Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-08-30 00:00:00
Fasting has traditionally been a religious practice. By abstaining from foods, drinks and various other activities that give humans pleasure, the practitioners of fasting believe they can exonerate their soul from the sin of temptation. And to resist temptations is...
News about jute cultivation is a mixed bag of joy and sorrow. While this cash crop, according to reports, is set to have a bumper yield, farmers in many areas are confronted with an unprecedented crisis of water for retting...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2022-08-30 00:00:00
It's widely believed that export earns foreign currency. Hence, all possible measures, including cash incentives, are provided to expand it so that the foreign currency reserve keeps growing along with the export. Reportedly, the government of Bangladesh had allocated Tk...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its allies are trying to create chaos in the country by forming various fronts spending money. He made the remark while speaking at a discussion...
Another 176 people were hospitalised with dengue - a viral infection - in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, reports UNB.Of them, 144 were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and 32 outside it, according to the Directorate General of...
Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar today said that mobile financial service (MFS) provider Nagad is fulfilling its national duty as a service of the Bangladesh Post Office, reports BSS."It needs to be cleared that Bangladesh Post Office has...
Bangladesh will lodge its strong protest with Myanmar so that nothing such happens inside Bangladesh as the country witnessed two mortal shells from Myanmar inside Bangladesh territory on Sunday afternoon, reports UNB."We usually protest amid such incidents. Few days ago...
Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 and 217 new infections from the virus in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, reports UNB.While the country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,323, the new number took its caseload to 2,011,317, according to...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has fixed October 20 this year for hearing the review petition filed challenging its earlier verdict that upheld the cancellation of the 16th Constitutional amendment brought to restore parliament's power to remove judges...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
Mismanagement across the country in fertiliser supply has prompted the government to open a control room to monitor the fertiliser condition in the country. The Ministry of Agriculture on Sunday set up the control room or 'Cell' which will remain...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The inquiry committee formed to investigate the fatal accident at the construction site of the BRT corridor on August 15 has sought three more days to complete its work.Road Transport and Highways Division has already extended the time till August...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday observed that sending anyone to jail in cheque dishonour case is contrary to the Article 32 of the Constitution. In a verdict the court also observed that depriving a person of his personal freedom is...
Former state minister for home affairs Shamsul Haque Tuku on Sunday was elected uncontested as the deputy speaker of the National Parliament, reports UNB.Jatiya Sangsad Chief Whip Noor-E Alam Chowdhury proposed the name of Shamsul Haque, a ruling party lawmaker...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The health directorate again decided to launch a crackdown against unauthorised healthcare facilities after a pause of three months.As part of the decision, the state-run Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) will conduct a drive from today (Monday), DGHS Additional...
Munima Sultana | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The Chinese company concerned has submitted a detailed safety plan for the entire Joydevpur-Airport corridor for approval from the BRT project's consultants with a target to resume the construction work soon.The develoment came 13 days after a fatal accident at...
A worker plucking tea leaves at a tea garden in Sylhet on Sunday. Many workers join their work on the day ending a 19-day strike after an increase in their wages. — Focus Bangla
DSE turnover scales Tk 21b markStocks extended their winning streak on Sunday, with turnover crossing Tk 21 billion mark after 11 months, as enthusiastic investors put fresh funds on major sector shares amid high hopes. Page 9119 more perish in...
A view of a metro rail station under construction in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city. The photo taken on Sunday shows the work for installation of the ceiling of the station's concourse progressing well — FE...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
Digitising core banking services and promoting mobile banking can play a significant role in financial inclusion of the people staying outside the coverage of formal banking, said Bangladesh Bank (BB) Deputy Governor Ahmed Jamal on Sunday.He said the central bank...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The government has slashed import taxes on rice and diesel to 15.25 per cent and 22.75 per cent respectively until December 31, 2022.The reduced import taxes came into effect from Sunday.The Customs wing under the Internal Resource Division (IRD) issued...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
Industrial and domestic consumers of two basic utility services - electricity and gas - paid Tk 315.35 billion taxes to the public exchequer with their consumption charges during the last five fiscal years (FY 2017-18 to FY 2021-22).The amount is...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The central bank has decided to introduce foreign currency (FC) clearing and settlement through the RTGS system for the first time - from September 04 - to facilitate business activities, officials said.Under the new payment system, five currencies - including...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The government has imposed fresh fees on 46 types of export-import services to increase its non-tax earnings to make two ends meet, in a measure seen as ill-timed.By a twin-stroke it has also increased fees of export-registration certificate (ERC), import-...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
Project revision and extension faces hard times as the Planning Commission is applying a new method of scrutinising every step during implementation of ongoing projects to prevent time and cost escalations, officials say."We have prepared an information form. When any...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.It also may...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
A traffic constable was killed in the city's Uttara area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Kazi Masud (38).The incident happened around 3:45am when a running lorry hit him from behind while he was on duty near Tasin Pump...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 28: A court here sent former civil surgeon Dr Sarfaraj Khan Chowdhury to jail in a graft case filed by Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).Dr Sarfaraj Khan Chowdhury surrendered to the court of Chattogram Metropolitan and Special Judge Begum...
The Asian University for Women (AUW) Math & Science Summer School-2022 was held on the AUW campus in Chattogram recently, says a statement. In 2019, Chevron Bangladesh launched a partnership with the AUW. AUW resumed the Summer School activities after...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-29 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday issued an injunction on the earth-filling in 2,500 bigha land at the project site of the Purbachal Marine City in Daudpur union of Rupganj upazila under Narayanganj district for three months. The deputy commissioner of...
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