India's top court put on hold a lower court's order that effectively banned Islamic schools in the country's most populous state, lawyers involved in the case said on Friday, giving a breather to thousands of students and teachers in the...
FE Report | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Gold price has reached a new high in the country, as a bhori of the pricy metal rose to Tk 115,824.Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (Bajus) on Saturday revised the price upward following the price surge of pure gold in the international...
Chuadanga, Apr 6 (UNB): Chuadanga district is currently grappling with an intense heatwave, recording the highest temperature in Bangladesh this year at a sweltering 41.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday. According to Altaf Hossain, observer at Chuadanga Weather Observatory, this peak...
Passengers crowd Dhaka's Sadarghat launch terminal, Bangladesh's busiest passenger port, as the Eid-ul-Fitr rush begins. Many are heading to their hometowns across the country's southern region to celebrate the biggest Muslim festival with families and friends. — FE Photo
Despite lower electricity demand on the weekly holiday on Saturday than any working day, the day started with load shedding of 1,636 MW against the demand for 14,100 MW, reports UNB.This power cuts started at 1 am when electricity demand...
NBL Securities to introduce 360-degree solution app for trading NBL Securities has come up with a mobile app 'Trek' that will offer solutions to all problems tied to trading in listed securities in a move towards making the capital market...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Public specialists on Saturday called for more budget allocation for health sector in the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal as the country is witnessing an alarming surge in the deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCDs).The budgetary allocation to combat NCDs is significantly inadequate,...
FE REPORT | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Two senior members of the cabinet differ on the issue of who are actually backing the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF), a hilly armed separatist group.Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said he did not think the KNF...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
The government has extended the completion timeframe for the 'fast-track' Padma Bridge Rail Link Project by one year to June 2025 from June this year, as the Bangladesh Railway is unlikely to finish the remaining work by the current deadline,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Government's net domestic borrowing ostensibly decreased deeply by 65 per cent in the first seven months of the current fiscal year, although gross debt could be much higher. Data from the Bangladesh Bank, the central bank, show that from July...
FE Report | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the United States plunged by more than 19 per cent in the first two months of this year compared to last year, despite its main competitors China and Vietnam experiencing a positive trend in the market.The...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain...
As heat wave continues to impact daily life, Dhaka's air quality has been again marked 'unhealthy', reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 153 at 9:09 am this morning, Dhaka ranked seventh on the list of cities worldwide...
A man has died of blood loss after a foot was cut off while another man lost his hand in an attack in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria. A third person was shot, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at 11:00 pm on Friday...
Police have recovered a decomposing body from a home in city's Banani DOHS, reports bdnews24.com.The body of 55-year-old Alaul was found in a bathroom on the fifth floor of the building."We believe he may have died three days ago," said...
The police are investigating an alleged robbery that took place at the workshop of Sinohydro, a Chinese state-owned hydropower engineering and construction company, situated on the opposite side of Boat Club in the capital's Mirpur Beribadh area, reports UNB.On April...
Bangladesh has highlighted the importance of accelerating awareness and actions towards addressing the challenges faced by the children with autism and their families, at a time when the world faces increased prevalence of autism, reports UNB."It is alarming that in...
Bangladesh reported 15 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 2,049,626, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
FENI, Apr 06 (UNB): The death toll from the crash involving a running train hitting a truck on a level crossing in Purbo Fazilpur Muhuriganj Bridge area under Feni's Sadar upazila rose to six, as four more people succumbed to...
Brazilian Foreign Minister (FM) Mauro Vieira arrives in Dhaka today (Sunday) to discuss bilateral issues and strengthen trade and investment ties with Bangladesh, reports UNB.The FM of South America's most influential country will meet Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina and...
Members Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two life-term sentenced convicts in a narcotics case from Tongi Purbo Thana area on Friday night, reports BSS.The arrested persons were identified as- Md Monirul Islam, 35, of Rajshahi Poba Thana area and Md...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Saturday said strict action will be taken against anyone who breaks the law and disrupts the peace of people, reports BSS."Our security forces won't sit back. We are taking a strict stand against the...
As the Eid-ul-Fitr is around the corner, sale of dresses for the festival is getting momentum at the makeshift shops in the city's Mirpur 10 intersection. The picture was taken on Saturday — FE Photo
FE REPORTThe government has opened a flurry of flyovers, overpasses and bridges for traffic at places between Elenga and Rangpur ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival to facilitate smooth journey of home-goers.The infrastructure includes one railway overpass, seven overpasses and two...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Saturday said none will be evicted without rehabilitation of slum dwellers, reports BSS.He said this while inaugurating a water-pump adjacent to Bhashantek Jamia Islamia Arabia Madrasah Masjid after visiting Bhashantek...
CHATTOGRAM, April 06 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday called BNP a political giant like horror cinema, saying the party burns people to death as it is seen in the horror movie that the monster burns people and...
KUSHTIA, Apr 06 (UNB): A local leader of JSD Chhatra League, student front organisation of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, was stabbed to death by miscreants at Golapnagar in Bheramara upazila of Kushtia district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Naif...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said due to ruling Awami League (AL) government's 'knee-jerk foreign policy' Bangladesh is being turned into a 'battle corridor' of neighbouring countries, reports UNB."Keeping the borders unprotected, the government has...
In an address at a programme at the Secretariat on Saturday, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader confirmed ongoing joint operations in Bandarban's hilly terrains, aiming to restore peace and order, reports UNB.The operations follow sporadic disturbances in the...
IFTEKHARUL ISLAM | 2024-04-07 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, where healthcare concerns are diverse, World Health Day is particularly significant due to the high out-of-pocket spending on healthcare. Insufficient government spending on public healthcare hampers development, pushing families into poverty and increasing their vulnerability to preventable fatal...
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