FE REPORT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday announced a 2.86 per cent increase in the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price for February compared to the previous month. The new price for a 12kg cylinder now stands at Tk 1,474,...
Cox's Bazar, Feb 4 (BSS): At least 58 soldiers from Myanmar's paramilitary Border Guard Police (BGP) crossed into Bangladesh on Sunday, seeking refuge from heavy fighting between government troops and rebels in the junta-controlled country."A total of 58 BGP personnel...
The first phase of the Bishwa Ijtema, one of the world's largest Muslim gatherings, has drawn to a close on its third day with prayers for the nation's welfare and lasting world peace.People from across Bangladesh and other parts of...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
The Newspaper Owners' Association of Bangladesh (NOAB) on Sunday urged the government to reduce import duty on newsprint paper to 2.0 per cent and lower value added tax (VAT) to 5.0 per cent from existing 15 per cent.It also requested...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
Merchandise exports fetched Bangladesh US$5.72 billion in January in a record-high monthly turnover, which officials say augurs well in time of forex dearth. The external-trade growth in the first month of the year 2024 was 11.45 per cent year on...
FE REPORT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
A crash course is drawn for downsizing burdensome classified loans below 8.0 per cent within June-2026 timeline for the banks to comply with, as per government's financial-reform pledges.Under the time-bound and target-oriented roadmap on getting to grips with the ballooning...
US President Joe Biden has written to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressing his willingness to work together to achieve Bangladesh's economic goals, reports UNB.He also expressed willingness to partnering with Bangladesh on their shared vision for a free and open...
COLOMBO, Feb 04 (AFP): A maiden Test hundred by Ibrahim Zadran helped Afghanistan recover in the one-off Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo, as the tourists ended day three on 199-1 on Sunday.Afghanistan showed fight after being shot out for...
Former champions Bangladesh made their early exit from the super six stage of the ongoing ICC U-19 Men's World Cup 2024, after losing to Pakistan by five runs in a nail-biting match at Benoni in South Africa on Saturday (February...
SYDNEY, Feb 04 (AFP): Man of the match Sean Abbott grabbed three wickets and slammed an entertaining 69 as Australia cruised to an 83-run victory over the West Indies in the second one-day international to seal the three-match series on...
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, Feb 04 (Agencies): Shubman Gill struck form with a century as India left England a record victory target of 399 on day three of the second Test on Sunday.England, who lead the five-match series 1-0, reached 67-1 at...
Russia's deputy FM visits Seoul after diplomaticrow over North Korea commentsSEOUL, Feb 04: Russia's deputy foreign minister Andrey Rudenko visited South Korea to discuss the Ukrainian war and bilateral ties, Seoul's foreign ministry said Sunday, as the two countries trade...
Russia's emergencies ministry said 10 people were rescued from under the rubble following what it said was a Ukrainian attack on a bakeryMOSCOW, Feb 04 (Reuters): The death toll from what Russia said was a Ukrainian attack on Lysychansk -...
NAHAL OZ, Feb 04 (AFP): Israeli forces in Gaza have systematically destroyed buildings in an attempt to create a buffer zone inside the Palestinian territory, experts and rights groups told AFP, raising fears over the civilian cost.The plan, not publicly...
SIALKOT, Feb 04 (BBC): From prime minister to prison in less than two years, Imran Khan and his party have fallen dramatically from political grace. But the PTI says it has not given up its belief that it can win...
SANAA, Feb 04 (Reuters/AFP): The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, in the second day of major US operations against Iran-linked groups following a deadly attack on American troops last weekend.The strikes...
As part of the anti-drug drives in the capital, the members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested a total of 28 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours till 6am on Sunday,...
THAKURGAON, Feb 04 (UNB): Mustard cultivation has been rising in Thakugaon like many other areas of the country as it is profitable both for farmers and honey collectors.Honey collectors set up boxes in the mustard lands to extract honey as...
A CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
JKKNIU, Feb 04: The new executive committee of Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University Journalists' Association (JKKNIUJA) has been announced for the tenure of 2024. All members of the committee were elected through voting held at the association's office on...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
GAIBANDHA, Feb 04: Commuters face problems for lack of basic facilities such as toilets and sheds at Badiyakhali railway station in the district, which was set up during the British period.The authorities concerned allegedly show reluctance to do maintenance work...
Md Nasiruddin Mitul | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
Bangladesh is celebrating ‘The National Library Day’ today (February 5, 2024). This year the slogan for National Library Day is Granthegare Boi Pori, Smart Bangladesh Gori (Let’s Read Book in Library to Build Smart Bangladesh’. The Department of Public Libraries...
Despite numerous efforts, Dhaka remains choked by garbage, clinging to its infamous reputation as a city drowning in waste. Numerous Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) dot the city for garbage disposal. Sanitation workers collect waste and deposit it at these STSs,...
The headline of the letter is a powerful statement that underscores the critical importance of rivers in sustaining life and ecosystems. Throughout history, rivers have been essential to the development of civilisations and have shaped cultures and lifestyles around the...
Neil Ray | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
Lions and tigers are carnivores but man is more, he is omnivore. The range of his omnivorousness at times transcends the limit of sanity. When it does, he can be a killer of the worst kind. In fact, he is...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
To be in debt is nothing wrong with a business or even an entire economy, because that is how capitalist economy runs. If a bank has no borrower to lend money, it will fail, because interests accruing on the loans...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday came out with dreadful disclosures. Based on a survey, conducted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the WHO said that the number of cancer patients is steadily increasing in Bangladesh,...
Muhammad Zamir | 2024-02-05 00:00:00
International analysts have expressed serious concern about the future growth of the world's second-largest economy after a decline in China's population for a second consecutive year. Once the world's most populous nation, China has now been overtaken by India last...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-02-04 12:00:00
China has sought clarifications of a couple of terms, including investment requirement, Bangladesh proposed to procure four oceangoing vessels with Chinese loans.In a recent letter to the government agency concerned, China mentioned that the investment proposed in this regard by...
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