JERUSALEM, May 05 (BBC/Reuters): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will not accept Hamas's demands for Israel to end the Gaza war. It comes as negotiators were resuming talks in Egypt to broker a pause in Israel's Gaza offensive...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-05 12:00:00
Most of the listed cement manufacturers have witnessed a moderate profit growth year on year in the July-March period of the fiscal year 2024, buoyed by diminished foreign exchange loss following the return of stability in the currency exchange rates.While...
DHAKA, May 04 (UNB)- No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).However, 13 patients were hospitalised with viral fever during this period,...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN, back from Panchagarh | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
More than 35 per cent of participants in a recent study found that Bangladesh's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is hampered by inadequate funding.Only 4.5 per cent of the total education budget was allocated to TVET in the...
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather outside of New York University (NYU) buildings in lower Manhattan as they continue an ongoing demonstration against their school’s investments and the administration’s views on Israel on Friday in New York City. — AFP
M AZIZUR RAHMAN Back from Cox's Bazar | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
Power China, the builder of Bangladesh's first 60-megawatt (MW) capacity wind power plant, is eyeing to build two new similar plants with a combined capacity of 260MW near the existing one in Cox's Bazar, showing substantial prospects of such renewable...
GAZIPUR, May 4 (BSS): Two construction workers were killed and 12 others injured in a collision between a dump truck and a pickup van in Sreepur Upazila here early this morning.The deceased were identified as Rassel Mia, 25, of Dulura...
Academic activities and classes at all the secondary-level educational institutions-schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical educational institutions will resume today (Sunday), reports BSS."The institutions are being opened subject to the conditions published earlier on April 25 by the secondary and higher...
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) will launch derivative products in the stock market by 2025, reports UNB.BSEC Commissioner Abdul Halim said this while speaking as the chief guest at a workshop titled 'Financial Derivatives of Exchange Traded Platform-M'...
Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 04: Patenga sea beach, the most attractive tourist spot of Chattogram, is being occupied by some influential persons who have set up shops on the beach in recent times.Sources said the walkways on the sea beach are being...
FE Report | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday recommended a minimum monthly wage of Tk 22,776 for workers of the country's tannery industry considering the rising cost of living.However, the industry leaders said it would not be possible for them...
The government of Bangladesh has undertaken eight strategic initiatives aimed at transforming the nation into a cost-effective, sustainable, innovative, intelligent, and knowledge-based 'Smart Bangladesh' by 2041.These initiatives are designed to enhance the ICT sector's contribution to the GDP, expand digital...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has sought an allocation of Tk 14.53 billion in the upcoming development budget even if its project period will end this June, officials said on Saturday.The 14-year struggling project is due for completion in June of...
Cement makers witness moderate profit growth on currency stabilityMost of the listed cement manufacturers have witnessed a moderate profit growth year on year in the July-March period of the fiscal year 2024, buoyed by diminished foreign exchange loss following the...
The ongoing heatwave will continue to scorch large swathes of Bangladesh for at least one day, the Meteorological Department has said in its latest heat warning, reports bdnews24.com.It issued the warning for Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions, which are...
Passengers heading for north and south western districts from the capital wait at the Kamalapur Railway Station on Saturday afternoon. Their journeys were delayed by up to four hours due to a train collision in Joydebpur on Friday. The wreckage...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
The neighbouring India has withdrawn its ban on onion export to certain countries, including Bangladesh, but slapped a 40-per cent export duty on the product.The removal of the ban is, therefore, unlikely to help tame the price of the kitchen...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's budget deficit keeps widening with the current fiscal's seven-month shortfall having ballooned to nearly Tk 230 billion, as government spending far outstrips revenue receipt. The deficit was recorded Tk 83.38 billion during July-December or the first half of this...
Monira Munni | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's garment exports to the US, the country's largest export destination, fell by over 17 per cent year-on-year to $1.75 billion in January-March, according to the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), a body under the American Commerce Department.The slump...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Sylhet, Rangpur, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Weather...
Two students of class-nine drowned while bathing in a lake in Diabari area of Dhaka's Uttara on Saturday afternoon, said Fire Service officials.The deceased identified as Asharfaul, 16 and Jihad, 15, were students of Mirpur Shahid Smrity High School at...
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said on Saturday necessary measures will be taken to bring back the lost beauty of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati, reports UNB.He said these at a programme for fish fries release and VGF (rice)...
Vehicular movement on Airport road remained suspended for half an hour as the workers of a garment factory blocked the road demanding payment of salary and dues, reports UNB.Abu Saleh Md Raihan, joint commissioner (traffic north) of DMP, said hundreds...
GAZIPUR, May 04 (UNB): A 19-year-old college student has been stabbed to death allegedly by some muggers in Gazipur.The incident took place in the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute area of Sadar police station of the city on Saturday.The deceased Al...
Renowned economist and Professor Emeritus of Dhaka University, Dr. Atiur Rahman, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.This prestigious accolade, confirmed through a formal letter by Vice-Chancellor Professor Adam...
Bangladesh reported 11 more Covid-19 cases in 24 hours until Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,050,049, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, adviser to the Prime Minister, confers a degree to a graduate on behalf of UAP chancellor at the 10th Convocation of University of Asia Pacific (UAP) in city's Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre on Saturday....
FE REPORTThe Bangladesh Railway has launched two commuter trains on Bhanga-Dhaka-Bhanga and Bhanga-Rajbari-Bhanga routes via Padma Bridge.It also plans commissioning of one more train for the Khulna-Jashore-Benapole route soon.Railways minister Mohammad Zillul Hakim disclosed this on Saturday while inaugurating the...
FE REPORTThere is no way to transform Dhaka into a modern and planned city at this point, urban planners have said, stressing an urgent need for preventing its total collapse by adopting a comprehensive master plan.However, they have urged appropriation...
FE REPORT | 2024-05-05 00:00:00
A mechanism needs to be developed so that the Bangladesh Bank can provide information for journalists while protecting sensitive ones of the same, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad A. Arafat has said."We're exploring how central banks across the...
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