Tanim Asjad | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
The clash between the students of Dhaka College and traders of New Market and surrounding areas, particularly in the month of Ramadan, could not be more insane and regrettable. Conflicting versions about the cause of the violent running battle notwithstanding,...
Freelancing in the Information and Technology (IT) sector, though a highly promising area of growth, is yet to realise its full potential in Bangladesh. The constraints it faces include, for example, cumbersome procedures in obtaining government-provided facilities, low internet speed,...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
A possible energy crisis in Europe following the West's sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war is being dealt with nationally and regionally since the European Union and its member countries are facing the issue of common interest collectively and...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
Green fiscal policies are an important component of attempts to address global concerns and transition to an inclusive green economy. Such policies can assist in achieving the Paris Agreement by reflecting externalities in prices, aligning government expenditures with environmental goals,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-22 12:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 21: The passengers who rely on Chandpur launch terminal to travel to different areas of the country by water vehicles have to suffer extremely for poor services of the terminal. People from Chandpur Sadar, Hajiganj, Haimchar, Faridganj and...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-04-22 12:00:00
In her presidential address at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the city corporations to self-finance them. The urban local government bodies, Planning Minister Abdul Mannan elaborated later on, have to...
Examinations for the recruitment of 45,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools will begin today (Friday), reports UNB.In the first phase, the test will be held in 22 districts, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain at...
Final decision regarding this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent examinations will be known three months before the schedule, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossain on Thursday, reports UNB."No decision has been taken...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Forty-five new Covid-19 cases and zero death from the virus were reported in Bangladesh on Thursday.The figures were 28 and one respectively on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities...
A man died, and another was hurt as the concrete sunshade of an old building collapsed in the capital's Kalabagan Thursday, reports BSS.The police identified the deceased as Shafi Ullah (42), a businessman in Green Road, and the injured as...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Thai ambassador Makawadee Sumitmor on Thursday expected more Thai investment in Bangladesh as she lauded the role of her country's leading company in developing metro rail infrastructure."The MRT is the flagship project of Thailand," she said, adding that Thailand had...
KYIV, Apr 21 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war in Ukraine on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege although hundreds of defenders were still holed...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Most of the old rice varieties, except BRRI dhan 29, are outperforming in terms of per-hectare yield than the new ones developed by the state-run research agencies.A study showed on Thursday that BRRI-92, a high-yielding variety (HYV) of Boro season,...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The markets in the city's New Market area reopened on Thursday after two days of sporadic clashes between the Dhaka College (DC) students and traders of the markets.The decision of reopening shops was taken after long discussions between the representatives...
A shop assistant, who was seriously injured in the clashes between Dhaka College students and traders from New Market, has died in hospital care. The death toll from the incident now stands at two, reports bdnews24.com.The 26-year-old 'Morsalin' was hospitalised...
FE Report | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to launch a hotline for facilitating businesses to obtain various customs-related services, said an order of the Customs Wing on Thursday. The hotline services (16134) would be available from May 15 and...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Over Tk 100 billion has been transacted in the bank accounts of four big ecommerce platforms -- Evaly, Eorange, Qcoom and Boom Boom -- between 2019 and 2021, and three allegedly committed money laundering. The findings come in a report...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government is prioritising food-processing industry to boost export of food items alongside meeting the growing domestic demand, report agencies."If we can add value to food items by processing these, we'll be able...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The fast-growing agent banking will now be regularly monitored as the central bank of Bangladesh issued a circular revising the rules to ramp up watch on such outlets of banks.In the wake of spontaneous spread of agent banking across the...
DSE turnover surpasses Tk 7.50b markDaily turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 7.50-billion mark on Thursday, as some institutional investors, buoyed by regulatory measures, pumped fresh funds into stocks. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, clocked...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The government has finally lifted its decision to ration gas supply to all industries, including textile and readymade garment industries, for four hours a day.The latest decision will come into effect from today (April 22, 2022). The Bangladesh Oil, Gas...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a circular on interest waiver on Thursday, tightening the existing policy to bring disciplines in the banking sector. The central bank has observed that many banks are involved in giving interest exemption to their clients bypassing...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Microcredit programmes have played a significant role in reducing poverty in the country through financial inclusion and social development, said Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal on Thursday.These poor people-centric programmes have also branded Bangladesh positively to the world...
Their faces say it all. Stuck in a never-ending traffic jam in the Maniknagar area of Dhaka city on Thursday, these two bus passengers don't know when they will be able to reach their destinations. The city dwellers have been...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Recent flash flood and heavy rain have caused damage to around 1.0 per cent of boro paddy in total cultivation both in the country's haor and non-haor areas, according to data prepared by the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE). However,...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has asked the government agencies to add duty and taxes to the cost of their development projects that have been enjoying exemptions so far. "All government ministries, departments and wings are requested to obtain...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet and Chattogram divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Friday), according to the Met Office.It may also...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Geoengineering the climate would have massive repercussions for the health of billions living in tropical countries with malaria, said a new study published on Thursday.Scientists from icddr,b and other international research institutions conducted the pioneering research to understand how solar...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday inaugurated a disbursement of Tk 1.27 billion in financial assistance on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina among 255,000 poor and extremely poor people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. "Tk 5,000 has been...
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