Jurain is not too far from downtown Dhaka. Ever since the Mayor Hanif Flyover was opened for transportation, it did not take much time to reach this neighbourhood from the central parts of the capital. Many real estate companies have...
Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis. Although osteoarthritis can damage any joint, the disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, knees, hips and spine. As one grows older, the cartilage that grips the joints begins to break down, causing...
Many countries in the world have already shifted to a four-day workweek. The idea is simple - employees would work four days a week bur enjoy the same pays and benefits as before. Advocates for the four-day work week suggest...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-15 00:00:00
In a casual look, the photograph may seem nothing unusual. But upon an in-depth view, the uniqueness latent in it would be revealed to many. The photo printed on the first page of FE recently is one of common Dhaka...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-05-15 00:00:00
The crisis and tragedy of Palestine has been continuing for more than seven decades. After the forceful creation of the state of Israel in 1948, people of Palestine have entered into a perpetual suffering. Today, May 15, they will observe...
The call to raise the allocation for the health sector at the time of budget preparation every year has become more of a ritual. But the appeal hardly moves the people who burn the midnight oil to solve the budgetary...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said BNP's dream of restoring caretaker government system in the country will never be successful, reports BSS."If BNP makes any evil efforts to create disorder...
Ukraine said it had damaged a Russian navy logistics ship near Snake Island, a small but strategic outpost in the Black Sea, while relatives of Ukrainian soldiers holed up in Mariupol's besieged steelworks pleaded for them to be saved, reports...
Bangladeshi tech entrepreneurs Sonia Bashir Kabir, Afeef Zaman, and Morin Talukder have been named on the Rest of World (RoW)'s 100 Global Tech's Changemakers' list, reports UNB.RoW had set out to find 100 of the most influential, innovative, and trailblazing...
RAJSHAHI, May 13 (UNB): Connoisseurs of mango can rejoice. The supple flesh of the pulpy fruit from Rajshahi are set to drive you mad soon, thanks to local growers who've started plucking their produce on Friday.Like every year, the district...
South Korea was the first country to launch a fifth-generation mobile network in 2019, heralding a warp-speed technological transformation to self-driving cars and smart cities.Three years on, the giddy promises are unfulfilled.Some 45% of the country's people are now on...
The coronavirus has been spreading across North Korea "explosively" since late last month, killing six people and leaving 187,800 people in quarantine, the country's state media reported on Friday, report agencies.The data represents an unprecedented admission of an "explosive" outbreak...
COLOMBO, May 13 (Reuters): Sri Lanka's main opposition party joined anti-government protesters on Friday in rejecting the appointment of a new prime minister and insisted the president resign to take responsibility for the country's disastrous economic crisis.President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
Daily Covid-19 caseload and its test positivity rate declined further on Friday with the health authorities reporting zero fatality from the virus in Bangladesh.Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported 18 Covid-19 cases and its infection rate at 0.45 per...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
Thirteen crisis-ridden e-commerce companies have refunded an estimated Tk 1.0 billion to 9,689 affected customers to date, according to commerce ministry.The amount has been reimbursed through 12,078 transactions, the available data shows.The customers' stuck-up funds with 25 e-commerce platforms are...
Liquid chemical waste from industries has covered a lane of the Dhaka-Narayanganj Road at Shyampur in the city. The photo was taken on Friday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
Jubair Hasan | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
The development activities for building the country's largest urea fertiliser plant in Narsingdi finally got momentum after the Covid-19 pandemic. The under-construction Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertiliser Factory is one of the country's megaprojects. Through it the state-run Bangladesh Chemical Industries...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
The Department of Social Services (DSS) has kept aside Tk 48,600 as monthly salary for an office helper (peon) at its child home project, insiders said.Besides, it has proposed Tk 35,760 salary per month for each of a computer operator...
Stocks extend losses on economic worriesStocks extended the losing streak for the second straight week to Thursday as nervous investors continued their selling spree amid concerns over the country's macroeconomic situation. This week featured five trading days as usual --...
Bangladesh will observe today one-day state mourning in honour of its "real friend" the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan who breathed his last on Friday, reports BSS.Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard Friday.National...
Arafat Ara | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
A steady outflow of migrant workers in the last four months of this year raises hope for a healthy growth in overseas labour employment-a vital source for Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves.Official statistics reveal a total of 426,558 workers had gone to...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
Transition to cashless economy in Bangladesh continues to gather pace after the pandemic induced a massive shift to digital shopping and payments, experts say. However, they see this most modern mode of transactions still card-dependent in many cases.They note that...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
Consumer sufferings mounted further last week as prices of liquid milk, broiler chicken, egg, wheat flour, onion, lentil and garlic increased notably amid the current scarcity of edible oils.Liquid milk price increased by Tk 10 a litre to Tk 80...
United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said on Friday. He was also ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate, reports Reuters."The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourns to the UAE people, Arab...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-05-14 00:00:00
Fulfilling the commitments on labour-rights issues under the National Action Plan on Labour Sector is urgent for Bangladesh to access the GSP Plus trade facility, the European Commission reminds.Many of the commitments made by the country, including the amendment of...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the...
KHULNA, May 13 (UNB): A 32-year-old businessman returning home with his wife on his bike died after being shot by two men near Kapalia Bridge of Khulna on Thursday night, police said. The deceased was identified as Khandaker Rafiqul Islam,...
BGB detain seven human traffickers Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday claimed to have detained seven members of a drug and human trafficking gang from Teknaf. The detainees have been identified as Md Shafi Ullah, 55, his wife Tyeba Begum,...
JAMALPUR, May 13 (UNB): Former State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murad Hasan was injured after a ceiling fan fell on his forehead at his village home in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur district on Thursday night. According to eyewitnesses, the...
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