NEW DELHI, Mar 15 (Al Jazeera): India has rejected comments by a United States official raising concern over the implementation of a religion-based citizenship law as "misplaced, misinformed and unwarranted".On Monday, just weeks before the general election, Prime Minister Narendra...
MOSCOW, Mar 15 (Arab News): Russians started voting on Friday in a three-day presidential election set to hand hardline leader Vladimir Putin another six-year term as fresh attacks bring the raging conflict in Ukraine further into Russian territory.In power as...
GAZA STRIP, Mar 15 (Agencies): Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official from the militant group told AFP on Friday."The agreement is for a six-week...
Muslims traditionally prefer dates as the main ingredient for Iftar after fasting all day. However, this year, just before Ramadan, the price of dates has skyrocketed, making it unaffordable for lower and middle-class people. When questioned about this, officials suggested...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-03-16 00:00:00
Like devotees in the rest of the world, the Muslims in Bangladesh have also started observing the holy month of Ramadan amidst high inflation. Sudden price spurt here is, however, not unusual in this month. Previous years' newspaper headlines such...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-03-16 00:00:00
For quite sometime now experts have been putting forward unambiguous suggestions for diversifying the product portfolio of Bangladesh's apparel industry (RMG). Its rival countries such as China and Vietnam have already taken the effort to seriously diversify their baskets of...
To the worry over the decline in the earnings from foreign remittance due to the rise in the use of informal channel for money transfer by the migrant workers abroad, a new anxiety has been added. It concerns, as reported...
Md. Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-03-16 00:00:00
Indonesia, boasting the world's largest archipelago, stands as a custodian of immense marine riches. Despite contributing modestly to its economy, the marine sector, encompassing fisheries, tourism, and conservation efforts, holds vast potential. With fisheries accounting for over 2.5 per cent...
Abdullah A Dewan | 2024-03-15 12:00:00
Most people here in Bangladesh and abroad grew up learning from the media that when the central bank (CB) increases the money supply, interest rate decreases and the opposite happens when CB decreases the money supply. This has been misleading...
A court in the city on Thursday sent pro-BNP Blue Panel secretary candidate Barrister Ruhul Quddus Kazal to jail in a case lodged over violence during the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman passed...
At least three student organisations have protested the 'Chhatra League attack' on a group of students in front of Bangabandhu Tower on the Dhaka University campus, reports UNB.Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), Bangladesh Chhatra Odhikar Parishad and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation issued...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) expressed the hope on Thursday that it would get back state power again within a short span of time.Vice-chairman of the party Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed expressed the hope while addressing a press briefing at...
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the government is trying to identify those who are involved in market syndicates and investigating whether BNP has any link to the syndicates and hoarders, reports UNB.The AL leader said this...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions and the regions of Cumilla and Noakhali until 06:00 pm today (Friday), according to the Met Office.Weather...
The price of watermelon has risen sharply making the watery fruit, which is widely consumed during the month of Ramadan, further dearer for the commoners. Watermelon which was once sold per unit is now selling for Tk80 to 90 each...
The death of a Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) sanitation worker after being hit by a pickup van on the Gabtoli-Dwipnagar road sparked protest in Gabtoli area on Thursday morning, reports UNB. Co-workers of victim Ameena Begum (45) staged a...
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer Sadi Mohammad was laid to eternal rest at Tajmahal Road graveyard in the city's Mohammadpur after Zohr prayers on Thursday, report agencies. He was buried at the grave of his parent there.A good number of people...
Prof Dr Tazul Islam, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of American International University-Bangladesh, inaugurating a poster competition on 'Discovering Bangladesh through the Lens of Posters' organised by the university on its permanent campus in the city...
Six members of Detective Branch (DB) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) were suspended in connection with looting Tk 35 million from a freelancer on February 26, report agencies.The six cops are SI Md Alamgir Hossain, ASI Babul Mia, Md Shah...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
With funding support from the European Union, the Ministry of Social Welfare assisted by UNICEF has recruited over 1,200 additional social workers for Child Protection Services, bringing the total number to over 4,000. As a first step towards their integration...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, with other humanitarian partners, called on the international community to redouble efforts to protect and assist Rohingya refugees and their host communities. Bangladesh is generously hosting nearly a million Rohingya refugees, most of whom fled...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh IWAMA Kiminori paid an official visit to the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar on Thursday, said a spokesperson for the Japanese Embassy in Dhaka.He was accompanied by Japanese actress Ms. Sahel Rose during his visit.Approximately...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
The UK is providing an additional £5.2 million or TK 732 million of humanitarian support to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. The UK announced the support at the launch of the 2024 humanitarian appeal for the Rohingya response in Bangladesh, the...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori has underlined the need for continuation of negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the Public Private Joint Economic Dialogues between the two governments as they are the two vehicles to move forward...
Commuters in Dhaka scramble for cover as a sudden shower sweeps through the city on Thursday afternoon. A pedestrian runs for shelter, while passengers in a rickshaw near the Jatiya Press Club attempt to shield themselves from the brief but...
Advanced medical care will be ensured for Gazipur burn victims, said Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Thursday, report agencies.In response to the severe injuries caused by a cylinder explosion in Gazipur on Wednesday, a high-level board meeting chaired...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Bangladesh has seen an upswing in child labour, according to a new government survey, as it found there are 1.78 million child labourers in the country -- up from 1.698 million in 2013.Of particular concern, the National Child Labour Survey-2022...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Russia has expressed its keen interest in starting direct flight on the Dhaka-Moscow route.The interest was shown when Russian ambassador in Dhaka Alexander Mantytskiy met civil aviation minister Faruk Khan on Thursday.The Russian envoy said a huge number of Russian...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-15 00:00:00
Despite subsidised government sales, the prices of fish, meat, some vegetables and potato showed further hike last week amid the beginning of Ramadan as traders raised prices for lack of market monitoring, insiders said. Beef skyrocketed to Tk 750-820 a...
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has rejected any idea of Rohingya integration into Bangladesh and requested all humanitarian actors including UNHCR and IOM to facilitate the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to their homeland, Myanmar. He reiterated Bangladesh's commitment...
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