WARSAW, Feb 24 (AFP): Alexei Navalny's widow said Russian President Vladimir Putin had personally ordered that his arch critic's body should not be handed over to his family after his death in an Arctic jail nine days ago.Navalny's mother has...
BEIJING, Feb 24 (BBC): Fifteen people have been killed and more than 40 injured after a fire ripped through an apartment building in eastern China, local authorities said.Footage shared on social medal showed flames and plumes of black smoke engulfing...
GAZA, Feb 24 (Reuters/AFP): Gaza truce talks were underway in Paris on Friday, in what appears to be the most serious push for weeks to halt the fighting in the battered Palestinian enclave and see Israeli and foreign hostages released.A...
Garbage is strewn across the sides of various roads at Islamic University, creating an ugly and unhygienic environment. This issue persists due to a lack of awareness among students. Numerous food stalls are operated on both sides of the roads...
In the hustle and bustle of daily life, public transport serves as a lifeline for countless commuters. However, amidst the convenience, the paramount concern should be the safety of passengers. One often overlooked yet crucial aspect of this safety is...
A number of technological revolutions have unfolded throughout history, starting with steam power, followed by electricity, electronics and finally, IT. Now, we find ourselves in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), where digital, physical, and biological technologies such...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
Losing a child is the worst nightmare any parent can have. The incalculable pain and grief of such a loss is even more compounded by the knowledge that it could have been prevented. At around 8 pm on February 20,...
The question that has been hovering most in people's minds is this one: when will government do something about runaway food inflation? Can the government do anything about it? Why are the so-called "syndicates beyond government control? These are some...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
The death of Alexei Navalny cannot but appear as a death of one dissident too many. It has reinforced the view that in Russia under Vladimir Putin a political dissident is a doomed person, whether inside the country or in...
Muhammad Mahmood | 2024-02-25 00:00:00
The global economy is now grappling with a number of crises ranging from inflation, growth, trade, cost of living, housing, energy security, climate change and deglobalisation. Policy makers are faced with daunting challenges to address these multifrontal crises; more disturbingly...
People mourning relatives killed in overnight Israeli bombardment, outside the Al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip on Friday, as battles between Israel and Hamas continued. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday that at least 29,514 people...
A bulldozer of the Dhaka North City Corporation dismantling the illegally-built portion of a 10-storey building along the Lautala canal in the capital's Basila neighbourhood on Friday. — FE Photo
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 (AFP): Argentina's battered economy contracted 1.6 percent in 2023, the INDEC statistics agency said Thursday.For December, the drop was 4.5 percent compared to the same month a year earlier, and 3.1 percent from November, it said.Financial...
PRAGUE, Feb 23 (AP): Czech farmers were driving their tractors and other vehicles to several border crossings on Thursday to meet their colleagues from neighboring countries and join forces in their protests against European Union agriculture policies, bureaucracy and overall...
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (AP): The United States and the European Union are piling new sanctions on Russia on the eve of the second anniversary of its invasion of Ukraine and in retaliation for the death of noted Kremlin critic Alexei...
MOSCOW, Feb 23 (TASS) : The share of modern weapons in the strategic nuclear forces of the Russian Federation has reached 95%, in the naval component of the nuclear triad it is almost 100%, while trials of new offensive systems...
LONDON, Feb 23 (AFP) : The United Kingdom will sign an agreement with the EU border agency Frontex on Friday to work together to crack down on irregular immigration, the government in London said.Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has made...
WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (AFP) : The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it will disburse $880 million to Ukraine in the third phase of a $15.6 billion aid package approved last year as Kyiv fights the Russian invasion.The aid, announced almost...
NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (BSS): India has allowed traders the export of 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh till March 31. The export will begin with an immediate effect. "We have allowed export of 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh,...
MADARIPUR, Feb 23 (BSS): Five people were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck on the Bangabandhu expressway in Surjanagar area under Shibchar upazila of the district on Thursday night.The identities of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-24 00:00:00
The prices of beef, chicken and sugar increased further in Dhaka city ahead of the holy Shab-e-Barat to be observed on Sunday evening.Beef price increased further by Tk 50 a kg as retailed at Tk 750-820 in different city areas...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-02-24 00:00:00
A Bangladeshi company has started producing probiotics domestically, the first of its kind here, paving the way for achieving self-sufficiency in the Tk 50-billion market, fully import-dependent.Positive Biotech Ltd, a local venture, has set up its plant on the outskirts...
Students and guardians coming out of the Curzon Hall compound of Dhaka University after Friday's admission test for the 2023-24 academic session. — FE Photo
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-02-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to prepare National Disaster Risk Financing Strategy on International Monetary Fund (IMF) suggestion to mobilise local and foreign funds for recouping damages perennially wrought by natural calamities.Bangladesh is set to prepare National Disaster Risk Financing Strategy which...
Within a few hours of the decision to hike the price of sugar, the government on Thursday night shifted from its move considering the arrival of the holy Ramadan and suffering of people.A media release signed by Industries Ministry's Senior...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-02-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh's financial sector saw a notable cut in its growth in the past fiscal year with two of its major constituents--- banking and insurance--- performing poorly. The lacklustre performance also impacted negatively the national gross domestic product (GDP) advances. The...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reveals that she has been wearing Tangail saris recently to affirm its Bangladeshi origin amid an ongoing tug-of-war over the product's Geographical Indication (GI) status between Bangladesh and India.Describing it as a 'strategic move', she said,...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-02-24 00:00:00
Bank lending pro rata with deposit has been on a decrease for low investments and lower growth in imports, analysts say to indicate a slowdown in different economic fields.The industry advances-to-deposit ratio (ADR) decreased to 78.51 per cent at the...
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