Jehangir Hussain | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
A legal instrument for controlling essential- commodity prices and price manipulation by businesses has been in place only on paper. Prices have spiralled with virtually little effective action to stem the tide, bar some post-facto televised drives. Some fiscal and...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh economy is facing several challenges in the backdrop of global political and economic crises. In the context of high inflationary pressure, deficits in trade and current account, exchange rate volatility, and pressure on foreign exchange reserve, macroeconomic management will...
Though the suspected scourge of dengue still being at a preliminary stage, some epidemiologists have begun expressing their premonition over a wide-scale outbreak. Hospitalisation of dengue patients continues unabated. The omens came to the fore after the very first pre-monsoon...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
After almost a decade of conservative leadership, Australian voters have turned their back on the ruling coalition and created a left- leaning government. They have instead backed those who campaigned for more action on climate change, greater gender equality and...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 12:00:00
Budget focus should be on taming inflation, extending social- safety net and introducing ration cards for crisis-hit poor and low-income people rather than concentrating on growth only.Economists and experts at a pre-budget discussion Saturday offered the suggestion on budget making...
Nothing is more unfortunate than young men ruining their own lives by using drugs like pethidine. And yet this has become a common sight in Dhaka city, where most people have got used to it as something normal. What is...
SHARIATPUR, June 4 (UNB): Experimental lights were lit up on the much-awaited Padma Bridge on Saturday afternoon.Dewan Md. Abdul Quader, the executive engineer of Padma Bridge, said they have tested lights at 10-12 lampposts from pillar 14 to pillar 19...
The Bangladesh government has launched a weeklong drive to administer 14 million doses of the COVID-19 booster shot, reports bdnews24.com.The initiative was launched at 16,181 vaccination centres at 9 am on Saturday, said Dr Md Shamsul Haque, secretary of the...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Thirty-one more people tested Covid-19 positive in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, taking the total figure to 19,53,623 in Bangladesh.As no new death was reported during the period, fatalities from the viral disease in the country remained static at...
NEW DELHI, June 04 (UNB): At least eight people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a major fire at a chemical factory in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.The fire broke out...
EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7 when they meet to discuss a proposal that has been fiercely criticised by Apple, people familiar with...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Gaining customers' trust alongside ensuring product authenticity and timely delivery is the key to sustainability of online marketplaces, opined successful e-commerce entrepreneurs on Saturday.They also suggested that e-commerce entrepreneurs, no matter what products or services they want to sell, take...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
The recent austerity and regulatory measures taken by the government and the central bank would send a positive signal to the market and help curb inflation, Mr Mahbubur Rahman, ICCB President, said Saturday.He was presenting the ICCB executive board report...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Work on the Meghnaghat 718-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle power plant, operated by India's Reliance Power Ltd, may miss the completion deadline, thus indicating a delay in going into full-fledged operation within the stipulated timeline. Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Saturday suggested slashing gradually the subsidies on agriculture despite massive price hike of the inputs in the international markets."In recent years, the economic condition of many farmers has been transformed into a better state. So,...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
The budget session of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) for the fiscal year 2022-23 will begin today (Sunday). The session, the 18th of the 11th JS, will begin at 5:00pm.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place his fourth budget for...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announces today (Sunday) the fresh gas tariff at consumer level, officials say.The commission's order on the new natural gas rates at consumer level will be announced through a virtual press briefing at 3:00 pm,...
Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind may occur at different parts of the country in the next 24-hour till 9:00 am on Sunday, according to the Met Office.It may also occur at most places over...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed promoted Captain Kaniz Fatema to the rank of Major at a ceremony held at the Army Multipurpose Complex in Dhaka Cantonment on Saturday — ISPR
The 32th death anniversary of Freedom Fighter Abdul Rashid was observed on Saturday. He was the Founder Editor and Publisher of the Daily Parbotto Barta, a daily newspaper of Chattogram hill tracts, Rangamati, said a press release. He was also...
The inauguration of the Padma Bridge will be celebrated in 64 districts of the country simultaneously on June 25, reports UNB.There will be common programmes, including a laser show in Dhaka's Hatirjheel, all around to mark the memorable occasion.Special programmes...
DU CORRESPONDENTThe admission test of 'Kha' unit under the Faculty of Arts for 2021-22 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) was held in eight divisional cities on Saturday.The test was held from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm on 120 marks,...
Garment workers stage a demonstration by blocking a road in the city's Mirpur area on Saturday protesting the price hike of essential commodities — Focus Bangla
FE REPORTThe Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will modernise its command centre aimed at ensuring civic services for the city dwellers, Mayor Atiqul Islam said on Saturday."The centre will help the DNCC identify different problem areas in the city, including...
FE REPORTThe maiden Hajj flight of this year will start from today (Sunday).The national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines will carry 415 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims by BG-3001 flight at 9:00am.Marking the occasion, Biman will arrange a programme at the Hazrat Shahjalal...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the international community is not doing enough for millions of 'climate migrants' who often get subjected to various forms of security risks and exploitations, reports UNB."Climate-induced displacement could lead to a global security...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Experts at a workshop have said Bangladesh, one of the worst-hit countries in the world, faces a tough time ahead owing to the adverse impact of the climate change.Against such a backdrop, they said, the country needs more funding to...
A suspect accused of extortion has publicly assaulted his accuser with a hammer in Noakhali after being released from prison on bail, reports bdnews24.com. Abdur Rab, Noakhali Sadar Upazila primary assistant education officer, was attacked in the Rashid Colony area...
Bangladesh Awami League (AL) presidium member Begum Matia Chowdhury on Saturday said BNP only believes in the politics of killing and it is an anti-peasant, anti-labor and anti-people political party, reports BSS."BNP believes in the politics of killing . ....
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaking at the discussion organised by Hindu Buddha Christian Oikya Front at Dhakeshwari Mandir in the city on Saturday, marking the 41st death anniversary of Ziaur Rahman — Focus Bangla
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