Zero is a terrible number when it is found on examination mark sheets and in bank balances but it is surely a most welcome number on Covid statistics lists. For past few days until Monday, Bangladesh was reporting zero Covid-19...
Bangladesh is among those countries, where almost every woman and girl experiences some form of sexual harassment in their lifetime. And they face it not only in public places but also at their homes. From ordinary women to celebrity, no...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-03-30 00:00:00
It's not the fear of war or the risk of coronavirus that has entirely overwhelmed life today. Rather innumerable reports on conflicts and the pandemic have made people bored with the way they have to live.The state of mental health,...
Wasi Ahmed | 2022-03-30 00:00:00
It is generally recognised that with the growth of technology, particularly information and communications technology (ICT), youth employment all over the world is increasingly becoming conditional to the fast emerging needs of diverse skills in workplaces. There is thus a...
An early outbreak of diarrhoea has been a cause for serious concern. Usually this disease breaks out in late April almost every year but this time it has announced its ominous arrival from the early March and by the second...
The overall macroeconomic performances and prospects of the world economy immensely depend on the improvement of the existing pandemic and its successful prevention through implementation of public health related safety measures including rapid vaccination for the common people especially in...
Nironjan Roy from Toronto, Canada | 2022-03-30 00:00:00
Few months back when I was visiting Bangladesh, I met one of my former colleagues who is Manager in charge of a commercial bank. While I was discussing with him various issues related to banking, one customer came and enquired...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said on Monday BNP leaders are distorting the country's history even after 50 years of independence, reports BSS."BNP leaders are distorting history. Those who are distorting history even after 50 years of independence...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-03-29 12:00:00
Mid-river collisions between motor launches are not infrequent in Bangladesh. With the fast increase in river traffic movement on the country's rivers, these mishaps have also kept rising lately. But the incidents of hitting or running over a small vessel...
LVIV, Mar 28 (Agencies): Ukraine and Russia were preparing on Monday for the first face-to-face peace talks in more than two weeks, with Kyiv insisting it would make no concessions on Ukraine's territorial integrity as battlefield momentum has shifted in...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
Monday's half-day hartal to protest soaring prices of commodities like edible oil and utility services ended with clashes between pro-strike activists and police in Dhaka city.The Left Democratic Alliance (LDA), a coalition of left-leaning political parties in Bangladesh, called the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
People in the capital witnessed the second spell of rainfall in Spring season on Monday, which gave them some sort of respite amid the ongoing hot and humid weather. Shahinul Islam, a meteorologist at the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Teleco-mmunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) issued a new licensing regulation, categorising services for getting licences through tender and open allocations.The regulation -- Bangla-desh Telecommunication Regulation (Licensing) 2022 -- scrapped the previous one, issued in 2004, to implement the BTRC...
The 'Payment and Settlement Systems Bill, 2022 was placed in Parliament on Monday with a provision for punishing top bank officials for committing bank fraud through digital cheques, reports UNB.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed the bill before it was...
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (Reuters): "CODA," a heartwarming movie about a deaf family with a hearing daughter, won a landmark best picture prize at the Oscars on Sunday, in a ceremony overshadowed by best-actor winner Will Smith's slapping of presenter...
Prime Minister sheikh Hasina on Monday came down heavily on the USA for imposing sanctions on RAB and some of its officials, saying that this has been an abominable move."I think imposing sanctions (on RAB and some of its officials)...
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Monday told Parliament that the Russia-Ukraine crisis does not right now threaten the country's macroeconomic stability, even though it generally affects the economy, reports UNB."The Russia-Ukraine military crisis is going to hit Bangladesh's economy...
REZAUL KARIM | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
The government fields a high-powered taskforce to review commodity prices and market manners and do whatever deemed fit to keep the supplies within commoners' buying capacity.Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, whose ministry mainly overseas trading in commodities, has been put at...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh seeks to make 50-per cent procurement from outside India under the ongoing Line of Credit (LoC) financing programme for what insiders say ensuring quality development works with the borrowed money.Since Bangladesh's project-implementing agencies are facing problems in complying with...
Bangladesh on Monday rolled out the second round of its mega Covid vaccination drive without any registration, aiming to achieve the target of vaccinating 90 per cent people of the country, reports UNB.Meanwhile, the country logged 81 fresh Covid cases...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
Excess liquidity in the country's banking system is likely to fuel inflationary pressure on the economy, the central bank cautions over money-supply upturn. "Excess liquidity stemming from the stimulus packages may engender inflationary bubbles in the upcoming months where strong...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
Seasonal poverty in several parts of Bangladesh remains a concern for rural economy and affects socioeconomic lives of marginal people, leading to their crowding in urban areas. An economics professor made such revealing observation in a public lecture arranged Monday...
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-hou from 06:00 am today (Tuesday),...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
A fire broke out at Royal Tower located at Islampur in the capital on Monday.However, there was no report of casualties.Duty officer of Fire Service and Civil Defence Lima Khanom told the FE that the fire originated around 2:11 pm....
Former minister and freedom fighter Kazi Feroz Rashid, MP, Azim Uddin Ahmed, Chairman, Board of Trustees, NSU and freedom fighter Lion Benajir Ahmed, Member, Board of Trustees, NSU along with other guests were present at a discussion organised by the...
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of 'Ansar Battalion Act, 2022' keeping death penalty as the maximum punishment for serious offences like attempt to revolt, participation or provocation in such conspiracy, reports UNB.The approval came from a cabinet meeting...
The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 09:00 am to 03:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions, reports UNB.The decision was taken on Monday at the weekly cabinet meeting...
The seniormost commander and master warrant officer of the Regiment of Artillery adorning Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed with the "Colonel of the Regiment" rank-badge at an installation ceremony at the Artillery Centre and School in Halishahar,...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-29 00:00:00
The online sale of rail tickets has been restored amid problems in purchase, including allegations of not getting internet connection in some stations.Things hit a snag on Saturday morning just after the sale had resumed at 6:00 pm on Friday.The...
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