GENEVA, Apr 22 (AFP): More than a million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have now received at least one dose of the first anti-malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization said Thursday.The "breakthrough" RTS,S vaccine was pioneered in Malawi in...
SRINAGAR, Apr 22 (Xinhua): A junior-level paramilitary officer and two militants were killed Friday in an attack and the subsequent gunfight in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said.The attack took place near a military cantonment at Sunjwan in Jammu, the winter...
JERUSALEM, Apr 22 (AP): Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed. The renewed violence at the...
MOSCOW, Apr 22 (Reuters/AP): Russia plans to take full control of Donbas and southern Ukraine as part of the second phase of its military operation, the deputy commander of Russia's central military district said on Friday, the Interfax news agency...
SEOUL, Apr 22 (AP): The leaders of the rival Koreas exchanged letters expressing hope for improved bilateral relations, which plummeted in the past three years amid a freeze in nuclear negotiations and North Korea's accelerating weapons development.North Korea's state media...
During the fasting month of Ramadan, roadside shops sell different types of Iftar items. They may look very tempting and colourful but they are often prepared and kept in unhygienic conditions. Many of the sellers also use harmful chemicals in...
Green product design is a proactive business approach to addressing environmental considerations in the earliest stages of the product development process. Its primary purpose is to minimise negative environmental impacts throughout the product's life cycle. This business model is now...
Deaths from lightning strikes were not uncommon in Bangladesh. But in recent years, the rate of such death has been rising alarmingly. According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, as many as 2,400 people died from lightning strikes...
Tanim Asjad | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
The clash between the students of Dhaka College and traders of New Market and surrounding areas, particularly in the month of Ramadan, could not be more insane and regrettable. Conflicting versions about the cause of the violent running battle notwithstanding,...
Freelancing in the Information and Technology (IT) sector, though a highly promising area of growth, is yet to realise its full potential in Bangladesh. The constraints it faces include, for example, cumbersome procedures in obtaining government-provided facilities, low internet speed,...
Khawaza Main Uddin | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
A possible energy crisis in Europe following the West's sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war is being dealt with nationally and regionally since the European Union and its member countries are facing the issue of common interest collectively and...
Fahmida Khatun, Mustafizur Rahman, Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Towfiqul Islam Khan | 2022-04-23 00:00:00
Green fiscal policies are an important component of attempts to address global concerns and transition to an inclusive green economy. Such policies can assist in achieving the Paris Agreement by reflecting externalities in prices, aligning government expenditures with environmental goals,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-22 12:00:00
CHANDPUR, Apr 21: The passengers who rely on Chandpur launch terminal to travel to different areas of the country by water vehicles have to suffer extremely for poor services of the terminal. People from Chandpur Sadar, Hajiganj, Haimchar, Faridganj and...
Nilratan Halder | 2022-04-22 12:00:00
In her presidential address at the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed the city corporations to self-finance them. The urban local government bodies, Planning Minister Abdul Mannan elaborated later on, have to...
Examinations for the recruitment of 45,000 assistant teachers in government primary schools will begin today (Friday), reports UNB.In the first phase, the test will be held in 22 districts, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain at...
Final decision regarding this year's Primary Education Completion (PEC) and its equivalent examinations will be known three months before the schedule, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Md. Zakir Hossain on Thursday, reports UNB."No decision has been taken...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Forty-five new Covid-19 cases and zero death from the virus were reported in Bangladesh on Thursday.The figures were 28 and one respectively on Wednesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).With the latest daily counts, the total fatalities...
A man died, and another was hurt as the concrete sunshade of an old building collapsed in the capital's Kalabagan Thursday, reports BSS.The police identified the deceased as Shafi Ullah (42), a businessman in Green Road, and the injured as...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Thai ambassador Makawadee Sumitmor on Thursday expected more Thai investment in Bangladesh as she lauded the role of her country's leading company in developing metro rail infrastructure."The MRT is the flagship project of Thailand," she said, adding that Thailand had...
KYIV, Apr 21 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory in the biggest battle of the war in Ukraine on Thursday, declaring the port of Mariupol "liberated" after nearly two months of siege although hundreds of defenders were still holed...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Most of the old rice varieties, except BRRI dhan 29, are outperforming in terms of per-hectare yield than the new ones developed by the state-run research agencies.A study showed on Thursday that BRRI-92, a high-yielding variety (HYV) of Boro season,...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The markets in the city's New Market area reopened on Thursday after two days of sporadic clashes between the Dhaka College (DC) students and traders of the markets.The decision of reopening shops was taken after long discussions between the representatives...
A shop assistant, who was seriously injured in the clashes between Dhaka College students and traders from New Market, has died in hospital care. The death toll from the incident now stands at two, reports bdnews24.com.The 26-year-old 'Morsalin' was hospitalised...
FE Report | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) is going to launch a hotline for facilitating businesses to obtain various customs-related services, said an order of the Customs Wing on Thursday. The hotline services (16134) would be available from May 15 and...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
Over Tk 100 billion has been transacted in the bank accounts of four big ecommerce platforms -- Evaly, Eorange, Qcoom and Boom Boom -- between 2019 and 2021, and three allegedly committed money laundering. The findings come in a report...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said her government is prioritising food-processing industry to boost export of food items alongside meeting the growing domestic demand, report agencies."If we can add value to food items by processing these, we'll be able...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The fast-growing agent banking will now be regularly monitored as the central bank of Bangladesh issued a circular revising the rules to ramp up watch on such outlets of banks.In the wake of spontaneous spread of agent banking across the...
DSE turnover surpasses Tk 7.50b markDaily turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) crossed Tk 7.50-billion mark on Thursday, as some institutional investors, buoyed by regulatory measures, pumped fresh funds into stocks. Turnover, a crucial indicator of the market, clocked...
FE REPORT | 2022-04-22 00:00:00
The government has finally lifted its decision to ration gas supply to all industries, including textile and readymade garment industries, for four hours a day.The latest decision will come into effect from today (April 22, 2022). The Bangladesh Oil, Gas...
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