ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (BBC): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is facing arguably the biggest challenge of his political career, as the opposition seeks to remove him from office in a vote of no confidence.The country's lawmakers will convene on Thursday...
Litchi trees are in full bloom in an orchad of Sarugram village in Dhunat upazila of Bogura district. The photo was taken on Thursday — Focus Bangla
JAMALPUR, Mar 31 (UNB): Police fished on Thursday out the bodies of a man and his five-year-old daughter from the Jhinai river in Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur.The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz, 35, and his daughter Jannat, both residents...
A total of six persons were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Bagerhat and Khulna districts on Wednesday night, reports UNB.In Dinajpur, three youths returning home died after a speeding vehicle hit their bike from behind in the district's...
KHULNA, Mar 31 (UNB): For years, Latifur Rahman farmed just shrimps on his small plot of land in Khulna's Paikgachha upazila to earn two square meals a day -- because nothing would grow due to coastal salinity."Salinity in soil in...
Helal Uddin Ahmed | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
According to reliable estimates, there are currently over seven thousand active languages in the world. However, human languages also have hundreds of branches and sub-branches based on regional or territorial variations, which are usually called dialects. Bangla also has numerous...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
As Bangladesh celebrated its 51st anniversary of independence as a sovereign state, politico-economists and social thinkers have continued to make appraisal of the nation's half century journey. It started in 2021, when the country celebrated the golden jubilee of its...
It is already difficult for fresh graduates to find a suitable job. The task has become even more challenging due to nepotism that runs rampant in different sectors generating jobs. This is demoralising our young people who tirelessly submit applications...
Sunamganj is the home to several haors. So, the district is rightly called a haor basin. Farmers here grow several kinds of crops including boro paddy every year. However, their crops sometimes get washed away by the flash floods caused...
Noise pollution in Dhaka city is not a new issue for its residents. A recent report of the United Nations Environment Programme has officially recognised Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as the noisiest city in the world. The report stated that the...
Rafeen Huq | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
The burden of out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, as a share of current health expenditure, for Bangladesh, is very high. It is, in fact, one of the highest in the world, 72.7 per cent, according to the World Bank estimate for...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
Unveiled on Tuesday, a feasibility study on subways together with their preliminary design for Dhaka at a seminar paints a most positive and rosy picture for the capital that has earned the most dubious distinctions recently. A Spanish firm, TYPSA...
The recently taken decision to construct a shipyard at the Payra sea port to facilitate shipbuilding in partnership with two foreign companies appears to be quite sensible. Following the formulation of the Shipbuilding Policy-2020, concerned quarters were waiting to see...
Zaidi Sattar | 2022-04-01 00:00:00
A digital revolution is sweeping the globe propelling the speed with which we do financial transactions. Brick and mortar banks could soon become historical relics. But with this technological revolution comes the challenge of "cybersecurity" at the national level. On...
SYLHET, Mar 30 (BSS): A court here on Wednesday sentenced four people to death and acquitted one person in blogger and science writer Ananta Bijoy Das murder case.Judge Md Nurul Amin Biplob of the Sylhet Anti-Terrorism Tribunal pronounced the verdict...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
The country's CNG (compressed natural gas) filling stations will remain shut for six hours during the peak electricity consumption period from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm during the holy month of Ramadan.The government has decided to keep the CNG filling...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion on Tuesday night laid emphasis on the need for reviving bagda (black tiger) shrimp production to boost the export basket.The local variety shrimp has potential in global market because of its unique tastes. It is needed...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said that the government will consult with stakeholders about the modalities of the proposed pension scheme for all citizens of the country, including expatriates, reports UNB."The things are now at the study level. We'll...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
India's ONGC Videsh Ltd has plugged and abandoned drilling Kanchon gas well as the firm couldn't discover any hydrocarbon in Bangladesh's shallow-water gas block.The explorers drilled beyond its targeted depth of around 4,228 metres beneath the surface in search of...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
Two people died from Covid-19 while 72 new cases were reported in Bangladesh on Wednesday.The figures were one and 67 respectively on Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities from...
COLOMBO, Mar 30 (UNB): Leaders of the BIMSTEC on Wednesday vowed to intensify regional cooperation to strengthen connectivity, enhance trade and investment in tourism, technology and energy sectors to offset the economic losses caused by the pandemic.They also pledged to...
FE Report | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
Dr Atiur Rahman, former governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB), on Wednesday said domestic and cross-border financial interoperability would help to give much-needed impetus to the economy by easing financial transactions.Hailing the government's move to make the existing financial services...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
The country's 11 newspapers that have been serving the nation for over 25 years, won laurels for their outstanding contributions in the field. The Newspaper Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) honoured the news outlets, including The Financial Express (FE), at...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for collective efforts of the seven Bay of Bengal countries at tapping the full potential of the region for the benefits of their people, reports UNB."We need to find common strategies to rebuild...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
Fraudulent activities remain one of the key deterrents to expansion of mobile financial services despite an encouraging rise in MFS users, according to a survey that stresses scam shooting.The survey, conducted by Policy Research Institute (PRI), found approximately 55 per...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
Bangladesh should calculate its per-capita gross domestic product (GDP) in PPP or purchasing-power-parity method for a better comparison with other economies, as the current income ratings raise skepticism.The suggestion for change in the country's economic arithmetic came from an economics...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-31 00:00:00
A special fund worth Tk 100 billion is to roll on bourses along with measures for increasing institutional participation in stock trade as per a consensus between the regulator and market operators. The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and...
The final results of the 40th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination were published on Wednesday, reports UNB.The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) recommended appointment of 1,963 candidates to different cadre posts, said a press release.However, 8,166 successful candidates have been...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet division and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Thursday),...
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