FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Experts on Saturday called for increased budgetary allocation for the health sector as the strengthening of primary services is imperative to tackle heart diseases in Bangladesh.Hypertension or high blood pressure was the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which was...
Members of the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police, in separate drives in different areas of Narayanganj district arrested three members of the banned militant outfit Ansar Al Islam, reports BSS.The arrested were identified as BM Bahauddin...
Foreign Minister (FM) Hasan Mahmud has highlighted the adverse effects of global warming that among other factors are negatively contributing towards the rise of climate migrants and refugees, reports UNB. Bangladesh urged the global community to urgently change the definition...
A four-day annual conference of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) will begin in the city today (Sunday), reports BSS."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the four-day conference at Shapla Hall of her office at 10:30am," Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain told a...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
The Dhaka University authorities on Saturday observed the Flag Hoisting Day commemorating the hoisting of the first national flag of independent Bangladesh.DU VC Professor Dr ASM Maksud Kamal inaugurated the day's programme by hoisting the national flag as the chief...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the anti-government movement has to be intensified to restore democracy in the country."Democratic-loving people must get united right now for intensifying the anti-government movement to restore democracy in...
Newly appointed seven state ministers on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing floral wreaths on the portrait of Bangabandhu in the city's Dhanmondi-32, reports BSS.They are included State Minister for Planning...
Amar Ekushey Book Fair witnessed an overwhelming crowd of visitors on Saturday, the last day of the fair. —FE photo
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has demanded exemplary punishment of those responsible for the devastating fire that claimed 46 lives in a building on Bailey Road in the capital on Thursday night.FBCCI leaders made the...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Another ramp of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) is ready to open any day with the expectation of an increase in traffic flow over the city's first high- speed road infrastructure from Airport to Tejgaon.The Tejgaon ramp of the country's...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury MP said on Saturday that he didn't commit corruption while discharging his responsibility as a minister.He firmly defended himself by saying that not a single taka was embezzled by himself while he was a minister....
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
A higher indirect tax burden is significantly associated with a higher poverty rate and it leads to greater income inequality, according to a study.Currently, Bangladesh generates more revenue from indirect sources-constituting over two-thirds of revenue generation and rising income inequality...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep shock over the loss of lives due to the fire at Dhaka's Bailey Road that has claimed 46 lives so far, reports UNB.In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Modi...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Finance officials sounded happy with the responses they received from state-owned enterprises regarding the repayment of outstanding loans taken from the government.This February, the Finance Division sent letters to over a hundred state-owned entities requesting repayment of outstanding loans by...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Bangladesh has sought over US$300 million funds from the World Bank (WB) to improve the power and gas distribution and transmission networks of the country, officials said on Saturday.The Economic Relations Division (ERD) requested the WB months ago to finance...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Mar 02: Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) of the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will start its operation under the management of a foreign operator in April this year.Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), a company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her government's commitment to modernising the armed forces with state-of-the-art technology and training to ensure they are capable of dealing with any challenge, reports bdnews24.com. Speaking at the third reunion of the Bangladesh Infantry...
FE REPORT | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Law-enforcers on Saturday sued Amin Mohammad Group, the owner of the seven-storey Green Cozy Cottage shopping mall on Bailey Road, and three individuals allegedly responsible for the devastating Thursday fire.The development came in the aftermath of Thursday night's devastating fire...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
China's prevailing deflationary economy may somewhat help stimulate Bangladesh's economic relation as it largely depends on raw materials, and intermediate and finished goods from the world's second-biggest economy, analysts say.Producer price index (PPI), consumer price index (CPI) and GDP deflator-all...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
The online tax return system could not attract the large individual taxpayers due to a lack of confidence in the portal having inadequate features.The full features that could have gained confidence of the high-income group of people in getting relief...
ASJADUL KIBRIA, FROM ABU DHABI | 2024-03-03 00:00:00
Graduating LDCs get little to laugh about, nor even guaranteed continuity of market-access privileges, as prolonged parleys at the WTO ministerial ended with late-night declaration encoding developed-developing divide over trade rules.Extended until midnight Friday, the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of...
WASHINGTON, Mar 02 (Reuters): Meta Platforms decided against a partnership with Alphabet to use Google's Android XR platform for its virtual and mixed-reality Quest headsets, The Information reported on Friday.Google had suggested that Meta partnered with its new software platform...
NEW YORK, Mar 02 (Reuters): Tesla on Friday raised prices of certain Model Y vehicles in the United States by $1,000, according to its website.The company raised the price of its Model Y rear-wheel drive and long-range vehicles to $43,990...
WASHINGTON, Mar 02 (Reuters): General Motors is recalling 820,000 newer pickup trucks in North America because tailgates could unlatch and open unexpectedly.The recall covers 2020 through 2024 model year trucks with power unlatching tailgates because water could leak into the...
TOKYO, Mar 02 (Reuters): Nissan is in advanced talks to invest in electric vehicle (EV) maker Fisker in a deal that could provide the Japanese automaker with access to an electric pickup truck while giving the struggling startup a financial...
WASHINGTON, Mar 02 (Reuters): US manufacturing slumped further in February, with a measure of factory employment falling to a seven-month low amid layoffs, but there were signs activity was on the cusp of rebounding.The survey from the Institute for Supply...
AHMEDABAD, Mar 02 (AFP): Top global celebrities will don "jungle fever" outfits in India for a trip to the zoo on Saturday as part of a party thrown by Asia's richest man.Pop star Rihanna, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Donald...
NEW DELHI, Mar 02 (Reuters): India gave the go-ahead to construction of three semiconductor plants worth 1.26 trillion rupees ($15.2 billion) by firms including Tata Group and CG Power on Thursday, as the country pursues its goal of becoming an...
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