An unemployed life is a life of despair. However, the number of unemployed people is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. After completing their education, when our youngsters do not get their desired jobs, they just lose their confidence. Out...
Research plays a decisive role in the development of any nation. However in Bangladesh, research has been largely ignored by the country's policymakers. Our research students hardly get the financial assistance they require. Many countries in the world are competing...
Neil Ray | 2022-08-15 00:00:00
It seems the genie has been let out of the bottle. In a country where the market is controlled by sellers, particularly by business syndicates, the handle has been presented to them to mindlessly go about the business of spurring...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2022-08-15 00:00:00
Honest ordinary citizens prefer as uncomplicated a life as is possible. Consciously or otherwise put together balanced monthly budgets play a major role in that equation. Expectations from governments are the wherewithal of providing that balance, preferably with a little...
The news of a remarkable increase in the number of migrant female workers in different countries, especially in the Middle East, is undoubtedly propitious. It bodes well for female employment, as an FE report has shown, that a total of...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-08-15 00:00:00
This day marks the 47th anniversary of the brutal assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation and many members of his immediate family. On this day of this tragic month we need to acknowledge once again...
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 13, (UNB): Ten people were injured as some Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists allegedly attacked the human chain of the Bangladesh Chhatra Union on the Sir Ashutosh Government College premises in Chattogram's Boalkhali upazila.Yasin Arafat, Joint Convener of...
BAGERHAT, Aug 13 (UNB): The fishermen and traders of Bagerhat are worried that the reign of hilsa may soon be over as Indians enter Bangladesh waters to net at the confluence of two prominent rivers -- the Pashur and the...
COLOMBO, Aug 13 (AFP): Sri Lanka granted port access Saturday for a controversial Chinese research vessel, the foreign ministry said, despite neighbouring India's concerns that it could spy on New Delhi's military installations.The Yuan Wang 5 is described as a...
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (AP): With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, the House on Friday gave final approval to President Joe Biden's landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame...
A poor woman in Khagrachhari put her minor son up for sale at a market, prompting public representatives to intervene with help, reports bdnews24.com.The woman of Pakojyachhari village in Bhaibonchhara took her son to the local weekly market on Thursday....
MOULVIBAZAR, Aug 12 (UNB): Bangladesh Tea Workers' Union has decided to launch a strike from Saturday, demanding an increase in their daily wages to Tk 300 from the existing Tk 120 per day.Tea workers from 167 tea gardens of the...
FE REPORTOnly 7.4 per cent of the total number of cybercrime victims, who complained with the authorities concerned, have got a positive response this year, says a study.The percentage of the expected response following complaints on cybercrime falls 15.18 per...
FE Report | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
The rejoinder sent to the Financial Times by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal was published in the letter section of the London-based daily.Following is the text of the rejoinder: "We appreciate the Financial Times reporting on developments in the Bangladesh...
FE Report | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD), the French government's funding agency, considers Bangladesh as an important country in South Asia for development funding since 22 projects with portfolio of € 1.12 billion have been under its commitment so far in...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is scheduled to visit Bangladesh from Sunday to Wednesday, reports BSS."The government of Bangladesh warmly welcomes the first-ever visit of any UN High Commissioner for Human Rights," said a press release issued...
Private cars and motorbikes are parked illegally along a central reservation on the busy Paltan Road in Dhaka city. Even things go wrong with so many vehicles plying the wrong route, making a traffic mess in the area — Focus...
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) repeatedly sought information from different countries including Switzerland about money laundered by Bangladeshis, said Bangladesh Bank (BB), reports UNB.In response to a query regarding the recent statement of the Swiss Ambassador, Md Serajul Islam, executive...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
Countrywide electricity load shedding has intensified with the execution of once a week area-based holiday staggering in industrial zones, it has been alleged. The government implemented the fresh area-based rationing programme from Friday to minimise consumption of both natural gas...
Savar Refractories’ delisting process Savar Refractories Ltd, a Z-category company, has started the process of voluntary delisting, being unable to carry on operation amid continued losses on account of shrinking demand for its products. Talking to the FE, the company's...
Siddique Islam | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
The central bank is trying to set fresh rules on managing the volatility in foreign-exchange (forex) market and curb the falling trend of forex reserves.As part of the latest move, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) is scheduled to hold a meeting...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
Diesel price hike, low hilsa catch and the turbulent sea are taking a heavy toll on the trade, thus hurting both the fishing community and consumers.Prices of the delicious silvery fish this peak monsoon are 15-20 per cent higher amid...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
Prices of egg, chicken, onion, edible oil and sugar increased further on Saturday intensifying consumers' woes during this toughest time. Farm egg price hit an all time high at Tk 160 a dozen in many city markets which was Tk...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-08-14 00:00:00
More than half of the ongoing development projects face implementation setback as the government has restricted funding to mitigate macroeconomic worries, insiders say, as a global financial crunch upends normal plans worldwide. They say as many as 717 out of...
North South University Vice-Chancellor Prof Atiqul Islam and Pro-VC Prof Dr M Ismail Hossain, among others, visit an exam centre of undergraduate admission test for fall semester-2022 on the university campus in the city on Saturday
Interns at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital continued their strike for the 3rd consecutive day on Saturday protesting what they said the failure of the law enforcement agencies in identifying the attackers on their fellow Sazzad Hossen, reports UNB. However,...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...
FE ReportBangladesh reported zero Covid death and 144 new cases in the 24 hours until Saturday morning.The country last reported zero Covid-linked death on August 7.The daily test positivity rate dropped to 4.29 per cent from Friday's 4.75 per cent...
Police recover body of young man in cityPolice recovered body of a young man from a residence in the Lalbagh area in the capital on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Md Mamun (28). An official of Lalbagh Police Station...
Ninety-two more people were hospitalised with dengue-a viral infection-in the 24 hours until Saturday morning as cases have continued to increase in Bangladesh, reports UNB.Eighty-nine new patients were admitted to the hospitals of Dhaka and three outside it, according to...
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