Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The state minister for commerce last week had told the newsmen in Dhaka that any hike in prices of essentials was unlikely, as there would be abundant supply of the same during the holy month of Ramadan. But that assurance...
Middlemen, the intermediaries connecting buyers and sellers across various sectors of the economy, are meant to facilitate trade and transactions, and add value to both ends of the spectrum. In theory, their role appears indispensable, yet in practice, they are...
Syed Shadman Wahid and Zihan Hossain | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
The e-commerce sector in Bangladesh is on a remarkable growth trajectory, with the Center for Policy Dialogue estimating its value to reach $10.5 billion by 2026. This expansion is fuelled by a surge in internet penetration and a shift in...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-03-11 00:00:00
It was the need for peace and security that led to the creation of the United Nations. Member States understood the need for an organisation to focus on state sovereignty and this was seen as a significant principle.State sovereignty has...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-03-10 12:00:00
Around five weeks ago, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the updated version of the World Economic Outlook (WEO), which showed the global inflation at a declining trend. It projected the global headline inflation to fall to 5.8 per cent...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) vowed on Saturday to continue its movement until the government is dethroned for establishing people's voting rights and restoring democracy in the country."We want to say that democratic movement never gets failed. It may be disrupted...
Rejecting the European Union's (EU) statement regarding the last national election, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Saturday the election campaign had been fair, reports UNB.BNP is misleading foreigners by spreading propaganda in various ways, he said, adding that...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Dhaka University's Mass Communication and Journalism Department's alumni association has got a new committee after a long time on March 8.The committee comprising thirty members was formed through an election held at the alumni floor of the Nabab Nawab Ali...
Bangladesh reported 35 covid cases in 24 hours until on Saturday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total Covid-19 caseload rose to 2,048,882, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Saturday presided over a regular meeting of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Memorial Trust, reports BSS.The meeting was held at her official Ganabhaban residence. In the meeting, the premier, also chairperson...
The 54th director general (DG) level border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) ended at BGB headquarters in the city on Saturday where both sides agreed to bring down the killing of unarmed Bangladeshi...
A flock of herons flying over a canal in search of food on Saturday morning. The picture was taken in Kalshi area of Mirpur in the city. — FE photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
WASHINGTON, Mar 9 (AP): Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army's 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.They...
FE ONLINE DESK | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Doulat Akter Mala, a special correspondent of The Financial Express, has been honoured by Universal Medical College and Hospital (UMCH) for her contribution to mass media. She is among 12 women UMCH recognised on Saturday for their contribution to various...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday met the Special Branch (SB) officials who were involved in publishing "The Secret Documents of Intelligence Branch on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman" at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital."The...
Israel struck one of the largest residential towers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, residents said, stepping up pressure on the last area of the enclave it has not yet invaded and where over a million displaced...
The vote counting is underway after 89 per cent of the electorate cast their votes in the election of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) for the term of 2024-26.Earlier, the polling took place at the BGMEA Building...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) has set targets to increase fleets soon in both intercity and commuter services on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar, Dhaka-Narsingdi and Bhanga-Dhaka routes amid the challenge of a locomotive shortage.Commercial train services on Dhaka-Burimari route will start soon after...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Women's rights defenders have urged the government to increase the budget allocation for development of women of all classes, including rural, underprivileged, tribal and landless ones.They also said investment is a very important issue for women and girls.Investments for rural,...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
The United Arab Emirates has expressed interest in signing the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh, a spokesperson for the foreign ministry said on Sunday.During the bilateral meeting with Bangladesh, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud at his palace in...
Tahseen Bahar Shuchona was elected mayor of Cumilla City Corporation (CCC) in mayoral by-polls unofficially on Saturday while Ekramul Hoque Titu was leading in the Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) polls with a big margin.Farhad Hossain, returning officer, announced the unofficial...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
With Bangladesh's spending on climate change growing every year, the government has recently formed a high-powered coordination committee and four working groups to prepare strategy and procedures to garner an increased amount of funds from external and internal sources.The principal...
A worn-out bus of Labbaik Paribahan photographed near Farmgate in the city. The bus is plying the city roads before the very eyes of on-duty traffic policemen. — FE photo
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Textile millers have sought the central bank's intervention to get payments against raw materials they supplied to apparel exporters under back-to-back letters of credit (LCs) opened by commercial banks.Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) has said the banks are not making...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel exports to the United States plunged by more than 36 per cent in January 2024.Exporters said the ongoing sluggish economy, triggered by the twin crises of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, left retailers in the USA...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-03-10 00:00:00
A plan awaits approval for converting regional highways into a six-lane national highway connecting the country's deprived southwestern zone with the eastern part passing by the capital, officials said on Saturday.Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has planned the longest-connectivity network....
India's rice export prices surged to a record high this week as traders sought clarity over how the export levy is calculated, while those in Thailand awaited fresh supplies to hit the market, reports Reuters.Top exporter India's 5 per cent...
SBI (State Bank of India) Bangladesh Operations organised a Free Health Check-Up camp at Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka on Thursday on the occasion of the International Women's Day. The camp and medical tests were conducted by doctors of Medicine...
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