Maldives suspends three officials for insulting Indian PMMALE (Maldives), Jan 08: The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India's prime minister, an official said on Sunday, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour. Malsha Shareef,...
BERLIN, Jan 08 (AFP): Furious farmers opposed to Berlin's plans to cut tax breaks for agriculture used tractors to block roads across Germany on Monday, kicking off a series of crippling strikes sinking the country deeper into a winter of...
NEW DELHI, Jan 08 (Reuters): India's top court on Monday quashed the release of 11 Hindu men who had been jailed for life for gang-raping a pregnant Muslim woman and murdering her relatives during Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat state in...
MOSCOW, Jan 08: Russia sent dozens of missiles across Ukraine early on Monday, killing at least four civilians and hitting residential areas and commercial sites in its latest combined air attack, Ukrainian authorities said.Two people were killed in the western...
PESHAWAR (Pakistan), Jan 08 (AFP): At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan.Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took...
ABU DHABI/CAIRO, Jan 08 (Reuters): The United States and its allies in the Group of Seven are seeking a quick way out of the military phase of the Gaza conflict, Italy said on Monday, as US Secretary of State Antony...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hour from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded at 29.6 degrees...
A 26-year-old woman gave birth to five children at once at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday, reports UNB.Ruma Akter, hailed from Sadar upazila of Chandpur district and wife of Shahid Molla, a Bangladeshi expatriate in Saudi, gave birth...
Visiting international observers on Monday described the just-held 12th National Parliamentary Election in Bangladesh as "free, fair and safe.""Considering the overall situation, all the observers present here agree that the 12th National Parliamentary Election of Bangladesh was held peacefully and...
NARSINGDI, Jan 08 (UNB): Six members of a family, including children and a woman, suffered burn injuries in an explosion apparently from a gas pipeline leak in Narsingdi's Madhabdi early Monday.The injured are Shamim Mia, 40, his wife Akalima Begum,...
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The apex court on Monday deferred until January 15 its hearing on a petition filed seeking stay on a High Court order that instructed to investigate allegations against the owner of S Alam Group.S Alam Group's owner Mohammad Saiful Alam...
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Nurul Amin, a salesman at a pharmacy in Dhaka's New Eskaton area, has witnessed a sharp rise in vitamin D supplement sales these days, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Having worked at the pharmacy for a decade, he mentions a...
A joint meeting of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) with Dhaka city south, north and Dhaka district AL as well as its associate bodies presidents and general secretaries will be held at Dhaka District AL office in the city's Tejgaon at...
President of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Oli Ahmed has said the actual voter turnout in Sunday's election was not more than 7-10 per cent as people boycotted the one-sided polls, reports UNB.Speaking at a press conference at his party's Moghbazar...
At least 17 persons were injured and seven houses and establishments were vandaliied in post-election violence in Patuakhali, Natore and Madaripur districts, on Monday report agencies. Seven Awami League (AL) activists have allegedly been attacked and injured by supporters of...
Four women out of 62 independent candidates won in the 12th national election, reports UNB.They are Amatul Kibria Keya in Habiganj-1, Joya Sen Gupta in Sunamganj-2, Tahmina Begum in Madaripur-3, Abdullah Nahid Nigar in Gaibandha-1.Former MP Amatul Kibria Keya Chowdhury...
RANGPUR, Jan 08 (UNB): Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman GM Quader has said the election will not be acceptable as the election was held under the control of the government."The election was held under the control of the government, so I...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the people of the country gave a befitting reply to the arsonists, defeated forces of 1971, and the killers of August 15 through balloting, reports UNB."BNP-Jamaat has failed this time too...
Bangladesh Army soldiers patrol the streets of Dhaka's Tejgaon area on Monday, as part of efforts to maintain law and order following the Sunday elections. — FE Photo
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Legal expert Dr Shahdeen Malik on Monday said the 12th National Parliament election was not competitive at all. On the other hand, Senior Supreme Court lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan said, the election was very much competitive. While talking to the...
Awami League (AL) will hold a rally at Suhrawardy Udyan at 2.30pm tomorrow (Wednesday), marking the homecoming day (January 10) of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.AL President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will preside over the rally,...
Dhaka streets came back to life on Monday, following a three-day break for the weekend and Sunday elections. The photo, captured near Dhaka airport, depicts the return of bustling traffic flow. — FE Photo
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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the tenure of tax waiver on the interest amount of foreign-loan repayments to cushion foreign investors amid the current economic uncertainties.The tax exemption on the interest amount of foreign loan repayment would...
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Troubled e-commerce firm Evaly has sought government intervention to arrange a meeting with payment gateways and courier services with an eye to expanding its business.The company has requested commerce ministry to take necessary step to the end, according to the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Banks will have to provide sector-wise information on import financing in a changed format covering all sectors of trade for proper monitoring by the central bank. The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has revised the data-input template of post-import financing (PIF) for...
A total of 127,198 Bangladeshis will be able to perform hajj this year, the same as last year, although the quota went unfulfilled in 2023, reports UNB.Dhaka and Riyadh signed a bilateral agreement in this regard in Jeddah on Monday...
The government of Canada has not deployed any election observer to monitor Bangladesh's January 7 national election, the Canadian High Commission in Dhaka said Monday, reports UNB."Any individual who identifies as a Canadian observer is acting independently," reads a message...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and congratulated her on her victory for a historic fourth consecutive term in the parliamentary elections, reports UNB."I also congratulate the people of Bangladesh for the successful...
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China, India, Russia and other South and South Asian countries have congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her election in the run-up to a straight fourth term in office.The envoys of China, India, Russia, the Philippines, Singapore and Sri Lanka...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2024-01-09 00:00:00
Raw-material imports for Bangladesh's export-oriented readymade garment (RMG) industry dipped sharply in 2023, despite the sector maintaining a 3.67-percent year-on-year growth in exports, data showed. Textile and apparel leaders attributed the import decline to a combination of factors: ongoing dollar...
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