FE REPORT | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
Inclusion of different modules of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) in the insurance sector may popularise various insurance policies among customers and minimise operational costs for the insurers, according to a keynote paper presented at a seminar on Sunday. The...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
Africa as a resource-rich continent can be the most viable place for business and commercial activities of Bangladesh.With its 1.3-billion people, Africa is a magnet for expansion of trade, as Bangladesh Mission in Ethiopia recently cited this in a letter...
GAZIPUR, June 05 (UNB): Rail communications between Dhaka and the northern parts of the country have remained suspended since Sunday noon due to the derailment of a train in Gazipur, officials said.In-charge of Joydebpur Railway Junction Police outpost Shahidul Islam...
KUSHTIA, June 05 (UNB): The Kushtia Chief Judicial Magistrate Court has ordered to send three people, including a Councillor of the local municipality, to jail for attacking a headmaster of a local school on Sunday. The accused are-Sohel Rana Asha,...
R, June 05 (BSS): Experts at a discussion here said on Sunday that early treatment can cure the clubfoot problem of 5000 babies born with crooked feet annually in Bangladesh.Treatment of babies born with clubfoot problems should be started as...
With the theme 'Only One Earth: Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature', the World Environment Day-2022 was observed in the districts with various programmes on Sunday, reports BSS.In Khulna, Khulna division, Khulna district and Department of Environment (DoE) jointly organised...
State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Mohammad Enamur Rahman has said that the World Bank (WB) will provide Taka 2.55 billion as food aid to the Rohingya refugees, reports BSS."Under the agreement, the WFP will provide food assistance...
Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Md Tazul Islam attends as the chief guest the inaugural ceremony of 'People's Budget Assembly 2022' held at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban at Dhaka University on Sunday. Chairman of the Department...
HOUSTON/WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters): Italian oil company Eni SpA and Spain's Repsol SA could begin shipping Venezuelan oil to Europe as soon as next month to make up for Russian crude, five people familiar with the matter said, resuming oil-for-debt...
ABUJA, June 05 (Reuters): A Nigerian man was burned to death by a mob in the capital Abuja on Saturday following an argument with a Muslim cleric, police said.Josephine Adeh, police spokesperson for Abuja, said Ahmad Usman had an argument...
SEOUL, June 05 (AFP): North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast Sunday, South Korea's military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than...
FLORIDA, June 05 (AP): Parts of South Florida were experiencing road flooding from heavy rain and wind Saturday as a storm system that battered Mexico moved across the state.Officials in Miami warned drivers about road conditions as many cars were...
WASHINGTON, June 05 (AFP): Three people were killed and 11 others wounded on Saturday after multiple shooters opened fire into a crowd in the US city of Philadelphia, according to police.The shooting took place on a busy street known for...
PARIS, June 05 (AFP): Storms across large parts of France Saturday killed one woman, wrought havoc in some vineyards and forced thousands of cub scouts to run for shelter.In contrast, the Mediterranean island of Corsica sweltered in record temperatures for...
BEIJING, June 05 (AP): China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station.The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station, during which they will oversee the addition...
KYIV, June 05 (BBC/AFP): A number of explosions shook parts of Kyiv early on Sunday in the first assault on Ukraine's capital for weeks.Columns of black smoke could be seen above the city - Russia says it hit tanks supplied...
Marrying off girls at a tender age is thought to be a standard practice in rural Bangladesh. More than 60 per cent girls are married before they turn 18. According to a law, no child can be married off before...
A child's mind is open to learning new things every now and then. And yet, school somehow becomes a joyless experience for most of them. Every morning, parents find it difficult to send their primary-school going children to their respective...
Animals are subjected to cruelty in several ways in Bangladesh. And for this, there is no justification. How can we justify the killing of animals just for fun? City corporation authorities often launch dog-culling drives and scores of stray dogs...
Jehangir Hussain | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
A legal instrument for controlling essential- commodity prices and price manipulation by businesses has been in place only on paper. Prices have spiralled with virtually little effective action to stem the tide, bar some post-facto televised drives. Some fiscal and...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh economy is facing several challenges in the backdrop of global political and economic crises. In the context of high inflationary pressure, deficits in trade and current account, exchange rate volatility, and pressure on foreign exchange reserve, macroeconomic management will...
Though the suspected scourge of dengue still being at a preliminary stage, some epidemiologists have begun expressing their premonition over a wide-scale outbreak. Hospitalisation of dengue patients continues unabated. The omens came to the fore after the very first pre-monsoon...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-06-06 00:00:00
After almost a decade of conservative leadership, Australian voters have turned their back on the ruling coalition and created a left- leaning government. They have instead backed those who campaigned for more action on climate change, greater gender equality and...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 12:00:00
Budget focus should be on taming inflation, extending social- safety net and introducing ration cards for crisis-hit poor and low-income people rather than concentrating on growth only.Economists and experts at a pre-budget discussion Saturday offered the suggestion on budget making...
Nothing is more unfortunate than young men ruining their own lives by using drugs like pethidine. And yet this has become a common sight in Dhaka city, where most people have got used to it as something normal. What is...
SHARIATPUR, June 4 (UNB): Experimental lights were lit up on the much-awaited Padma Bridge on Saturday afternoon.Dewan Md. Abdul Quader, the executive engineer of Padma Bridge, said they have tested lights at 10-12 lampposts from pillar 14 to pillar 19...
The Bangladesh government has launched a weeklong drive to administer 14 million doses of the COVID-19 booster shot, reports bdnews24.com.The initiative was launched at 16,181 vaccination centres at 9 am on Saturday, said Dr Md Shamsul Haque, secretary of the...
FE REPORT | 2022-06-05 00:00:00
Thirty-one more people tested Covid-19 positive in the 24 hours until Saturday morning, taking the total figure to 19,53,623 in Bangladesh.As no new death was reported during the period, fatalities from the viral disease in the country remained static at...
NEW DELHI, June 04 (UNB): At least eight people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a major fire at a chemical factory in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, police said.The fire broke out...
EU countries and EU lawmakers are set to agree on a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones on June 7 when they meet to discuss a proposal that has been fiercely criticised by Apple, people familiar with...
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