OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 19: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Aviation and Aerospace University (BSMRAAU), now running in the Dhaka city, may move to its own campus in Lalmonirhat in June this year, said its officials. Group Captain Md Zahidul Islam Khan, chief...
DUBAI, Mar 19 (Reuters): Syrian President Bashar al-Assad travelled to the United Arab Emirates on Friday, his first visit to an Arab state since the Syrian war began in 2011, underlining warming ties with a US-allied country that once backed...
NEW DELHI, Mar 19 (AFP): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in India on Saturday, with officials in Tokyo predicting "candid discussions" about New Delhi's unwillingness to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Unlike fellow members of the Quad alliance-Japan, Australia and...
Zaid Bakht | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
In a developing country like Bangladesh, the overall trade balance (which shows the gap between imports and exports of goods and services), is usually negative as the import needs of such countries often exceed their export capabilities. In the national...
March 19 marks the International Read to Me Day. On this day, children are encouraged to remind the adults in their life to read to them. The day also empowers children to participate in the conversation about their own literacy....
The children, who live in homes where there is domestic violence, do not grow up in an ideal environment. Such violence can fill their lives with anxiety and fear. This can lead to significant emotional and psychological damage for children....
Life in Dhaka is not easy. When it comes to living in the capital city, patience is truly a necessity. This city can get you stuck hour after hour on the road due to seemingly never-ending traffic signals. And it...
Shihab Sarkar | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
The corona-time panicky situation in the country has been over for some time. The percentage of the Covid-19-hit people is on the decline. Educational institutions across the country have opened their long-shut gates after two years, making way for students...
Asjadul Kibria | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh economy is set to return to the 7-plus growth regime in the current fiscal year (FY22), thanks to strong recovery of the economic activities after the pandemic. After recording 7.88 per cent growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in...
Tailbacks, be those in Dhaka city or on the country's major highways, always make news headlines. Descriptions have been galore about the economic costs of the same and sufferings caused to the travelling public. Most people are aware of the...
NEW YORK, Mar 17 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden will hold a call on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the White House said on Thursday, as the United States piles pressure on China not to provide support to Russia...
The overall number of Covid cases has surged past 463 million as the pandemic enters into its third year, report agencies.According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case count mounted to 463,663,236 while the death toll from the virus...
SAN JUAN, Mar 17 (CNN): Poland's Karolina Bielawska was crowned the 70th Miss World on Wednesday, with contestants and organizers expressing solidarity with Ukrainians during an on-stage candle tribute at the televised finale.Bielawska, who works as a model and is...
Two boys, who reportedly died from consuming paracetamol syrup in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj a week ago, were actually poisoned by their mother, police said after a probe into the closely-watched case, reports bdnews24.com.The woman laced 'sweets' with poison and gave them...
A large number of book lovers flock to the 'Amar Ekushey Book Fair' at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Thursday, the last day of the fair — FE photo
FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
A day after the nagging traffic congestion Dhaka city became less chaotic on Thursday as a good number of city-dwellers left the capital cashing in on a three-day holiday.From the morning, traffic managers were seen passing relaxed time in the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh reported zero death from Covid-19 for the third consecutive day on Thursday with the virus test positivity rate inching up further to 1.69 per cent.The test positivity rate was 1.38 per cent in the country on Wednesday.On the other...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
The world's leading LNG (liquefied natural gas) producer Qatargas has agreed to re-schedule its LNG cargo-delivery plan for Bangladesh to boost the fuel supplies during summer by slashing winter deliveries.Bangladesh sought to ramp up LNG deliveries from the long-term Qatari...
YASIR WARDAD | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
The prices of rice, red meat and chicken increased further in the city ahead of the holy Shab-e-Barat to be observed tonight (Friday night).Both daily eating and fragrant rice became pricier, but the aromatic variety witnessed a sharp rise by...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh looks to another development financier from the East -- New Development Bank (NDB) -- as the government is now scrutinising some priority projects for its fund support, officials say."We formally became member of the NDB in September last. Now...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh fixes 14 as minimum age for employment, thus implementing its commitment to eradicate all forms of child labour by 2025 and seeking existing GSP facility in the European Union.Officials concerned say the country is also scheduled to ratify the...
The offices of The Financial Express (FE) will remain closed today (March 18) on the occasion of Shab-e-Barat. Therefore, there will be no issue of the FE tomorrow (March 19). However, the online section of the newspaper will remain open...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
In a dramatic turn of events, a Chinese company expresses its willingness to be re-engaged in the much-hyped Sylhet-Akhaura dual-gauge rail project after its dereliction following costing disagreement.Officials say the development takes place weeks after Bangladesh Railways' decision to seek...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Bangladesh's overall imports jumped by 52.5 per cent in the first seven months of this fiscal year (FY) due to higher imports of fuel oil and capital machinery, officials said.The settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Bangladeshi diplomats in Moscow have cautioned Dhaka's traders in doing business with Russia now since the war-linked situation would not be normal anytime soon.At the same time they have been advised to be innovative and tactful in exploring the existing...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2022-03-18 00:00:00
Fiscal headroom is shrinking in Bangladesh as interest payments on public debts topped during the first six months of this fiscal year, sources say, largely for government borrowing to support fund-sapping undertakings. The half-yearly expenditure on interest accounted for 49...
Bangladesh on Thursday remembered Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 102nd birth anniversary, reports UNB.The day -- a public holiday -- was also observed as National Children's Day.Marking the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid...
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, will be observed throughout the country tonight with due religious fervour and devotion, reports BSS. Muslims consider Shab-e-Barat as one of the three most sacred nights and believe that on this night Almighty...
Weather may remain dry over the country until 6:00pm today (Friday), according to Met office.Mild heat wave is sweeping over Khulna and Sylhet divisions. The country's maximum temperature on Thursday was recorded at 37.9 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi and minimum...
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