Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) has sought a special fund to meet financing need of young entrepreneurs across the country in the upcoming national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25, reports UNB.The leaders of the BCI, the lone chamber body...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met Office.Night temperature may fall slightly over Rangpur & Rajshahi divisions and it may rise slightly elsewhere over the country....
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Wednesday warned that stern legal action will be taken if any police member is found in possession of drugs.He issued the warning while distributing prizes among the winning units of police...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
The High Court on Wednesday upheld the trial court's decision, affirming a 14-year imprisonment sentence for former Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG) Mizanur Rahman.The trial court had issued this verdict last year in response to a case involving charges...
The 23rd Convocation of East West University (EWU) was held on its Aftabnagar Sports Ground in the city on Wednesday, says a press release.Education Minister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhoury on behalf of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, awarded degrees to 2,861 students of...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
The Health Minister on Wednesday asked doctors to be more responsible while treating patients so that they do not get deprived of the desired service in hospitals. "It's my responsibility to protect the doctors, but they (doctors) will have to...
BAGERHAT, Feb 28 (UNB): A court in Bagerhat has sentenced five members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to different jail terms in a case filed over a bomb attack on police in Bagerhat in 2016.Bagerhat Additional...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has issued separate transfer orders to nine of its envoys abroad as they are going for retirement or their contractual agreements are expiring, reports UNB."Decision has been taken to transfer you to the headquarters,"...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Comparing jail with 'poisonous gas', Senior Joint Secretary General of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Wednesday that the government had sent his party's influential leaders and activists to jail just for the 'dummy election' held on...
Several members of the Ganatantra Mancha, an alliance of opposition parties, have reportedly been injured after clashing with the police during a rally in the city's Zero Point area, reports bdnews24.com.The leaders and activists of the alliance had gathered outside...
Financial Express journalist Sajibur Rahman receiving the TIB's Anti-Corruption Investigative Journalism Fellowship 2023 for his impactful reports on smart land management in Bangladesh at a programme in Dhaka recently.
Blanket sellers in the precincts of the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque idle away time with no potential buyers of this warm cloth as winter is out and summer in. The snap was shot on Wednesday. — FE Photo
The verdict in a case related to the much publicised loan scam involving the Hall-Mark Group has been postponed on an application by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) following the exclusion of confessional statements recorded by two magistrates.Dhaka's First Special Judge's...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
The nation is set to celebrate the National Insurance Day throughout the country tomorrow (Friday) under the theme 'Korbo Bima Gorbo Desh, Smart Hobe Bangladesh'.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the event at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre...
The 50 women elected to serve in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad as reserved-seat MPs have taken oath of office.They were sworn in by Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury at a ceremony in parliament on Wednesday, reports bdnews24.com.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Towhidul Islam, a marginal farmer in Godagari municipal area under Rajshahi, lost almost all his Aman crop in 2023 due to excessive rainfall from mid-October to early November.He got only five maunds of paddy against his expectation of 25 maunds....
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
The government on Wednesday announced the appointment of two deputy governors (DG) for Bangladesh Bank (BB) from the current officials of the central bank.The appointees are the central bank's chief economist, Md Habibur Rahman, and executive director, Md Khurshid Alam.Their...
The government has rearranged the office timing for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan from 9 am to 3:30 pm for all government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions, reports UNB.The decision was taken on Wednesday at the weekly cabinet meeting...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has forbidden organising large Iftar parties at the government-level during the upcoming Ramadan.She gave the instruction while chairing the cabinet meeting at her office in the city on Wednesday, reports UNB."There is an instruction from the...
The cabinet on Wednesday gave the final approval for the draft Offshore Banking Act 2024 in a bid to enhance the reserves of foreign currency and attract foreign investment.The approval came from the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh...
ASJADUL KIBRIA, FROM ABU DHABI | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Little comes out of hard bargains so far about deals on major areas like agriculture, fisheries subsidies, e-commerce moratorium and reform in dispute-settlement mechanism as the WTO ministerial nears its close.The ongoing ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
As the First Buriganga Bridge at Postagola is off-limits to traffic for the ongoing overhauling work, the Second Buriganga Bridge at Babubazar underwent an ordeal of managing huge pressure of vehicles caught in gridlock on Wednesday. Photo: Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh faces dire risks of losing 0.25-million jobs and $27-billion in export earnings in apparel sector alone by 2030 for climate-induced extreme heatwaves and flooding, a study alerts. The forecast on the country's main export industry--- ready-made garment (RMG)-came Wednesday,...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
The apex trade body on Wednesday urged the traders to stabilise supply chain and make a reasonable profit during the upcoming holy month of Ramadan.It made the call during a meeting with retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and importers of essential commodities...
Asjadul Kibira, from Abu Dhabi | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
A joint communication of four South Asian nations, including Bangladesh, has been moved at the World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial meet on demand for a work programme facilitating low-cost cross-border remittance. Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka submitted the demand...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
India-Bangladesh bilateral trade in rupee produces lax response from businesses as entire turnover amounts to less than half a million in nearly seven months under the currency-substitution arrangement, sources said.The two next-door neighbours launched the much-vaunted trade transaction in special...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the government has taken two measures to control the prices of essential commodities in the holy month of Ramadan.Responding to a question from lawmaker Ali Azam during the question-answer session, the...
HONG KONG, Feb 28 (AFP): Asian stocks were mostly lower on Wednesday after the release of lacklustre consumer confidence data, with comments from US Federal Reserve officials and fresh economic figures due later in the day.Global equities mostly rose Tuesday,...
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