Nilratan Halder | 2022-08-13 00:00:00
Even though the epidemic is yet to be over with its residual mild and isolated visitations still giving people harrowing time here and there, a phenomenal post-pandemic transformation has already taken place. The transformation, unfortunately is not for the better...
In many countries in the world, subway and light trains are more popular than private vehicles since they move quickly. Why is so? It is simply because they run on dedicated tracks and do not mix with other vehicles. But...
Patients have to receive treatment in an unhygienic environment at almost every public hospital in Bangladesh. Beds in the hospital are in a horrible state, infested with bed bugs and cockroaches with dirty bed-sheets. The condition of the washrooms is...
Street crimes are rising in Bangladesh. Some are even taking place in broad daylight. There is an atmosphere of insecurity and fear, especially in Dhaka city, where mobile phones, wallets, motorbikes and cars are often snatched away at gunpoint. It...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-08-13 00:00:00
The outrageous increase in the fuel oil prices, announced last Friday mid-night, came literally as a mortal blow to millions of people. The consequences of the oil price hike, among other, are a sharp rise in the fares of public...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-08-13 00:00:00
The economy is clearly under serious pressure as the local currency, Taka, is losing its value at a faster rate against US dollar than before. On Wednesday (Aug 11), for example, the US dollar was sold at a maximum of...
Though any idea of spending more than Tk 200 million to build a one-kilometre drain may appear unusual to an ordinary mind, it may not be so if one is from the government's Roads and Highways Department (RHD). In fact,...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2022-08-13 00:00:00
James Wilson, known as father of the modern budget system in the subcontinent, is no more but his budgeting wisdom is. He died on August 11, 1860 in Kolkata. He placed the budget for the Indian subcontinent in Kolkata for...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-08-12 12:00:00
The system of education in this part of the world hardly renders young aspiring young learners materialise their dreams. Only a select few can make it to the choicest corridor of disciplines in their higher studies. For the rest, notwithstanding...
The 19th session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) will begin at 5 pm on August 28.President Md Abdul Hamid convened the session exercising the power bestowed upon him as per the Clause (1) of Article 72 of the Constitution,...
The Cabinet on Thursday directed the Energy Division to reiterate to the people the justification behind the huge increase in the prices of fuel triggering a public outcry, reports UNB.The directive came from the Cabinet meeting presided over by Prime...
The cabinet approved in principle on Thursday the draft of the Drugs Act, 2022 intensifying the punishment for several anomalies and offenses to the maximum 10-year jail and Taka 10 lakh penalty, reports BSS.The approval was given at the regular...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Local consumers are yet to get any real benefit from the declining trend in edible oil prices in the international market - due to high exchange rates of Bangladeshi taka against US dollar, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi opined on Thursday....
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said the country's fiscal situation worsened especially over the past two months due to poor revenue growth and high public borrowings. Terming the fiscal account as the number one 'villain' of the economy, the...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
At least 39.5 per cent of the eligible poverty-stricken households didn't get family cards issued by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) to buy certain food items at subsidised prices, according to a study.The study, conducted by the Transparency International...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
The High Court Thursday summoned five persons, including Kushtia's DC and SP, and BRAC Bank's managing director on charge of handing over the possession of a property worth Tk 1.33 billion, which was sold at auction for Tk 150 million,...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
The government on Thursday announced staggered weekly holidays to ensure an uninterrupted power supply in the industrial zones across the country. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments (DIFE) under the labour and employment ministry issued a circular in...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
The youth unemployment rate currently stands at 10.6 per cent in Bangladesh, which is more than twice the overall national unemployment rate of 4.2 per cent, according to an ILO report.Youth unemployment increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. ILO is...
Bangladesh on Thursday started administering Covid-19 vaccine to the children aged between 5-11 years on experimental basis.Health Minister Zahid Maleque, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni and US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas jointly launched the campaign at Bangabandhu International Conference...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
The latest diesel price hike started pinching the country's poor and low middle-income people hard, as prices of various essentials started soaring following hike in their transport cost.Prices of rice, the key staple, further increased by Tk 4.0-6.0 a kg,...
Stocks down for fourth dayStocks extended the losing streak for a fourth day in a row, as nervous investors continued their sell-offs amid growing macroeconomic worries. Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) opened the day's session in the red. Although the benchmark...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday sent a rejoinder to the London-based daily Financial Times (FT) in connection with an interview published by the daily on the previous day, officials at the ministry said.According to the FT report, the...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Dhaka finds untrue Swiss Ambassador Nathalie Chuard's statement that Bangladesh has not sought information about Swiss bank accounts of Bangladeshis, who are suspected of siphoning off money.The rebuttal came from Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday, a day...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Saudi companies plan to invest more than US $10 billion in Bangladesh in coming years, said Saudi Ambassador in Dhaka Essa Yousef Essa Alduhailan on Thursday. He was briefing in the city a group of journalists on the projects of...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Classified or non-performing loans in Bangladesh's banking sector hit an all-time high at Tk 1.25 trillion in the first half of the current calendar year despite policy perks provided to stem the tide.The H1 volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) jumped...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-08-12 00:00:00
Ineptly done deals compel the government to make capacity payment in dollar worth around US$202,500 daily to two private FSRU owners without any re-gasification amid gas crunch, sources say.They say the state-run Petrobangla faces a double-edged sword as it cannot...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/ squally wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna and Barishal divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature...
Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Deputy Director General Commodore M Anamul Haque handing over certificate to a participant of the 'VISIT Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) for Officer' training course at the Maritime Safety and Maritime Security School of the BCG...
Assistant Chief of Air Staff (maintenance) Air Vice Marshal Sade Uddin Ahmed poses with officers at the certificate award ceremony of the 11th Aircraft Accident Investigation (AAI) course of Bangladesh Air Force at Flight Safety Institute in Dhaka Cantonment on...
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