NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (BSS): Foreign Minister Dr. Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said that the prevailing situation in Myanmar was a "worrying factor for Bangladesh and India" as both the countries share border with Myanmar."So far until today (this morning)...
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has detained 23 Bangladeshis from the Chhagalnaiya border in Feni, reports UNB.They were arrested near the 99th pillar east of the Bangladesh-India border around 2:00 am Tuesday.Sheikh Mohammad Badruddoza, commanding officer of Border Guard Bangladesh...
WASHINGTON, Feb 06 (BBC): Donald Trump does not have presidential immunity and can be prosecuted on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 election, a US court has ruled.Mr Trump had claimed in the landmark legal case that he was...
DOHA, Feb 7 (AFP): Qatar has agreed to supply India's Petronet with liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 20 years, the Gulf emirate's state-owned energy firm announced on Tuesday.QatarEnergy will supply 7.5 million tonnes of LNG per year to government-owned Petronet...
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The government has asked ministries, divisions and agencies to submit their development funding requirements in the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25.The Economic Relations Division (ERD) wrote to concerned entities, urging them to send the information urgently.To determine project aid for the...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
The government on Wednesday approved proposals for procurement of three cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two Singapore-based companies.The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase gave the approval at a meeting at the Cabinet Division's conference room with Finance Minister...
e list, with AQI scores of 316, 202 and 189 respectively.When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered 'unhealthy for sensitive groups', between 150 and 200 is 'unhealthy', between 201 and 300...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 07: A month-long book fair begins at CRB area of the port city tomorrow on the occasion of International Mother Language Day.The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is organising the fair."We're going to hold a book fair in CRB...
Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Thursday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Wednesday was recorded at 29.0...
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Students, faculty members, and representatives of the registered graduate senate at Jahangirnagar University (JU) organised human chains, protest marches, and rallies, demanding a trial and capital punishment for those responsible for the recent rape incident at the university.Starting at 10...
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CHATTOGRAM, Feb 07: Asian University for Women (AUW) in the port city has offered 250 scholarships to the highly-qualified female students from war-torn Gaza to join its undergraduate or graduate programmes.The AUW scholarships will cover all costs of international travel,...
Noted actor Ahmed Rubel passed away in the capital on Wednesday. He was 55, reports UNB.He died of a heart attack at around 06:00 pm, film director Nurul Alam Atique confirmed the news to the media.There was a special screening...
Bangladesh reported one more COVID-19-linked death and 34 fresh cases in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total fatalities rose to 29,483 and caseload to 2,04,7407, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
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The existing organ transplant law needs to be amended to prevent Bangladeshi patients' going abroad for organ transplant. The existing organ transplant law has some complexities that prevents voluntary organ donation and due to the legal complications, patients go out...
British Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, expressing his "commitment to strengthen" the growing economic and security partnership between the two countries and to support Bangladesh's graduation from LDC status, reports UNB."As you embark...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has expressed his dissatisfaction at the progress of the World Bank-financed road safety project, saying it is the first priority project for inability to reduce road accidents."I've personally taken this (road safety) project...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Wednesday said it is essential to maintain political stability and peace for the sake of development and progress, and that is the issue getting priority during his ongoing bilateral visit to India, reports UNB....
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said there is no scope to show generosity to new Rohingya influx into Bangladesh territory amid the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, reports BSS."We will not allow Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh again. Earlier,...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Wednesday called upon the government to examine whether allowing Myanmar border police to enter Bangladesh territory is a new conspiracy or not.The party accused the government of diverting people's attention away from this issue...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has said this year's January 7 polls were the freest, fairest and most credible in Bangladesh after 1975, reports BSS."I think the election that was held in Bangladesh on January 7 this year was the...
QUETTA, Feb 07 (Agencies): A pair of bombings at the election offices of a political party and an independent candidate in southwest Pakistan killed at least 26 people and wounded more than two dozen others, officials said Wednesday, the day...
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A government bid begins to borrow $2.10 billion from the Jeddah-based International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) to foot hefty bills for import of petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet fuel shortfalls.To this end, a loan agreement between...
Tangail sari has been recognised as a Geographical Indication (GI) product of Bangladesh and a gazette notification in this regard will be published today (Thursday), reports UNB.Zakia Sultana, senior secretary of the Ministry of Industries, confirmed this to UNB on...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
Electric vehicles come among newer sectors as key chambers seek fiscal benefits like cut-down taxes in the upcoming budget and automated taxing system to encourage local and foreign investors.Leaders of two of the chambers placed Wednesday their proposals calling for...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
Another 63 members of Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) crossed into Bangladesh seeking refuge on Wednesday, bringing the total to 327 this week amid the Myanmar junta's ongoing violent conflict with armed insurgents.The latest influx includes largely security personnel. Most...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
Matarbari deep-sea port construction seems to be put on the backburner through surrender of 74 per cent of allocated funds, mainly from a Japanese loan, for trailing project deadlines, officials said.Such delay in the deep-sea port development -- a key...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-08 00:00:00
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the dollar crisis has eased and the country's exports are more or less on track.Responding to a supplementary question raised by JP lawmaker Mujibul Huq Chunnu during Prime Minister's question hour,...
LONDON, Feb 07 (AFP): British housebuilder Barratt on Wednesday agreed to buy competitor Redrow for £2.5 billion ($3.2 billion), sending share prices gyrating as investors mulled the outlook for the nation's faltering property market."The boards of Barratt and Redrow are...
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