Narayan Das | 2022-06-02 12:00:00
According to the provisional data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Bangladesh's economy has grown 7.25 per cent in the outgoing fiscal year of 2021-22. This is a remarkable achievement indeed considering the fact that the economy was hit...
MOSCOW, June 1 (AFP): The planned delivery of new US weapons to Ukraine, including advanced missile systems, increases the risk of drawing the United States into direct conflict with Russia, Moscow said Wednesday."Any arms supplies that continue, are on the...
Bangladesh has registered 34 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,953,541, report agencies.No new fatalities were reported in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from the disease unchanged at 29,131, according to...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Barrister Kamal Ul Alam, also a Senior Supreme Court lawyer, has resigned as the chairman of the Board of Directors of non-bank financial institution People's Leasing and Financial Services Limited (PLFSL).He resigned from the post citing health grounds, said Barrister...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Dr Yuko Yasunaga, visiting head of UN Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Tokyo, has expressed his confidence in the enormous growth of Bangladesh, offering Japan's support to policy formulation and improvement of the business environment...
RAJBARI, June 1 (UNB): Seven people, including two children, were killed and eight others injured when a truck hurtling down a busy road crashed into a private car and a three-wheeler in Rajbari on Wednesday.Another two road accidents in Rangpur...
Patients lie under mosquito nets as they receive treatment in the dengue ward of Mugda Medical College and Hospital on Wednesday. People are getting admitted to the hospital with dengue symptoms these days. As per the authorities, 34 patients, including...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Make the proposed universal pension scheme (UPS) rights-based and people-focused instead of commercial one and include income taxpayers directly, experts ask the government.The government is also suggested to hold mass participation and take people's opinion to design an effective and...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal said on Wednesday the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has created pressure on all, and the upcoming budget will focus on ways to come out from the economic uncertainties."The war is definitely causing pressure. Everyone...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
The government is likely to consider providing tax benefits to local manufacturers of ICT products in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2022-23, while imposing high taxes on import of finished goods, sources said.The imports of raw materials for...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed satisfaction that her ruling Awami League party has been able to fulfil its election pledges to the people, reports UNB. She said this in her introductory speech at the Awami League Advisory Council...
Market sees investors' increased roleDhaka bourse closed the Wednesday's session with a moderate rise both in broad index and turnover value following investors' increased participation. On the day, most of the sectors saw marginal price appreciation despite the market witnessed...
A goldsmith is busy working at his wooden desk at a jewellery workshop in Old Dhaka's Tantibazar on Wednesday, while most of the desks are empty. These people carve out ornaments from mere blocks of gold for the fancy jewellery...
FE Report | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Wednesday held some big business groups and traders responsible for hoarding rice and hiking prices of the staple, warning them of tough actions for the sake of keeping the market stable."The government has evidence...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh's real GDP growth may slow to 6.5 per cent in the next fiscal year (FY 2022-23), says a global rating agency that attributes the slowdown to a slew of headwinds. In the process of rebound from the pandemic shocks,...
Siddique Islam | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Devious deals by banks trigger current forex volatility in Bangladesh, a probe finds and the central bank begins quizzing them over the anomalies, officials say. The Bangladesh Bank is seeking clarification from the suspect banks particularly on conceal of information...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Volume of the country's inward remittances declined by around 6.24 per cent to US$1.88 billion in May of the current fiscal year over the previous month, official data revealed.Bangladeshis staying abroad sent home over $2.01 billion in April last, according...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at manyplaces over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rangpur division and at one or two places over Rajshahi...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday ordered the Non-Government Teachers' Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA) to recommend appointment of 2,500 people, who passed all relevant exams, as teachers to different private educational institutions. The High Court bench of Justice Kashefa Hussain...
A Chattogram court has sentenced a woman and her brother to life in prison for attacking two cousins with acid, reports bdnews24.comChattogram Fifth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Nargis Akhter delivered the verdict in the decade-old case on Wednesday.Both convicts Farzana...
Private universities will have to show greater capabilities and capacity before they get approval to offer PhD degrees, says Dr Muhammed Alamgir, a member of the University Grants Commission, reports bdnews24.com.Approval will not be granted suddenly and the UGC is...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud, among others, poses with Bashundhara Media Award 2021 recipients at International Convention City Bashundhara in the city on Monday
FE Report | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
The Mitali Express, the third cross-border passenger train between Bangladesh and India, started its regular weekly service from Indian side of New Jalpaiguri on Wednesday - more than a year after the train service was inaugurated.Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujon...
FE Report | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Welcoming recent drives against unauthorised private health facilities, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Wednesday suggested the government form a separate authority to monitor and ensure the quality of services at those health centres.However, the anti-graft watchdog believes that the...
Education Minister Dipu Moni poses with children of the journalists, who obtained GPA-5 in SSC and HSC examinations at a reception at Dhaka Reporters Unity in the city on Wednesday — FE photo
FE Report | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will use its own aircrafts - instead of taking lease - for operating Hajj flights, starting from Sunday, officials said.The national flag carrier will not increase its fare despite jet-fuel price hike, they added.They said these at...
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday stayed for two months the trial proceedings of three cases filed against photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol under the Digital Security Act, reports UNB .The HC bench of Justice ASM Abdul Mobin and Justice Md...
LAXIMPUR, June 01 (BSS): Awami League joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif said Ziaur Rahman destroyed the spirit of Liberation War banning 'Joy Bangla' slogan and the Bangabandhu's historical 7th March speech as he came to power through the assassination...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-02 00:00:00
In the full text of a verdict the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has mentioned Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman, as a fugitive. The apex court also observed that the High Court division has...
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