An engine-boat full of sacrificial animals crossing the Buriganga River towards the capital city ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha which will be observed on July 10. The photo was taken from Postagola area in the city on Tuesday — FE photo...
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Nurul Amin, the owner of Henolux Group, and his wife Fatema Amin on charges of instigating contractor Gazi Anis to die by suicide, report agencies.Kazi Anis, a vendor on contract from Kushtia's Kumarkhali...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
A total of 60,139 pilgrims from Bangladesh reached Saudi Arabia at the last count this year for performing holy hajj, as the pre-hajj flights were wrapped up on Tuesday.Of the total, 30,361 pilgrims flew by 87 flights of Bangladesh Biman,...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Seven people died of Covid-19 and 1,098 new virus cases were reported in Bangladesh on Tuesday.The figures were comparatively lower than that of 12 and 2,285 respectively on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The kingpin of the revenue board pins high hopes on reaching closer to the target of tax-revenue collection in the just-concluded fiscal year.A target is given expecting high growth which may not be achievable always, adds National Board of Revenue...
FE Report | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has set a target of earning US$100 billion through ready-made garment (RMG) export by 2030, based on diversified and value-added items. Bangladesh fetched $42.62 billion from RMG export in the just-concluded fiscal...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Trade facility encapsulated in GSP Plus and labour rights may dominate talks between Bangladesh and a delegation from the European Parliament that will visit Dhaka on July 17- 20, officials say.The trade delegation, comprising five parliamentarians of the European Union...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Sonali Bank Ltd incurred a cumulative loss of Tk 182.53 billion in the last 13 years as the state-owned bank has to provide services free of charge or at low cost.In 2021, the bank's loss was Tk 26.70 billion, its...
Jubair Hasan | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Load shedding of electricity takes a turn for the worse in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, disrupting activities in households and businesses.City-dwellers in various parts of the capital are experiencing the outages two-three times, making life a misery especially...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is thinking of introducing area-based load shedding for a specific time to save the fuel that is used for power generation, reports UNB."Today, I think that I will tell (authority concerned) to...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
Commercial borrowings under the private sector increased significantly by $6.3 billion to nearly $25.0 billion during the nine- month period of the immediate-past fiscal year.Of the commercial borrowings, buyer's credit has increased rapidly, to $9.6 billion, up by nearly $4.0...
FE Report | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The government has fixed the prices of (salted) rawhides of sacrificial animals a bit higher for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.The prices of rawhides of sacrificial cows have been fixed at Tk 47-52 per square foot (sft) in the capital city and...
DU Correspondent | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The results for the first year admission test of Dhaka University's (DU) Gha unit under Faculty of Social Sciences were published on Tuesday for the 2021-22 academic session, with a pass rate of 8.58 per cent.DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr...
FE Report | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
A water treatment plant with capacity of 50 million litres per day (MLD) will be established at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar (BSMSN) to provide the industrial units with safe water.To this effect, Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) signed an...
Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan poses with the pilots and crew members of an aircraft of the Bangladesh Air Force at Kurmitola Airport in the city on Tuesday before the aircraft left with emergency relief...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The government launches the Migration Compact Taskforce with an eye to easing the implementation, follow-up and review of the Global Compact for Migration (GCM).The taskforce will provide a platform to ensure full support and cooperation from all relevant stakeholders through...
Opposition Leader Raushon Ershad on Tuesday went to Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, for follow-up treatment, after her eight-day stay in Bangladesh, reports UNB. She along with her son Rahgir Almahe Ershad, MP, (Rangpur-3) and his wife Mahima Ershad...
FE REPORT | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday rejected an application filed by Dhaka University teacher Prof Morshed Hasan Kha, who was earlier terminated by the university authorities on charge of distorting the country's history and defaming Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, seeking stay...
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed August 2 to hold hearing on charge framing in Niko graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, reports BSS.Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman passed the order at a temporary courtroom of the Dhaka Special...
US Ambassador in Bangladesh Peter Haas has wished the Bangladesh Election Commission all success in its great 'civic responsibility' of conducting free and fair elections, reports UNB. On July 3, ambassador Haas and other heads of diplomatic missions in Dhaka...
FE Report | 2022-07-06 00:00:00
The Election Commission (EC) was selective in exercising its power against the candidates who violated the code of conduct in the recently-held Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) election, said Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan)."In case of violation of rules, the commission was...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the Awami League government will not be able to earn confidence of the people even if it builds a thousand Padma bridges keeping democracy besieged, reports UNB. "Hold a credible...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said her government has been taking all necessary measures to protect the people's voting rights, reports UNB. "The people of this country will enjoy all sorts of their rights. Their basic rights, voting rights...
Emerging Asian equities ex-China recorded massive outflows in June, as risk assets took a hit due to heightened concerns over a potential recession, with major central banks set to further tighten their monetary policies aggressively, reports Reuters.Data from stock exchanges...
MUMBAI, July 05 (Reuters): India's financial crime-fighting agency on Tuesday raided the offices of smartphone maker Vivo, owned by China's BBK Electronics, and its related entities, a senior government official and an industry executive told the news agency.The searches by...
COLOMBO, July 05 (AFP): Sri Lanka is bankrupt and the acute pain of its unprecedented economic crisis will linger until at least the end of next year, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the parliament on Tuesday.The island nation's 22 million...
ERA-InfoTech Limited has recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Jamuna Tyre & Rubber Industries Limited, for development and implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for manufacturing and commercialising of the Radial Technology Tyre. Chief Executive Officer of...
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB), as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, has recently distributed relief items among the flood-affected people in Sunamganj. Pir Fazlur Rahman (Misbah), MP, Sunamganj-4, distributed the relief items at various places of Sunamganj...
As part of corporate social responsibility, BRAC Bank has donated Tk 30 million to 'Dakchhe Amar Desh' - BRAC's emergency flood relief programme. M Masud Rana, deputy managing director and CFO, BRAC Bank Limited, handed over the payorder for the...
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