Janata Bank PLC held a Divisional Branch Managers' Conference at the Conference Room of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh on Saturday. MD and CEO of the bank Md Abdul Jabbar was present as the chief guest while General Manager at...
LONDON, May 13 (Reuters): Oil prices edged higher on Monday after losing about $1 a barrel in the previous session on signs that US policymakers are likely to keep interest rates higher for longer.Brent crude futures were up 55 cents...
BERLIN, May 13 (AFP): As Germany prepares to host Euro 2024, the 2006 World Cup -- the last major international football tournament on German soil -- still plays a formative role in the nation's collective consciousness.Now widely known as the...
ROME, May 13 (AFP): Naomi Osaka's return to the Rome Open ended at the last 16 on Monday after the four-time Grand Slam champion fell 6-2, 6-3 to seventh-seed Zheng Qinwen.Japan's Osaka was playing at the Foro Italico for the...
NEW DELHI, May 13 (AFP): England batsman Liam Livingstone has left the Indian Premier League early to get his knee "sorted" ahead of the T20 World Cup in June, the Punjab Kings player said.Livingstone, 30, played just seven of 12...
Squash players from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) posing with their champions trophy after winning the "1st Inter-University Squash Tournament 2024" at the Station Officers Mess Alpha in the city recently. The two-day long tournament was organised by the Bangladesh Squash...
PARIS, May 13 (AFP): Kylian Mbappe scored on his final home appearance as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Sunday but the French champions suffered a surprise 3-1 defeat against Toulouse on the night they picked up the Ligue 1 championship...
Taskin Ahmed, a key bowler for Bangladesh, suffered a side muscle injury during the fourth match of the Zimbabwe series, forcing him to miss the final match. This injury has contributed to a delay in announcing Bangladesh's squad for the...
GAIBANDHA, May 13 (BSS): Speakers in a function here underscored the need for checking child marriage, polygamy, preventing drug trading, and human trafficking to bring sustainable improvements to people's lives. People should come with a positive attitude to check child...
Farmers busy plucking carrots for selling in local markets. The photo was taken from Hazratpur area of Keraniganj on the capital’s outskirts — Focus Bangla
MAGURA, May 13 (UNB): A fire in Charpara village, Mohammadpur upazila of Magura district, claimed the life of a 75-year-old woman on Sunday night.The victim, identified as Piari Begum, was living with her daughter's family in Charpara village, where she...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, May 13: Development work on Badiyakhali railway station in the district has finally started to boost quality passenger services.The development came after The Financial Express published a news report headlined 'British-era Badiyakhali railway station lies uncared for' on February...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
Cultivation of Chia seed is gaining ground in Rajshahi, Magura and Lalmonirhat districts due to its name as a super food, nutrition values, easy cultivation method, high yield and low production cost. Experimental farming of the crop which is highly...
Foreign remittance has become a lifeline for our economy. It serves as a lifeline for many families, contributing to economic development and stability. The funds of foreign remittance support the provision of basic needs like food, education, and healthcare. Remittance...
Excessive flattery is not merely a phenomenon; it has become a pervasive issue worldwide. The adulation of individuals has assumed ominous proportions, and we must not underestimate its detrimental impact. Despite its severity, it is going unaddressed, which poses serious...
We, the students of Comilla University, are among the worst affected by the ongoing disputes on campus. The confrontation between teachers and the Vice Chancellor, Professor Dr. AFM Abdul Moyeen, has led to the indefinite closure of the campus by...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
The country's central bank, Bangladesh Bank (BB), has been trying to rein in inflation by reducing money supply, and to this end has raised the policy rate (the rate at which commercial banks borrow money from central bank) to 8.5...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
It's been seven years since the Rohingyas arrived in their latest edition and this time caught most international attention. They had been coming here for a long time, expelled by the Myanmar authorities as outsiders historically. Various Bangladeshi regimes have...
This year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examination was important on several counts. But the most outstanding certainly was the holding of the examination for all the subjects with full syllabuses after the pandemic that forced either reduction of...
Abdullah-Al-Mamun | 2024-05-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh will surely have an improved brand image after the LDC graduation in 2026. However, the items on the list of challenges will be increased, particularly in the area of international trade, where the country will lose preferences and privileges...
W Canada blazes cause evacuation ordersALBERTA, May 13: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 8,000 hectares across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor...
PARIS, May 13 (AFP): Fifty countries are meeting in France on Tuesday to discuss the lack of access to clean cooking methods worldwide which causes millions of deaths every year and fuels global warming.Some 2.3 billion people across 128 countries...
WASHINGTON, May 13 (AFP): The United States and China will hold their first talks on artificial intelligence (AI) on Tuesday, with Washington set to raise concerns about Beijing's use of the fast-emerging technology, US officials said.The inaugural dialogue -- announced...
BANGKOK, May 13 (AFP): Thailand on Monday announced details of its senate election next month, the first poll for the upper house since a military coup a decade ago.Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's cabinet approved plans for the complex, multi-round election...
KUWAIT CITY, May 13 (AFP): Kuwait's emir approved a new cabinet Sunday two days after he dissolved the parliament elected only weeks earlier, and he and the new government assumed some of the assembly's powers.Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmed al-Sabah on Friday...
GAZA, May 13 (BBC): Fierce fighting has been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza, after the Israeli military went back into areas where it said Hamas had regrouped.Residents who fled said they had seen tanks advancing towards Jabalia's refugee camp,...
MOSCOW, May 13 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by trying to better utilise the defence budget and harness greater...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-13 00:00:00
The two city corporations of Dhaka in collaboration with two international platforms have launched the first-ever climate action plan (CAP) for the capital city, aiming to improve liveability here.The plan will serve as a roadmap for the mega city to...
People watch the the aurora australis or southern lights caused by a solar storm at Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne on Saturday. — AFP
FE REPORT | 2024-05-13 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday vacated a status quo order issued earlier over the demand for transferring share from the First Dhaka Elevated Expressway (FDEE) project's main contractor, Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited (ITD), to its co-contractors.The High Court bench...
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