A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
NARAIL, Feb 26: The 89th birth anniversary of Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Sheikh was observed at Noor Mohammad Nagar in Chandibarpur union of Narail sadar upazila on Tuesday.Noor Mohammad Nagar, which was earlier known as Mahiskhola where he was born, was...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
PABNA, Feb 26: The onion farmers of the district have expressed much satisfaction as the price of the agricultural produce is fairly good in the market this year.In the first phase, 'Mulkata' or 'Kandak' onion has come to the market....
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Feb 26: Higher production of salt has brought delight to the farmers in Chattogram and Cox's Bazar this season though they are dismayed over possible low price of their produce. Due to favorable weather condition in the current...
S Korea gives protesting doctors end-Feb deadline to return to workSEOUL, Feb 26: South Korea's government on Monday told young doctors they had until the end of February to return to work or risk being punished for staging a week-long...
TOKYO, Feb 26 (AFP): Japan's Moon lander has produced another surprise by waking up after the two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said Monday.The unmanned Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) touched down last month at a wonky angle...
SANAA, Feb 26 (Reuters): Israel carried out airstrikes in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley on Monday, killing at least two Hezbollah members in its deepest attack yet into Lebanese territory since hostilities erupted with the Iran-backed group last October, sources in Lebanon...
KYIV, Feb 26 (AP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in action in the two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.Zelenskyy said that the number was far lower than estimates given by...
LAHORE, Feb 26 (AFP): The daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif took control of Pakistan's most populous region on Monday, becoming the country's first woman to govern a province.Maryam Nawaz Sharif was elected chief minister in her family's long-time...
JERUSALEM, Feb 26 (AP/Reuters): Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority.President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether he accepts Shtayyeh and his...
Syed Shadman Wahid & Zihan Hossain | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
Cybercrime is as predominant a problem as ever. The statistics presented in the 2023 Official Cybercrime Report by Cybersecurity Ventures indicate that the global annual cost of cybercrime is predicted to reach USD 9.5 trillion in 2024. A PwC study...
In Bangladesh, mental and physical health of employees is often overlooked by employers. Maintaining a corporate lifestyle in Dhaka poses greater challenges compared to other major cities worldwide. Employees typically start their day by navigating crowded public transportation and enduring...
Allegations of patients' death or harm due to medical negligence are not uncommon in our country. Recently, another child died during a circumcision procedure at JS Diagnostic Centre in Malibagh, following a similar incident in another city hospital.A fourth-grade student...
Syed Fatthul Alim | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
Once only the privileged few in society could afford a telephone set at home. Having a fixed line telephone connection was then a mark of social status. But with the advent of mobile telephony, the image of exclusivity that telephone...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
Bangladesh media has been reporting on the very bizarre cases of deaths due to botched up medical acts by doctors in different hospitals. It has been a running story for long and little has been or will be done about...
The government has decided to increase power tariff by an average of 7.0 per cent from March 01 next. This follows the last raise of power price by 5.0 per cent, as part of regular recalibration, also effected from March...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
Since the beginning of December, 2023 international analysts have been focusing on the need to have a rethink of the global financial system that is expected to bring reparatory justice to small, climate-vulnerable nations while offering concessionary development financing to...
M A Taslim | 2024-02-27 00:00:00
The monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half of FY2023-24 was recently unveiled by the governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB). With a disillusioned nation suffering from severe economic hardships, this was certainly a difficult task which was made even...
Prime Bank Investment Ltd (PBIL) has launched four innovative discretionary product segments -- Shariah, Women, Probashi, and Youth for capital market investment -- under the brand 'PrimeInvest- discretionary product suites'. Dr Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange...
FE EDUCATION DESK | 2024-02-25 12:00:00
Making a resume or CV can be a daunting task for anyone. If you are a professional, working on them after a long day of work can be mentally exhausting, especially if you are highly skilled and qualified. Summing up...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-02-25 12:00:00
Around three decades ago, senior representatives and officials of 123 nations gathered in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, also a town strongly linked with medieval history, to establish a global body for making and updating international trade rules and resolving...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Khulna divisions and elsewhere over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to...
GAZIPUR, Feb 24 (UNB): Workers of different garment factories and local people blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway and vandalised vehicles on Saturday, protesting the death of a female worker in road crash at Kunia Taragach in Gazipur district on Saturday.
FE REPORT | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
Tomorrow (Monday) is the 12th death anniversary of Mohammad Ali Ahsan Bacchu, former senior official of Pragati Industries Ltd.All are requested to pray for the salvation of his departed soul. He is the brother of Prof Dr Ali Riaz, Illinois...
Mahmud Hossain, founding chairman of CVC Finance Limited, died at a hospital in the city on Friday, says a press release.Board of Directors, shareholders, all employees of CVC Finance Limited expressed deep shocked at the sad demise of Mahmud Hossain.They...
The 14th Bangladesh Physics Olympiad 2024 was held at the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) in the city on Friday. Chairman of the Bangladesh Physics Olympiad Committee educationist Prof Dr Muhammed Zafar Iqbal, Prothom Alo Associate Editor Anisul Hoque, Founder member...
Visitors going round the stalls at a small and cottage industry fair styled as the Art Market on the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises in the city on Saturday. The show that kicked off on February 19 will continue up to...
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator for Asia Michael Schiffer on Saturday said providing youth with more marketable job skills will make Bangladesh more competitive, reports UNB.He said this will also help position the country to be...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh has been urged to accelerate the adoption of cost-effective and profitable agricultural machinery among farmers to revolutionise farming practices, according to a recent study.The study has also emphasised the importance of expanding the operations of the Department of Agricultural...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
The government has decided to introduce a medical allowance of Tk 5,000 per month to the returned migrant workers suffering from kidney or cancer disease.The Wage Earners' Welfare Board (WEWB) has recently made this decision as the treatment of such...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday said the government was confusing the people regarding the skyrocketing prices of essential commodities.It accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of resorting to falsehood to confound consumers on the soaring prices of kitchen items.Senior...
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