Dhaka's air quality has been categorised as 'unhealthy' on Monday morning, reports UNB.With an air quality index (AQI) score of 176 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ranked 5th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.Pakistan's Lahore, India's...
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury has emphasised the prompt resolution of grievances by departments and organisations under the purview of the Ministry lodged by the common people, reports UNB. He stressed the need for expeditious...
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Praising Bangladesh's situation in gender equality, Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori expressed his country's interest in working together to establish gender-balanced societies in the two countries."Japan is far behind Bangladesh's track record. This is the area we can learn...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Speakers at a knowledge-sharing session underlined the need for drawing up a long-term action plan to step up adolescent girls' nutrition development and for bringing them to the mainstream development through eliminating gender disparities.They also called upon the Directorate of...
SM NAJMUS SAKIB | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Fifty-one-year-old Hafez Rabiul Alam experienced a severe chest pain last December which had him go through an angiogram, a scan that shows blood flow through arteries or veins.Alam, a resident of northern Domar Upazila of Nilphamari district, was immediately taken...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Speakers at a roundtable on Monday stressed the need for timely early warning of disasters, introducing auto shutdown system for gas and electricity, and exchanging of mobile network sharing during crisis period for proper management and to minimise possible losses...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder stated on Monday that approximately 200 mobile financial services (MFS) accounts are being closed each day due to their connection to Hundi, reports UNB.The central bank is rigorously monitoring trade transactions through LC...
COX'S BAZAR, March 11 (UNB): Amid a conflict between the Myanmar military and the armed rebel group in Myanmar's Rakhine, 29 members of Border Guard Police (BGP) took shelter again in Bangladesh on Monday, said BGB.A total of 29 BGP...
NEW DELHI, March 11 (Reuters): India announced rules on Monday to implement a 2019 citizenship law that critics call anti-Muslim, weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term for his Hindu nationalist government.The Citizenship Amendment Act grants...
Cillian Murphy has become the first Irish-born winner of the best actor award, as Oppenheimer swept the Oscars, report agencies.The film dominated proceedings, winning best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan, and best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr.Murphy was...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
As much as 42,000 metric tonnes of diesel worth about $34 million has been exported to Bangladesh in the last one year since the inauguration of the friendship pipeline in 2023.Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma provided the information while inaugurating...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld a High Court order to keep primary and secondary schools closed during Ramadan.Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Chamber Judge of the Appellate Division of the SC, passed the order following...
Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, may visit Bangladesh in the second half of 2024, according to Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, reports bdnews24.com.Mahmud revealed the planned visit of the crown prince in a press briefing in Dhaka...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
The Editors' Council has condemned the process of sentencing journalist, Shafiuzzaman Rana, to six-month jail by setting up a mobile court.The platform of editors in a statement issued on Monday also expressed concern over spoiling free and independent journalism and...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Monday issued unified licenses to the country's three major mobile-phone operators- Grameenphone Limited, Robi Axiata Limited and Teletalk Bangladesh Limited- with the goal of advancing the telecommunications sector, expanding information technology (IT), and...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
The country's top economists have advised the government against preparing an expansionary budget for the next fiscal year, citing external and internal economic stresses. They also suggested prioritising macroeconomic stability over growth and taking effective measures to achieve it. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked the doctors in the country to devote more time to research in medical science burying the mentality of doing private practice to just earn money, reports UNB."We are lagging behind in one sector...
Prime Minister's Energy Adviser Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury has said that the international bidding for offshore oil and gas exploration will draw a huge response. "This round, we have introduced some new aspects like linking gas price with Brent and per...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to adopt a proactive approach, rather than a defensive one, to trade preferences during the transition period after graduating from the least-developed-country club, according to economists. This shift will help support the development of new and diversified industries,...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Current development budget of the country may be downsized by 7.0 per cent to Tk 2.45 trillion today amid slow-paced implementation of projects.Officials said Monday the National Economic Council (NEC), headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, would sit at the...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
A fresh spiral in prices of foodstuffs people eat after breaking fast, 30-50-percent pricier on average this year, marks the start of holy Ramadan. People's expenses get another spurt for swelling costs of sugar, pulses, potatoes, onions and other spices,...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-03-12 00:00:00
Bangladesh's private-sector foreign borrowings seem squeezing, with short-term debt stock having dropped to US$11.25 billion until last January, prompting economists to predict further adverse impact on economic activity. Latest analyses of the state of financing exposes two cardinal factors: corporates...
Muslims in Bangladesh will commence the observance of Ramadan, a lunar month, marked by self-purification through fasting and abstinence, today (March 12). The sighting of the moon on Monday confirmed the commencement of Ramadan.Lailatul Qadr, the night of divine blessing...
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI/BEIJING, March 11 (Reuters): China has asked banks to enhance financing support for state-backed China Vanke and called on creditors to consider private debt maturity extension, in a rare intervention from central government to help an embattled property firm,...
BENGALURU, March 11 (Reuters): There may be pockets of irrational exuberance in the Indian equity markets, the markets regulator said on Monday, referring to concerns over stretched valuations of small-, opens new tab and mid-cap, opens new tab stocks and...
SEOUL, March 11 (Reuters): South Korea's financial market watchdog said on Monday it has found wrongdoings by financial firms selling derivatives linked to a Hong Kong stock market index."The inspection result shows there was poor management of sales policy and...
LONDON, March 11 (Reuters): European stock indexes were mostly in the red in early trading on Monday, falling from last week's record highs as traders grappled with uncertainty over the economic outlook and waited for US inflation data later in...
The 869th meeting of the executive committee (EC) of Shahjalal Islami Bank was held on Sunday at the bank's corporate head office. Akkas Uddin Mollah, chairman of the EC, presided over the meeting. Mosleh Uddin Ahmed, managing director of the...
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