We are living in an era of extraordinarily technological innovations that transform our society, way of life and the economy. Economic paradigms are shifting faster than we can imagine. The new technologies are reshaping product and market factors and profoundly...
Nilratan Halder | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
The winter in this part of the world is not particularly cruel. This year, however, belying the met office prediction, the winter has become chillier than it has been over the years. Unlike the countries in the western hemisphere and...
The ready-made garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh, the world's second-largest garment exporter, is a dynamic sector, but it is unfortunate that from time to time the sector is rocked by labour unrest. The frequent labour unrest, mostly over salary hike...
The holy month of Ramadan is a time for self-restraint, reflection, prayer and empathy. But in this holy month, the unholy practice of market manipulation to artificially jack up commodity prices reaches its peak, putting consumers across the board in...
Tanim Asjad | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
The high incidence of road accidents is a cause for concern. Mere numbers of killed and injured people fail to depict the multi-dimensional negative impacts of road accidents. Nevertheless, there is a tendency to downplay the causality figures of road...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
According to a report carried in this newspaper, knit apparels now contribute some 47 per cent of total apparels (RMG) export from Bangladesh (2023 data). In the last fiscal, Bangladesh exported RMG worth US$55.78 billion, of which $26.55 billion came...
Upon assumption of office, a newly elected government's first task is to present before the nation a road map on how it would deliver during its current tenure in office on the promises it made in its election manifesto. As...
Md Touhidul Alam Khan | 2024-01-20 00:00:00
In an era defined by heightened awareness of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, businesses are undergoing a profound shift in their strategic outlook. No longer confined to profit-centric models, companies are recognising the imperative to contribute to the greater...
Zahid Huq | 2024-01-19 12:00:00
Formulation of the monetary policy statement (MPS) was an annual ritual earlier. Now, it is a six-monthly affair. So, the Bangladesh Bank, under the prevailing circumstances, has been doing the painful exercise twice a year. Yet it (BB) seems to...
Rain/thunder showers is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal, Rajshahi, Dhaka and Chattogram divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 06:00 pm today (Friday), according...
The 46th BCS preliminary examinations have been schuduled for March 9, reports bdnews24.com.The multiple-choice test will be held from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm simultaneously in eight districts, the Public Service Commission (PSC) announced on Thursday.The PSC is planning to...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
A daylong National Amateur Radio Field Day 2024 was observed in Purbachal reserve forest area of the capital on Thursday.Some 250 amateur radio operators and radio communication enthusiasts took part in the event.The Amateur Radio Association of Bangladesh (ARAB) organised...
Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan distributes warm clothes among destitute people in St Martin's Island on Thursday
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities backed off from its decision to offer online classes amid protests by freshers. In-person academic activities for first-year Bachelor (Honours) students for the academic year 2022-2023 will commence on February 1.Two days after boycott of 'online'...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
The High Court (HC) on Thursday raised question about the necessity for the Department of Environment (DoE) as the organisation is failing to play any role in fighting environmental pollution.An HC bench comprising Justice KM Kamrul Kader and Justice Khizir...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
State minister for shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the government would take a tough line on harassment of passengers at Dhaka River Port Terminal. "I've received information that there were reports of harassment of passengers at Sadarghat (launch...
European Union Ambassador Charles Whiteley paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganobhaban in the city on Thursday — PID
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday said the nation has come out of crisis and concern through successful completion of 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) elections held on January 7, reports BSS."But it is not the permanent solutions....
Commending the European Union (EU) as Bangladesh's largest export market, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has requested for EU's 'Everything But Arms (EBA)' trade concessions until 2032 to support Bangladesh's smooth graduation from the LDC status, reports UNB.He also laid...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said people did not vote for the government on January 07, they rather put a blot on its face.He made the comment at a discussion marking the 88th...
State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat speaking at a press briefing at his Secretariat office in the city — PID
BNP will observe the 88th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman today (Friday) with due respect, reports UNB.Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman founded BNP in 1978 and became the country's seventh president.He was...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-19 00:00:00
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday got bail in four more cases filed over political violence centering the BNP rally in Dhaka on October 28 last year. He has secured bail in total six cases, including...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday said misinterpretation is taking place regarding the number of members of parliaments (MPs) for political reasons, reports BSS."Those who are saying the number of MPs in the country is 648...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said that the report of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the recently held 12th parliamentary election is "one-sided and anti-government, report agencies. "They (TIB) are agents...
A passenger-carrying trawler navigates dense fog in the Shitalakshya River on Thursday, narrowly avoiding a sand-carrying bulkhead near Narayanganj's Launch Ghat. — FE Photo
BEIJING, Jan 18 (AFP) : Beijing said Thursday it was willing to mediate between Pakistan and Iran following an exchange of fire against militant targets in their border region, including a strike that Tehran said killed at least seven civilians."The...
Bangladesh has called for greater unity and solidarity among the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member-states to ensure shared global prosperity, reports UNB.While speaking at the ministerial meeting of the NAM in Kampala, Uganda, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen referred to the...
The European Union (EU) wants to take the partnership and cooperation with Bangladesh to a new height, said its ambassador said on Thursday, reports UNB.Ambassador Charles Whiteley made the remarks while paying a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh has registered 29 new hospitalisations and another death in a 24-hour tally to Thursday morning, reports bdnews24.com.Of the patients newly hospitalised with the disease, nine cases were in Dhaka, while 20 were outside the capital. The one death was...
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