SEOUL, May 12 (AFP): North Korea confirmed its first-ever Covid cases Thursday and declared a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong Un appearing in a mask on television for the first time to order nationwide lockdowns.Hours after the shock announcement-the...
TOKYO, May 12 (AFP/TASS): Russia is the "most direct threat" to the international order because of its invasion of Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday in Tokyo.Russia "is today the most direct threat to the world...
KURIGRAM, May 12 (BSS): Experts at a farmers' field day programme have stressed the need for expanding cultivation of zinc-enriched Bangabandhu dhan100 rice and popularising its consumption to improve nutritional status of common people.The event was arranged for harvesting the...
More than 1.3 million motorcyclists, or 35 per cent of the riders across Bangladesh, drive without a licence - a factor blamed for a rising number of deadly road crashes, reports bdnews24.com.According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA), more...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Boro farmers in the Barind tract area and Magura district are facing serious problems due to shortage of labourers and their high wages.Our Bogura Correspondent says, acute labourer crisis has been hampering Boro paddy harvesting severely in the Barind tract...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
The quandary in which Ukraine, once called the breadbasket of the Soviet Union, now finds itself is unexpected, if not unique. A number of nations in the two World War-hardened global theatre found themselves in a similar maze-like situation. The...
Most of our children are given earthen banks so that they can grow the habit of saving money early in their life. But it is becoming increasingly difficult for youngsters to save money. With the advent of social media, young...
A large number of students from villages regularly move to cities like Dhaka for higher education. Unfortunately, many of them do not find on-campus accommodations or residential facilities. University authorities rarely help them find reasonable housing. So students are compelled...
For Dhaka city dwellers, facing no traffic congestion is a rarity. We have to encounter this inevitable hassle well beyond tolerance. Whenever the issue of traffic congestion comes, we talk about its economic costs. But only a few of us...
Rafeen Huq | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Shareholders expect their listed companies to make a juicy profit and declare a handsome dividend at the Annual General Meetings (AGMs). The board of directors of a company approves the dividend amount, if there is any, and makes it public...
Dubbed the National Award for Productivity and Quality Excellence, the recognition to be conferred on 26 manufacturing firms makes a bold statement in favour of the progress made so far by the country on the industrial front. That the country's...
Mahmudur Rahman | 2022-05-13 00:00:00
Finance chiefs find few better options than zero-based options when the time comes for annual budgets of organisations. That's beside knowing, deep withinthat it's a losing haul. The fallacy that everyone jumps on the bandwagon with no clues how to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
The country's apex trade body on Wednesday called on the traders to refrain from hoarding essential commodities, especially soybean oil, saying that such practices tarnish the image of the business community."We request wholesalers and retailers to do business with integrity....
COLOMBO, May 11 (Agencies): Sri Lanka's economy will "collapse" unless a new government is urgently appointed, the central bank chief warned Wednesday, as security forces fanned out on the streets to restore order after spasms of mob violence.Police say nine...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Thirty-three cases and zero death were reported from Covid-19 in Bangladesh on Wednesday.With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities from coronavirus reached 29,127 and the total caseload crossed 1.95 million since the virus was detected in the country in...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
The government is set to launch a countrywide truck sale of key essential items on May 16 to keep prices within people's purchasing power, officials say.The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell essential commodities in different parts of...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
A Special Court in Dhaka will deliver the judgment today (Thursday) in a case filed against 46 people, including Destiny Group President Harun-Ar-Rashid and Managing Director Rafiqul Amin, for allegedly embezzling Tk 18.61 billion through Destiny Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited....
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has requested the commerce ministry to take necessary steps to provide a 25-per cent cash incentive on the export of chilled fish, officials said.In January last, Bangladesh Live and Chilled Food Exporters Association requested...
Soldiers check documents of a driver at a road checkpoint in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lankan police have been ordered to go on the offensive and use live ammunition to stop rioting after another night of sporadic arson attacks —...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underscored creating opportunities for sports, exercise and cultural activities for everyone saying these are inevitable elements for building a nation, reports UNB."Sports, exercise and cultural activities are inevitable for a nation," she said while...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday reiterated that the Padma Bridge will certainly be inaugurated in the last week of June, and the date will be announced after receiving the Prime Minister's (PM) schedule."I am saying that...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
The board members of Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) have proposed to go slow with the plan to develop a subway network in Dhaka city, aiming to relieve the commuters of construction-related hazards.Their stance on the issue came at the BBA's...
Dhaka stocks plunge on panic saleStocks fell sharply on Wednesday as the jittery investors went for panic-driven sell-offs amid concerns over the country's macroeconomic situation. The market opened lower and the downturn continued until the end of the session with...
Pilgrims will have to spend more to perform hajj this year as the minimum cost under government management has been fixed at Tk 462,150, raising the expense by Tk 1,02,150 compared to 2020, reports UNB.Under government management, Tk 5,27,340 has...
Siddique Islam | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's foreign-exchange reserves fell to US$41.95 billion following the feeding of the dollar-hungry money market over the months and a latest large import payment. Official sources say the central bank has pumped over US$5.0 billion into the market from reserves...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
A crunch time prompts Bangladesh to go for deferring implementation of less-priority development projects to curtail spending from its foreign-exchange reserves. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal Wednesday unveiled the government's belt-tightening plan, a day after the country's central bank virtually...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
A TIB study has identified irregularities involving an amount of around Tk 3.90 billion in three under-construction power plants.The alleged corruption has taken place in the process of purchasing land, its acquisition and paying compensation to the land-owners, according to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Chairmen of three top policy-making committees of any bank will not be able to hold any post of its subsidiary company or foundation. The central bank of Bangladesh imposed the restriction in a circular on Wednesday. "If any chairperson of...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2022-05-12 00:00:00
Corporate taxpayers appear hesitant about providing necessary financial documents to the chartered accountants for verification, slowing tax-return submission and causing evasion by many.All of the financial statements have to be verified through Document Verification System (DVS) from this year and...
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