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The political economy of climate change

Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2022-07-29 12:00:00

Global warming, through emission of GREEN House Gases (GHG), has steadily deteriorated over the past three decades since the first Earth Summit was held in Rio in 1992. Beginning from 1995 in Berlin, 26 summits of heads of state and...

Govt presents low population to show high per-capita income: Fakhrul

2022-07-29 00:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday alleged that the government has kept the population low in the country in the just-published '6th Population and Housing Census 2022' only to show high per capita income, reports UNB." The...

Gold gets dearer

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Local jewellers have revised the price of premium-quality gold upwards by Tk 2,741 per bhori (11.664 grams).The new price of the precious metal will come into effect from today (Friday), says a press release issued by the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity...

BB sets Tk 309.11 billion farm credit target

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

The central bank has set Tk 309.11 billion agriculture credit-disbursement target for all the scheduled banks in the current fiscal year (FY), 2022-23.The amount is nearly 9.0 per cent higher than that of the last FY, according to officials.The Bangladesh...

Moderate rainfall occurs in city

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

The capital, Dhaka, witnessed moderate rainfall on Thursday evening.City-dwellers, especially returnees from offices, had to face troubles due to rain that started at around 5:00 pm and lasted till 6:30 pm.Many took shelter at roadside markets, shopping malls, shops and...

Four more die of Covid, 618 new cases reported

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh recorded four more Covid-19-linked deaths with 618 new cases in 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB.With the latest figures, the country's total fatalities reached 29,284 while the caseload 2,004,188, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The...

PM for reducing dependence on remittance, food imports

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Thursday underlined the need for focusing on export to earn foreign currencies instead of depending on remittance, report agencies."We have to more focus on export to earn foreign currencies instead of only depending on remittance," she...

Linking MRT-BRT routes with six corridors ‘vital’

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Proper linkage of mass rapid transit (MRT) and bus rapid transit (BRT) routes with six active corridors will be the key to making the transportation system of Dhaka sustainable, experts said at a workshop on Thursday. Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, Dhaka-Sylhet Highway,...

Briefing 29-07-2022

2022-07-29 00:00:00

BSEC imposes floor prices againThe securities regulator has further imposed floor prices to contain free fall of listed securities after the key index dropped below 6000-point mark on Thursday amid investors' lower participations. In an order issued on Thursday, the...

Dollar hoarders to face legal action Warns DB

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) issued a warning on Thursday that legal action would be taken if anyone hoards US dollar considering the prevailing situation.Additional Police Commissioner, DB, DMP Harun-Or- Rashid disclosed it to the media...

Insurers use outmoded laws for financials

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Insurance companies operating in Bangladesh prepare financial statements as per two outmoded laws that are not fully compliant with set international standards, thus leaving investors virtually in the dark. Experts in a stocktaking session on the vital financial sector Thursday...

Book forex market scamsters

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh's apex trade body Thursday urged the central bank to take stern action against those involved in dollar-price manipulation, as the local currency keeps losing its exchange value.Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) made...

Dollar steady on kerb market

SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

The exchange rate of cash dollar against taka on the open market, known as kerb market, remained mostly unchanged on Thursday as the regulatory drive on money changers continues.Market operators say cash dollar was traded ranging between Tk 108 and...

Gas fund goes for LNG import

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

The government gives Tk 20 billion from gas development fund (GDF), meant for extracting the domestic fossil fuel, to Petrobangla to spend on LNG imports from the volatile international market. Sources said there were instructions from the country's energy regulator...

Temperature may remain unchanged today-----------------------------

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 6:00pm today (Friday),...

ACC starts probe against Grameen Telecom board of directors

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated an investigation against the board of directors of Grameen Telecom on allegations of embezzling the welfare funds of the employees and laundering around Tk 30 billion.ACC Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain during a press conference at...

Two killed in city road accidents

2022-07-29 00:00:00

FE REPORTTwo persons including a girl student of a madrasa were killed in two separate road accidents in the capital on Thursday. A rickshawpuller was killed in a road accident on Khilgaon Flyover in the city in the morning.According to...

Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard Rear Admiral Ashraful Haque Chowdhury

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Director General of Bangladesh Coast Guard Rear Admiral Ashraful Haque Chowdhury hands over a cheque to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her relief and welfare fund from one-day salary of the force’s members at Ganobhaban in the city on Thursday...

BD starts plant species survey to preserve biodiversity

FE REPORT | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh embarks on a plant species survey with an eye to determining and protecting endangered plant species, and conserving forests and the environment.The findings will play a significant role in botanical education and research, sustainable management and use of plant...

Six to die for war crimes

2022-07-29 00:00:00

KHULNA, July 28 (UNB): The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday sentenced six Khulna men to death for their involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Mohamamd Shahinur Islam, handed down the...

BNP's movement will fail: Quader

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the so-called 'remote control- driven 'movement of the BNP will ultimately see no success as the country's people will not give any response to...

BNP spent Tk 11m more than earnings in 2021

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Thursday submitted its annual financial statement to the Election Commission for the 2021 calendar year showing that the party spent some Tk 11 million more than what it earned that year, reports UNB.The BNP's expenditure...

AL internal feud behind attack on Narail Hindus

2022-07-29 00:00:00

A BNP-constituted probe committee has blamed the internal conflicts in the local Awami League for the recent attacks on Hindus and their houses, shops and temples at Digholia village in Narail district, reports UNB."Based on our field-level investigation and the...

Correction--------------------

2022-07-29 00:00:00

In yesterday's editorial, the last but one sentence omitted the words 'officials of' after 39 due to a technical glitch. The omission is regretted. --The Editor

Checking quality of food

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Diseases like cancer, low haemoglobin content in blood, blood pressure and food poisoning are some of the most common diseases in Bangladesh. Why are people in our country suffering from these diseases? It is mainly because people have poor health...

Fighting juvenile delinquency

2022-07-29 00:00:00

The crimes committed by teenagers are increasing day by day in Bangladesh. According to a recent survey, around 500 adolescent crime cases are filed every year across the country. The study also shows that the number of active teenage gangs...

Congratulations Sajid, Sourodip!

2022-07-29 00:00:00

Winning any competition is prestigious. However, words fall short to describe when we become champion in a global contest. Sajid Asbat Khandaker and Sourodip Paul, representing BRAC A, have made every Bangladeshi proud by winning the Open Finals of the...

When 'deadly offence' is overlooked

Zahid Huq | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

Incidents in which criminals empty banks' vaults using underground tunnels or armed bandits loot cash by keeping bank officials and customers hostages at gunpoint rarely take place these days. Digital gadgets and better security measures are seen as major deterrents....

Digital population census vs digital database

Nilratan Halder | 2022-07-29 00:00:00

It has been dubbed the country's first digital population census. Released on Wednesday last, the Population and Housing Census 2022 has come up with yet another 'first' in the country's demographic development. It is for the first time that females...

Rebranding Bangladesh

2022-07-29 00:00:00

The 'basket case' that Kissinger had called Bangladesh since her inception has long been an obsolete town crier's empty slogan shaming himself as part of insidious cold war legacy. In a direct proportion to the intended display of an air...