STOCKHOLM, Apr 25 (AFP): Global military spending rose again in 2021, setting new records as Russia continued to beef up its military prior to its invasion of Ukraine, researchers said Monday, predicting the trend would continue in Europe in particular.Despite...
LJUBLJANA, Apr 25 (BBC): Slovenia's populist Prime Minister Janez Jansa has suffered a heavy defeat in parliamentary elections by a left-leaning party formed only in January.Mr Jansa's Slovenian Democratic party took about 24% of the vote, compared to 34.5% for...
BEIJING, Apr 25 (AP): China's capital Beijing began testing millions of residents and shutting down residential and business districts Monday amid a new outbreak of COVID-19.While only 70 cases have been found so far in the city of more than...
KYIV, Apr 25 (AP): Top American officials pledged Monday to help ensure Ukraine wins its fight against Russia following face-to-face talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, while Britain said Moscow has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough in its...
MOSCOW, Apr 25 (AP): A new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile is capable of carrying several hypersonic weapons, a senior Russian military officer said Sunday.Col. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, the commander of the Russian military's Strategic Missile Forces, said in televised remarks...
MAGURA, Apr 25 (UNB): A truck helper was killed and two others were injured as their truck crashed into a tree in Shalikha upazila of Magura.The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 24, of Khulna district.The accident occurred when the...
RAJSHAHI, Apr 25 (BSS): Veterinary and animal husbandry specialists here urged all concerned for a substantial and sustainable promotion of the region's veterinary sector to meet protein demand.They attributed that the contribution of the sector is immense in terms of...
Erosion by the Meghna River threatens a tower of Sirajganj-Ashuganj national power grid. The photo was taken from Charsonarampur village in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Monday — Focus Bangla
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 25 (UNB): Thirteen more buffaloes have died allegedly after drinking water of a canal polluted by toxic waste from state-owned Chattogram Urea Fertiliser Limited (CUFL) factory in the city's Anwara upazila.Touhidul Islam, panel chairman of Barshat Union Parishad,...
NARSINGDI, Apr 25 (BSS): Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has taken up a programme to cultivate jute on 3,810 hectares of land in the district with the production target of 35,950 bales of jute during the current season.Official sources said...
FARIDPUR, Apr 25 (UNB): The number of diarrhoea patients has been rising alarmingly at Faridpur Sadar General Hospital once again setting a new record in the district.At least 78 diarrhoea patients were admitted to the hospital within six hours on...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-26 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 25: Salt stocks worth Tk 7.5 million had been washed away recently in the district in flooding that occurred due to heavy rain, people involved in salt production said. According to salt farmer Abdul Quader, as per...
The number of oral cancer patients is rising day by day in Bangladesh. It usually appears as a growth or sore in the mouth that does not go away. It includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the...
Dhaka city remains full of beggars during the holy month of Ramadan. They can be seen anywhere and everywhere asking for alms. Apart from the regular beggars, a large number of seasonal beggars migrate to the capital from different parts...
We all know how important playing outdoors is for children. It improves their learning, as well as social and physical development. It also encourages development of coping skills. However, we have only a few open places in Dhaka city for...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2022-04-26 00:00:00
Many often express their deep concern about our education system, especially about its relevance to the needs of our knowledge-and-skill-seeking students. The common question asked is: can the education imparted to the students in the schools/colleges/universities provide them with the...
Demand for enhanced budget for education was once again voiced, as has been done umpteenth time, at a discussion meeting in the city on budgetary allocation for this highly important sector on Saturday last. Jointly organised by the Centre for...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-04-26 00:00:00
The country is still in the phase of recovery from the Covid-induced adverse implications that visited the economy over the past two years. In this connection, the national budget for fiscal year FY2022-23 (FY23) needs to accommodate measures to support...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2022-04-25 12:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 24: Today (April 25) is the Chittagong Port Day, and the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) is observing its 135 years of formation. The CPA is handling the cargoes and containers of the Chittagong Port, the country's prime seaport...
The Financial Express (FE) and the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI) organised a dialogue on the national budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2022-23 on April 7 in Dhaka. PRI Chairman Dr Zaidi Sattar chaired and moderated the dialogue...
Rain/thunder showers with intense lightning flashes accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24-hour from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Weather may...
Today (Monday) is the 11th death anniversary of Begum Fawzia Samad, wife of late M A Samad, a renowned insurance legend and founder of Bangladesh General Insurance Company Ltd, says a statement.Late Begum Fawzia Samad devoted her life to the...
Three flyovers from Joydebpur to Elenga to Hatikumrul will be opened to traffic today (Monday) to handle the rush on the roads ahead of Eid, reports UNB."I went to inspect these in person on Saturday. Opening of these three flyovers...
Police have identified two people involved in the killing of delivery man Nahid Hossain during the recent clashes between the students of Dhaka College and New Market shopkeepers, reports UNB.Sharif Mohammad Faru-kuzzaman, assistant commissioner (New Market Zone) of Dhaka Metropo-litan...
As neighbouring India is seeing an increase in Covid-19 infections, it may affect Bangladesh too, said Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Sunday, reports UNB."Covid-19 in Bangladesh is under control and the mortality rate is under zero level. We have to...
FE Report | 2022-04-25 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved a charge sheet against five people including three bankers for their alleged involvement in embezzling Tk 2.59 billion from Agrani Bank Ltd.According to the case, filed by ACC deputy director Niyamul Ahsan Gazi...
A large number of people queue up at Kamalapur railway station in the city for the second day on Sunday to buy train tickets to go home to celebrate Eid — FE photo
Mary Elizabeth, the crown princess of Denmark, is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today (Monday) on a three-day visit to hold a series of meetings and meet the Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar refugee camps, reports UNB. The crown princess is...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity (BJKS) has called for a ban on the movement of motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and easy-bikes on national highways aiming to reduce the risk of road accidents during Eid holidays.In a statement on Sunday, BJKS Secretary General Md...
An experimental treatment from Shionogi & Co Ltd has shown rapid clearance of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new data, the Japanese drug maker said on Sunday, reports Reuters.The pill, S-217622, "demonstrated rapid clearance of the infectious SARS-CoV-2...
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