FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) is likely to finish the "fast-track" Dohazari-Cox's Bazar-Ghundum railway project without completing the 29-kilometre line up to Ghundum, although money is no matter.Despite the project's approval 12 years ago, insiders said on Wednesday, the state-backed BR...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The United Kingdom on Thursday took fresh action against the Myanmar Armed Forces on the 5th anniversary of the military's campaign of ethnic cleansing against the Rohingya. New sanctions against military-linked companies target the military's access to arms and revenue,...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
UN Secretary-General's special envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer on Thursday called upon the international community to keep the Rohingya and the affected host communities high on the international agenda."The generosity of Bangladesh and host communities towards Rohingya refugees in a...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said Myanmar should let the international organizations to work in the Rakhine state to create a proper environment for the dignified return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people, reports UNB."Myanmar should allow international organizations...
Stocks rebound sharply The stock market rebounded strongly on Thursday after a single-day break, with turnover crossing Tk 17 billion mark, as buoyant investors put fresh funds on major sector stocks amid high optimism. The benchmark equity index opened higher...
Kids hold aloft their Covid vaccine registration cards out of jubilation as they wait to receive shots at the Mohakhali Abdul Hamid Dorji Govt Primary School in Dhaka on Thursday. The government rolled out a drive to vaccinate children aged...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The High Court on Thursday scrapped a provision of the 'Sarkari Chakori Ain, 2018' that had made it mandatory for law enforcers to take prior permission from the higher authorities for arresting any civil servant on charges related to their...
Bangladesh and India on Thursday finalised the text of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interim water sharing of Kushiyara river, reports UNB.Both sides also welcomed finalisation of the design and location of water intake point on the Feni river...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked all the scheduled banks to provide detailed information on the accounts of Dhaka WASA Managing Director Taqsem A Khan and his family member by August 29.The intelligence agency of the country's financial...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has launched a refinancing scheme worth Tk 10 billion -- aiming to reduce import dependency of wheat and maize through facilitating local production of the food grains. Under the scheme, the farmers can avail low-cost fund...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
Some 50-litre Russian heavy crude oil has reached Dhaka by airfreight as specimen to check whether it can be refined in Bangladesh's decades-old lone refinery, as fuel-shortage concern haunts the country. "We got the crude oil and will test in...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The rice prices hit a record high in the local market following tiny imports in the past two months.Common coarse rice retails at Tk 56-58, medium at Tk 63-66 and finer at Tk 75-98 a kg, according to the state-run...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The government has moved to slash import taxes of two key essentials -- diesel and rice -- as high food and fuel prices amid boiling inflation hits hard ordinary people.The major step comes following instructions from government high-ups as the...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to...
Bangladesh on Thursday rolled out a full-fledged Covid-19 vaccination programme for children aged between 5 and 11 years in city corporation areas across the country, reports UNB.This vaccination programme will continue for the next 14 days, from 09:00 am to...
The country reported another Covid-linked death and 258 cases in 24 hours until Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,320 while the caseload to...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday grilled a high official and two lawyers of Grameen Telecom over allegations of graft and irregularities.Coming out of the interrogation session, Grameen Telecom managing director Nazmul Islam told the reporters that the information about...
Although Bangladesh has generously hosted Rohingya refugees for the last five years, one country cannot and should not bear this responsibility alone, said the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Thursday, reports UNB. The IOM has called on the international...
Another 180 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours until Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.Among them, 134 patients were hospitalised in Dhaka while 46 in other places, it said.As...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
An estimated 6.7-per cent households have contacted tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh, indicating a higher prevalence of the disease here, a latest study finds.According to the research, 9.9 per cent of the cases had TB-like symptoms and were subsequently diagnosed.Moreover, screening...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
A total of 48.7 kgs of plastic waste, mostly single-use plastic, have been collected from Dhaka city streets in a two-day campaign. A local environment rights group 'Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO)' organised the awareness and clean campaign with...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-26 00:00:00
The High Court on Thursday summoned Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Md Mamunur Rashid for not complying with its order issued earlier. The High Court bench of Justice J B M Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil summoned the deputy commissioner on charge...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Thursday said the Election Commission (EC) has brought itself to question by taking the decision to use EVMs in up to 150 seats, ignoring the opinion of most political parties, reports UNB."It seems that...
A half-day nationwide general hartal enforced by the Left Democratic Alliance (LDA) in protest against the rising prices of fuel, fertilizers and daily essentials was observed almost peacefully on Thursday, reports UNB.The hartal began around 6am and ended at 12...
Stating that Rohingyas are becoming a big burden for Bangladesh, BNP on Thursday said the repatriation of Myanmar's displaced citizens will not be possible without a proactive role of the international community, especially that of the influential Asian and western...
Drawing attention of the BNP leaders, Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there is no alternative to elections to change the government, reports BSS."If you (BNP leaders) want to change the government,...
NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters): Better-than-expected economic data in Germany and gains in US mega-cap growth stocks helped pushed world stock markets broadly higher Thursday as investors waited for the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium for insights into the...
MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters): The share of foreign investors among holders of Russia's OFZ treasury bonds rose to 17.9 per cent in July from to 17.6 per cent in June, its lowest since late 2012, as the overall market size...
HONG KONG, Aug 25 (AFP): China Tourism Group (CTG) Duty Free, which raised US$2.1 billion to become Hong Kong's biggest initial public offering this year, fell slightly during its Thursday trading debut as its key market Hainan is battered by...
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