NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 21: 'Jabberer Boli Khela', a historic and century-old traditional popular sports event of local people, will be held at Laldighi Ground in the port city on April 25 (Boishakh 12).This is the 115th event of the wrestling competition...
Ali Akbar Khan has been removed from the post of chairman of the Bangladesh Technical Education Board after the arrest of his wife in connection with a crime ring that sold fake certificates, reports bdnews24.com.The Technical and Madrasa Education Division...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) has questioned the legality of clause 'b' of Section 19 of the Guardians and Wards Act, 1890, that describes only father as the natural guardian of a minor. The HC issued a rule upon the concerned...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
A Dhaka court on Monday took the charges against 47 people into cognizance in a case filed over laundering Tk20 billion. Judge of the Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court, Mohammad Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain, passed the order, after scrutinising the...
Awami League (AL)'s Dhaka City South Unit has postponed its peace and development rally which was scheduled to be held on April 26, reports BSS.The rally was postponed as police didn't give permission for holding rally on that day, said...
A joint meeting of Awami League (AL) will be held at its central office on Bangabandhu Avenue in the city at 11):00 am today (Wednesday), reports BSS.Dhaka city south and north units of AL and its all associate bodies' Presidents...
A Dhaka court has set July 29 for hearing on charge framing of 11 cases filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, reports BSS.As the BNP chief chairperson failed to appear before the court for poor health, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge...
The High Court (HC) has issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why the bail to 7 people including Ex-MP and Bangladesh Industrial Financial Company Limited's former chairman Major (retd) Abdul Mannan in a case filed over...
Quartermaster General of Bangladesh Army Lieutenant General Md Mujibur Rahman addressing the opening ceremony of Exercise TIGER Lightning (TL)-2024 at Rajendrapur Cantonment in Gazipur jointly organised by the US and Bangladesh armies on Monday — ISPR
Law Minister Anisul Huq has said rights of the labourers in the country are going to be better day by day during the tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS."The government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina doesn't think about...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The ongoing boycott of Indian products would continue in Bangladesh, said Jainul Abdin Faroque, adviser to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, on Monday."The Indian product boycott movement is going on and it will continue. We are not...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
Accounting and auditing professionals should continually update their knowledge and adhere to the latest guidelines and standards issued by relevant local and international agencies, according to speakers.At a programme in Dhaka, they also urged professionals to pay attention to issues...
GENEVA, April 22 (AFP): Israel's war in Gaza has from the start been a "war on the right to health" and has "obliterated" the Palestinian territory's health system, a UN expert said on Monday.Tlaleng Mofokeng, the United Nations special rapporteur...
Dhaka's usually busy roads are deserted as residents seek refuge from the scorching heat. An aerial view of Hatirjheel flyover on Monday lunchtime shows eerily quiet scenes reminiscent of the Eid holidays. — FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
A member of the tribal separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front has been killed in an army operation in Bandarban's Ruma Upazila, the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate or ISPR has said, reports bdnews24.com. The army also recovered weapons, ammunition and other...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 22: Chattogram's Mohiuddin Chowdhury Elevated Expressway will have a toll system for vehicles, according to officials, as the Chattogram Development Authority plans to open a patch of the country's longest overhead expressway soon.While the partial opening was initially...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed a committee to look into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation against former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed.On Monday, ACC Secretary Khorsheda Yesmeen informed journalists about the development. "A three-member committee has been...
The country experienced about 1000 MW of load-shedding in electricity supply on Monday against soaring demand. According to the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) at the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the country's demand was recorded at 15,220 MW...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The Annual Development Programme (ADP) showed signs of improvement last month after a sluggish performance for most of the current fiscal year, officials said on Monday.Government agencies and ministries had implemented 42.30 per cent of the Tk2.756 trillion ADP during...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed increasing climate-adaptive capacity and strengthening resilience to build a safe and beautiful world for future generations, and urged realising developed countries' committed $100 billion annual climate-fund contribution."We aim to build a safe and beautiful world...
Fragility causes market to remain stunted: Stakeholders Stakeholders are pressing the securities regulator to act to strengthen the fundamentals of the capital market, saying it would not gain stability otherwise. At a Monday meeting, they lamented that while the country...
For more than two decades, The Financial Express has been using Salmon FT colour (pink) newsprint, produced by Holmen Mill, Sweden. Unfortunately, the Swedish supplier mistakenly shipped white newsprint instead of the pink paper we ordered for in our latest...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The metro rail operation once more faced trouble in operation near Kazipara station while heading towards Motijheel on Monday afternoon.However, MRT-06 general manager (operations) M Iftekhar Hossain denied the suspension of the operation, saying it went normal two to three...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
Train fares on long-distance routes countrywide are set to rise from May 04 due to the withdrawal of discounted ticketing for travelling over 100 kilometres.The Bangladesh Railway (BR) estimates that the fare increases will boost its yearly income of Tk...
The mild-to-very-severe heatwaves affecting the country are expected to continue for the next three days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.Very severe heatwave is now sweeping through Pabna and Chuadanga districts, according to BMD.Besides, severe heatwave is affecting Rajshahi, Tangail,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
The central bank is likely to go live with secondary money-market yield curves from next month, which would help stakeholders have tips about the country's current economic situation and act accordingly. A yield curve is a line that plots yields,...
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in Dhaka Monday for a two-day state visit, reports bdnews24.com.President Mohammed Shahabuddin rolled out the red carpet to welcome the Middle Eastern monarch at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Monday...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-23 00:00:00
Government's revenue authority faces an uphill task of collecting Tk 1.50 trillion in the last quarter of the current fiscal to reach even its revised target, as the tax receipt so far shows shortfalls.Revenue officials could find it a tough...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will pay a six-day official visit to Thailand from tomorrow (Wednesday) at the invitation of her Thai counterpart Srettha Thavisin to strengthen ties between the two countries.Bangladesh and Thailand will sign five bilateral instruments, including one...
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