Abdul Bayes | 2022-04-25 00:00:00
Economic experiences of some of the South-East Asian countries like South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan had long been taught in courses on economic development. In fact, developing countries like Bangladesh were advised to follow the paths of the so-called emerging tigers....
The frozen food exporters' renewed focus on allowing the export of the vannamei type of shrimps as the only way out for saving this segment of the country's exports couldn't have been timelier. Shrimp exports in the post-Covid period show...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-04-25 00:00:00
One needs to recall an interesting and thoughtful article written by climate activist, scientist and analyst Matt McGrath on April 28, 2019 highlighting the natural and human emergency the facing the world. His assessment drew attention of most climatologists who...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ICT Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy has said military dictators Ziaur Rahman and HM Ershad formed the political parties to legitimise the state power they seized illegally, condemning their parties for lack of involvement with democracy, reports...
The board of BRAC Bank Limited has promoted the bank's Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions, Md. Shaheen Iqbal, CFA to the position of Deputy Managing Director. Mr. Iqbal rose to the role of Head of Treasury and Financial Institutions...
India wants to be strong friends with the "liberal world" but it needs Russia's assistance to defend its borders, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Bloomberg in an interview in Washington.India procures most of its military hardware from Russia and in...
Russia resumed its assault on the last Ukrainian defenders holed up in a giant steel works in Mariupol, a Ukrainian official said on Saturday, days after Moscow declared victory in the southern port city and said its forces did not...
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 508 million amid a rise in new infections in parts of the world, report agencies.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 508,524,104 while the death toll...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh has reported not a single death from coronavirus as it recorded 26 new cases in the past 24 hours until Saturday morning.With the latest figures, the overall caseload now stands at 1,952,532 while fatalities remain the same at 29,127,...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Mizoram, a northeastern state of India, are set to identify potential sites for border 'haats' as Bangladesh's commerce minister Tipu Munshi is now on a three-day visit there, Indian media reported on Saturday.According to it, Mr Munshi along...
The leaders of the International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization and the World Bank on Friday called for quick work on a new action plan on food security to be prepared by international financial institutions, reports Reuters."It is truly pressing...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
People in large numbers queue up to buy train tickets at Kamalapur station on Saturday as the railway opened sale of advance tickets ahead of Eid. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon Sales of advance train tickets for the upcoming...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
A move is underway to prepare strategies for branding Bangladesh abroad, aiming to present correctly the country's image including its overall economic strength as a nation.To this effect, a Terms of Reference has already been prepared in order to appoint...
10 cos grab 32.67pc of market turnoverTop 10 turnover leaders in last week grabbed 32.67 per cent of the market transaction of Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The companies featured an aggregate amount of turnover worth Tk 8.96 billion in five...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
The Investment Corpo-ration of Bangladesh (ICB) has ploughed Tk 1.5 billion into the stock market from the Capital Market Stabilisation Fund (CMSF), officials say.Earlier, it received Tk 1.0 billion from the CMSF with an eye to enhancing liquidity support in...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Today (Sunday) is the ninth anniversary of the world's biggest industrial disaster-Rana Plaza collapse- in Savar of Dhaka.On this day (24th April) in 2013, Rana Plaza building collapsed, killing 1,138 people. Most of the victims were garment workers who worked...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Increased budget for ensuring quality education and teaching, particularly more investment in technical and vocational education and training (TVET), were underscored at a programme Saturday to fit in the fast-changing world. Speakers at the event also urged the government to...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh received a record $6.79 billion in foreign aid in the first three quarters of the current financial year, up 55 per cent from last fiscal's, officials say.In the past fiscal year (FY) 2020-21, external development partners released $4.38 billion...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday emphasised the need for taking a basin-based approach to manage waters of trans-boundary rivers alongside a better water management system to 'build back better' from the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, reports BSS."In the Asia-Pacific region,...
Selina Momen, chief patron of FOSA and wife of Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, visits a stall after inaugurating Eid Charity Mela at the Foreign Service Academy (FSA) auditorium at Bailey Road in the city on Saturday. The Foreign...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Mymensingh, Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office....
FE REPORT Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) has demanded stopping extra toll collection by the leaseholders at the river port terminals including Sadarghat in Dhaka during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, considering the interests of passengers. BJKS Secretary General Md Mozammel Hoque Chowdhury...
Our correspondent | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23: The traditional 'Jabberer Boli Khela,' the wrestling contest, will be held at Lal Dighi Maidan of the port city tomorrow (Monday) marking the three-day Boishakhi Mela that began on Sunday. It is a long-established culture in the...
MANIKGANJ, Apr 23 (UNB): Eid home-goers are likely to face tough journey on Dhaka-Paturia highway due to traffic congestion as development work in parts of the highway has not been completed yet.Transport workers said tens of thousands of people in...
SYLHET, April 23 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said Japan and Singapore would like to recruit manpower with communication skills from Bangladesh.He made the remark while speaking at a fresher reception of nursing staffers at Sylhet...
Makeshift shops on footpaths in the city's Motijheel area doing a brisk business as the low-income people are crowding there to buy things at cheaper rates amid an Eid shopping binge — FE Photo
FE Report | 2022-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh's proven natural gas reserves might be depleted in less than five years if production continues at its current rate, said a new report. According to the report, titled 'Bangladesh at an Energy Crossroads', the current rising trend of consumption...
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23 (UNB): A local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was killed allegedly by miscreants in Cheragi Hill area in Chattogram port city on Friday night, reports UNB. The dead is Askar Bin Tareque alias Evan,religious affairs secretary...
Police have arrested six people including a local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) from Magura town for their involvement in cheating in the teachers' recruitment test on Friday, reports UNB.The arrestees are BCL president of the Hossain Shaheed government...
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