FARIDPUR, Mar 05 (UNB): Two farmers were dead and two fish traders were injured in a collision between a pickup van and a motorbike in Boalmari upazila of Faridpur on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Imran Sheikh, son of Mohammad...
NARAYANGANJ, Mar 06 (UNB): A Narayanganj court sentenced on Tuesday four people to death for killing an eight-year-old boy after kidnap in 2018.Narayanganj Additional District and Sessions Judge Umme Saraban Tahura handed down the punishment.The condemned convicts are-Shaheen, 35, son...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Mar 05: Monosodium glutamate salt known as tasting salt is used for increasing the taste of food in Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Hall of Islamic University (IU).According to modern medical science, long-term consumption of these salt foods puts...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Mar 05: Sheep rearing has changed the fate of a good number of the extremely poor people living in different areas under Rangpur district.Thousands of the extremely poor families of the region, including char areas, have found the way...
TAHSEEN NOWER PRACHI | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
Ramadan, the month of Rahmah, Maghfirah, and Najat, is around the corner. The Muslim Ummah all around the world eagerly wait for this month. Muslims fast, pray and engage themselves in spiritual deeds, devoting and praying to the Almighty. Ramadan...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
Olive oil is produced from the fruit of olive trees (Olea europaea). This is a traditional staple in Mediterranean dishes. However, olive oil has numerous uses. It is a great substitute for margarine, butter, or other fats. It can be...
MEHENAZ SULTANA TISHA | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
"Jesus was killed because people did not like what he was saying, so could you call him the first celebrity victim of cancel culture?" Philomena Cunk from Cunk on Earth once said. Although it is a joke taken from a...
The tragic incident resulting in the loss of 46 lives due to a fire in a building on Bailey Road in Dhaka last Thursday night is deeply shocking. While fires are not uncommon, the loss of nearly fifty lives is...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
This Ramadan is also not going to be particularly kind to the devout Muslims in Bangladesh. The trend in general every year is abnormal rise in prices of every conceivable consumable during the holy month. Inflation has already been at...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-03-06 00:00:00
The execution of Annual Development Plan (ADP), once again, is far from satisfactory-even frustratingly poor, as reports say. During the first seven months of the current fiscal, the rate of execution of development works under ADP is only 27.11 per...
Petroleum fuel prices saw a big upward push a year and a half back, on August 28, 2022 to be precise, by 42 per cent so they could be kept in step with the international fuel market. The government at...
Mutual Trust Bank (MTB), as the lead bank, along with 33 scheduled banks has recently organised 'School Banking Conference 2024' at Madaripur. Shajahan Khan, MP of Madaripur-2, attended the programme as chief guest. Tania Ferdaus, additional deputy commissioner at Deputy...
Most base metals fell on Monday on Chinese demand concerns following weak manufacturing data, although market participants hoped for more stimulus measures in an upcoming political meeting, reports Reuters.Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) eased 0.2 per cent...
HAMBURG, Mar 4 (Reuters): Chicago soybeans and corn rose on Monday in bargain buying after hitting three-year lows last week but plentiful supply from South America limited gains.Wheat fell in continued pressure from cheap Black Sea export supplies, especially Russian.Chicago...
PARIS/MONTREAL, Mar 4 (Reuters): Airbus and Spirit AeroSystems have explored the idea of the European planemaker taking over a plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland, where Spirit makes wings for the A220 but no such deal is likely in the short...
Gold prices were anchored near a two-month peak on Monday, following last week's tepid US economic data, which solidified bets for the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut of the year in June, reports Reuters.Spot gold was steady at $2,082.89...
LONDON, March 4 (Reuters): Oil prices drifted lower on Monday as traders indulged in some profit taking a day after the widely expected extension of voluntary output cuts through the middle of the year by the OPEC+ producer group.Brent futures...
ZURICH, Mar 4 (Reuters): The Swiss National Bank on Monday posted an annual loss of 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion) for 2023, as a switch to positive interest rates cost it dearly and meant it couldn't pay a dividend...
LONDON/SINGAPORE, Mar 04 (Reuters): Bitcoin rallied to a two-year high on Monday, breaking above $65,000 as a wave of money carried it within striking distance of record levels.The price hit a session high of $65,537 early in Europe, having already...
FRANKFURT, Mar 04 (AFP): The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to freeze interest rates again this week, with officials wary of starting to cut before they see more evidence that recent falls in inflation will be sustained.After the ECB...
BENGALURU, Mar 04 (Reuters): Average home prices in India are set to rise 7.0 per cent this year and next, driven by purchases of luxury properties, according to analysts polled by Reuters who said the supply of affordable homes would...
ISTANBUL, Mar 04 (Arab News): Turkiye's annual inflation rate climbed to 67.07 per cent in February, exceeding expectations and keeping up pressure for tight monetary policy amid strong rises in food, hotel and education prices, official data showed on Monday....
KARACHI, Mar 04 (AFP): A leading Saudi investor group in the IT and technology sector has joined hands with SuperNova Solutions, a major Pakistani enterprise resource planning and business solutions provider, the Pakistani firm said on Monday. The partnership deal...
Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in animal health, has joined hands with Square Pharmaceuticals PLC to introduce Aftovaxpur, an advanced FMD vaccine for ruminants in Bangladesh. This collaboration addresses the urgent need for a vital solution to combat the recurring...
Social Islami Bank has rolled out a specialised product for freelancers -- 'SIBL Freelancer Solution' -- in order to expedite their activities and inflow of foreign remittance. Zafar Alam, Managing Director and CEO, inaugurated the product as the chief guest...
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Monday that the import of 500 MW of electricity from Nepal through Indian company GMR is almost at the final stage while the issue of renewable energy import...
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid at his office in the city on Monday. — Focus Bangla
FE REPORT | 2024-03-05 00:00:00
Merchandise exports fetched Bangladesh US$5.18 billion in February 2024, recording a 12.04-percent year-on-year growth, with apparel shipments overwhelmingly dominating the invoice as usual. Export receipts amounted to US$4.63 billion in February 2023, according to Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data published...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office....
Raisha, a first grader of Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, taking a snap of the burnt seven-storey building of the Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall on Bailey Road in the city on Monday. A devastating fire that ripped through the...
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