Afsan Chowdhury | 2022-03-21 00:00:00
We were flying down from Hong Kong to Dhaka and had completed our formalities at the airport. When Abed bhai's turn came, they looked at his passport and refused to let him proceed. "You are a British citizen and we...
Muhammad Zamir | 2022-03-21 00:00:00
As Russia continues to strike key cities in Ukraine, the humanitarian cost of the Russian invasion is steadily increasing. The number of people fleeing Ukraine has continued to rise.The media has reported that consistent with statistics prepared by the United...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2022-03-20 12:00:00
Country's fish and poultry feed manufacturers have cut production by around 20 per cent due to high prices of raw materials, which is likely to cause further hike in prices of fish, meat and egg, insiders said on Saturday.They said...
Mainland China reported its first Covid-19 deaths in more than a year on Saturday, according to a post on the National Health Commission's website that said two people died in the northeastern region of Jilin, report agencies.China reported only two...
The Pakistani government will petition the Supreme Court to seek a ruling on whether defectors from Prime Minister Imran Khan's party could lose their seats ahead of a no-confidence vote against him, his interior minister said on Friday, reports Reuters.The...
Seven sailors have gone missing after a lighter ship carrying cement clinker sank off the coast of Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.The ship, belonging to Abul Khair Group, capsized around 3 pm on Friday, according to Chattogram Port's Secretary Md Omar Faruk.A...
Khulna, Mar 19 (UNB) - Sexual assaults on women continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introducing death penalty for rape in 2020. On Friday night, another woman was allegedly violated by four men in front of her helpless husband.The...
Muslims say prayers at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka on Friday night, as they observed holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness. Story on page 3 — bdnews24.com
FE Report | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
The number of Covid-19 infections continues to decline, recording the lowest number of new cases in almost two years.In the last 24 hours until Saturday morning, the country registered 62 confirmed cases with no report of death due to the...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
The government has planned to bring third parties or intermediaries under the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) to check irregularities in the process of registering companies. The third parties will be engaged under a licencing mechanism to...
Bangladesh has broken the jinx of not beating South Africa on their soil with a fine all-round display to fashion a commanding 38-run victory in the first of the three-match ODI series, reports bdnews24.com. Gallant efforts from Shakib Al Hasan...
Oil posts second straight weekly declineOil prices settled higher on Friday, but posted a second straight weekly loss, after a volatile trading week with no easy replacement for Russian barrels in a tight market. Brent crude futures settled up $1.29,...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is set to start today (Sunday) sale of some key essential commodities at subsidised rates for around 10 million families on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The sales drive across the...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
Mayor Atiqul Islam contemplates introducing a new plying system of vehicles having odd and even number plates if the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) gets the onus of traffic management.Vehicles with odd number plates will ply the streets on odd...
FE REPORT | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
Bangladesh is happier as a nation than its Asian peers India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Myanmar as it moves seven notches up on the latest happiness index.The United Nations released the World Happiness Report 2021 on Friday. It is a...
Shahabuddin Ahmed, the former president and chief justice of Bangladesh, died on Saturday at the age of 92 while receiving care at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com."He has passed away at CMH at 10:20 am," said his...
FE Report | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
A crucial US-Bangladesh dialogue will be held today in Dhaka with the matter of healing the strains in the bilateral ties caused by the US sanctions on RAB on top of talk, officials say.United States Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador...
The ongoing mild heat wave would continue in different parts of the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.The Met office predicted dry weather over the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am Saturday.Day and night temperature may...
Rotary International Bangladesh District 3281 for the first time introduced 'Rotary Media Award' for the Journalists of Bangladesh who have made outstanding contributions in the field of "Development Journalism" in corresponds to the seven areas of focus of Rotary, says...
DU CorrespondentA two-day international hybrid conference on 'Post-COVID Japan: Economy, Politics, Society, Culture and Literature' ended at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University (DU) on Saturday. DU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman on Friday inaugurated the...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan left Dhaka for Australia on Friday at the invitation of Air Marshal MEG Hupfeld, Chief of Air Staff, and Royal Australian Air Force, reports BSS.The...
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, was observed in Bangladesh on Friday with religious fervour, reports UNB.According to Muslim belief, Shab-e-Barat is the night when Allah arranges the affairs of the following year.On this night, Allah writes...
Braving the scorching heat, Lucky Akther, wife of a rickshaw-puller, waited in a long queue for several hours to buy oil, onion and lentil at subsidised prices from a truck selling the goods of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)...
Artistes performing dance at a rally of freedom fighters titled 'Agni Jhara March' organised by National Liberation War Front, Muktijoddha Oikya Mancha, Muktijoddha Oikya Forum '71' and National FF Foundation in the city on Saturday — FE Photo
FE ReportInternational Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has found fresh evidence of violation of workers' rights in three major industrial sectors of Bangladesh.The three sectors are: readymade garment (RMG), ship-breaking and leather sectors where it also found unfair labour practices, anti-union...
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday alleged that journalists and the media in Bangladesh are no longer independent as the government has been formulating different laws and policies one after another to control them, reports UNB. "Though...
Our Correspondent | 2022-03-20 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 19: Workers Party (WP) of Bangladesh Chattogram unit formed a human chain protesting the price hike of essentials and demanded action against the syndicates who are involved with the price spiral.The WP Chattogram District Committee organised the human...
FE REPORTDifferent political parties including BNP, mayors of two Dhaka city corporations and the country's apex trade body on Saturday expressed condolences at the death of former president Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.Secretary General of BNP Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep...
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 19 (UNB): Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal on Friday said the Election Commission (EC) is eager to hold any election with cooperation from all parties. "Our duty is to conduct elections in accordance with the law and...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has thanked Narendra Modi for India's support and assistance in rescuing and evacuating some stranded Bangladeshis along with Indians from Ukraine's Sumy Oblast amid war, reports bdnews24.com."The wholehearted cooperation that your government has been extending in...
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