The current price ceiling fixed for as many as 29 commodities by the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) and its positive impacts conspicuous by their absence is more like the game of pranksters Tom and Jerry. In the cartoon, they...
WASHINGTONG, Mar 17 (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin was poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives to an autocrat who has...
FE REPORTThe government is holding consultations with five state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs) to impose tax on all forms of income of the banks' employees based on SRO-370 under the Pay Scale 2015 to boost revenue earnings, sources saidThey said the...
Abnormal price practices leave a customer confused at a poultry shop at Hatirpool kitchen market in Dhaka on Sunday. The price board at the shop mentions rates exceeding the government-fixed prices of the birds by at least Tk45 per kg....
TUNGIPARA (Gopalganj), Mar 17 (BSS): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the guardians and teachers on Sunday not to put extra pressure on students, rather let them learn through participation in sports and various other cultural activities."Education is very important. Don't...
FE Report | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria arrives in Dhaka today on a four-day visit to promote the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).During her visit, the Crown Princess will be accompanied by Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell and...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Despite having immense investment potential, the country's Sylhet division with huge natural resources convertible to business has the least access to bank loans as reflected in the advances-to-deposit ratio (ADR).Although people in the four districts of the division have been...
Investors need a reality check before joining SME stocks' rally The SME market index soared 259 points, or 20 per cent, in the month to Thursday amid an influx of investors at a time when the main market has been...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) are grappling with a surge in defaulted loans awaiting court settlements. Central bank data shows a rise of more than 37 per cent in just three months, prompting concerns from economists about lax lending and recovery...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Dhaka dismisses as untrue reports in some media that the Indian Navy attacked the pirates to rescue the hijacked Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah and its crew. Such reports "are not true at all", Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud told newsmen...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Prices of 29 key essentials maintain previous highs as the Department of Agricultural Marketing apparently ducked enforcement after fixing their rates on Friday amid market waywardness.The department set logical prices of those products, including meat, fish, chickens, eggs, spices and...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Having a single runway is being considered a big barrier to maximise the potentiality of the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in the capital.Although there is a need to build a new independent runway at the HSIA,...
Railway connectivity between Chattogram and the rest of Bangladesh had been disrupted following the derailment of a passenger train in Cumilla's Nangalkot Upazila on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.At least 30 people were injured when nine compartments of the Mymensingh-bound Bijoy Express...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Air-freight charge for haulage from Dhaka to European destinations gets costlier amid increased pressure and capacity constraint as seaborne trade remains insecure, officials say.Exporters bear the brunt of further export-cost rise in March and additional hassles for having to carry...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna division until 06:00 pm today (Monday), according to the Met Office.Mild heat wave is sweeping over the districts of Sitakunda and Cox's...
JU CORRESPONDENTJahangirnagar University (JU) on Sunday observed the 104th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the National Children's Day in a befitting manner through a daylong programme.At 10 am, a colourful procession led by...
Acting Vice chancellor and Pro-Vice chancellor of Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology Prof Dr Abdul Jabbar Khan along with other teachers and officials paying rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath...
Two more victims have succumbed to injuries suffered in a fire ignited by a gas leak from a defective cylinder in Gazipur's Kaliakair, bringing the death toll to five, reports bdnews24.com.Ariful Islam (38) and Mahidul Khan (25) died while receiving...
FE REPORTDhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has recently sold a 10-storey unauthorised under-construction building at Tk 60,000 for demolition.The demolition work on the illegal structure began on Thursday last following an open auction held on Wednesday (March 13). DNCC Zone-5...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui speaking at a discussion at its Peelkhana Headquarters in the city on Sunday, marking the 104th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the...
Our CorrespondentCHATTOGRAM, Mar 17: The Customs Intelligence Department of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport and National Security Intelligence (NSI) recovered powdered gold, weighting about 500 gm and ornaments from a passenger at the airport on Sunday.The gold was recovered from...
Top officials of Bangladesh Public Service Commission paying rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait on the Commission’s premises in the city on Sunday marking his 104th birth anniversary
FE REPORT Dhaka Metropolitan Police claimed on Sunday that involvement of Jagannath University (JnU) student Raihan Siddique Amman and Assistant Proctor Deen Islam in instigating the suicide of the university's Law Department student Fairuz Sadaf Abontika has been primarily proved.Kh...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paying rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his grave at Tungipara in Gopalganj on Sunday, marking the great leader’s 104th birth anniversary — PID
As the month of Ramadan started, the bustling streets of Old Dhaka became alive with the aroma of spices and the sizzle of frying pans, reports UNB. The Iftar hub in this ancient section of the capital is a battleground...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said although Bangabandhu is no longer alive he will always remain a source of inspiration for the people of the country, reports UNB."Bangabandhu's birth means the birth of Bangladesh's independence," he said.Mr...
DU Correspondent | 2024-03-18 00:00:00
Through various events, DU celebrates '104th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 'National Children's Day' on Sunday, March 17.On the occasion of celebrating the day, this year's theme was 'Bangabandhur Shopno Dhore Anbo Hashi...
A petition was submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday seeking another extension of the suspension of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's jail term and permission to take her abroad for better treatment, reports UNB.Khaleda Zia's younger brother Shamim...
FE REPORTThe quality of January election was undermined by incidents of state, ruling party, and opposition violence, as well as a pre-election environment characterised by increased political polarisation, violence among political actors, contracting civic space, and worsening freedoms of expression...
FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) claimed on Sunday that the party's acting chairperson Tarique Rahman's zoom meeting speech was distorted to produce deepfake videos by using artificial intelligence (AI).Senior joint secretary general of the party Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made...
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