We cannot spend a single day without using cooking oil. However, the recent hike in the prices of edible oil has added intolerable woes to the consumers, already struggling to make ends meet on their limited incomes. The government has...
We produce enough food, but too much of it ends up as waste. Every year, around 1.6 billion tons of food, which amounts to 17 per cent of total food production, is lost or wasted, according to the Food Waste...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-06-08 00:00:00
'No sky is (visible) here, neither is any air here,' says the lyrics (Ekhane akash nei, ekhane batash nei) of an old Bangla song which narrates a city made up of bricks as lifeless. It's the city which is devoid...
Wasi Ahmed | 2022-06-08 00:00:00
Strange though it may seem, one of the key determinants of Bangladesh economy-- the services sector is a grey area where information and data are rather chaotic in the absence of any methodical attempt to put on record the scope...
When the common people are finding it hard to make both ends meet due to uncontrolled price hike of essentials, the diminishing value of taka has further compounded their suffering. Clearly, their real income has been falling in direct proportion...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-06-08 00:00:00
The struggle of the poor and low-income group that began with the outbreak of Covid-19 in early 2020 is now worsened by the unabated rise in the prices of essentials. These people are still grappling with their limited budgets as...
Since the 15th century, southern Bangladesh's 'Mosque City', dominated by the imposing brick Sixty Dome Mosque, has been a pilgrimage destination for pious Bangladeshis and for tourists."I believe if I wish something and visit the mosque, Allah will accept my...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-06-07 12:00:00
The sudden spurt in terrible road accidents across the country carries elements of distress among the sensible segments in society. Not long ago, these road mishaps remained limited to Dhaka, Chattogram and the other regional mid-level cities. Of late, they...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
Terming the devastating fire at Sitakunda's B.M. Container Depot an incident of killings, opposition lawmakers have demanded immediate action against owner of the private depot. At the parliamentary session on Monday, BNP lawmaker from a reserved seat Barrister Rumeen Farhana...
Farmers stored basketfuls of lychees for sale at Aulia Bazar in Bijoynagar upazila, the biggest wholesale lychee market in Brahmanbaria on Monday. Bumper production of the summer fruit this year has delighted the growers in the district as they expect...
KUALA LUMPUR, June 06 (Reuters): Malaysia is missing a golden opportunity to capitalise on high palm oil prices and could suffer more production losses due to a "severe" shortage of about 120,000 workers, the Malaysian Estate Owners' Association (MEOA) told...
Bangladesh registered 43 new Covid cases in 24 hours till Monnday morning taking the country's total caseload to 1,953,700, reports UNB.The country's total fatalities remained unchanged at 29,131 as no death was reported during the period, according to the Directorate...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
Beringia Energy Global BD Ltd, a sister concern of US's Beringa Energy, has acquired two 108 megawatt (MW) capacity under construction furnace oil-fired power plants from Maisha Group, founded by late ruling Awami League lawmaker Md Aslamul Hoque."We have acquired...
International backlash is growing against India after a ruling party official made Islamophobic comments during a televised debate, with Qatar and several other Muslim nations lodging official protests against New Delhi and demanding a "public apology", report agencies.At least five...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) says the Sitakunda incident illustrates the urgent need to ensure proper handling and storage of chemicals, training for staff at awareness and operational levels, and effective crowd control during emergencies.On Monday, the ILO expressed its...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation on June 14 on the eve of the start of countrywide population and household census, Planning Minister MA Mannan told parliament on Monday, reports UNB.The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) will conduct...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
The government may form a minimum wage board for a pay hike for ready-made garment (RMG) workers following the ongoing labour unrest at Mirpur demanding the same.The disclosure was made at a press briefing hosted Shramabhaban in Dhaka city on...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh proposes bolstering the dormant SAARC food bank as countries suffer from grain shortages largely amid global supply crunch for war and sanctions. Sources say the proposal was made when visiting South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Secretary-General Esala...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government will reach specialized healthcare services online to the upazilas so rural people get treatment from home, reports UNB."We're creating the scope so that they (the patients) can get specialized treatment sitting...
Ins cos see highest price appreciationDhaka bourse closed the Monday's session marginally lower after seven sessions of continuous rise following mixed performance of major sectors. Insiders said investors opted to book profits offloading their holdings matured in previous sessions. Of...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
Vehicles will roll on the iconic Padma bridge on June 17 in trial run before its much-orchestrated inauguration to connect Bangladesh's cleft eastern and southwestern parts, officials say.Bangladesh Bridges Authority (BBA) has set a plan to stage the trial run...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
An Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded feasibility study team has estimated US$5.05 billion cost for the proposed 17.40-km MRT line-5 (southern) route, insiders said on Monday. The team has showed that the MRT-5 route will require $4.04 billion as its construction...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
The government is likely to review duty on rice imports to facilitate private purchases from international sources with an eye to maintaining the domestic market stability of the staple.Food minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday said the decision to encourage...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
Desperate search for missing people and bodies continued, and the inferno at the BM Container Depot Ltd in Sitakunda, Chattogram, was yet to be doused even after 44 hours of the incident.People were seen moving from the spot to hospitals...
Siddique Islam | 2022-06-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Taka has depreciated deeper against the US dollar in the last three consecutive working days following free float of the greenback.Market operators said the local currency lost 3.31 per cent in value against the dollar -- rated the...
Two female brick kiln workers stuffing into their bags OMS rice they bought at Tk 30 per kilogram from TCB-truck at Dayaganj in the city on Monday — FE photo
Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh has contradicted a news report published in the June 06, 2022 issue of the Financial Express under the headline 'Businesses favour free trade deal between BD, Japan'.In a rejoinder issued by Atsushi Kato, Economic Researcher...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi,...
Education Completion Examination (PECE) and its equivalent exams will not be held, reports UNB.Aminul Islam Khan, Senior Secretary of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education confirmed the decision on Monday.On Sunday, Education Minister Dipu Moni said Junior School Certificate, Junior...
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