The death toll from the devastating flood in the country rose to 127 with another death in Moulvibazar district in 24 hours till Thursday morning, reports UNB. The latest victim drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health...
RANGPUR, July 21 (BSS): An excellent production of maize is likely as its harvest is nearing completion with a pleasant yield rate during the current Kharif-1 season in the Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)...
SYLHET, July 21 (UNB): Two rounds of flood have caused extensive damages to roads and bridges in Sylhet division, disrupting road communication and causing sufferings to people. Some areas in Sylhet division are still under floodwater. Vehicles are plying on...
BARISHAL, July 21 (UNB): Within 24 hours of a tragic road accident that left six people dead in Barishal on Wednesday, four people have lost their lives in the same district in a collision between two vehicles. Four people were...
NEW DELHI, July 21 (BBC): Sonia Gandhi, the president of India's opposition Congress party, is being questioned by a government agency in connection with a corruption case.She and her son Rahul Gandhi have been accused of misusing party funds to...
LONDON, July 21 (BBC): A "transformational" therapy has effectively cured people with the bleeding disorder haemophilia B, say British doctors.The treatment corrects a genetic defect that leaves people's blood struggling to clot and stop bleeding.s, who was part of the...
KYIV, July 21 (AFP): Russian artillery strikes pounded Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv on Thursday after Moscow announced it was expanding its war aims, even as Russian gas flows to Europe resumed through the Nord Stream pipeline.The attacks on the...
LONDON, July 21 (Reuters): The final two in the race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be selected on Wednesday, the penultimate chapter in a divisive battle that is too close to call between the three remaining candidates.Former...
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, by the end of the month at a moment of simmering tensions between the countries over Taiwan and trade."I think I'll be talking...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-07-22 00:00:00
When cosmologists and space enthusiasts around the world remain dazed in amazement over the great feat of the James Webb Space Telescope, many areas of this Earth continue to be torn by hatred. This is an ancient form of rancour...
The central library of Dhaka University opens at 8:00am every day. But students gather and queue up in front of the locked entrance from 7:00am to grab a seat and study inside as, on an average, it has just one...
Mayor Hanif Flyover from Gulistan to Jatrabari seems to be a blessing for the people who live near the mega-structure. It has greatly reduced the travel time for many of us. But unfortunately, the road under the flyover is the...
Zahid Huq | 2022-07-22 00:00:00
The government's decision on power outages because of the rise in LNG and oil prices hit the headlines of the last Tuesday's issue of all national newspapers. Load-shedding that has returned after many years stirred up worries among all sections...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-07-22 00:00:00
Societies the world over are becoming increasingly intolerant and violent. Political intrigues and atrocious economic inequality have stoked religious fundamentalism, bigotry and hate campaign. The victims everywhere are 'religious minorities' or vulnerable people. Slavery and apartheid have long been abolished...
Setting export target for a country like Bangladesh is more than a mere exercise in jugglery of figures. Apart from its being a macroeconomic indicator of stability and sustainability, it is also a hallmark of a country's progress or otherwise....
Jehangir Hussain | 2022-07-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh has enough power- generation capacity to provide electricity to all, but a depressing reality is that load-shedding has become a daily affair. The question is why then enough power is not generated? The answer is the operators are constrained...
Abir Ershad | 2022-07-21 12:00:00
Marketing is a major business function, and businesses that tend to overlook its importance either have an excellent product or they're making a bad decision. Despite this importance and the fact that marketing is an introductory business course, there are...
Sajjad Zohir | 2022-07-21 12:00:00
The two ideas mentioned below popped up while a few of my colleagues were discussing contemporary issues at random. Lest some enthusiastic political leaders or a powerful group of actors find the ideas useful, I dare to put those in...
The authorities have extended the nationwide daylong Covid-19 vaccination campaign till today (July 21) aiming to fulfill the target of administering 7.5 million people with second and booster dose, report agencies."We have set a target of administering 7.5 million people......
FE REPORT | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain as to why they should not be directed to issue a gazette notification, declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam as National Poet.A HC court bench of Justice Farah...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Bank (BB) asked all scheduled banks on Wednesday not to harass clients, seeking services relating to investment in the national savings certificates (NSCs).A circular, issued by the central bank's debt management department, said the clients face harassments while...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
The central bank has increased the interest rates on loans under Export Development Fund (EDF) scheme aiming to adjust the lending rates with traditional market, officials say.Under the revised interest rates, exporters will now be able to borrow from the...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
Migration cost for Bangladeshis is still highest in the region despite a slight decrease, says the 2022 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report.The report, released by the US State Department on Wednesday, also points out that Rohingyas and poor migration seekers...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
Influx of people, scarcity of land, skill gap of workforce and lack of coordination among state agencies are among the key constraints on quality implementation of development projects in the capital, speakers viewed at an event on Wednesday.There is also...
As part of the government's target to ensure housing for all landless and homeless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over 26,229 more houses to landless and homeless families under the third phase of Ashrayan-2 Project today, reports BSS.Prime...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
The tax revenue collection has faced nearly Tk 300 billion shortfall in the previous fiscal year (FY), 2021-22, although the tax-collecting wings have achieved double-digit growth over their previous year's collection.According to a provisional data until Wednesday, the National Board...
Train movement between Dhaka and other parts of the country remained suspended for three and half an hour on Wednesday as some admission seekers put up barricade on rail tracks at Airport Rail Station demanding tickets to go to Rajshahi...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-21 00:00:00
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic appraisal mission noted with concern Bangladesh's low tax-GDP ratio, non-performing loan (NPL) buildup in the banking system and rising inequality, officials said.The team also had a critical appreciation of low FDI inflow, high out-of-pocket...
Dhaka stocks extend lossesStocks extended the losing streak for a seventh consecutive session on Wednesday as jittery investors, facing confidence crisis, continued their relentless sell-offs. The market witnessed a positive trend in the early trading but failed to maintain the...
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