The residents in most areas of Dhaka including Gendaria, Faridabad, Dholaikhal, Jatrabari, Sutrapur, and even Mohammadpur, Rayerbazar, etc. have long been suffering due to persistent gas crises both in the daytime and at night. Despite the absence of uninterrupted gas...
The girl had only mistakenly boarded the wrong train, which altered the course of her life. I am referring to a recent unfortunate incident where a girl was raped when she mistakenly boarded the Lalmonirhat-bound 'Lalmoni Express' from Dhaka. Despite...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
Bangladesh, like many other countries of the world, has a community of non-binary gender who suffers from a mismatch between their biological sexual gender and their gender identity. In Bangladesh as well as in India, Pakistan and Nepal, they are...
Asjadul Kibria | 2024-01-28 00:00:00
It may be good news that overall global foreign direct investment (FDI) increased modestly in the past year. The preliminary estimate of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), released last week, showed that global FDI posted a...
It would appear that the year hasn't started well for the State. Although the sticky question concerning continuation of the government has been settled through the holding of the 12th parliamentary election, things on the economic front are not that...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-01-27 12:00:00
Businesses in Bangladesh feel the heat of big-power conflicts in the Red Sea area as reinsurers worldwide start charging a hefty additional 250-percent premium for coverage of war risks on trade.The usual war-coverage premium is 0.05 per cent which now...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-27 12:00:00
Under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the government has apparently approved a proposed plan by the finance division (under the ministry of finance) that will oversee phasing out of subsidies on power. While it may make sense from...
Sellers of traditional winter cake (pitha) are now doing brisk business in the city. A customer purchasing cake from a roadside makeshift shop in Shantinagar neighbohrhood in the city on Friday — FE photo
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning The highest temperature in the country...
14 gold bars worth Tk 15m seized at Ctg airportCustoms Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) seized 14 gold bars worth around Tk 15 million from a cigarette packet at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Friday. Md Al Amin Prodhan,...
Despite it being the weekend, the 28th edition of Dhaka International Trade Fair saw a small number of visitors on Friday , the sixth day of its opening, at Bangabandhu Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Purbachal of Rupganj, Narayanganj —...
PABNA, Jan 26 (UNB): The bodies of a woman and her minor son were recovered from a house in Dighulia village under Chatmohar upazila of Pabna on Friday.The dead is Lavoni Khatun (35), and her eight-year-old son Riad Hossain of...
As part of the anti-drugs drives in the capital, members of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a total of 29 people on charges of selling and consuming drugs during the last 24 hours until 6:00am on Friday, reports BSS....
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
The Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA) has unveiled a year-long programme to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The announcement was made at a press conference held on the Alumni floor of the university's senate building on Friday.With an opening ceremony at...
BHOLA, Jan 26 (UNB): Considering the location of Bhola, it can be the second biggest port in Bangladesh after Chittagong, Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun said on Friday."Since there is gas in Bhola, our main aim is to create...
Legendary Tagore singer and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya has been named as one of the recipients of prestigious Padma Shri Award by the Indian government, report agencies.The government of India made the announcement on Thursday. President of India...
Bangladesh needs skilled and educated manpower to face various challenges and good educational institutions can make smart citizens, said Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Friday, report agencies."A smart society is needed to build a smart...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Domestic food price inflation remains elevated in low and middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, according to a recent World Bank publication.The global lender's latest food security update also found that Bangladesh reported 9.6 per cent inflation in December 2023 compared to...
CHANDPUR, Jan 26 (BSS): Awami League (AL)-backed Advocate Md. Saidul Islam Babu and Advocate Md Badrul Alam Chowdhury have been elected President and General Secretary (GS) respectively in Chandpur District Bar Association election.Chief election commissioner Advocate ATM Mustafa Kamal declared...
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 26 (UNB): Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Haq on Friday said the government would take initiative to bring back all those from abroad who were sentenced by the courts in Bangladesh.He came up with the remarks...
Hungary and Kyrgyzstan have extended greetings and felicitations in messages to Sheikh Hasina recently on her re-appointment as the Bangladesh prime minister, reports UNB.Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban, in his message, said they greatly appreciate the development of Bangladesh in...
BNP leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said neither the parliament nor the current government was formed with the mandate of the people of the country, reports UNB."We would like to say this clearly that the parliament and the...
The government will clamp down on any form of violence or sabotage stemming from BNP's protest campaigns, said ruling Awami League's General Secretary Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com.Strict measures will be taken to prevent acts of arson during opposition hartals and...
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AP): The Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge cooled further last month even as the economy kept growing briskly, a trend sure to be welcomed at the White House as President Joe Biden seeks re-election in a race...
Dhaka's Hazaribagh market, the city's largest banana wholesale hub, bustles with activity as retailers browse Friday's arrivals from across the country. — FE Photo
WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (AFP): The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the controversial method decried by human rights advocates has been used in the country.Kenneth Eugene Smith...
Bangladesh reported 34 more COVID-19 cases in 24 hours till Friday morning, reports UNB.With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,046,935, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The official death toll from the disease...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Dhaka looks to a meeting with Delhi on the sidelines of the upcoming WTO ministerial conference with intent to implement CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) and food quota quickly.According to foreign ministry officials, commerce ministry wants to sit with the...
The month-long "Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2024", the country's largest book fair, is going to begin this year on its traditional date of the first day of February."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the fair to be held...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-27 00:00:00
Housing loans jumped 12.05 per cent in the fiscal year 2022-23, outpacing overall private sector credit growth which slowed to 10.57 per cent. Realtors say the surge in housing loans is directly linked to the rising costs of construction materials....
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