, said they were notified about...
The project for upgradation of Mongla Port, being taken up under the third Indian Line of Credit (LoC), would greatly boost the revenue generation and improve the sub-regional connectivity, trade and commerce and accelerate growth of the entire region.With the...
This manikin has been installed at the edge of a road divider to warn vehicles, which have damaged the part of it while taking a U-turn. Locals said that many vehicles used to fall into accidents at night after unknowingly...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-09-04 00:00:00
Salt also rose up in price last week following the sky-rocketing trends in other essential prices.Maximum retail price (MRP) of the branded iodised salt increased by Tk 3.0-4.0 per packet as sold at Tk 36-40 a kg in different groceries...
T-Bonds’ DSE debut delayed again The highly anticipated trading debut for Treasury Bonds on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is delayed again, as the stakeholders have yet to complete their preparations to this end. The securities regulator had twice set...
Several Myanmar military aircraft fighting rebels have crossed the border into Bangladesh and opened fire in Bandarban, causing panic among local residents, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred on Saturday, only five days after two mortar shells from the military-ruled country also...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-09-04 00:00:00
Producer prices surged a near-record amount from a year ago due to a big jump in energy, commodity prices in the international market, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) reported recently.The volatility in the forex market is another key reason behind...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-09-04 00:00:00
India's hydrocarbon-exploration company ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL) has sought extension of its contract tenure again having failed to appoint a drilling contractor due to high cost quotes, sources say, while Bangladesh reels from energy shortages.If extended, it would be a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Saturday said the Awami League (AL) government has always been trying to ensure a better life to tea workers as she harvours special responsibility towards them as her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave them citizenship,...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the met Office.Day and...
Chattogram city dwellers brought out a procession under the banner of Chattogram Kordata Suraksha Parishad (CKSP) to protest against the imposition of additional taxes by Chattogram City Corporation
FE REPORTA construction worker died on Saturday after falling from a four-storey under-construction building in the city's Sheorapra area at Mirpur.The deceased was identified as Md Babul Hawlader (43). The fatal incident happened at the under-construction building owned by Star...
One more Dengue patient died in 24 hours until Saturday morning, raising this year's death toll from the mosquito-borne disease to 23, reports UNB.During this period, 245 people were hospitalised with the viral fever as cases have continued to increase...
Bangladesh reported one more Covid-linked death and 155 cases in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new number, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,327 and caseload to 2,012,531, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Bangladesh is performing well in three important indicators of the economy amidst the global financial crisis, reports UNB.The latest data of different economic indicators show that despite the global crisis, Bangladesh is turning around in export of garment items.In the...
Dr Ahmad Kaikaus, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, speaking at a workshop on "Internal revenue mobilisation and Tariff rationalisation" in the city on Saturday — PID Photo
SYLHET, Sep 03 (UNB): Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said that Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman did everything possible to place the country on a solid foundation.Momen said this while speaking as the chief guest at...
FE REPORT About 519 people were killed and 961 others injured in separate road accidents across the country in August last.It means, on average, roughly 17 people died and 31 others were injured in road mishaps every day in the...
TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, Sept 03 (BSS): The newly elected Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Md Shamsul Haque Tuku, MP, on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his mausoleum...
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