FE REPORT | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
Despite various challenges, Bangladesh will not seek to delay its scheduled graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) club, which is slated for November 2026. This was affirmed by a senior policymaker at a discussion in Dhaka on Thursday."We will not...
A visually impaired woman uses the white stick to navigate the Mirpur-10 station. The city's rapid transit system is proving popular with all, offering a comfortable and convenient way to travel. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
The number of registered income taxpayers just crossed the 10-million mark on Thursday in Bangladesh for the first time, raising hopes about the strengthening of the direct tax base within a short time.According to data of the National Board of...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
Mattress money flowed into bank vaults in greater volume in the first six months of the current fiscal following a notable rise in deposit rates. According to officials and bankers, baited by rate rise amid tightfisted monetary stance, deposits worth...
ISLAMABAD, Feb 8 (AFP): Counting was underway Thursday after millions of Pakistanis voted in an election marred by rigging allegations and a shutdown of mobile phone services, while the country's most popular politician Imran Khan languished in jail.Pollsters predicted a...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
Merger of weak banks with healthy ones, planned to help them survive, is endorsed by the finance minister as good medication for the weaklings."…it (merger) can be done," says Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in support of the Bangladesh Bank initiative...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
The government has launched a two-pronged attack on rising prices ahead of Ramadan, cutting taxes on essential commodities and importing them in bulk under special arrangements to blunt the pinching inflation. The move intends to ensure affordability for people during...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
Gaping income-expenditure mismatch amid higher inflationary pressures, coupled with taxation inequity, is increasing fast the number of poorest households (HHs) both in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh, analysts say and the Gini coefficient substantiates. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)'s...
SYDNEY, Feb 08 (Reuters): After testing positive for COVID-19, Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West Indies in the first of three Twenty20 internationals on Friday, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.The all-rounder will be...
Students of Milestone School and College perform dance at Annual Sports Competition-2024 on the school grounds at the permanent campus in Diabari, Uttara in the city on Thursday. The principal of Milestone College Dakshinkhan branch Professor M.A. Mannan, Chairman of...
Head teacher of Ispahani Adarsha High School Nargis Akhtar handing over a commemorative plaque to Director of M. M. Ispahani Limited Ali Ispahani at a prize-giving ceremony of the school's Annual Sports and Cultural Competition 2024 on the school premises...
PARIS, Feb 08 (AFP): Aleksander Ceferin said Thursday he would not seek a fourth term as UEFA president in 2027 despite the approval of controversial reforms that would enable him to extend his mandate."I decided around six months ago that...
Carlos Pascual, Argentina's most famous football fan and more commonly known as 'El Tula,' has died at the age of 83, according to Argentina's only English-language newspaper Buenos Aires Times.Pascual was an iconic fan of the Argentina's national side and...
KANDY, Sri Lanka, Feb 08 (AFP): Sri Lanka won their one-off Test match against Afghanistan by 10 wickets, but skipper and captain Kusal Mendis said Thursday they face a tougher challenge on the eve of their three-match ODI series.Afghanistan are...
Rangpur Riders have enlisted former Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque for the ongoing season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), the team announced on Wednesday.The announcement follows the departure of three foreign stars from Rangpur-Babar Azam, Mohammad Nabi, and Azmatullah Omarzai-prior...
Putin and Xi reject US 'interference', praise their own cooperation: KremlinMOSCOW, Feb 08: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone and both rejected what they called US interference in the affairs of other countries, Kremlin...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 08 (AFP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is entering "an age of chaos" with a deeply divided Security Council unable to address critical issues such as the Israel-Hamas war.With the war in Gaza...
BAGHDAD, Feb 08 (Reuters): A commander from Kataib Hezbollah, an Iran-backed armed group in Iraq that the Pentagon has blamed for attacking its troops, was killed in a US strike on Wednesday, the US military said."(US) forces conducted a unilateral...
GAZA, Feb 08 (Reuters/AFP): Mediators from the US, Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip after America's top diplomat on a Middle East mission said there was...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb 08(AP): NASA's newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world's oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail.SpaceX launched the Pace satellite on its $948 million mission before dawn, with the Falcon rocket heading south over...
NATORE, Feb 08 (UNB): A Natore court on Thursday sentenced two people to life imprisonment for kidnapping a Secondary School Certificate examinee in 2005.Natore Woman and Child Repression prevention Tribunal Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim handed down the punishment.The court also...
FENI, Feb 07 (UNB): In Feni, a concerning rise in accidents at railway tracks, especially at unauthorised level crossings, has led to eight fatalities and numerous injuries over the past four months. These incidents, often resulting from a combination of...
A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Cox's Bazar and Pirojpur districts on Thursday, reports UNB.In Cox's Bazar, two people died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
Patients are not getting proper treatment in three upazila health complexes in three districts, including Narail, Sylhet and Habiganj, as the healthcare facilities are beset with manifold problems.A correspondent from Narail reports, although upgraded into a 50-bed hospital from a...
Zahidur Rahman | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
In the heart of Bangladesh's lush landscapes and fertile soils lies an escalating environmental crisis that imperils its agricultural foundation. As we delve into the intricate web of factors contributing to soil degradation, it becomes evident that urgent and sustainable...
Mohammad A Razzaque, Mostafa Abid Khan, Md. Deen Islam, and Md. Hossain Uzzaman | 2024-02-09 00:00:00
The World Trade Organization (WTO)’s highest decision-making body, the Ministerial Conference, meets biennially with all members present. Decisions on multilateral trade agreements are made here. The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) is scheduled for 26-29 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi, the...
There exists in the world only one language whose right to be spoken has been earned through blood, and that language is our mother tongue - Bangla. The Bangalees have demonstrated their willingness to sacrifice lives for preservation of their...
We cannot predict how long the internal armed conflict in Myanmar will continue. Nevertheless, we must not permit anyone to breach our borders. We are steadfastly opposed to involvement in any war; we abhor war. Moreover, mortar fire from the...
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