FE REPORT | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
IndustriALL Global Union has urged the government of Bangladesh to sincerely implement the roadmap on labour ahead of the upcoming governing body meeting of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to be held next month.The report submitted on the roadmap implementation...
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday said coordinated initiatives should be taken to face the challenges of foreign trade, reports UNB."Foreign trade is more challenging, competitive and knowledge-based than ever before," he said while delivering his speech as the chief guest...
JAKARTA, Feb 27 (Reuters): Indonesia has allocated an additional rice import quota of 1.6 million tonnes for 2024, after shipping in near record volumes in last year, as dryness linked to the El Nino weather pattern delayed harvest at home.The...
The 1st meeting of the Board of Directors of Shippers' Council of Bangladesh (SCB) for the term 2024-2025 was held at its conference room at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Tuesday, with SCB Chairman Md Rezaul Karim in the chair. At...
LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters): Oil prices held relatively steady on Tuesday, wavering only a few-dozen cents up or down, as traders kept their powder dry on the outcome of Gaza ceasefire talks, US inflation data on Thursday and whether OPEC+...
Peru declares health emergency in most of its provinces as dengue cases soarLIMA, Peru, Feb 27: Peru declared a health emergency in most of its provinces on Monday due to a growing number of dengue cases that are occurring at...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (AP): More than two-thirds of the U.N. Security Council's members demanded Monday that the Taliban rescind all policies and decrees oppressing and discriminating against women and girls, including banning girls education above the sixth grade and...
LONDON, Feb 27 (BBC): A tiny, transparent fish makes a sound as loud as a jackhammer, scientists in Berlin have discovered. They were prompted to investigate after hearing mysterious clicking noises coming from the fish tanks in their lab.They found...
LAHORE, Feb 27 (Reuters): A Pakistani court indicted jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his third wife Bushra Bibi on Tuesday on charges that they allegedly received land as a bribe by misusing his office during his premiership, his...
GAZA, Feb 27 (Reuters/AP): Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris which includes a 40-day pause in all military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages at a ratio...
RANCHI, India, Feb 27 (AFP): England's Ben Stokes said Monday he tried to enjoy the professional journey and smile -- despite losing his first Test series as captain against India.The tourists went down to India by five wickets on day...
PARIS, Feb 27 (AFP): Namibia all-rounder Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton set a new record for fastest T20 international hundred on Tuesday by hammering a 33-ball ton against Nepal in Kirtipur.In the opening game of a tri-series also featuring the Netherlands, Loftie-Eaton...
SEVILLE, Spain, Feb 27 (AFP): Reigning world champions Spain can claim another title on Wednesday when they face France in the final of the inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League, while the Netherlands and Germany meet to decide who will join...
Players of Chittagong District Police Kabaddi Team posing with the trophy after winning the finals of 'Chittagong Range DIG Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament' at a prize distribution ceremony held at BKSP Chittagong Regional Training Centre recently. The tournament was sponsored...
WELLINGTON, Feb 27 (AFP): An emotional Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket Tuesday, after the fast bowler was left out of New Zealand's team for the first Test against Australia this week.Wagner fought back tears as he told...
The Bangladesh U-16 Women's Football team will leave Dhaka for Nepal today (Wednesday) morning to participate in the four-nation SAFF U-16 Women's Championship'2024 to be held in Lalitpur from March 01-10, reports UNB.Bangladesh will start their campaign by taking on...
Chairman of ONE Bank PLC A.S.M. Shahidullah Khan inaugurated "Silver Jubilee Cup Badminton Tournament" on the occasion of the bank's 25th founding anniversary at its badminton court adjacent to Corporate HQ recently. Director of the bank Shawket Jaman, Managing Director...
The Australia Women's Cricket team will arrive in Bangladesh on March 17 for their first ever tour in Bangladesh, report agencies.The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has revealed the schedule for the upcoming Australia Women's tour, which will feature three ODIs...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday named former Glamorgan cricketer and Bermuda international David Hemp as the batting coach of the national men's team for two years, reports AFP.Former New Zealand all-rounder Andre Adams will join the team as bowling...
CHATTOGRAM, Feb 27 (UNB): A youth was stabbed to death by unidentified miscreants in Ananya residential area under Chandgaon police station in Chattogram city on Tuesday morning.The deceased was identified as Shaon Barua, 25, 2nd year (pass course) student of...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
GOPALGANJ, Feb 27: Farmers in three upazilas of the district are cultivating sunflower in a wider range of area this season as they made substantial profit from the oil seed crop last year. Finding it to be a highly profitable...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Feb 27: The traditional bamboo industry in the district is now on the collapse as the bamboo price has come down and the demand for its products has fallen to a great extent.About 1,000 artisans of 320 families in...
TAHSEEN NOWER PRACHI | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
":How do you process grief?: By running away from it until it finds me in the middle of a sunny street on a beautiful day."The line above is collected from a re-social media post by Katia Gonzalez, where she agrees...
ANINDETA CHOWDHURY | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
Ms Y just shared her bio on Facebook, which says 'Bibliophile'. Well, for those who are not acquainted with this term, it is something you call yourself when you love books, especially if you want people to think that you...
Ahasanul Islam Titu | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
We are meeting at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) at a time when the world is facing multidimensional challenges in the form of post pandemic shocks, economic volatility, food insecurity, rising inequality, increasing unemployment, climate disaster, all accentuated by ongoing...
The production of quality goods plays a pivotal role in driving a country's economic advancement. Throughout history, various civilisations have flourished economically, with Arab merchants dominating trade routes after the era of Prophet Mohammad (Sm). However, European merchant companies later...
The use of digital technology is gradually gaining popularity in Bangladesh, bringing new dimensions to people's lifestyles. However, with the expansion of this technology comes an increase in online fraud, resulting in thousands of people being cheated every day and...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
Energy experts and economists in the country (barring those who serve the State) are mostly unanimous that raising the power tariff once again has no justification. Instead of scrutinising the reasons why generating electricity costs is so high in the...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-02-28 00:00:00
The reported snag encountered by the relevant authorities in their endeavour to digitise land records is a significant setback. Ever since the government began to flag digitisation as one of its foremost objectives – way back in its first term...
Though the government claims that the country has no shortage of rice and that it maintains a comfortable amount of (1.45 million tonnes) the item in stock, one wonders why the price of the nation's chief staple is constantly on...
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