The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have jointly issued a warning about the potential impact of the Gaza war and attacks on commercial ships on the Red Sea on the global economy. During the World Governments Summit,...
Zahid Huq | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
That the doctors skip postings at government hospitals in rural areas is an old piece of news. Doctors are not solely to blame, medicines and medical equipment are also in short supply in those state-owned facilities. What the residents of...
The sorry state of the road transport system in the country with rampant mismanagement and corruption plaguing it at every turn is no secret. However, the recent revelation by the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has brought to light a massive...
Hasnat M Alamgir | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
In yet another building fire incident in Dhaka, over 46 people lost their lives. According to the details given by the newspapers and electronic media thus far, the story is the same old one with similar causes and circumstances. There...
M Rokonuzzaman | 2024-03-08 00:00:00
In the early 1980s, the industrial economy of Taiwan was mostly in the area of labour-centric export-oriented manufacturing, import substitution, and processing of locally available farming outputs like sugarcane. Notable firms in different industrial sectors of Taiwan were barely profitable....
Governance and transparency are of utmost importance in making sure the trustworthiness of Bangladesh's banking sector. Central to this is the necessity for self-governing and effective board oversight, which hinges on the configuration of boards with experienced and independent directors...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may remain nearly unchanged and night temperature may fall slightly over...
A student has died after being electrocuted at Palashpur Ideal School in Dhaka's Kadamtali area on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred while the ninth grader was setting up the national flag on the school premises at around 10:00 am on...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
A good number of Dhaka University (DU) students formed a human chain on the campus on Wednesday, demanding restriction of external entry, control of free traffic and noise pollution-free campus.They handed over a memorandum to the Vice-Chancellor after holding a...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
Robbers stole gold ornaments from two shops at Shezan Point in the capital's Farmgate area on Tuesday night. Owners claimed that 200 bhoris of gold ornaments were stolen from the two shops. Sources said a gang of robbers entered the...
The city corporations of the country were allocated Tk 400 million (40 crore) to tackle dengue in the current fiscal year, said Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tazul Islam, reports UNB."A total of Tk 400 million has...
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 06 (UNB): Dr Raihan Sharif, a lecturer of the Community Medicine department at Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College and Hospital in Sirajganj has been suspended over shooting a student inside a classroom.The medical college authorities took the...
In celebration of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's historic March 7 speech, Chattogram is set to host Joy Bangla Concert 2024 today (Thursday), reports UNB. This event, eagerly anticipated by organisers and music lovers alike, marks a...
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 06 (BSS): State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has asked the authorities of all three state-run oil companies to make automation work faster aimed at ensuring better services and reducing wastage."We hope automation activities...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin reached United Kingdom (UK) from United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday night (Bangladesh Time) for a health check up, reports BSS."The President reached London at 04:30 pm (London time) from Dubai by an aircraft of Emirates Airlines,"...
Mother of Motijheel Ideal School student Ahnaf Tahmid Arham at a human chain programme in front of the school on Wednesday burst into tears while seeking justice for the death of her son during a circumcision surgery at JS Diagnostic...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
If a plot listed in the record of rights consists of both vested property and privately owned land, the portion designated as privately owned would undergo mutation, said Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda. And, regular land development tax will be...
Democratic front, led by Abdus Salam Aref and Afsia Jannat Saleh has clinched full-panel victory in the biennial election of the Association of Travel Agents of Bangladesh (ATAB), the apex body of travel agents of the country.The election was held...
A court in the city on Wednesday set April 24 for holding hearing in Gatco graft case against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 14 others, reports BSS.Judge Ali Hossen of Dhaka Special Judge Court-3 re-fixed the date allowing a time...
Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary AFM Bahauddin Nasim on Wednesday called for eliminating communal forces from society to build a developed and prosperous Bangladesh, reports BSS."We want a peaceful and prosperous Bangladesh. For this, we will have to be...
TUNGIPARA, March 06 (BSS): Five new state ministers, a whip of the parliament and 42 female members of parliament (MPs) from reserved seats paid their rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara on Wednesday.They...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed returned home on Wednesday after an official visit to Qatar, reports BSS.During his visit, he participated in the 'Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2024)' held from March 4 to...
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Wednesday said development cannot be achieved leaving half of the people behind while women have been main driver of the development of the country and their involvement in the mainstream...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
Voting for the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) election began on Wednesday to elect the new executive committee for the 2024-25 sessions.The two-day polls started at 10:00 am on Wednesday and will continue until 5:00 pm with a one-hour break.On...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced a mass contact programme for March 9 in protest against the soaring prices of essential commodities and increased power and gas tariffs.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has indicated that a significant adjustment will be made to fuel oil prices in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.Starting from Thursday, prices will be adjusted in the first week of each month...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
The drive against non-compliant restaurants in the capital continued for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, fining some eateries on charges of various irregularities.A mobile court of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) fined Kachchi Bhai Tk 0.1 million in Gulshan-2...
Foreign Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud urged Bangladeshi expatriates on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia to send remittances to the country through legal channels, reports UNB.Speaking at a reception in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday afternoon...
A high-level body instructed ministries to send project proposals to the Planning Commission after due verification in the light of Green and Climate Resilient Development (GCRD) policy for obtaining foreign financing.It was also instructed that before sending the proposal for...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has strongly refuted the findings of a Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) report, alleging that it is based on "imagination, false information and ill motive".BRTA Chairman Nur Muhammad Mazumder, speaking at a press conference on...
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