Nilratan Halder | 2022-05-07 12:00:00
Do we get wood planks from paddy plants? This bizarre question is often cited to give an idea of the knowledge gap of children born and brought up in cities. Why paddy plants? After all, the staple of the Bangalees...
GENEVA, May 6 (AFP): The European Union, the United States and more than two dozen other countries vowed Friday to shore up global food security in a joint statement to the World Trade Organization.Voicing alarm at the "global effects on...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (Agencies): Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of April likely rose for the first time in six months as production and imports climbed, a Reuters survey showed on Friday.Stockpile was seen climbing 5.2 per cent...
President Vladimir Putin will send a "doomsday" warning to the West when he leads celebrations on Monday marking the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, brandishing Russia's vast firepower while its forces fight on in Ukraine,...
MOSCOW, May 6 (AFP): Russia on Friday allowed for hundreds of categories of goods to be imported without the agreement of the intellectual property owner in order to bypass restrictions imposed over the Ukraine conflict.Among the list published by the...
MUMBAI, May 6 (Reuters): India is planning to reopen more than 100 coal mines previously considered financially unsustainable, as a heatwave-driven power crisis forces the world's third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter to double down on the fuel after months of low...
BRUSSELS, May 6 (Reuters): The European Commission has proposed changes to its planned embargo on Russian oil to give Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic more time to prepare for the shift in their energy supplies, three EU sources said...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh reported zero Covid-19 death and 19 fresh cases from the virus on Friday.The figures were four and zero respectively on Thursday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities from coronavirus...
FE Report | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Holidaymakers from different walks of life have begun returning to the capital after celebrating the Eid-ul-Fitr festival with their near and dear ones in village homes across the country, causing additional pressure on different modes of transports, especially those plying...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
The MV Haian City, a foreign ship damaged in a collision while outbound from Chittagong Port with exports worth about Tk 8.0 billion, has been declared General Average after its berthing at a private dry-dock jetty to discharge the goods...
Workers at Karwan Bazar wholesale market in Dhaka city are passing an idle time as trading is yet to fully resume there after the Eid vacation. The photo was taken on Friday — FE photo
PARIS, May 6 (AFP): World food prices fell slightly last month after hitting a record in March but remain high due to the Ukraine war, the United Nations (UN)'s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Friday.International sanctions against Russia as...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh is likely to get another $500 million worth of budget support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) within this calendar year as the government has recently completed negotiations in this regard with the lender, officials said on Thursday.In the...
Banks post higher EPS growth in 2021Most of the listed banks posted higher profits in 2021, compared to the previous year, largely due to higher operating income. According to market insiders, the central bank's latest relaxation on provisioning, bullish stock...
COLOMBO, May 6 (Reuters): Thousands of shops, schools and businesses closed on Friday as public and private sector workers in Sri Lanka went on strike, demanding the president and the government step down for their mishandling of the island's worst...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
India reminded Bangladesh last month (April) to check and let it know the authenticity of 32 country-of-origin (CoO) certificates which were issued under the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) deal, sources said.India sent the copies of these certificates to...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh has ranked 5th out of 121 countries and become the best in the South Asian region in the latest Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index.Compared to March, 2022, Bangladesh's rank improved eight notches from 13th to 5th as of April 30...
Krishnachura trees are in full bloom with their fiery orange blossoms at the Chandrima Udyan in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar. The spectacular view offers some relief to people visiting the park, a popular recreational spot in the city. The photo was...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
Volatility on the edible-oil market still prevails even after a record-breaking price raise by the government as groceries almost ran dry of the cooking oils on Friday.The result is obvious: consumers' desperate but failed attempt for buying some soybean and...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
The much-talked-about multipurpose project on Teesta river management is now considered a priority one by China and the authorities in Beijing are tasked with its evaluation, competent sources said.Bangladesh has sought US$938.27 million in loan from China to implement the...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes and temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.It may also...
Two die in road crashNARAYANGANJ, Apr 06: Two youths riding a bike were crushed under the wheels of a car on Dhaka-Araihazar Road in Narayanganj on Thursday, police said. The deceased were identified as Laden, 18, a resident of Shilmandi...
Gulshan intersection wore a deserted look on Friday with a large chunk of the city's population still remaining off to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr — Focus Bangla
In the past three decades since its inception, the Chattogram Zoo has grown both in size and the number of animals it houses; but the same cannot be said about its workforce.The port city zoo is operating without a curator...
A doa mahfil for the salvation of the departed soul of former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith will be held at Gulshan (Azad) mosque in the city today (Saturday), reports UNB.The doa mahfil will be held after Asr prayers,...
A Bangladeshi businessman has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Anwar Hossain, 63, of Munshiganj district. He was president of Bangladesh Garment Traders Association Philippines Corporation.Anwar...
NARAYANGANJ, May 06 (UNB): The price of soybean oil has increased in Bangladesh on grounds of its rise in the global market as the fallout of Russia's war with Ukraine, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday.The...
FE REPORT | 2022-05-07 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Thursday filed a case against six people including five members of board of trustees of North South University (NSU) for allegedly embezzling over Tk 3.03 billion from the university's fund. According to the commission, the accused...
Photographed from Kamalapur railway station in the city on Friday, people returning to the capital after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr with near and dear ones at their native homes — Focus Bangla
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