Reshaping shopping experience

The retail world is undergoing rapid transformation, with technology driving changes at a pace unseen before. At the heart of this revolution lies the Management Information Systems (MIS), which are turning traditional stores into data-driven powerhouses. Every customer interaction, whether...

In the grip of viral and other fevers

Fevers have long ceased to be a highly dreaded disease, particularly after cure for malaria and typhoid has become available. The same cannot be said about the various types of fever this country, particularly the capital city is witnessing right...

Will Rohingya crisis be resolved in near future?

Myanmar's military junta has dissolved its State Administration Council (SAC) and replaced it with a new interim caretaker setup, the so-called 'State Security and Peace Commission (SSPC)'. On July 31,2025, the February, 2021's coup leader, Senior General Ming Aung Hlaing...

Saving Dhaka's wetlands

The Dhaka North City Corporation's (DNCC’s) recent call for a moratorium on the sale and conversion of lands in areas earmarked under the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) is most pragmatic. Alongside this, the DNCC has urged restrictions on tax collection...

Post-species sociology & Bangladesh's tech evolution

We're at a pivotal moment in human history, one where the very definition of what it means to be human is being profoundly challenged. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), with its rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), biotechnology, and robotics,...

The urgency of positive actions to deal with plastic menace

On March 2, 2022 in Nairobi, representatives of 175 countries pledged to create a legally binding agreement to end plastic pollution. The agreement urged addressing the full lifecycle of plastic and proposed alternatives including reusability. An Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC)...

Uganda targets higher exports with first large-scale gold mine

KAMPALA, Aug 17 (Reuters): Uganda has inaugurated its first large-scale gold mine, a $250 million Chinese-owned project in the country's east that will also refine the bullion to 99.9 per cent purity, according to a statement from the president's office.The...

Petrobras weighs stake in Raizen to return to ethanol mkt

SAO PAULO, Aug 17 (Reuters): Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is considering an investment in sugar and ethanol producer Raizen as a way to re-enter the ethanol market, local newspaper O Globo reported on Saturday, citing sources.Petrobras had previously said...

Russia decree opens door for Exxon return to Sakhalin-1 project

MOSCOW, Aug 17 (Reuters): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree that could allow foreign investors, including top US oil major Exxon Mobil, to regain shares in the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project.The signing of the decree comes...

BARI hosts Farmers' Experience Exchange Visit in Gazipur

Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) organised a 'Farmers' Experience Exchange Visit' at the Vegetable Division's research field under its Horticulture Research Centre in Gazipur on Sunday. The programme was held as part of the 'Development of Vegetable Breeding Technology in...

Oil markets seen bearish after Trump-Putin Alaska meeting

LONDON, Aug 17 (Reuters): Oil markets are set for a muted price reaction when they open on Sunday after US President Donald Trump's and Russian leader Vladimir Putin's meeting in Alaska, at which Trump said a fully-fledged peace deal was...

43pc of investors' complaints resolved thru CCAM in seven and a half months

The Customer Complaints Address Module (CCAM) has resolved over 43 per cent of the investor complaints submitted in the first seven and a half months of this year, underscoring its role as a critical tool for investor protection and redress.According...

Where Bangladesh can lead in AI

The artificial intelligence race has declared its winners at the foundation level. Companies such as OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic are currently leading the frontier LLM and other model space with billions in capital and computational resources. For countries like ours,...

India-US tariff tensions

India is likely to be among the countries worst hit by U.S. President Donald Trump's trade offensive, with tariffs on Indian imports set to surge to 50 per cent if a deal is not struck by August 27. President Trump...

Five caught over looting stones in Sylhet

SYLHET, Aug 16: Police on Friday night arrested five individuals on charges of stealing stones from Sadapathar area in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet.Of them, Kamal Mia, 45, Md. Abu Sayeed, 32, and Md. Abul Kalam, 35, were caught from their...

Tk 136b projects await ECNEC nod

The Local Government Division has submitted two major project proposals worth Tk 135.72 billion to expand surface water supply in Dhaka and Khulna city corporation areas. Of the total outlay, Tk 50.11 billion will be financed from domestic resources, while...

Election must be held in Feb: Jahangir

Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said on Saturday that the upcoming general election will be held in February in line with the announcement made by the Chief Adviser, reports BSS."We are strictly adhering to the timeline...

Vendors sell goods at makeshift shops in front of the casualty department gate at Dhaka Medical College

Vendors sell goods at makeshift shops in front of the casualty department gate at Dhaka Medical College, occupying a large portion of the road, while ambulances are illegally parked on the other side, narrowing the thoroughfare. Such malpractice has continued...

Rajshahi suicide over debt needs to be probed: Finance Adviser

SAVAR, Aug 16 (UNB): Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the suicide in Rajshahi over debt is unfortunate and it should be investigated with utmost importance.He said this while talking to reporters after attending the 66th board meeting...

Govt reviews maiden BD-Bhutan PTA

The government has decided to review and monitor the implementation of the country's maiden preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, aiming to remove trade barriers and expand business, sources said.To this end, the commerce ministry has formed a high-powered 12-member...

Pick potential countries, regions forthwith for deals on free trade

Bangladesh should pick priorities of negotiation and countries or regions signing free-trade agreement (FTA) with which can reap maximum benefits after graduation when the country is destined to lose existing preferential market access.Economists and experts suggest this priority action, also...

Rice imports hit nearly $700m in FY25 amid flood losses

Bangladesh imported rice worth approximately US$700 million in the last fiscal year (FY25), marking a nearly 2,600 per cent increase over the previous year, according to Bangladesh Bank data.Officials at the Directorate General of Food (DG Food) told The Financial...

Fuel oil flows thru Ctg-Dhaka pipeline

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 16: The first ever Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka fuel oil transportation through a pipeline began on Saturday with inauguration of the newly-constructed Chattogram-Dhaka line on the day. Energy Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan formally inaugurated the transportation through the pipeline at...

Abysmal potholes in corporate tax payments exposed

Gross mismatch between the number of registered companies and that of corporate income-tax receipt by the exchequer persists, as the tax returns submitted annually by the former continues to be disproportionately low in Bangladesh, official statistics show.Only nearly 40,000 companies...

Light rain likely today ,,..;;---

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office....

Three bodies recovered from city water tank

FE REPORT Police recovered on Saturday three bodies from a water tank of an under-construction building in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area.They also rescued another person in a critical condition and rushed him to a hospital in the city.The bodies...

Three injured in elephant attack in Cox's Bazar airlifted to Dhaka

Three people including two veterinary surgeons who were critically injured in an attack by a wild elephant while treating it were airlifted to Dhaka by a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) helicopter, reports UNB.The injured were Dr. Hatem Sajjat Md Julkarnain,...

Seven more collect nomination papers to contest DUCSU election

DU CORRESPONDENTA total of 50 candidates have so far collected nomination papers for contesting Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election. On Saturday, the fifth day of nomination paper distribution, only seven candidates collected their forms.Chief Returning Officer Professor Jasim...

Two arrested over shisha bar murder in city

FE REPORT The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in murder of businessman Rahat Hossain Rabbi (31) at '360 Degree' Shisha Lounge' in the capital's Banani area on Thursday. The names of...

BGB destroys Tk 13.22b drugs in Cox's Bazar

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has destroyed contraband drugs worth over Tk 13.22 billion (Tk 1,322 crore) in Cox's Bazar, according to an official statement issued on Wednesday.Among the seized and destroyed contraband were 20,033,949 Yaba tablets, 140.049 kg of...