CHATTOGRAM, June 15 (UNB): Seven people were killed in four separate road accidents in Chattogram and Feni districts on Wednesday.In Chattogram, two people, including a child, were killed and three others injured in a road accident near Putibila union parishad...
Concrete blocks of the embankment collapse due to erosion by the Meghna River. The photo was taken from Charsonarampur village in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday — Focus Bangla
The fire that broke out at a readymade garment factory on Wednesday morning at Chandona Chowrasta in Gazipur has been doused completely, officials said, reports UNB.The fire started around 7.40 am on the 4th floor of a 7-storey building of...
RANGPUR, June 15 (BSS): Providing Vitamin A Plus Capsule to every under-five child is very important to ensure normal growth, reduce death risks and prevent night blindness and other vision-related problems. Officials and public representatives came up with the observation...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-06-16 00:00:00
CHANDPUR, June 15: Quail eggs are becoming popular in the district, thanks to their high nutritional value. Many young people involved in quail farming and selling eggs are becoming self-reliant. In some busy areas of Chandpur district town -- Court...
Young men and women have now become more vulnerable to psychological issues. The increasing rate of suicide is alarming among our university students. And one of the main reasons behind this is unemployment or failure of getting their desired job....
Mushroom is a fungus, but that has not deterred health-conscious people from adding it to their meals. Almost 100,000 tons of mushrooms are consumed worldwide in a year. Mushrooms bring a savoury flavour to meals without adding much fat, calories...
The report that a madrasa boy in Feni was punished by chaining has made many of us think about the teaching methods in these institutions. Ten-year-old Zahidul Hasan was a Nazera student who would reportedly run away from the institution...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2022-06-16 00:00:00
Let the question of global rankings of Bangladesh's universities be put aside for the moment. Not that rankings are not important. They are, for these rankings are a measure of how our higher educational institutions fare or have fared at...
For the last 10/15 years many educated Bangladeshi youths disillusioned with fading job prospects have been seen going back to their native villages. They are found trying their luck in farming --- not the traditional crops but unconventional ones like...
Sheikh Md Monirul Islam | 2022-06-16 00:00:00
During a disaster, the best traits of humanity often come out to forefront. After the recent Chottogram fire incident, several humanitarian organisations have been raising money for the benefit of the affected families. The initiatives to help the affected in...
Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD) held a seminar on 'The role of Palli Sanchay Bank and Lalmai-Mainamati Applied Research Project in achieving the sustainable development goals and reducing poverty' at its auditorium at Mainamati in Cumilla recently. Managing Director...
These two little girls are busy making flower garlands to be sold, among other flower items, to the visitors at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on Tuesday. Due to a rising living cost these days, the middle-class section of society does...
Motorbikes have been illegally parked right on the footpath, obstructing smooth movement of pedestrians. The photo was taken from Comrade Moni Singh Road in Dhaka's Purana Paltan on Tuesday — FE photo
FE REPORT | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday sought explanation from the ACC chairman, the IGP and AIG of police's Special Branch over their role for not complying with a court order that asked to arrest 13 accused in a case filed over...
NOTTINGHAM, England, June 14 (Reuters): Jonny Bairstow blasted a match-winning 136 from 92 balls to lead England to a remarkable five-wicket, second test victory over New Zealand on Tuesday, clinching the three-test series.New Zealand were bowled out for 284 before...
The government will start administering oral cholera vaccines in five areas at risk of being afflicted by diarrhoea in Dhaka on June 26, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking at a function at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) in Dhaka's...
Chronic air pollution shortens the average life expectancy of Bangladeshis by 6.9 years, according to a global study that says Bangladesh is the world's "most polluted country", reports bdnews24.com.Some areas of Bangladesh fare much worse than average, with air pollution...
Bangladesh has recorded 162 cases of COVID-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 1,954,405.But no new fatalities were registered in the 24-hour count, keeping the death toll from the disease unchanged at 29,131, according to the...
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved a project involving Tk 61.79 billion to enhance the electricity network in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions, reports UNB.The approval came from the Ecnec meeting held at the NEC...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$250 million as a policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh, thereby supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.The assistance aims to accelerate reforms in increasing the coverage and...
Stocks sink amid gloomy sentimentThe equities benchmark index extended the losing streak as stock sell-off intensified on Tuesday amid the country's macroeconomic uncertainly. The prime DSEX index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) slipped 30.60 points or 0.47 per cent...
Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) will go to election today (Wednesday). Over 0.22 million voters (a total of 2,29,920) will exercise their voting right through electronic voting machines (EVM) in 105 centres from 8:00am, reports BSS. Voting will be held through...
FE Report | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
The 6th Population and Household Census of Bangladesh was set to begin at 12 midnight on Tuesday as the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will conduct the digital survey for the first time across the country.The BBS will collect data...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
As often in Bangladesh, implementation of development projects goes great guns at the fag-end of fiscal year as government agencies recorded single-month performance at 16.5 per cent in May. The May pickup in the Annual Development Programme execution comes from...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
All the leftover machinery used in Padma Bridge construction will go into an ornate museum as exhibits of engineering wonders.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday issued a directive for the authorities concerned to keep the memories in a museum in Bhanga...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
The energy ministry was working on developing a suitable pricing formula for adjusting oil prices to a 'tolerable' level that would not affect the consumers and transport sector much, state minister Nasrul Hamid said on Tuesday."We want the oil price...
DOULOT AKTER MALA FROM GENEVA | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
The 'trade-benefit' demand of graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) to allow for a few more years after graduation might be country-specific based on needs assessment, officials said.As per recommendations of the developing nations in the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-06-15 00:00:00
Now the regulator intervenes to tame Bangladesh's volatile foreign-exchange market as the taka kept tumbling down in exchange with the US dollar lately put on a free float. Bankers said the central bank reversed its stance through intervening unofficially in...
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