Melita Mehjabeen | 2022-07-15 12:00:00
In the last 20 years, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in empowering women across the country. The country has set an exemplary record, ranking first in gender equality among the South Asian nations for the seventh year running, according to...
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday instructed authorized dealers (ADs) to report all types of their foreign exchange transactions including offshore banking operations to the web portals of BB on a regular basis, reports UNB.The central bank is tightening policy on spending...
DSE turnover hits seven-week lowTurnover on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) dropped below Tk 6.0 billion-mark Thursday, hitting a seven-week low, as investors were reluctant to put fresh funds in stocks amid persistent macroeconomic worries. Turnover, the crucial indicator of the...
ISTANBUL, July 14 (AFP): Russia and Ukraine have made enough progress on resolving their dispute over blocked grain exports to hold new talks in Turkey next week, the Turkish defence minister said Wednesday."It was agreed that the Russian and Ukrainian...
COLOMBO, July 14 (AFP): Sri Lanka's anti-government demonstrators said Thursday they were ending their occupation of official buildings, as they vowed to press on with their bid to bring down the president and prime minister in the face of a...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
The government has planned to conduct another round of nationwide booster-dose campaign to combat Covid-19 on July 19 next, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The day will be observed as "Covid-19 Booster Dose Day", states a notification...
Munima Sultana | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
The implementation work of the capital city's first metro rail is progressing fast with the target to open the mass transportation system from Uttara to Agargaon (11.73 kilometres) in December, 2022.It is, however, facing some challenges in completing the integrated...
Lesser vehicles plying the city roads and flyovers - a sign that Dhaka is yet to get back to its usual self after Eid holiday, even though offices resumed in the middle of this week. It is expected that the...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
Human trafficking generates $150 billion in profit annually for the traffickers, an official of the US State Department said on Thursday.There are an estimated 25 million people subjected to human trafficking, the official, preferring not to be named, told the...
A Philippines court has dismissed a defamation case filed by Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) against Bangladesh Bank for linking it to the biggest cyber heist in the world, reports bdnews24.com.The Philippines court dismissed the case on Jun 30 and...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
A global consultancy recommends reduction in 'profit gas' for Bangladesh, narrowing differences of exploration benefits between deep-and shallow-sea blocks, to lure international oil companies (IOCs) into exploring hydrocarbons in the Bay.Scotland's Wood Mackenzie, based in Edinburg, also has suggested updating...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
The central bank is set to enhance the foreign-exchange flow by nearly $1.0 billion as part of regulatory measures to manage the ongoing volatility in the market, officials say.Around $365 million will be credited to banks' own accounts from exporters'...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
About three out of four youths in the world aged 15-24 lack required skill-sets for employment, according to a latest report published Thursday.It placed Bangladesh at the lower level of youth's attainment of secondary-level, transferable, digital, job-specific, and entrepreneurial skills....
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to meet the revenue authority on Monday next (July 18) to discuss pros and cons of the country's need for technical assistance on capacity development in tax- revenue mobilisation. The...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
The capital experienced light to moderate rain on Thursday night, giving the city dwellers some respite from the simmering heat that was prevailing in the recent days.A senior meteorologist at the Dhaka Met office said the rainfall might help lower...
Yasir Wardad | 2022-07-15 00:00:00
Duty cut could hardly impact the overheated rice market as strings binding the fiscal intervention delay import of the main staple in Bangladesh, worsening consumer woes. Such conditions -- from LC opening to bringing rice within a time limit, introducing...
The High Court has granted an interim bail to Kutub Uddin Ahmed, a former administrative officer of the land ministry, who was sentenced to five years in prison in a graft case, reports BSS.A High Court bench of Justice Md...
JASHORE, July 14 (UNB): Three people were arrested in a case filed over the murder of a Jubo Dal leader from Jashore town Thursday morning.The detainees are Al Amin, Raihan (25), and Icha Mir (20) of the town.Members of Rapid...
.Paying rich tribute to renowned archaeologist, historian and art expert Professor Dr Enamul Haque, Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Thursday said the death of Haque is really an irreparable loss of the nation, reports BSS.Hasan said Dr...
A preparatory meeting to observe the National Mourning Day 2022 and the 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was held on Thursday at the meeting room of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry at Secretariat...
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Vikram Kumar Doraiswami on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader at his secretariat office in the city, reports BSS .During the meeting,...
United Nations (UN) resident coordinator Gwyn Lewis on Thursday paid a courtesy call on the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at the latter's JS office in the city, reports BSS.During the meeting, they discussed several issues such...
The third anniversary of the death of former president and Jatiya Party founder Hussain Muhammad Ershad was observed on Thursday, reports UNB.Jatiya Party took up elaborate programmes to mark the anniversary with due respect.As part of the programmes, Jatiya Party...
Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque said on Thursday that no matter how powerful the US ambassador or people like him are, they won't be able to play any role in the next national elections of Bangladesh, reports UNB.Razzaque was talking...
FENI, July 14, (UNB): Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Feni on Thursday sentenced three people to death for raping a girl in front of her mother 19 years ago.The tribunal also fined the convicts Tk 0.2 million each.The...
Many areas of Chattogram, like the one in the picture, have been submerged by flood water. The photo was taken from the port city's Nayarhat area under EPZ thana on Thursday — Focus Bangla
LALMONIRHAT, Jul 14 (UNB): A 25-year-old woman in Lalmonirhat district has been hospitalised with severe burn injuries after her parents-in-law allegedly poured acid on her over a family feud.According to locals, Mahmuda Khatun's husband Hamidul Islam and her parents-in-law used...
A 39-year-old transwoman was found dead in Kohorpara of Thakurgaon's Sadar upazila on Wednesday, police said Thursday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Brishti, who lived in a room in 'Uttaran Asrayan' project, especially built for the transgenders.
Another flood is likely to take place in the country next month, said Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque, reports UNB.The minister said as per the forecast the government has taken measures to face the next flood as a routine work.He also...
SUNAMGANJ, Jul 14 (UNB): Two poultry farmers went missing after their small boat capsized in Chapati haor during a storm in the district's Derai upazila on Wednesday night, police said.The missing farmers are Mujibur Rahman (45) and Anhar Mia (23)...
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