Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to meet the revenue authority on Monday next (July 18) to discuss pros and cons of the country's need for technical assistance on capacity development in tax- revenue mobilisation. The...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
The capital experienced light to moderate rain on Thursday night, giving the city dwellers some respite from the simmering heat that was prevailing in the recent days.A senior meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office said the rainfall might help lower...
Yasir Wardad | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
Duty cut could hardly impact the overheated rice market as strings binding the fiscal intervention delay import of the main staple in Bangladesh, worsening consumer woes. Such conditions -- from LC opening to bringing rice within a time limit, introducing...
The High Court has granted an interim bail to Kutub Uddin Ahmed, a former administrative officer of the land ministry, who was sentenced to five years in prison in a graft case, reports BSS.A High Court bench of Justice Md...
JASHORE, July 14 (UNB): Three people were arrested in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo Dal leader from Jashore town Thursday morning.The detainees are Al Amin, Raihan (25), and Icha Mir (20) of the town.Members of Rapid...
.Paying rich tribute to renowned archaeologist, historian and art expert Professor Dr Enamul Haque, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the death of Haque is really an irreparable loss of the nation, reports BSS.Hasan said Dr...
A preparatory meeting to observe the National Mourning Day 2022 and the 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was held on Thursday at the meeting room of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at Secretariat...
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at his secretariat office in the city, reports BSS .During the meeting,...
United Nations (UN) resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter's JS office in the city, reports BSS.During the meeting, they discussed several issues such...
The third anniversary of the death of former president and Jatiya Party founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad was observed on Thursday, reports UNB.Jatiya Party took up elaborate programmes to mark the anniversary with due respect.As part of the programmes, Jatiya Party...
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday that no matter how powerful the US ambassador or people like him are, they won't be able to play any role in the next national elections of Bangladesh, reports UNB.Razzaque was talking...
FENI, July 14, (UNB): Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Feni on Thursday sentenced three people to death for raping a girl in front of her mother 19 years ago.The tribunal also fined the convicts Tk 0.2 million each.The...
Many areas of Chattogram, like the one in the picture, have been submerged by flood water. The photo was taken from the port city's Nayarhat area under EPZ thana on Thursday — Focus Bangla
LALMONIRHAT, Jul 14 (UNB): A 25-year-old woman in Lalmonirhat district has been hospitalised with severe burn injuries after her parents-in-law allegedly poured acid on her over a family feud.According to locals, Mahmuda Khatun's husband Hamidul Islam and her parents-in-law used...
A 39-year-old transwoman was found dead in Kohorpara of Thakurgaon's Sadar upazila on Wednesday, police said Thursday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Brishti, who lived in a room in 'Uttaran Asrayan' project, especially built for the transgenders.
Another flood is likely to take place in the country next month, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque, reports UNB.The minister said as per the forecast the government has taken measures to face the next flood as a routine work.He also...
SUNAMGANJ, Jul 14 (UNB): Two poultry farmers went missing after their small boat capsized in Chapati haor during a storm in the district's Derai upazila on Wednesday night, police said.The missing farmers are Mujibur Rahman (45) and Anhar Mia (23)...
Unlike previous festivals, only a handfull of holidayers have visited the attractive tourist destination in Sylhet this Eid-ul-Azha. The picture was taken from Sada Pathor area of Companiganj recently — FE photo
RANGPUR, July 14 (BSS): Harvesting of Aush paddy continues in full swing with excellent output, making the farmers happy in all five districts of Rangpur agriculture region this season.Officials of the Depart-ment of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers will transplant...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Khulna, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according the Met Office.It...
Dhaka's air quality has turned 'moderate'. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 59 at 8.56 am, the metropolis ranked 28th in the list of world cities with the worst air quality, reports UNB.An AQI between 50 and 100...
Abu Abdullah Jahangir, a freedom fighter and an engineer, died of cancer at a hospital Devon of England on Wednesday night at the age of 65.He had been suffering from pancreatic cancer for last seven months.He left behind his wife,...
Fifty-one more dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours until Thursday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Among them, 41 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while the remaining 10...
Two bodies recovered from city streetsThe bodies of two unidentified people, including one of a woman, were recovered from the streets of the capital on Thursday and Wednesday, police said. Paltan police recovered the body of a 55-year-old woman from...
The gender gap in Bangladesh is the lowest among the countries in South Asia, according to a study conducted by the World Economic Forum (WEF), reports bdnews24.com.Bangladesh ranked 71st out of 146 countries on the Global Gender Gap Index 2022...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed handing over a cheque for Tk 100 million (10 crore) to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the flood-affected people in Sylhet and other parts of the country at the PM's official residence...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
More than 5,000 cases are awaiting disposal for 22 years or so in the lower courts across the country, according to statistics of the Supreme Court. Therefore, the apex court have instructed the lower courts concerned to complete the trial...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 14 (Reuters): The global economic outlook remains extremely uncertain, the head of the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, warning that further disruption in the natural gas supply to Europe could plunge many economies into recession.In...
Netflix Inc said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the streaming giant looks to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan, reports Reuters.Shares of...
Pakistan's job market has started shrinking amid economic slowdown, as some sectors have reported layoffs while for new comers finding jobs can become a tough task in the short to medium term, reports The Express Tribune."Textile and technology sectors have...
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