DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Umpteen hindrances, mostly on customs corridors, hold back farm exports like fresh fruits and vegetables and thus blight enormous potential for Bangladesh's export diversification aimed at enhancing foreign-exchange earnings.Agro-exporters allege both tariff and non-tariff barriers, complexities in customs procedures, mandatory...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:010 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur at places over the riverbasins during midnight...
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan left Dhaka for Morocco on Saturday on an official visit along with his spouse and two entourage at the invitation of Major General Mohammed Gadih, Inspector...
Tk 0.9m stolen from NRBC Bank branch in BoguraOver Tk 9 lakh has been stolen from a sub-branch of NRBC Bank in Bogura's Sadar upazila. The incident happened at the Shakharia Pallimangal Hat area of the upazila on Friday night,...
BAGERHAT, Jan 27 (UNB) - The health authorities have shut down 14 unregistered clinics and diagnostic centres in the district.Bagerhat Civil Surgeon Jalal Uddin Ahmed confirmed the matter on Saturday.The clinics and diagnostic centres had been operating illegally for a...
Authorities have detained two US citizens of Bangladeshi origin carrying $100,000 at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Friday, reports bdnews24.com.The arrestees, Joshim Uddin (39) and Mohammad Rezaul (59) were handed over to the Airport thana after the...
GAIBANDHA, Jan 27 (UNB): In a heartrending incident on Friday, three fish traders lost their lives and five others sustained injuries when a private car ploughed into a bustling fish market in Dharmapur Bazar, located in the Gobindaganj upazila of...
Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Bangladesh welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to Israel to take steps to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, reports BSS. "We welcome it. We believe this verdict will help to...
Press workers in the city's printing hub Banglabazar passing an extremely busy time in the run-up to the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela which is set to begin on February 01. The photo was snapped on Saturday — FE photo
As many as 513 students from schools, colleges, and universities across Bangladesh took their own lives in 2023, according to a study, reports bdnews24.com.Female students accounted for 60.2 per cent of these tragic incidents, with 309 cases, while male student...
BNP Standing Committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy addressing a rally before bringing out a black-flag procession from in front of the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city on Saturday — FE Photo
After the Awami League swept to a historic fourth straight term in power at the recent elections amid a boycott by the BNP and its allies, Bangladesh's 12th parliament is set to convene for the first time on Tuesday, reports...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 27 (BSS): Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Anisul Huq here on Saturday said it would be good for the country if the Upazila Parishad election is held without party symbol.He said the people of the country...
TUNGIPARA, Gopalganj, Jan 27 (BSS): Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee on Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman inTungipara of Gopalganj.Members of BCL central committee led by its President Saddam Hossain and General...
The Awami League is stressing the need for new blood in its picks for the reserved seats for women in the 12th national parliament, reports bdnews24.com.The ruling party has already held two rounds of meetings to select parliamentarians for the...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the prices of essential commodities will be brought under control soon through multifaceted measures, reports BSS."If the people face any crisis, it hurts Prime...
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters): The world's largest cruise ship is set for its maiden voyage on Saturday, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel - and other giant cruise liners to follow - will leak...
MADRID, Jan 27 (Reuters): Swedish fashion retailer H&M announced on Friday a plan to close down more than a quarter of its stores and lay off as many as 588 workers in Spain, home of its bigger rival, Zara owner...
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters): The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday said tractor maker Kubota North America Corp will pay a $2 million civil penalty for falsely labeling some of its replacement parts as being "Made in USA."In addition...
FE REPORT Businesses and entrepreneurs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are interested in investing in Bangladesh and hiring skilled manpower from the country. Mohammad Ali Rashed Lootah, president and CEO of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce, made the remark...
Citizens Bank PLC signed a participatory agreement with Bangladesh Bank for availing refinancing facility under the 'Green Transformation Fund (GTF)' Refinance Scheme at Bangladesh Bank head office recently. Mohammad Masoom, Managing Director and CEO of Citizens Bank, and Chowdhury Liakat...
Dhaka Bank PLC has been awarded by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as one of the highest taxpayers in the banking sector for 2022-23 fiscal year under the Large Taxpayers Unit (LTU). Md Mostaque Ahmed, Deputy Managing Director &...
FE REPORTProductivity enhancement, skills development and continuous innovation are vital to the sustainability of the plastic goods-manufacturing sector in the country, speakers told a programme in the capital on Saturday.They also said that all the large or small stakeholders should...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
SYLHET. Jan 26: Hunters are indiscriminately killing and catching birds everyday in the country's largest 'Hakaluki Haor', which has spread in Sylhet and Moulvibazar district, ignoring government ban.Birds in well-known Hail Haor and Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar district have also...
FARIDPUR, Jan 27 (UNB): Police have recovered the body of an unidentified person in locked luggage at the Faridpur Municipal Bus Terminal around 11:00 am on Saturday.According to the police, the locked luggage was lying near the entrance of the...
Chattogram, Jan 27 (UNB): Two students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) have been suspended for possessing drugs.The authorities concerned of CUET took the decision at an emergency meeting.Saiful Islam, deputy director of Student's Welfare Department of the...
Our Correspondent | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 26: A large whale's skeleton has been exhumed from the sand of the beach in the district nearly three years after its burial.Scientists of the Bangladesh Oceanographic Research Institute started exhuming the whale skeleton last Monday and...
Our Correspondent | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
BOGURA, Jan 27: The prices of construction materials have increased in the northern region as elsewhere in the country after the 12th parliamentary election.The rod price has gone up by Tk 5,000 to Tk 10,000 per tonne. Cement, sand and...
SYLHET, Jan 27 (UNB): A man was hacked to death by his neighbour in Sylhet's Biswanath upazila on Friday.The deceased was Delwar Hossain (35).Quoting locals, he said an altercation broke out between the members of Delwar's family and his neighbouring...
Our Correspondent | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
JASHORE, Jan 27: Farmer Manjurul Ahsan has attained economic self-sufficiency by producing squash in Sharsha Upazila of Jashore, with the help of the local Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) office.By growing a fairly large quantity of winter squash on his...
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