FE Report | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Infections from Covid-19 in the country continue to increase as newly 1,685 people tested positive for the virus within 24 hours till Friday morning.With these, the number of positive cases reached 19,62,213 in Bangladesh, according to the daily health bulletin...
Yasir Wardad | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Rice prices continued to rise in local markets, as leading consumer goods companies raised prices by maximum Tk 6.0-11 a kg, according to market sources.Onion and some vegetables also followed the price- hike trend, raising sufferings of consumers further.Retail price...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
The government is working to amend the labour law with some suggestions on rights issues made by the European Union and the International Labour Organisation.Sources say a high-powered working committee comprising representatives from government agencies, apparel sectors and labour organisations...
Today's issue of The Financial Express carries two special supplements on the Padma Bridge inauguration -- a government supplement on Pages 14-15 and an FE supplement on Pages 21-28.
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Dhaka is considering Delhi's proposal for using Bangladesh territory to transport fuel oils and gas from Meghalaya to Tripura as catastrophic rains and landslides in northeastern India halted vehicular movement there.The High Commission of India recently sought permission to carry...
FE SPECIAL | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Building bridges over rivers, mighty or otherwise, is a routine affair. Scores of bridges, made of mortar, gravel and steel, have been constructed for decades across the world. Most are small and medium, and a few have greater width and...
Munima Sultana | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
A farfetched dream comes true finally as the Padma Bridge, which speaks volumes about an epical effort for conquering a turbulent river and formidable hindrances, opens today to cheers. The government, the partners and a brigade of consultants and engineers...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Day and...
Seven people were killed and three others injured in separate road accidents in Naogaon and Sylhet on Friday morning, police said, reports UNB.In Naogaon, the accident occurred on the Naogaon-Rajshahi highway in Sadar upazila around 08:00am when a truck collided...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
The outflow of women migrant workers increased by 75 per cent in the first five months of this year following demands for the workers from different countries in the Middle East (ME). Data released by the Bureau of Manpower Employment...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat has emerged as the busiest land port in the country in terms of facilitating foreign trade, as it has handled the highest amount of goods and trucks over the last few years.On the other hand,...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has established the long-cherished direct connectivity between the southwestern districts and the capital Dhaka, reports BSS. "Through the construction of the 6.15-kilometre long...
Another student of Dhaka University (DU)'s Jagannath Hall has been allegedly assaulted by a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, reports UNB.Utshab Roy, a student of Pali and Buddhist Studies, was beaten up by Satyajit Debnath, the former BCL science and...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-25 00:00:00
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested seven persons allegedly involved with stealing and snatching of mobile phones.The elite force arrested them during separate raids in the Banani area in the capital and Siddhirganj area in Narayanganj district on Thursday.They also...
MADARIPUR, June 24 (BSS): Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Benazir Ahmed has said all the necessary security measures have been taken to make the public meeting, attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a success on the occasion of Padma...
Japan's Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki has stressed the importance of engaging the younger generation in promoting cultural bondage through Ikebana, a traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, reports UNB."I hope Ikebana will be loved by young people in Bangladesh,"...
The Rohingya crisis has entered its 6th year, threatening human security, peace, and stability of the region, the Bangladesh foreign minister has said, reports UNB.Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reiterated that earliest repatriation of all forcibly displaced Rohingyas to...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Friday Awami League (AL) always stands by the country's people whether it is in power or not, reports BSS."Whether the Awami League is in power or not, it always stays by...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned home after a 14-day stay in the city's Evercare Hospital for the treatment of her multiple health complications, including blockages in her arteries, reports UNB.The BNP chief left the hospital about 5:40pm on Friday...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged on Friday the Awami League (AL) government has become enemy of the people by resorting to repressive acts, reports UNB."Awami League has usurped power by snatching people's basic rights systematically. A horrible...
Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova reacts after beating Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in their women's singles semi-final tennis match at the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England, on Friday — AFP
Real Madrid will begin the defence of their Spanish league title away to Almeria on August 14 and Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano the same weekend, LaLiga said on Thursday, reports Reuters.With the World Cup in Qatar scheduled to be played...
MILAN, June 24 (AFP): Juventus have signed Iceland midfielder Bjork Gunnarsdottir from European champions Lyon, the women's Serie A champions announced on Friday.In a statement, Juve said that the 31-year-old, who has 130 international caps, has signed a two-year deal...
World governing body FIFA has told India's football association to complete changes to its constitution and elect new office bearers by Sept 15 to avoid being banned, officials said.India's highest court disbanded the All India Football Federation (AIFF) executive committee...
PALMA, Spain, June 24 (AFP): World number one Daniil Medvedev lost to Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarter-finals of the Mallorca Open on Thursday, while second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last four.Medvedev was beaten 6-3, 6-2 by Bautista...
Feeling 'short-changed' by the IPL potentially getting a two-and-a-half-month window in the next ICC Future Tours Programme (FTP), the PCB will raise the issue at the ICC AGM in July, reports ESPNcricinfo.There has been no announcement from the ICC about...
Bangladesh Army Football team and Sylhet District Football team won their respective final round matches of the Bangabandhu National Football Championship held on Friday at Achmat Ali Khan Stadium in Madaripur, reports BSS.In the day's first match, Bangladesh Army football...
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