I am writing to express my concern about the well-being of school children during the cold spell and to propose a temporary measure that could significantly contribute to their safety. As the temperature drops, it becomes increasingly challenging for students...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
In tune with the seasonal cycle, the cold winter wind blows with all its severity and might. Both the rich and the poor are affected and make preparations to brave the winter in their own way. This is the time...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2024-01-18 00:00:00
American democracy can be quite perplexing. Here we are, people who inhabit countries away from America and yet are interested in how its politics shapes out, especially through a regular four-year cycle. Donald Trump has just won 51 percent of...
The delayed start of the annual trade and commerce event Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) slated to be on January 21 instead of the New Year's Day is hardly going to make much of a difference in the life of...
OUR CORRESPONDENTS | 2024-01-17 12:00:00
Unrelenting bad impact of the prevailing cold weather coupled with dense fog is causing widespread harm to Boro paddy seedbeds in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna and Sylhet districts, creating a worrying situation for the farmers. Our Rangpur correspondent reports: 'Cold injury'...
MD AHSAN-UZ ZAMAN | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
To serve the underserved and under-banked, Midland Bank has started Agent Banking operations with the slogan of "Apnar Shathey Apnar Pashe" since 2017. The aim of the bank's agent banking operation is to achieve financial inclusion providing banking services to...
SYED MIZANUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
Agent banking has emerged as a pivotal solution in extending financial services to the unbanked and under-banked population in Bangladesh. AB Bank, the very first private commercial bank of Bangladesh, has been at the forefront of driving the agent banking...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
Although the agent banking activities of Islami Bank started a little late, it has been expanded very fast with the trust and acceptance of the customers. Mohammed Monirul Moula, Managing Director and CEO of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, said this...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
In Bangladesh, the landscape of financial inclusion has undergone a massive change as reflected in the stark contrast between deposit accounts in rural and urban areas. A notable trend has emerged with deposit accounts in rural areas surpassing the total...
KHULNA, Jan 16 (UNB): Twenty one students were temporarily expelled from a dormitory over clashes between two factions of the ruling party student front, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), at Khulna University for Engineering and Technology (KUET).The university authorities formed a...
Finland Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has congratulated Sheikh Hasina on her reelection as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, reports BSS.In a greeting letter wrote to her, the Finland premier said "I wish to extend to you my congratulations on your renewed...
The Election Commission has a plan to hold polls to women reserved seats of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad in February and upazila parishads in March next, said EC's additional secretary Ashok Kumar Debnath, reports BSS.He said polls schedule will be...
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Prannoy Kumar Verma on Tuesday said that the existing friendly relations between Bangladesh and India will continue further and they will work closely with the newly-formed government, reports BSS. "In this regard, security issues of...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader exchanging views with journalists at the Setu Bhaban conference room in the city on Tuesday — Focus Bangla
Joint General Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the BNP-Jamaat alliance has always tried to put the country in trouble but assured that all their evil designs would go in vain, reports UNB."We want to take...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during night to morning and it may continue until 12:00...
Rights activists and relatives of Ayaan, who died during a circumcision procedure at United Hospital, under the banner of Shasthya Surakkha Andolon formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Tuesday, demanding trial...
The government will give scholarships to 10,500 students based on the results of the 2023 Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams, reports bdnews24.comAccordingly, 1,125 students from the nine general education boards will get merit scholarships and 9,375 will get...
KERANIGANJ, Jan 16 (UNB): Five members of a family suffered burn injuries as miscreants set a house on fire in Keraniganj in the early hours of Tuesday.Aminul Islam, additional superintendent of police, said miscreants set the house of one Julhas...
Vice chancellor of North South University Prof Atiqul Islam and Rector of Police Staff College Bangladesh Dr Mallick Faqrul Islam exchanging documents after signing a memorandum of understanding on behalf of their respective sides at the police staff college in...
Rajshahi City Corporation Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and his wife Shahin Akhter Reni greet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her being reelected Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term at Ganobhaban in the city on Tuesday
FE REPORT | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
The government is going to simplify the process of issuing environmental clearance with intent to reduce sufferings of the service-seekers.The government officials concerned have been directed to take steps to this end.The development came as environment, forest and climate change...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday directed the agencies concerned of the government to take immediate necessary steps to remove all the obstructions from the roads and highways, including standing vehicles, mini vehicles and marketplaces, that bar free and smooth movement...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
Some 5,024 people were killed and 7,495 injured in 5,495 road accidents across the country in 2023, Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Tuesday, claiming that the data released by others to be exaggerated. Sharing the data at a press...
With temperatures dropping, the demand for warm layers has surged in Dhaka. On Tuesday, crowds thronged the city's Motijheel footpaths, where vendors offer a variety of winter garments at a cheaper rate. — FE Photo
DHAKA, Jan 16 (BSS): Faruque Hassan, President of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), has stressed the importance of creating educated and skilled human resources out of the underprivileged children and enabling them to participate in mainstream development."A...
SHARIATPUR, Jan 16 (BSS): A court here on Tuesday sentenced five persons to death for killing a woman after gang rape in Damudya upazila of the district in 2019.Judge of Shariatpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals Sohel Ahmed pronounced...
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 30 new cases of dengue fever in a day, taking the tally of infections this year to 733 after the worst outbreak in the country's history in 2023, reports bdnews24.com.The death toll from the mosquito-borne...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-17 00:00:00
The government will ensure efficient, transparent and people-friendly land services by implementing smart land management, said Land Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda on Tuesday.He called upon the officials of the ministry to provide necessary services to the people.The land minister made...
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