FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 and 92 new virus cases on Thursday, according to official data.The figures were one and 134 respectively on Wednesday.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities from coronavirus reached 29,118 since the pathogenwas detected...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
A rickshaw-puller may have to face Tk 100 penalty in case of declining to go to the desired destination of a passenger or charging higher fare from him/her, a new rule says.From now on, non-mechanised vehicles, including rickshaw and van,...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is expected to double its investment in Bangladesh in next five years to promote job generation and resilient economic recovery and green growth.IFC Regional Director for South Asia Hector Gomez Ang disclosed the plan of...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Government's prudent decision imposing ceiling on interest rates helped financial institutions and other entities navigate safely the covid-induced shocks, says the finance minister about the 9-6 bracket. Speaking at a function Thursday in Dhaka, AHM Mustafa Kamal mentioned that the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Russia and Bangladesh were considering several alternatives, including barter trade, to SWIFT for continuing trade and transactions between the two countries."Last week the Embassy of Bangladesh in Moscow offered to consider the possibility of barter," Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander...
US President Joe Biden is seen with France's President Emmanuel Macron and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of an extraordinary summit at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Thursday — AFP
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
A sum of US$500 million is expected from the World Bank for bridging huge gap between income and expenditure targets in the current Bangladesh budget, officials say.In the first tranche, the Washington-based development financier is set to disburse US$250 million...
Kool-BSJA media football, a tournament organised by the Bangladesh Sports Journalists Association (BSJA) and sponsored by Square Toiletries Limited, will kick off on March 27 at the artificial turf, adjacent to the Bangladesh Football Federation Bhaban, reports BSS.A total of...
WELLINGTON, Mar 24 (IANS): Australia will take no risks with star all-rounder Ellyse Perry with the veteran to be sidelined for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup match against Bangladesh on Friday.Perry suffered from back spasms during Australia's five-wicket victory...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 24 (AFP): Pakistan started confidently Thursday in pursuit of a 351-run target in the series-deciding third Test against Australia, ending on 73 without loss at the close in Lahore.Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique were unbeaten on 42...
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (AFP): The Indian Premier League returns for its biggest season on Saturday, with a galaxy of top names and two new franchises expanding the world's richest cricket competition to 10 teams for its 15th edition.But crowds...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 24: Yasin Ilshafi of Egypt won the champion trophy of the male group of Bangamata International Squash Tournament-2022 and Vinakashani of Malaysia won the trophy of the female group at Chittagong Club Limited in Chattogram on Tuesday evening....
Bangladesh created history by winning their maiden ODI series in South Africa on Wednesday. With this win, Bangladesh has reached the top of the points table of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Cricket Board has...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00am today (Friday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with...
Photographed on Thursday, a woman rushing her diarrhoea-infected child to the icddr,b as the specialised hospital for the waterborne disease at the city's Mohakhali is striving to cope with extra pressure for record influx of patients in recent time with...
Deficiency of intestinal enzyme, Alkaline Phosphatase, is one of the leading causes of developing diabetes among people, according to a study revealed in Dhaka recently, reports BSS.The study was published in the British Medical Journal recently and it (study) was...
President M Abdul Hamid on Thursday called upon all to work together to address the global refugee problem, including the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh, and the adverse impact of climate change, reports BSS.The President came up with the call while...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Zakat fund mobilisation through dedicated organisations could help a great deal to eradicate poverty and create new entrepreneurs in the country, speakers said at a programme on Thursday.They also said proper use of the fund and its allocation among the...
Abul Hasnat thought it might take two hours to change the birth certificates of his three children from English to Bangla after he applied online from a computer service shop at Mohakhali in the city. He had no idea what...
Chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed paid a courtesy call on Chief of Defence Staff of Rwanda General J Bosco Kazura during the former's participation in Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) in Doha recently...
SM Najmus Sakib | 2022-03-25 00:00:00
Landfills in Dhaka have now become a major polluter as they contaminate surface and ground waters with toxic liquid matter, reveals a study on contamination of surface and ground waters at landfill sites.Heavy metals were also found in samples of...
MANIKGANJ, Mar 24 (UNB): A 50-year-old union parishad member was found dead in Saturia upazila of Manikganj early Thursday morning, a day after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Farhad Hossain, a member of ward-6 of Baraid union. Police...
Five cops have been hospitalised after being brutally stabbed by a mugger at a police station in the city's Fulbaria area, officials said on Thursday, reports UNB.The injured have been identified as sub-inspector Robi Ahsan, assistant sub-inspector Tajul Islam, and...
Ambassadors of the Nordic countries in Dhaka have highlighted the importance of "participatory democracy" and the role of "free and fair elections" for the development of Bangladesh, reports UNB.They also emphasised the importance the Nordic countries attach to sustainability, gender...
Referring to Bangladesh's drive towards the high-income status in 2041, Centre for Research and Information (CRI) Trustee Radwan Mujib Siddiq has prioritised ensuring that the next generation is equipped to face the challenges of a rapidly changing country in an...
A court in the city on Thursday ordered the authorities concerned to publish gazette on newspaper, showing former BNP lawmaker Mosaddek Ali Falu "fugitive" in a case filed over allegedly laundering around Tk 1.84 billion (183.92 crore) to Dubai through...
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in the city on Thursday sentenced Satkhira district Jamaat Amir and former MP Abdul Khaleq Mandal alias Jallad Khaleq and Khan Roknuzzaman, who is absconding, to death in a case of crimes against humanity, reports BSS.A...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the BNP has no alternative to returning to the path of democracy, reports BSS.'...there is no alternative to returning to the democratic path from the destructive way taken by the BNP...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday raised an allegation of corruption and nepotism against the government in giving the Independence Award, reports UNB. "It's so a failed and incompetent government that it has resorted to corruption regarding...
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 24 (UNB): Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday warned against creating any violence during the hartal called for March 28 against price hike of essentials.Kamal was responding to a reporter's question after inaugurating Police Liberation War Museum...
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