FE REPORT | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
Power Division has sought Tk 27 billion as subsidy against tariff deficit for the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to help ensure uninterrupted power supply across the country, official sources said.The BPDB sustained the tariff deficit on account of...
JASIM UDDIN | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
Apparel exporters have urged the government to reinstate cash incentives at pre-2024 rates and scrap the procedural requirements that they say are inflating costs and undermining the ease of doing business. At a meeting with the finance ministry on Sunday,...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
The country's Islamic banking sector saw a robust year-on-year growth in investments despite a slowdown in deposit growth between April 2024 and April 2025.While total investments in the sector jumped 11.87 per cent, deposits grew at a modest 3.91 per...
The Bangladesh Under-20 women's team made the cut and qualified for its first-ever AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup on Sunday, report agencies.Despite losing its final group stage match 1-6 to South Korea, Bangladesh qualified as one of the three best...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
Migration of Bangladeshi workers for employment in Malaysia and investment in Bangladesh will feature discussion between Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, officials said Sunday.The head of interim government of Bangladesh would fly for Malaysia...
FE REPORT | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh's economy has avoided a catastrophic collapse over the past year following the interim government's decisive actions, but entrenched structural weaknesses, slow private investment, and persistent inflation impede long-term recovery.As economists, experts and a top politician made such observations at...
A total of 50 million children and adolescents in Bangladesh will be vaccinated against typhoid in September, for which registration has already begun, reports bdnews24.com.The vaccine will be given free of charge to those aged between nine months and 16...
Despite the expiry of contracts, at least five toll plazas under the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) continue to be operated by companies awarded leases during the tenure of the last government, reports UNB.Even though the RHD floated fresh tenders...
KARBALA, Aug 10 (AFP): More than 600 pilgrims in Iraq were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine as the result of a leak at a water treatment station, authorities said Sunday.The incident took place overnight on the route...
N'DJAMENA, Aug 10 (AFP): A court in Chad jailed former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra for 20 years Saturday, convicting him of hate speech, xenophobia and having incited a massacre.The court in N'Djamena jailed Masra, one of President...
FONTJONCOUSE, Aug 10 (AFP): Firefighters have contained a massive wildfire in southern France but local officials warned on Sunday that scorching heat and dry conditions could reignite the blaze, as parts of the Mediterranean region face a heatwave.The fire has...
TEL AVIV, Aug 10 (Reuters/AFP): Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to escalate the nearly two-year Gaza war, demanding an immediate end to the campaign and...
ROME, Aug 10 (AFP): Italian firefighters on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.The national fire service said it had 12 teams on the ground...
BEIRUT, Aug 10 (AFP): The Lebanese army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border killed six soldiers on Saturday, with a military source saying the troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility.Under the truce that...
LONDON, Aug 10 (BBC): European allies have rallied behind Ukraine in a renewed surge of support, insisting that any peace talks with Russia must include Kyiv.A joint statement issued by the leaders of the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Finland...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
SYLHET, Aug 10: Three important stretches of road in Sylhet, one of which was badly damaged due to a flood in 2022, remain unrepaired, causing huge sufferings to the people, with locals alleging that women and school going children are...
KURIGRAM, Aug 10 (UNB): More than 50,000 residents across 30 villages in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram district are struggling with everyday difficulties due to the absence of a concrete bridge over the Holholia River.People living in three unions, Datbhanga, Char...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Aug 06: Erosion by the Teesta and Dharla rivers keeps intensifying in many places of Lalmonirhat sadar pazila for the last few weeks with the water level rising and falling due to heavy rainfall and onrush of water from...
Axentec to explore 5G smart port solutions for Chittagong port Axentec PLC, a subsidiary of Robi Axiata PLC, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) to conduct a feasibility study on implementing 5G-based smart...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
The Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University recently hosted the first-ever two-day Robotronics Fest, marking a milestone in the university's Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering (RME) Department's ten-year journey. The event, held on August 9 and 10, drew...
Ishtiaque Mahmud | 2025-08-11 00:00:00
It goes without saying that the integrity of any democratic election rests on truth and the ability of citizens to make informed choices. As Bangladesh prepares for the general election scheduled for February 2026, that foundation faces a sophisticated and...
SYDNEY, Aug 10 (AFP): Dropped Australian Test star Marnus Labuschagne says he is determined to bounce back and prove the doubters wrong, putting his hand up to open in the Ashes series against England.The long-time number three was axed from...
While Nahid Rana impressed in the fitness training, few other cricketers failed to live up to the expectations in the 1600-meter running at the National Stadium on Sunday, reports Cricbuzz.Earlier, players' fitness was monitored by the Yo-Yo or beep tests....
LONDON, Aug 10 (AFP): Liverpool's Mohamed Salah has criticised Europe's football governing body UEFA for posting a tribute to "Palestinian Pele" Suleiman al-Obeid that did not mention the former international died after being hit by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza...
CINCINNATI, Aug 10 (Reuters): World number one Aryna Sabalenka saved 12 break points to survive her Cincinnati opener against Czech Marketa Vondrousova 7-5 6-1 on Saturday, as the men's defending champion Jannik Sinner cruised past Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan 6-1...
DARWIN, Australia, Aug 10 (Agencies): Tim David crunched eight sixes in a blistering 83 from 52 balls to help Australia beat South Africa by 17 runs in their opening Twenty20 clash in Darwin on Sunday.After being sent in, the hosts...
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed former ICC head of global cricket's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Alex Marshall as a consultant for one year to oversee the board's own ACU operations, reports Cricbuzz.The decision was taken during a nearly six-hour...
US energy firms has cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday, reports Reuters.The oil and gas rig...
RIYADH, Aug 10 (Arab News): Long-term deflationary forces are set to dominate global trends, interrupted by brief inflation surges triggered by geopolitical and structural shocks, Qatar National Bank (QNB) has warned. In its weekly report, carried by the Qatar News...
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