MONTE CARLO, Principality of Monaco, Apr 08 (AFP): Felix Auger-Aliassime's reward for a straight-sets opening round win over Luca Nardi at the Monte Carlo Masters on Monday is a showdown with Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz.Auger-Aliassime dismissed Nardi 6-2, 6-3 in...
Bangladesh Police SC tasted the first win in their 3rd super league match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey crushing Ajax Sporting Club by 9-1 goals at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium in the city on Monday,...
MAGURA, Apr 08 (UNB): The body of a newborn was recovered from a pond in Sreepur upazila of Magura early this morning, eliciting shock and sorrow from the local community.Officer-in-Charge Rezaul Sheikh Tasmin Alam of the Sreepur Police Station has...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Green chilli prices have hit a record low this year in Khulna, Magura, Sylhet and Lalmohihat districts compared to the last five years.Our Correspondent from Khulna reports: After a recent visit, it was found that green chilli was being sold...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Apr 08: Like every Eid, Silk Para in Rajshahi is drawing an overwhelming crowd of shoppers as the festival is at hand.The factories and showrooms in Silk Para are now passing an unusually busy time. Targeting the Eid sale...
Climate-warming gases 'beingsmuggled into Europe'PARIS, Apr 08: Large amounts of climate-warming refrigerant gases from China and Turkey are being smuggled illegally into Europe, undermining a global pact to phase them out, a report by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)...
CAIRO, Apr 08 (Reuters): A Hamas official told Reuters on Monday that no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo also attended by delegations from Israel, Qatar and the United States."There is no change...
Seven years after massacring thousands of Rohingya, Myanmar's military has conscripted at least 100 men from Rakhine State to fight against the Arakan Army insurgent group, the BBC reports.As the beleaguered junta faces what is possibly the biggest insurgency the...
Intelligence is a mental ability. Children are not born with all intelligence. It develops among them with their physical and mental development. All children's intelligence is not the same. A child may have high mathematical intelligence, while another may have...
I am writing to draw everyone's attention to the untapped potential of tourism of Nijhum Dwip, a small island under Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district. Despite its abundant natural resources and rich history, the tourism industry in this region remains...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
In recent years, heatwaves are getting more intense and prolonged. Usually, heatwaves are experienced during the months of March, April and May in Bangladesh. People experienced hot to very hot summers also in the past. But the use of the...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
Graduate employment is highly stressed in Bangladesh with the middle class unable to cope with the nature of changing market demands and its contingent labour market. The World Bank says the rate of unemployment is roughly 4.7 per cent but...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-04-09 00:00:00
In the ever-evolving landscape of Bangladesh's financial sector, a profound transformation is underway, driven by strategic mergers guided by the Bangladesh Bank. These mergers represent a pivotal moment, promising to reshape the banking industry's future while addressing pressing challenges. However,...
Stubborn high inflation rate over the two and a half years have diminished the purchasing power of people, causing financial strain and lowering living standards. In Bangladesh, rapidly growing inflation has led to soaring prices while incomes have not kept...
A short circuit in an electric kettle at a tea and coffee shop on the ground floor of Bailey Road's 'Green Cozy Cottage' sparked the inferno that claimed 46 lives, according to the Fire Service.However, their probe also found there...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Bangladesh and Brazil signed the 'Basic Agreement on Technical Cooperation (TCA)' following the bilateral meeting between foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmoud and his visiting Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira.In the meeting the Brazilian FM welcomed Bangladesh's proposal of concluding a MERCOSUR-Bangladesh...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
The revenue authority is facing calls to extend tax benefits for the information technology and information and communications technology-enabled services (IT-ITES) sector until 2030 in the upcoming national budget.This recommendation, included in a recent letter to the National Board of...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Industry stakeholders at a roundtable on Sunday said various taxes, fees, and charges pose a huge burden on the country's telecom sector, hindering its growth.Around Tk 98 out of every Tk 100 spent by a subscriber goes towards various taxes,...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Eid shoppers are crowding markets to buy matching accessories, including tupi, attar and ornaments, as a couple of days has left to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, traders have said.However, they said, the sales remain lower than that of their expectations due to...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Prices of nine essential commodities witnessed a further hike on Sunday, just a couple of days ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival, intensifying owes of the consumers again.Beef, cultured and indigenous fish, broiler chicken, Kok or Sonali variety chicken, eggs, aromatic...
LONDON, Apr 7 (AP/UNB) - The world's oldest man says the secret to his long life is luck, moderation - and fish and chips every Friday.Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, has been confirmed as the new holder of the title...
Passengers wait for their train at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka on Sunday. Travellers heading home for Eid-ul-Fitr reported a smooth and hassle-free journey by train so far this year. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Economists Sunday deplored gaping economic disparity that they likened to the one in the pre-liberation era and urged the government to take appropriate policies to steer a reverse course to lessen inequalities. They came up with the observations at a...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested a member of the Kuki-Chin National Front, also known as the Bawm Party, from his home in Bandarban following attacks on three banks by armed men linked to the group, reports bdnews24.com.The RAB described...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Commercial banks having comparatively decent looks in balance sheet are in search of small-scale weak banks for amalgamation to avert possible forced merger that may entail higher risks, sources said.Such a new equation in the banking industry has emerged after...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-04-08 00:00:00
Different airlines in the country are facing financial burdens due mainly to excessive surcharges imposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, according to operators.The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has claimed a total of Tk 75.09 billion from...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met...
BRAC University acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Syed Mahfuzul Aziz poses after distributing prizes to winners of a quiz competition on the university campus recently. The university holds a discussion titled 'Remembering the 1971 Genocide' in observance of the Independence Day and...
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