KABUL, Apr 30 (Reuters): A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on civilian targets in Afghanistan during the Muslim holy month of...
KHARKIV, Apr 30 (AP/Reuters): Ukrainian forces fought to hold off Russian attempts to advance in the south and east, where the Kremlin is seeking to capture the country's industrial Donbas region, and a senior U.S. defense official said Moscow's offensive...
Shakhawat Hossain | 2022-05-01 00:00:00
During Covid-19, the central bank was found busy with the implementation of different stimulus packages. No tensed situation was faced with regard to the external sector since imports were at manageable level with export proceeds and wage remittances. Wage remittances...
It is an open secret that most English-medium schools in Bangladesh charge exorbitant fees from their students. Sometimes, it is too costly for a middle- or upper middle-class family to afford it. There are no rules and regulations for such...
Most of our people do not eat fruits at least twice a day. And so, they cannot meet the recommended dietary guidelines. Worldwide, more than two billion people have micronutrient deficiencies because they are not getting enough essential vitamins and...
Today marks the International Labour Day. This day recalls the labourers' historic struggle and encourages them to be be aware of their rights. The day has its origins in the labour union movement, specifically the eight-hour day movement. Every year...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-01 00:00:00
Not too long ago, even in the seventies and the eighties, people going to villages during Eid were fewer in number than that seen later. Two reasons could be cited for it. First, as Dhaka had yet to emerge as...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-05-01 00:00:00
Though a large number of industrial units have paid the wages and salaries for March and some have also paid half of the salaries for April before Eid-ul-fitr holiday, workers in many factories have not got their dues. Though some...
Nilanthi Panabokke Das | 2022-04-30 12:00:00
Aisha Khan, at 18 now, completed her International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) from a reputed school in Bangladesh. Besides academic learning, she learned time management, critical thinking, and research skills in school. Thanks to a dynamic learning environment that...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-30 12:00:00
With the Western powers hell-bent on seeing that Russia is defeated in its ongoing campaign in Ukraine, the Kremlin has also upped the ante by reiterating its threat of using its unspecified weapon of the ultimate kind. The latest of...
WASHINGTON, April 29, (AFP): By the year 2300, life in the oceans faces a mass die-off rivaling the great extinctions of Earth's deep past if humanity fails to curb greenhouse gas emissions, a study in the journal Science said Thursday.But...
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury and Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed exchange greetings with the guests at the Iftar party of Bangladesh Army at Senamalancha at Dhaka Cantonment on Friday — ISPR
Two motorcycle riders have died after a lorry ploughed into the two-wheeler on the Khilgaon flyover in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred early on Friday, according to police.The riders were flung off the motorcycle when a speeding lorry hit the...
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in the first high-level visit in years which he hopes will herald a new era of relations after intense efforts to repair strained ties, reports Reuters.Erdogan met with King Salman...
MOSCOW, April 29 (TASS): Kremlin sees no negotiations matter in the situation around the Azovstal plant in Mariupol, Russian President Vladimir Putin said it already that civilians can exit the plant freely, while militants must lay down their arms, Kremlin...
Bombs exploded aboard two passenger vans carrying Shia Muslims in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif on Thursday, killing at least nine people, an official said, reports Reuters.The blasts follow an explosion at a Shia mosque in the city last...
FE Report | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
The country's four cell phone operators registered 1.38 million more mobile SIM (subscriber's identity module) cards and 2.1 million internet subscribers in March. At the end of March, the total number of mobile phone subscribers reached 182.92 million while the...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
Bangladesh is alerted against botnet and malware infections of important data infrastructures, including in financial institutions, to forestall cyber-attacks on the sidelines of the Ukraine war.Officials say government's dedicated cyber-threat agency issued the warning as global cyberwar is getting spawned...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
The government asked the vehicle operators to use Paturia Ghat to reduce growing pressure - created by cars and other vehicles on Shimulia Ghat (Mawa) - to facilitate hassle-free journey of homebound passengers during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays.State Minister for Shipping...
FE Report | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
The government of neighbouring Indian state Tripura has urged Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to invest in its ICT sector, especially in data centre.Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb made the call at a conference with a visiting Bangladeshi delegation held in...
Farmers have harvested 90 per cent of Boro paddy in haor areas, said AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, deputy minister for water resources, reports UNB."The remaining ten percent paddy in haor areas will be harvested soon," he told reporters, after inspecting...
The holy Jumatul Wida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan, was observed across the country yesterday with due solemnity and religious fervour, reports BSS.The biggest Jumatul Wida congregation was held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
Beef prices have shot up to as high as Tk 760 a kilo in an unregulated market in the capital just a couple of days ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Lack of market monitoring by government agencies concerned and two city...
Stocks fall as investors weigh earnings The benchmark equity index retreated into the red in the last week before the Eid holiday as cautious investors opted to book profit on quick-gaining stocks. The week to Thursday featured five trading days...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
Eid fervour is already in the air and hordes of holidaymakers are now heading home across Bangladesh to celebrate the festival with their kinspersons. With government offices closed after Thursday's work for a longer vacation, the pressure of holidaymakers on...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
Private jute millers have sought to take multiple measures against frequent violations of the 'Mandatory Jute Packaging Act-2010' across the country, sources say.They claim commodities are being sold, transported, imported and exported, discounting the law by using artificial sacks and...
Arafat Ara | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
The government will launch an online database of licensed manpower recruitment agencies next month (May) to help strengthen its monitoring system. The Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) has directed the manpower recruiters to provide their necessary information to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-04-30 00:00:00
The Padma Multipurpose Bridge project will save about Tk 20.38 billion from the allocated funds and the bridge is likely to open in June, officials concerned reaffirmed Friday. With the possible cost-cutting objective the Bridge Division has sought a lower...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the...
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