FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Farmhands or agriculture labourers in Bangladesh might disappear within 2050 following the changing farming pattern of the country, according to a latest study.It says a gradual change in dynamics between landowners and their farms or sharecroppers has been developing a...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh’s overseas employment dropped by more than 32 per cent in July 2022 over that of the previous month, as the recruitment demand from the vital job markets slowed to some extent, insiders said.Data available with the Bureau of Manpower...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said that the yet-to-be-executed killers and conspirators involved in the August 15 massacre in 1975 are still working to oust her government as the country heading towards another national election, reports UNB. "They are...
The number of Bangladeshi workers in South Korea, recruited under the Employment Permit System (EPS), is likely to be over 3,600 this year, according to the Dhaka EPS Center, reports UNB.A total of 2,594 Bangladeshi workers have already been recruited...
DSEX gains 320 points in 4 days Dhaka stocks witnessed another bullish session on Wednesday, with the turnover hitting nearly Tk 12 billion, as buoyant investors continued their buying spree - anticipating further positive momentum ahead. The market skyrocketed at...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The central bank has amended loan-rescheduling and restructuring policy, asking banks to classify the rescheduled loans if the borrowers failed to repay their instalments within six months, officials say.Under the revised policy, all the scheduled banks have been instructed to...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expresses readiness to support Bangladesh in coping with emerging economic disruptions caused by the ongoing war in Ukraine and also in dealing with climatic adversities.Such support will be available from IMF's new Resilience and Sustainability...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
All authorized dealer (AD) banks can now retain value-added portion of export proceeds in foreign currency for 15 days, as the central bank bends rules to boost Bangladesh's forex reserves. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) Wednesday issued a notification to this...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The rate of inflation fell marginally in July from the previous month, according to official statistics released on Wednesday.It stood at 7.5 per cent in July, declining from a nine-year high of 7.6 per cent in June last, according to...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal dismisses any link of the price hike of fertiliser and planned raise in prices of energy and power with conditions binding a proposed IMF loan, as he vows early economic stability.Many media outlets in the...
This little girl is receiving an oral cholera vaccine at East Basabo in Dhaka's Sabujbagh area on Wednesday. The second round of the oral vaccination campaign against cholera began in five selected Dhaka areas earlier in the day. The campaign...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh's main export industry cries for a transformation as value addition to traditional garments depreciated deeply from pre-pandemic levels mainly because of price rises of raw materials. Data analyses show that value addition to apparel exports fell to 54.50 per...
Light to moderate rain/ thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Rangpur and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.It...
Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Vice Chancellor Major General Md Mahbub-ul Alam poses for photograph with winners of the BUP Film Fest-2022 on its city campus on Wednesday. Actor Abul Hayat is also seen among them. The programme was organised...
Industrialist and former chairman of Prime Bank Limited Aminul Haque passed away on Wednesday, says a press release. His first namaj-e-janaza was held at Masjid-e-Badruddin Ahle Hadith in the city after Esha prayers on the day.The board of directors, management...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has invited applications for a new challenge competition to strengthen the innovation ecosystem for humanitarian challenges and community resilience in Bangladesh. The challenge will create stronger support structures for innovators and humanitarian...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 03: Accused in 70 per cent of the cases of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) have been penalised by courts, said Commissioner (Investigation) of the ACC Dr Mohammed Mozammel Haque Khan. Among the arrestees in the cases filed by...
Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury speaking at the inaugural function of the piloting project of Bangladesh Digital Survey (BDS) at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Patuakhali on Wednesday. Land Secretary Md Mustafizur Rahman PAA was also present.
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
Sales of essential goods at subsidised rates by Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) continued on Wednesday with the customers standing in a long queue.Though the beneficiaries expressed satisfaction with the drive, they said more allocation of essentials for each cardholder...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
The police department has taken special measures so that absconding accused in the case filed over embezzlement of Tk 1.76 billion from AB Bank cannot flee the country, said a report of the law enforcement agency. Complying with a High...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
A long-term sustainability plan, coupled with easier and greater access to finance, is seen vital to help enhance sustainability in the ready-made garment (RMG) sector.Addressing knowledge gaps and barriers that prohibit smaller manufacturers to get finance, looking into environmental challenge...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing the newly-elected board members of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society when they paid a courtesy call on her at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Wednesday — PID
A Dhaka court on Wednesday fixed October 19 for submitting the investigation report against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), reports BSS.ACC filed the...
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Wednesday bemoaned that the atmosphere for doing politics in Bangladesh has now become limited, reports UNB."There's no politics in the country… the people's freedom of expression has also been squeezed. It is a great...
BHOLA, Aug 03 (UNB): Bhola unit BNP has called a dawn-to-dusk hartal in the district for Thursday protesting the death of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) district unit president Nure Alam in a clash between police and BNP men, reports UNB.The...
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam has said the government is eagerly waiting to welcome UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet which will give her an opportunity to see the progress and challenges in Bangladesh on the rights front,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 03: Two expelled students of Chattogram University (CU) attended the second-year honours final examination on Wednesday, violating the rules.On 16 September 2021, sources said, the CU expelled four students, who were also Chhatra League leaders, for one year...
FE REPORT | 2022-08-04 00:00:00
General Secretary of Communist Party of Bangladesh (M-L) and Chairman of Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum Dilip Barua on Wednesday condemned Nancy Pelosi's recent visit to Taiwan.Terming Taiwan an 'inalienable part' of China's territory and the Taiwan question purely an 'internal...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan inaugurates Louhajang and Tongibari fire stations in Munshiganj district on Tuesday
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