That the projection for Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the fiscal year 2022-23 was scaled down by both the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is understandable. The IMF lowered it from its original 6.5...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-02-20 00:00:00
The case for renewable energy is twofold: (1) to reduce chronic dependence on fossil fuels thereby cut down on import requirements; and (2) to diminish carbon emission that is contributing to climate change and threatening lives and livelihoods of millions...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 12:00:00
Mrs. Hasina Mamtaz, mother of chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) Prof Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, passed away on Saturday at the age of 79. (Inna Lillahi Wa-Inna Ilaihi Rajiun).A spokesperson for the securities regulator said Mrs....
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-02-19 12:00:00
A sagging mood in global economy sent Bangladesh's apparel exports ebbing down, with the receipts from its largest market-the European Union---declining over 20 per cent in the past calendar year. Readymade garment (RMG) exports fetched the country 17.38 billion euros...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over...
Cox's Bazar, Feb 18 (UNB): A 38-year-old Rohingya man was stabbed to death by some unknown miscreants at Ukhiya's Jamtoli camp in Cox's Bazar on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Badsha Mia, son of Sirajul Mia, a resident of...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Sunday said that it would hear the arguments from the Newspapers Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) over the disputed clauses of the 9th Wage Board award. The Appellate Division of the...
Journalism students at Dhaka University (DU) have resumed classes after giving authorities a 10-day ultimatum to investigate and take action against Prof Naadir Junaid, accused of sexually and mentally harassing a female student, reports bdnews24.com.During a media briefing on Sunday,...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed inaugurating the newly-built complex of Sainik Club and Sena Paribar Kalyan Samity at Ramu cantonment in Cox's Bazar district on Sunday — ISPR
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
The government is going to introduce smart classrooms in schools as traditional classrooms are considered not-so-suitable for meeting the needs of the present day teaching method.The education ministry has initiated a project in this regard and sought Chinese grant funding,...
Raushan Ershad, who proclaimed herself as the chairman of the Jatiya Party, has convened a national council on Mar 9 in a bid to steer the party out of a 'severe crisis', reports bdnews.She revealed plans to "reorganise" and "revitalise"...
The ruling Awami League (AL) has submitted its 48 nominees' forms to the Election Commission (EC) for their election as members of parliament in reserved women seats in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS), reports BSS.A delegation of the party led...
Textiles and Jute Minister and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak said that BNP leaders should boycott convicted fugitive and BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, if they want to survive in politics, reports BSS."Staying in London, the convicted...
BNP senior Leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Sunday alleged that the ruling Awami League wants to ban the opposition parties in the country to further consolidate its power, reports UNB."The Awami League has exerted control over both the judiciary...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said the ruling AL has no headache about the movement of BNP (Bangladesh Nationalist Party), reports BSS."The BNP's movement is nothing but a cock and bull story. We have no headache...
TEHRAN, Feb 18 (AFP): A man killed 12 of his relatives in a rare mass shooting in southern Iran, state media reported Saturday."A 30-year-old man, motivated by a family dispute, killed 12 members of his family including has father and...
The government will be able to supply onion and sugar, imported from India, to the market before the month of Ramadan, said State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu on Sunday, reports UNB."Already a proposal for importing 50,000 tonnes of...
HABIGANJ, February 18, 2024 (BSS): The government has added 18 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid from Rashidpur Gas Field and its production has increased to 66 million cubic feet."Gas supply has started from well-2...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
The High Court on Sunday said the mafia syndicates are active at the medical sectors in not only Bangladesh but also across the world. During the hearing on a writ petition the High Court bench of Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
A clear timeline should be set for industries to become productive while receiving incentives, and a scheme should also be established for phasing out and phasing down those incentives, according to Prime Minister's Economic Affairs Adviser Dr Mashiur Rahman."Without a...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
The completion of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway (DEE) by June this year, as stipulated in the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract, is unlikely due to frequent changes in the design of the Moghbazar to onward stretch. Officials blame a lack of...
Artists in Dhaka are creating graffiti on walls and roads near the Central Shaheed Minar, ahead of International Mother Language Day on 21 February. The artwork commemorates the 1952 Language Movement and the martyrs who died for mother tongue Bangla....
Private cars and auto-rickshaws are parked illegally at the entrance of the newly built Dhaka-Narayanganj highway. — FE Photo
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (PTI): Jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's party on Sunday demanded a judicial commission to probe a senior bureaucrat's allegation that the election body and the top judiciary were involved in vote rigging.Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
Business leaders and economists have expressed concern about the Bangladesh Bank's move to print money to meet government needs, arguing that it contradicts its efforts to control inflation through interest rate hikes.However, the Bangladesh Bank's Chief Economist Habibur Rahman disputed...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
Forming a tax commission and fully digitising the tax regime were stressed in budget-preparatory consultations convened Sunday by the revenue board, where ongoing corporate takeover of small businesses also figured high. The country's cottage, small and medium entrepreneurs need further...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
The government has asked the state-owned enterprises (SoEs) to pay the debt service liabilities (DSLs) as it soared to more than Tk 1.83 trillion at the end of the last fiscal year (FY 2022-23), according to official statistics. The DSLs...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-02-19 00:00:00
Banks are directed to form a separate dedicated unit each in a latest drive--sweetened with perks--to recover their written-off loans in the wake of worrying NPL buildups.Bangladesh Bank or the central bank of Bangladesh Sunday issued a slew of directives...
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