DUBAI, Mar 11 (AP): The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details.Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida...
TEXAS, Mar 11 (BBC/AFP): Donald Trump will not fund Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion if he is elected US president again, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has said. "He will not give a penny in the Ukraine-Russia war. That is why...
TRIPOLI, Mar 11 (Reuters): Three key Libyan leaders said on Sunday they had agreed on the "necessity" of forming a new unified government that would supervise long-delayed elections.A political process to resolve more than a decade of conflict in Libya...
Technology and business are evolving rapidly, and this rapid change has led to a paradigm shift in the realm of job placements for IT graduates, providing Management Information System (MIS) graduates with a stepping stone to enter sectors once dominated...
NEW DELHI, March 10 (AFP): India and the four-member European trade bloc EFTA, including Norway and Switzerland, signed a $100-billion free trade agreement on Sunday to promote investment and exports, officials said.The deal will see the European Free Trade Association...
Customers browse dates at roadside vendors near Dhaka's Baitul Mukarram Mosque, with Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, just days away. Vendors say the price of dates, a staple for many at Iftar, has risen by 50-80 per cent...
Bangladesh has floated an international tender for the exploration of oil and gas in 24 maritime blocks in the Bay of Bengal under a new Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in a bid to enhance energy production, report agencies.A notice was...
Ihasanul Karim, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's press secretary, passed away on Sunday, breathing his last at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital around 8pm.PM's Deputy Press Secretary MM Emrul Kayes confirmed the death.The prime minister expressed profound shock...
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The High Court issued on Sunday a stay on the government decision to keep primary and secondary schools open during Ramadan. The order was passed by the High Court bench comprising Justice K M Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir Hayat...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Nobel Laureate Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, also Chairman of Grameen Telecom Trust, has deposited Tk 537 million to the government exchequer to appeal an income-tax claim by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for the tax years 2011 to 2013.The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced on Sunday that the Bangladesh government plans to enhance the Bangladesh Coast Guard into a three-dimensional force by incorporating new technology and modern equipment, reports UNB."We have already granted initial approval for the establishment of...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Investments in deep-sea ports, airports and rail and road connections to land ports have positioned Bangladesh as a key player in the South Asian region, according to foreign development partners, as the country now offers more trade and investment opportunities.According...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Dhaka metro-rail company has extended the MRT operation time by an hour for the last 15 days of holy Ramadan.Managing Director of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Ltd (DMTCL) MAN Siddique announced the decision at a press conference on Sunday. According...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Bangladesh and India are going to open negotiations on signing the proposed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) soon, says the Indian envoy while unveiling umpteen sub-regional integration plans. Addressing a seminar on Multi-layered connectivity in the Bay of Bengal, jointly...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Widening financial-account deficit for huge outgoings affects balance of payments (BoP) and basically denies Bangladesh economy benefits of growing surplus in its current account, economists say.Meanwhile, the country's gross foreign-exchange (forex) reserves dropped below $20 billion as the central bank...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The government has been urged to make clear its stance on merger of the country's weaker banks in the fiscal measures to be announced in the upcoming budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25.Businesses and economists have raised the issue at...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Source taxes on leather-and leather-goods exports are going to be halved to help the sector meet high-cost compliance precondition of buyers, as export diversification comes under government's top priorities.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may cut the tax to 0.5...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Sunday was recorded at 33.0 degrees...
A mobile court on Sunday fined Tk 1.12 (11.24 lakh) to an owner of an under-construction building for violating the building code, reports UNB.Being informed, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and local Member of Parliament Saber Hossain Chowdhury...
Education Minister Mahibul Hasan Chowdhury said that many skill-based jobs have been created in our country. But we do not have candidates who can fulfill our demand based on that skill, reports UNB."So, students should focus on professional and vocational...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
A total of 48 students of various departments of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences of Dhaka University (DU) have received 'Dean's Award'. Besides, six teachers of the faculty were also awarded for their outstanding research activities at a programme at...
Referring to France's regulatory bodies to check misinformation and disinformation, State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Sunday said though regulation can impede freedom of speech and media, it's needed to protect professional journalists, reports BSS."France has...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) on Sunday launched truck sale of eggs, milk, and meat at rational prices for the Ramadan, aiming to ensure consumers' easy access to essential animal proteins during the holy month.The initiative aims to...
Sellers purchasing different delectable varieties of sweets from a stall at the five-day Sweet Fair on the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises in the city on its concluding day (Sunday) — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
There is a need for increasing investment in different socioeconomic sectors through the gender budget so that it helps the country achieve gender parity, speakers told a programme on Sunday.They also said proper monitoring of implementing the budgetary allocation and...
Pro-BNP Blue Panel candidate Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon and pro-Awami League White Panel candidate Advocate Shah Monjurul Hoque were elected president and secretary respectively of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for the 2024-2025 tenure, reports BSS.Convener of election...
MYMENSINGH, March 10 (UNB): Ekramul Haque Titu has been unofficially declared winner in the Mymensingh City Corporation election held on Saturday.With this, Titu has once again become the mayor of the Mymensingh city corporation.Titu, former mayor of the city corporation,...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
Speakers at a conference on women's political leadership from three major political parties in Bangladesh emphasised economic empowerment for women's advancement. They said that investing in women is crucial to accelerate the country's growth. Democracy International organised the conference on...
Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to make a list of those people who are hatching conspiracy, spreading propaganda and incitement against the country from abroad, reports UNB.He made the call at a reception organised by Bangladeshi...
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