Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am...
Alia Amin, a former teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School, died recently due to old age complications, says a statement. She was 89. She left behind two daughters- Sara Zaker and Sajeda Amin, and a son, Zahiruddin Alim, grandchildren, sister and...
Water from hill areas on the border busted a dam in Tenguar haor causing extensive damage to a vast tract of cropland in south Sreepur union of Tahirpur upazila under Sunamganj district on Saturday — Focus Bangla
Former president of FBCCI and member of NSU Board of Trustees M A Kashem, Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor of NSU, Dr. Nazneen Ahmed, Country Economist, UNDP, among others, were present at the certificate awarding ceremony of a three-day training...
Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) seized foreign clothes worth Tk 200 million (20 crore) raiding a bulkhead on Meghna river adjacent to Tulatuli under Sadar upazila in Bhola district and arrested eight people in connection with the incident, reports UNB.Lt Commander...
The larvae of Aedes aegypti mosquito have been found in more than 4.5 per cent of houses in Dhaka ahead of the monsoon, according to a survey, reports bdnews24.com.The survey, which began on March 25, is being conducted in 98...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-04 00:00:00
The Dhaka University (DU) authorities have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar, on April 14.The programmes were drawn up at a meeting on the Pahela Baishakh celebrations held on Sunday with...
FE Report | 2022-04-04 00:00:00
The draft regulations on Digital, Social Media and OTT platforms are like 'cutting off the whole head to get rid of a headache', observed Dr Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB).He said TIB thinks the draft regulations on...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the public servants to ensure that the general people are not deprived of the services provided by the government, reports UNB."You have to make sure that people of Bangladesh are never deprived of...
A Dhaka Court placed on Sunday an Awami League (AL) leader and four others on a five-day remand over the murder of a ruling party politician and a female college student in Shahjahanpur, reports UNB.The accused are Omar Faruk (52),...
A Dhaka court has set June 16 for submitting the probe report in a graft case filed against former Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha for allegedly accumulating illegal wealth, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Qayesh fixed the...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-04 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday cleared the way for continuing the trial proceedings of a case filed against BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on charge of embezzling Tk 3.25 billion after receiving a loan from the AB Bank. The High Court...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-04 00:00:00
Bangladesh Sramik Kalyan Federation (BSKF) has called for reducing working hours and prices of essential commodities during the holy month of Ramadan, considering the interests of the workers and low income people.The organisation made the demand in a statement signed...
Bangladesh Muktijoddha Mancha formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Sunday, calling for retaining quota for freedom fighters' descendents in the first and second class jobs— FE photo
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Sunday BNP is trying to form a unity this time also. But this will yield no benefit, reports BSS.He said BNP had formed an alliance and tried to form a coalition...
Bidi workers have staged a demonstration calling for protecting the bidi industry from the aggression of foreign multinational companies and demanding reduction of tariffs on bidis in the budget, says a press release.Over thousand workers under the banner of Pabna...
RIYADH, Apr 03 (Arab News): The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine is creating major disruptions in global food supplies, creating fear of food insecurity and inflation in some countries heavily reliant on imports amidst rising energy costs. The two...
NEW DELHI, Apr 03 (Reuters): Indian state refiners' gasoil and gasoline sales surged to a three-month high in March on increased demand from dealers and consumers ahead of an expected sharp rise in retail prices after elections in key states.State...
The jute mills under the Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation (BTMC) have incurred a loss of over Tk 31.68 billion (3,168.46 crore) in the fiscal year 2020-21, reports UNB.Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi said this in Parliament responding to...
BAGHDAD, Apr 03 (AFP): Iraq exported $11.07 billion of oil last month, the highest level for half a century, as crude prices soared amid shortfall fears following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oil ministry said.The second largest producer in the...
Norway's $1.3 trillion wealth fund, the world's largest, should push the 9,300 companies it invests in to adopt net-zero carbon emissions targets, the finance ministry proposed on Friday, in another example of a top investor adapting to climate change.The move...
NEW DELHI, Apr 3 (NDTV): Continuing their selling spree for the sixth consecutive month, foreign investors pulled out a massive Rs 410 billion from the equity market in March on anticipation of rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and...
Beverage brand 'PRAN UP' has launched a campaign titled 'PRAN KholaHashi'. Eleash Mridha, Managing Director at PRAN Group, inaugurated the campaign through a programme held at PRAN Center, Badda on Sunday. Under the campaign, PRAN UP will allocate a specific...
Professor Dr. Md. Salim Uddin, FCA, FCMA, Chairman, Executive Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited, Chairman, Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation and also Professor of Accounting Department, University of Chittagong, speaking at an 'Executive Development Programme' organised by Islami Bank...
WASHINGTON, Apr 03 (AFP): The US labour market has almost recovered from the mass joblessness caused by the pandemic, adding hundreds of thousands of positions last month and sending the unemployment rate nearly where it was before Covid-19 broke out...
BRUSSELS, Apr 03 (Reuters): EU antitrust regulators are quizzing Microsoft's rivals and customers about its cloud business and licensing deals, a questionnaire seen by Reuters showed, in a move that could lead to a formal investigation and renewed scrutiny of...
CERNOBBIO, Apr 03 (Reuters): The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to raise interest rates some time after winding down its bond purchase programmeme in the third quarter of this year, ECB board member Isabel Schnabel said on Saturday.The head of...
BANGKOK, Apr 03 (Reuters): US automakers on Friday reported a slump in first-quarter domestic sales, as the entire industry was slammed by chip shortages and disruptions to supply chains.Toyota, which in 2021 upstaged GM as the top-selling automaker in the...
SHANGHAI, Apr 03 (Reuters/AFP): A unit of troubled property developer China Evergrande Group said construction work has resumed at 95 per cent of Evergrande's projects across the country as of late March.Evergrande has resumed work at 734 developments in all...
RIGA, April 03, 2022 (AFP): The head of Latvia's natural gas storage operator said Saturday the Baltic states were no longer importing Russian natural gas."If there were still any doubts about whether there may be any trust in deliveries from...
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