Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has the courage to bring corrupt people to justice, reports BSS.He said this while addressing a representatives' meeting at the party's Dhaka district office in the city's Tejgaon...
The fourth phase of the country's sixth Upazila Parishad (UP) Election is set to be held in 60 upazilas under 26 districts in the country today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The voting will begin at 8:00am and continue till 4:00 pm without...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The workers who could not go to Malaysia demanded refund immediately and that those involved in the scam be arrested and brought under law quickly.They made the demands at a demonstration outside the National Press Club in Dhaka on Tuesday.The...
The World Environment Day-2024 will be observed in the country as elsewhere in the world today (Wednesday) with a view to creating awareness about environmental pollution, reports BSS.This year's theme of the day is 'Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience'.Different...
YASIR WARDAD and IQBAL SIDDIQUEE | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Floods in the eastern region have posted further deterioration, putting farmers in perils as they are struggling hard to stock the paddy they harvested two weeks back.At least 0.75-million people got marooned in entire Sylhet and parts of Sunamganj and...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The government has inked a new 15-year long-term LNG-supply contract with Summit Group for an estimated 1.5 million tonne per annum (MTPA) starting from January 2026, according to Petrobangla.The state-owned oil, gas and mineral corporation, known as Petrobangla, recently inked...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to embark on bilateral visits to New Delhi and Beijing in June and July, marking her two important engagements after sweeping the January 7 national election, reports UNB.These visits are aimed at deepening Bangladesh's...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday asked all concerned to add value to tea instead of only selling tea leaves in bulk as the demand for diversified tea products is increasing globally, report agencies."People's taste has now changed. Different kinds of...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Due to higher cost of production, domestic textile millers, especially spinners, are facing 'uneven' competition with their foreign competitors and losing orders for yarn even from the local readymade-garment exporters.The RMG exporters now prefer sourcing the raw material from abroad,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh's budget-execution capacity still stays stymied despite government spending of millions of dollars annually for improving implementation capacity of the civil servants, sources said Tuesday.The low public-spending capacity in public works has placed Bangladesh on the lowest rung of an...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
The government has backtracked on its move to phase out tax benefit from the Information and Communication Technology sector in a bid to facilitate its growth, considering its untapped potential.In the budget for the next fiscal year, the National Board...
FE REPORT | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Hard reforms and tough actions are a must-do now to ensure good governance in Bangladesh's banking sector, an eminent economist says while reviewing the country's latest economic situation. "We have to find immediate solution to decayed governance for the country's...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON & SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Higher inflation, lower investment and forex crunch remain pains in the neck as the government goes to place in parliament tomorrow a cautiously crafted Tk 7.97-trillion new national budget.Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali is expected to present the maiden...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Government thumbs-down on the hot yields in treasuries auctions looms in a bid to hold in check rising bank-lending rates, officials and experts said.The strategy change of the government on interest regime in order to ease the business climate here...
Zaved Akhtar | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
What Bangladesh achieved in the last five decades, more so over the last 30 years or so, has been more than impressive. We have been stepping up our gross domestic product (GDP) growth rates every decade consistently since the independence,...
PUSHPITA KHAN | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
While thinking of exercise, most people usually imagine jogging, cycling, swimming, push-ups, pull-ups, and all those heavy-duty physical activities. However, walking, being the simplest and the most accessible one of them all, is often ignored. Walking is such an exercise...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Does the skin feel itchy and irritated under the burning sun? This is common, especially for people with eczema or similar skin diseases. Skin is our body's natural barrier; when damaged, it becomes dry-the dryness leads to increased sensitivity to...
NOWSHABA ACHAL | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
There is no denying the power of fragrance. Beyond simply being a pleasing scent, fragrance is an invisible accessory that defines one's personality and creates a lasting impression. The appropriate fragrance choice may uplift the mood and improve the overall...
India heatwave hits wildlife as thirstymonkeys drown in wellPATNA, June 04: Dozens of monkeys in heatwave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a state where lakes have turned to dust. Swaths...
TEHRAN, June 04 (AFP): Iran threatened to respond Tuesday if the UN nuclear watchdog approves a new censure resolution proposed by three European governments despite the opposition of the United States, Iranian media reported."In case of issuing a resolution against...
TOKYO, June 04 (AFP): Japan's capital will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the plunging national birth rate, a Tokyo official said Tuesday.Users will be required to submit documentation...
SEOUL, June 04 (AP): Animosities between North and South Korea are rising sharply again over an unusual cause: The North's rubbish-carrying balloons.In the past week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons dumping manure, cigarette butts, scraps of cloth, waste...
PARIS, June 04 (AFP): Palestinians displaced by the Gaza war are living in "appalling" conditions, with children sometimes going for a whole day without food and thousands sharing the same toilet, Oxfam warned on Tuesday.Deadly Israeli bombardment and fighting has...
GREENWICH, June 04 (AFP): Joe Biden blasted Donald Trump on Monday as a "convicted felon" who is seeking the US presidency for the first time in history, in a dramatic escalation of his attacks on his rival in November's election.Biden,...
The advance sale of train tickets for homebound people on Eid Ul Adha commenced on June 2. The demand for tickets is naturally high during Eid as people travel from cities to villages to celebrate with their loved ones. Trains...
As we celebrate the World Environment Day, established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1973 and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), we are reminded of our collective responsibility to protect and restore our planet. This year's theme,...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-06-05 00:00:00
Policymakers do not want to hear anything about 'capacity payment'. Yet, capacity payment simply cannot be ignored because it remains the cornerstone of the lop-sided energy sector planning that successive governments have been loath to let go. It falls under...
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