B M Zahid ul Haque | 2022-06-29 00:00:00
Globally, cyber-attacks are not a new occurrence. But what is worrying is that their frequency and complexity continue to increase, so much so that cyber-threat is now considered one of the most serious economic and global security challenges. Thus, cyber-attacks...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-06-28 12:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, June 27: Bangladesh's first-ever police museum with an exclusive collection of historical articles and exhibits has become a reality on the premises of Hatibandha Police Station in Lalmonirhat. Inspector General of Bangladesh Police IGP Benazir Ahmed recently opened the...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-06-28 12:00:00
Amid the upbeat mood following the opening of the Padma Bridge, grim news-reports also keep pouring in. Apart from the post-flood sufferings being gone through by people in large areas of the country, the sudden rise in the corona and...
The overall revenue collection by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) during the first 11 months (July-May) of the current fiscal year (FY22) witnessed a healthy growth of 14.93 per cent totalling Tk 2.52 trillion (2,52,920.76 crore), reports BSS.During the...
The government has decided to realize toll from vehicles using Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman highways from July 1 at a rate of Tk 10 per km for an interim period, reports BSS.As per the interim rate of Tk 10 per...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Amid a fresh spike in Covid-19 infection, the government has decided to bring children aged between five and 12 under a vaccination campaign.Officials at Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) confirm it, saying that the inoculation of the antidote among...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The first-day toll-collection amount and traffic on the Padma Bridge crossed the average daily toll collection and traffic on the country's second-largest bridge over the Jamuna River.According to the Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA), over 55,000 vehicles crossed the country's longest...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The government has formed a central monitoring cell to oversee the purchase and sale, transportation and preservation of rawhide and skins of sacrificial animals during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Industries secretary is the chief of the 17-member cell.The industries ministry on Thursday...
A mobile court fines a private car driver Tk 1,000 for illegally parking on the Padma Bridge at its Mawa end in Louhajang upazila of Munshiganj on Monday. The driver and five other youths came from Cumilla to visit the...
Monira Munni | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Female workers, despite their larger representation in local garment factories, are paid lower than their male counterparts, according to a latest report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).The gender pay gap (difference between male and female hourly earnings as a...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Corporates fear escalation of cost of doing business due to umpteen changes in tax measures and compliance strangleholds in the proposed budget, and plead for a rethink.Changes in definition of supply of goods, imposition of heavy penalty for non-compliance, cap...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday said the government is developing communication systems across the country as developed communication expedites industrialisation as well as boosts trade and business, report agencies."We're reviving rail communication, setting up new rail tracks and reactivating rivers...
Stocks higher after single-day breakStocks finished modestly higher Monday as some investors went for late hour bargain hunting while most investors remained shaky amid lack of clear direction. Page 9G-7 to slap new sanctions on RussiaLeading economic powers underscored their...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Local startup ShopUp has raised $65 million in fresh investment from the US-based Valar Ventures to expand its operations further.The business-to-business (B2B) platform made the announcement on Monday, said a statement. "It has raised a follow-on US$65 million round led...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Dhaka decides to realise various charges for transportation of oils and gas from Meghalaya into Tripura crossing over Bangladesh territory as catastrophic rains and landslides in northeastern India have halted their traffic.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Board...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
Checking the wayward inflation without hampering the economic growth is the cornerstone in a new monetary policy the central bank is set to roll out, officials say. Outgoing Governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Fazle Kabir is expected to announce...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
After the lapse of a decade, Bangladesh is likely to borrow funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to narrow its budget deficit, seen as a bit high in current context. Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said Monday they had...
Despite a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country, some students are seen walking past a mask-seller without wearing face masks. The picture was taken from Johnson Road in the city on Monday — FE Photo
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur...
Twelve judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court have been infected with Covid-19, reports UNB.Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique disclosed this when court proceedings started on Monday morning. Trial proceedings in many important benches have been suspended due...
Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are keen to strengthen economic cooperation through an increased presence in the fields of trade, investment and direct shipping connectivity between Chattogram and Jeddah, reports UNB. Saudi Ambassador in Bangladesh Essa Youssef...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The High Court on Monday observed that those who had opposed the construction of Padma Bridge are the enemies of the country and they must be identified. During the hearing on a rule, the High Court bench of Justice Md...
DU Correspondent | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The results for the first year admission test of Dhaka University's (DU) 'Kha' unit under Faculty of Arts for 2021-22 academic session were published on Monday with a pass rate of 9.87 per cent.DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Md Akhtaruzzaman...
Health experts said diabetes prevention could save vision and huge money and suggested giving greater attention to the prevention of diabetes to avoid blindness and save money every year, reports UNB.They also emphasised raising awareness of diabetes and its impact...
FE Report | 2022-06-28 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has sought logistic support for carrying out its countrywide drive to sell essential commodities to some 10 million low-income families at subsidised rates ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, officials said.To this effect, TCB Chairman Brigadier General...
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushon Ershad returned home from Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, on Monday after nearly seven and a half months of stay there for medical treatment, reports UNB.She reached Hazrat Shahjajal International Airport around...
PABNA, June 27 (BSS): A Pabna court has sent to jail Jakaria Pintu, convicted in a case lodged over attempt to murder the then leader of the opposition in Parliament and incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.According to case statement, the...
The Jatiya Muktijoddha Council Bill, 2022 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) on Monday, reports UNB.According to the Bill, Jatiya Muktijoddha Council will be responsible for preparing a list of MNAs and MPAs - elected in the 1970 general...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has proposed that the United Kingdom, a global leader in justice and human rights, can consider resettling 0.1 million Myanmar Rohingyas currently sheltered in Bangladesh to give them a better life and lessen the...
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