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Why so many Bangladeshis leave cities during festivals

Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-07-13 00:00:00

That almost seven million mobile phone users left Dhaka city during the holidays of this year's Eid-ul-Azha is no surprise. The absolute number of these holidaymakers would be much higher than 10 million. Understandably, they go to their ancestral homes...

Competition Commission -- another laidback state agency!

Wasi Ahmed | 2022-07-13 00:00:00

There was a public perception, not long ago, that market scheming and price manoeuvring by syndicates could be largely contained had there been a Competition Law and a designated agency in the country to monitor market situation and enforce measures...

Saving rawhide dealers from a raw deal

2022-07-13 00:00:00

The Eid-ul-Azha raw hide market appears to be faring better than the previous year. Reports say, at a raw hide hub of the country near the Savar area, raw cowhides measuring 24 sq ft were being sold at Tk 800...

Investing more in research

2022-07-09 12:00:00

Countries across the globe pay attention to the research sector because it is crucial for innovation, progress, and change. South Korea spends 4.81 per cent of its GDP on the sector and Switzerland spends nearly 3.37 per cent on it....

Following hygiene during Eid-ul-Azha

2022-07-09 12:00:00

The holy Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Bangladesh on Sunday with the spirit of sacrifice in commemoration of Prophet Hazrat Ibrahim's complete submission to the will of Allah almighty. On the holy occasion, devotees will offer Eid prayers and sacrifice...

Pakistan heading towards default, warns Tarin

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Pakistan's former finance minister Shaukat Tarin said on Thursday the country was heading towards default, which may compromise its strategic interests, reports DAWN.Speaking to reporters at the Karachi Press Club, the PTI senator said the Sensitive Price Index - which...

29 more sick with dengue in Dhaka div

2022-07-09 00:00:00

A total of 29 new dengue patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till Friday morning amid a rise in the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh, authorities said, reports UNB.All the new patients were hospitalised in Dhaka division, according to the Directorate...

World reacts to Abe shooting

2022-07-09 00:00:00

TOKYO, July 8 (AFP): Leaders and envoys from around the world reacted with shock and concern to the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on Friday.Here are some key comments:"This is a very, very sad moment," US Secretary...

Bangladesh to observe state mourning today

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh will observe one-day state mourning on Saturday for former Japanese prime minister and the country's true friend Shinzo Abe, report agencies.The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Friday evening.As a mark of Bangladesh's deepest respect for Abe, the national...

1,611 new Covid cases, seven deaths in BD

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh recorded 1,611 cases of COVID-19 in a day on Friday, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,988,101, report agencies.The death toll from the disease climbed by seven in 24 hours to 29,195, according to the latest government data...

Stop harassment of passengers

FE REPORT | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) demanded on Friday to stop harassment of homebound passengers during Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslims. It said commuters, including home goers and passengers of different public transports plying inside and outside the...

Global trade hits record $7.7tn in Q1 of 2022

2022-07-09 00:00:00

The value of global trade rose to a record $7.7 trillion in Q1 2022, an increase of about $1 trillion over the same period of the last year, reports UNB.The growth, which represents a rise of about $250 million relative...

Many relieved, others suffer as usual

FE REPORT | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

People went on a mass exodus through all exits from the populous capital as a four-day vacation began ahead of celebration of Eid-ul-Azha, set for tomorrow (Sunday) in Bangladesh. Though a significant number of people had left Dhaka for ancestral...

Briefing 09-07-2022

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Investors fret as gloom grips stocksThe stock market passed a gloomy week to Thursday, the last week before Eid-ul-Azha, as investors stayed on the sidelines, worried about a potential economic slowdown. The week saw five trading days as usual with...

Prayer Timings (2022-07-09)

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Holiday Notice (2022-07-09)

2022-07-09 00:00:00

The offices of The Financial Express (FE) will remain closed on July 09-11 (Saturday-Monday) on the occasion of Holy Eid-ul-Azha. Therefore, there will be no issue of the FE on July 10-12 (Sunday-Tuesday).The online section of the newspaper will remain...

Online sales of animals drop notably this Eid

SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

Sales of sacrificial animals online have seen a substantial decline in the country during this Eid-ul-Azha, according to the government data.Data of Aspire to Innovate (a2i), a programme of the government's ICT Division - supported by Cabinet Division, reveals that...

Cattle sales surge in city

FE REPORT | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

The sale of sacrificial animals in the city's 21 cattle markets and elsewhere increased on Friday as traders and farmers reduced prices hoping to woo buyers.Although sales rise to some extent, the traders are still waiting for the momentum to...

Pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex

2022-07-09 00:00:00

MOUNT ARAFAT, July 08 (Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world raised their hands to heaven and offered prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia on Friday, an intense day...

Food supplies to RNPP come under quality check

FE REPORT | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

The government is going to bring all kinds of food and drink supplied from the outside to the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) under its close quality check, officials say.To this effect, it is considering setting up offices of the...

Limping BIWTA project faces 73pc cost escalation

FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-07-09 00:00:00

A maritime safety and navigation development project has long overrun its three-year tenure, resulting in a 73-per cent hike in its implementation cost.The project will now need around a decade to finish. Sources say Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA)...

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow-

2022-07-09 00:00:00

The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country tomorrow (Sunday) with due solemnity and religious fervor, report agencies.The Eid-ul-Azha is celebrated on the 10th day of Zilhajj month of the Hizri...

News in Brief(2022-07-08)

2022-07-09 00:00:00

RAB nabs four, including cop, with Yaba pills in CtgCHATTOGRAM, July 08: Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested four people, including a cop, with 5,260 pieces of Yaba from Chattogram Medical College area in the port city on Thursday night. The...

Weather (2022-07-09)

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.It may...

Neither big nor too small

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Neither big nor too small; buyers belonging to marginal groups crave to have a medium-sized cow for Eid-ul-Azha sacrifice. A man after purchasing a cow from Kamalapur cattle market in the city on way back home on Friday. — FE...

Shoppers busy with last-minute purchases

2022-07-09 00:00:00

With only a day left for the Eid-ul-Azha, shoppers busy with last-minute purchases at New Market, as in other malls of the capital, on Friday morning. — FE Photo

Stamford Univ aid for flood victims

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Relief was distributed among the flood victims in Sylhet recently on the initiative of the Department of Economics, Stamford University Bangladesh, says a press release.The university organised film shows from June 22 to June 26 to raise funds for the...

Flood death toll stands at 113: DGHS

2022-07-09 00:00:00

 Although flood situation continues to improve in most places, another death was reported in Habiganj in 24 hours until Friday morning, taking the total flood-related fatalities to 113, reports UNB.The latest victim drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General...

Actress Sharmili Ahmed dies

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Eminent actress Sharmili Ahmed passed away in the city on Friday after a prolonged battle with cancer. She was 75, reports UNB.Ahsan Habib Nasim, president of Actors' Equity Bangladesh, told the media that the actress had been suffering from cancer...

Music director Alam Khan no more

2022-07-09 00:00:00

Legendary music director and composer Alam Khan passed away in the city on Friday at the age of 79, reports UNB.The five-time National Film Award-winning music director breathed his last around 11.30 am, his family said. Born on October 22...