Muhammad Zamir | 2024-01-08 00:00:00
The fourteen Pacific Island countries - Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Palau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Vanuatu, Micronesia, Kiribati, Nauru, the Marshall Islands, the Solomon Islands, Cook Islands and Niue - have traditionally been close partners of the US and its allies,...
Early data indicates global oil consumption in December grew at the slowest pace in nine months, JP Morgan said in a note on Friday, reports Reuters.The research firm, however, said despite undershooting expectations in the last month of 2023, global...
HELSINKI, Jan 5 (Reuters) : Finland's record low temperatures this week inspired a tourist on a trip to the Arctic to try a trick that had long intrigued him: throwing boiling water in the air when it's extremely cold outside...
KINSHASA, Jan 06 (Reuters): The Congolese election commission said it had cancelled votes cast for 82 out of 101,000 candidates in legislative and local polls held in December for their involvement in alleged fraud and other issues that disrupted the...
SHANGHAI, Jan 06 (Reuters): Senior Chinese officials have held talks with Myanmar, the government said on Saturday, as Beijing grows increasingly concerned about border security and telecoms scams with rebel groups pressing their campaign against Myanmar's junta.China's Vice Foreign Minister...
JEDDAH, Jan 06 (Arab News): The US and EU's top diplomats arrived in the Middle East on Friday in a renewed diplomatic push to prevent Israel's war on Gaza from spilling over to the occupied West Bank and Lebanon.US Secretary...
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland KC, has called on all political and civic leaders in Bangladesh to contribute to a conducive environment for citizens to peacefully exercise their right to vote. She also urged leaders to continue to strengthen the...
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the 24 hours until Saturday morning. During the period, 42 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among them,...
Arson attacks have been reported at 13 polling centres in nine districts since Friday night.Fires were reported in Sunamganj, Habiganj, Tangail, Shariatpur, Chattogram, Gazipur, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barguna, reports bdnews24.com.The 12th national parliamentary election will be held today (Sunday). On...
Members of the armed forces have been deployed across the country to assist in holding today's national election in a free, fair and peaceful manner. — Photo: Collected
FE REPORT | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
Crisis-ridden e-commerce companies like Eorange, Needs and 24TKT Shop are yet to pay more than Tk 1.39 billion back to their customers, sources said.The volume of customers' funds stuck up with more than two dozens of such online shopping platforms...
Spinners worst hit in 2023 in a decade, battered by global yarn price fallSpinners had the worst year in a decade in 2023 as yarn became cheaper in the global market, dragging most companies in the red. Of the companies,...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has demanded that the United Nations launch an international enquiry into a tragic train fire in Dhaka city on Friday night.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday termed the incident mysterious, calling...
FE Report | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
The condition of eight people injured in Friday night's train fire in the city's Gopibagh area was stated to be critical.Giving names of two patients, Asif Mohammad Khan and Nafiz Alam, chief coordinator of Sheikh Hasina National Burn and Plastic...
Eight people including Nabiullah Nabi, joint convener of Dhaka south unit of BNP, were arrested in connection with Friday's arson attack on Benapole Express train in Dhaka's Gopibagh area that left four people dead, reports UNB.The other arrestees are Jubo...
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal has urged Bangladeshis to turn up at the polling stations by overcoming fears of violence and concerns of irregularities to cast their vote, reports bdnews24.com.Voting will be suspended at centres or constituencies where irregularities...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
The execution of budget for the current fiscal year (FY 2023-24) is on the slow lane as only 11 per cent of the total outlay spent during the first quarter (Q1), official data showed, apparently reflecting the impact ahead of...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
Voting for election to Bangladesh's twelfth parliament takes place today, against a grim background of opposition boycott and unrest in the run-up.Balloting will take place from 8 am to 4 pm amid tight security to fend off any trouble as...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-01-07 00:00:00
Import of top twenty products contributed 7.33-percent higher taxes despite fall in both volume and value in the last calendar year, as penalizing fake declaration and trade-based money laundering pays off.Watchdog action in gate-keeping at the prime port worked such...
Ganatantra Mancha organised a rally in front of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday calling for forging a mass resistance against the price manipulation syndicate and boycotting the 12th national election scheduled to be held today (Sunday)...
In preparation for the 12th national election today (Sunday), the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has deployed 700 patrol teams across the country to ensure security, reports UNB.RAB Director General M Khurshid Hossain stated that coordinated efforts with other law enforcement...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal on Saturday urged the countrymen to discharge their moral duties by casting their votes for the candidates of their choice. "Two days before the national election, I am urging the people of the country to go...
The Election Commission (EC) has ordered the authorities concerned to strengthen security and surveillance at all polling stations across the country in a bid to hold the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election today (Sunday) in a free and fair manner,...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Saturday inspecting activities of an army team deployed to help the civil administration in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar for holding the national election today (Sunday) — ISPS
Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will cast her vote at Dhaka City College in the city today (Sunday morning), reports BSS.She will cast her vote at the Dhaka City College centre in the 12th Jatiya Sangsad...
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 06 (BSS): Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the voting festivity could not be marred through arson terrorism."The leaders who are giving directives to do the heinous...
NOAKHALI, Jan 06 (BSS): Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday called upon the people to go to polling centres not giving ear to BNP's rumour and propaganda."Boycott the programme of BNP-Jamaat spreading panic in polls. Law enforcement agencies...
Weather may remain mainly 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...
The government has restored navigability in 7862 km routes of country's 53 inland rivers through dredging or capital dredging in the last 14 years, reports BSS.In the dry season, the length of waterway has increased to 6192 km, which was...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality again, with an AQI index of 278 at 9:12 am on Saturday morning, reports UNB.The air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according...
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