Every day, Md Titu Mia went from his home in Mirpur to Gulistan by bus for work. The morning trip took two hours. The return trip took another two. The loss of these four hours every day was nearly unbearable,...
Khalid Saifullah Khan | 2024-01-21 12:00:00
In this modern world, with a definitive gradual change in climate, it is indispensable to discuss climate issues collectively and take the proper steps to keep ourselves safe from calamities. Various worldwide organisations have been organising climate conclaves, intending to...
Cos, deluged with debts, face hard time navigating rising interestThe biggest challenge of highly leveraged companies now is to tackle their burgeoning interest payment following the persistent policy rate hikes. Ensuring profitability will depend on how prudent their management will...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Jan 20: Cox's Bazar is now passing a time full of vim and vigor for the arrival of an increased number of tourists after the 12th parliamentary election held on January 07 this year.With the increased flow of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu said on Saturday that the government is expecting to increase the country's export income from diversified products apart from readymade garments. He was speaking at a press briefing ahead of the inauguration of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Foreign minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday called upon the international community to raise support and sympathy for the Palestinians.Addressing the 19th NAM Summit hosted in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, he sought the peaceful settlement of disputes and promotion...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 13 this year. During the period, 18 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
A huge number of fresh projects has been proposed for inclusion in the upcoming revised annual development programme (RADP) for the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24), leaving the Planning Commission (PC) in a complicated situation, officials said.The government ministries and...
KHULNA, Jan 20 (BSS): Land Minister Naryan Chandra Chanda has said that smart land management will be ensured soon with honesty and transparency."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has set a mission to ensure smart land management and service for public welfare,"...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Government efforts to digitise land management have so far yielded limited benefits for service-seekers as the system looks ridden with duplicity and underhand dealings by some insiders.Services like e-mutation, land- development tax, civil-suit management, digital-databank access, hotline services, records of...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh looks forward to a rebound from a staggering deficit in its financial account, a key component of the Balance of Payments (BoP), by the end of this fiscal year with silver lining in sight. The financial account is expected...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to suffer power outage too amid gas crisis, according to sources.Gas shortages linger due to lower supply of regasified liquefied natural gas (LNG) caused from technical faults in floating LNG terminals at Moheshkhali.Power, energy and mineral resources...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh is among five Asian apparel-manufacturing countries coming under a new US fact-finding investigation into industry status and export competitiveness. The other garment-exporting countries to be under US scanner include India, Cambodia, Indonesia and Pakistan, according to the US International...
The much-hyped rapid transport service in the form of overhead electric railway service, popularly known as metro-rail, started operating from Uttara to Motijheel via Agargaon till 8.40pm on Saturday, bringing relief in city life, reports BSS.The dwellers of the capital...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning....
A seminar on "Victory of democracy in the twelfth parliamentary election" was held at Maulana Mohammad Akram Khan Hall of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday, reports UNB.The seminar was organised by Education, Research and Development Forum...
Different organisations paid tributes to the memory of Shaheed student leader Asaduzzaman Asad by placing wreaths at his memorial in front of the Dhaka Medical College in the city on Saturday, marking the 55th anniversary of his martyrdom — Focus...
European Investment Bank (EIB) and Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) have congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reports UNB."On behalf of the European Investment Bank, and on my own behalf,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said on Saturday that the government has sent the country's democracy into exile.BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan made the remark while addressing a discussion titled 'Role of the professionals in the ongoing peaceful...
Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her re-election as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reports UNB. In a congratulatory letter sent to the Prime Minister, Patricia said that she was encouraged by the vision that Sheikh Hasina outlined...
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud had a series of meetings on the sidelines of the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Kampala, Uganda on January 19-20, reports UNB.He had the meetings with Narayan Prakash Saud, foreign...
SYLHET, Jan 20 (UNB): Local Awami League and its student body Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) activists vandalised Jaintapur Upazila Health Complex over the death of four BCL activists in an accident in the early hours of Saturday.Two ambulances, hospital furniture,...
The Food Ministry conducts a market monitoring drive at the Badda kitchen market in the city on Saturday- — Photo PID
DU Correspondent | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
The 36th National Poetry Festival would be held at Hakim Chattar adjacent to Dhaka University Central Library on February 1-2. Poets from Argentina, Nepal, Germany, Iraq, Philippines and other countries would participate in the festival.'Jatiya Kabita Parishad' disclosed the information...
Although the metro rail line from Uttara to Motijheel is fully operational, it will take another year and a half for the network to be expanded to Kamalapur, according to Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com."The construction...
Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti (BJKS), a passengers' welfare platform, on Saturday demanded the government introduce 5,000 new high-quality buses on the streets under a company with the government's management by removing existing rickety vehicles from the capital, reports UNB.Secretary General...
The month-long "Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2024", the country's largest book fair, is going to begin on its traditional date of the first day of February this year, reports BSS."Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the fair...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-21 00:00:00
Female labour migration from Bangladesh fell to a three-year low in the 2023 calendar year, although the country set a record for sending overall workers abroad.According to BMET data, 76,519 women went to different job destination countries in 2023, while...
NRB Bank holds Annual Business ConferenceThe Annual Business Conference 2024 of NRB Bank Ltd was held at its corporate head office in Dhaka with the slogan 'Towards Going Green' on January 19. Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman, Chairman of the bank, inaugurated...
BERLIN, Jan 20 (Reuters): Mercedes-Benz, opens new tab is open to selling the dealerships and workshops it owns in Germany, the carmaker said on Friday."After very positive experiences in various European markets, we are now also examining how we can...
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