US and Israeli citizens gather in front of the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv to demand that the US stop arming Israel and an end to the war in the Gaza Strip, on Friday, amid the ongoing conflict...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
All intermediaries within the country's agri-food value chain are less interested in using digital finance for transactions than cash, according to a study by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).The IFPRI found that 80-90 per cent of buying transactions...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Realtors are now blaming the rising bank lending rates for a slowdown in their business, as higher rates are weighing down sales despite people's huge unmet demand for houses, industry sources say.Lending rates have now spiked to around 13 per...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Government securities market size has ballooned with its borrowing rising by Tk 375 billion in the first eight months of this fiscal. The development indicates the government's spendthrift expenditure despite its austerity stance.Officials and money-market analysts have said the government...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature...
SYLHET, Mar 08 (UNB): A 45-year-old expatriate was stabbed to death over land dispute in Sylhet's Dakshin Surma upazila on Thursday night.The deceased is Abdul Qaiyum, son of Abdul Majeed of Rustampur area of the upazila.The incident took place at...
Journalist and valiant freedom fighter Syed Ahmed Atal died on Friday while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit (ICU) in a city hospital, reports BSS.He was 71.The veteran freedom fighter breathed his last as he was on life support...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 08 (UNB): A 19-year-old girl has died after her husband allegedly hit her in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat district.Tahmina Begum, of Shialkhoa union of the upazila, died on Thursday evening while being treated at Rangpur Medical College Hospital,...
SYLHET, Mar 08 (UNB): Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Thursday said that the standard of medical professionals in Bangladesh is not lower than in any other country in the world."Thousands of qualified doctors are...
The 3rd death anniversary of Sabrina Islam Chowdhury, wife of Md Quamrul Islam Chowdhury, managing director and CEO of Mercantile Bank PLC, will be observed today (Saturday), says a press release. Sabrina Islam Chowdhury passed away on this day in...
As many as 11 people, including children, have been injured after a fire broke out at a residential building in Chattogram, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred at a building in Shankar Dewanji Haat under the Chandgaon Police Station at around 12:45am...
Dhaka, March 08 (UNB)--Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 49 fresh cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,492 and caseload to 2,048,847 according to the Directorate General...
The disciplinary committee of Jagannath University (JnU) permanently cancelled the hall seat of Tasmeem Sanjana Srishti, a student of the 12th batch of the music department, as her involvement was found in assaulting another girl student, reports UNB.She has been...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is keen to create more scopeswomem in every sector, reports UNB."This is her agenda. So, you should not consider it as opportunity for women...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
An uncertainty has been created about vote counting and publication of result of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election though voters exercised their franchise amid peaceful atmosphere on Wednesday and Thursday last. Such situation arose as some outsiders launched...
Different organisations formed a human chain in front of the National Press Club in the city on Friday, marking the International Women's Day — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Biman Bangladesh Airlines authority operated an international flight entirely by women crew for the first time on Friday in honor of International Women's Day.According to a press release issued by Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the pilot, first officer, cabin crew, and...
JAMALPUR, Mar 8 (BSS): Election Commission (EC) has completed all preparations to hold the Bakshiganj municipality polls in a peaceful atmosphere here today (Saturday).District Election Officer and Returning Officer Mohammad Shaniazzaman Talukdar said all preparations have been taken to hold...
Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury paid a courtesy call on French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on March 7, reports BSS.The Speaker met the President there on the occasion of the 'Women Speakers Summit' organised by the...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader will leave Singapore today for Dhaka after a routine health check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, reports UNB.A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the minister will land at Hazrat...
RAJSHAHI, March 08 (BSS): Responsive role of the youths and the students in particular is vital to raise voice against the big carbon emitters to protect the region, particularly in its vast Barind tract, from the adverse impact of climate...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said on Friday the government's ministers are mocking the country's people when they are plunged into trouble due to skyrocketing prices of essential commodities. Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan made...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 08 (UNB): Election Commissioner Rashida Sultana has said that if there is found any evidence of using black money in the by-election to Sirajganj Zila Parishad, candidature of the accused contestant/s will be cancelled.The Election Commissioner came up...
Bangladesh missions abroad have observed the historic day of 7th March, recalling the epoch-making speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that fired up the Bengali nation to fight and win the independence of Bangladesh in 1971,...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir called upon everyone to work sincerely for the development of women. On the eve of International Women's Day on March 8, he wished all women around the world happy, prosperous,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will support formulating a new economic programme for Pakistan if its new government asks for one, a spokesperson said on Friday, and added that the fund encourages fair resolution of all electoral disputes, reports Reuters.Pakistan's...
Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) organised a Women's Day celebration programme at Pragati Training Institute in the city on Wednesday. CEO of Pragati Insurance Limited Syed Sehab Ullah Al Manjur, WEAB Member & Deputy Managing Director of Pragati Insurance...
Nordic countries have pledged to join hands with Bangladesh to strengthen collaboration for a greener and more resilient future, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said on Thursday, reports UNB.Commending the Nordic nations for their exemplary commitment...
Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to simplify the visa procedure for Bangladeshi workers in all categories, as well as facilitate the transfer of work permits from one employer to another, reports BSS.He made the...
Md. Abul Hossain, Managing Director of the Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB), recently greeted Md. Khurshid Alam, Executive Director, and Dr. Md. Habibur Rahman, Chief Economist, on their appointment as Deputy Governors of Bangladesh Bank.
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