MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2025-05-08 00:00:00
The main market in Bangladesh witnessed rapid erosion of stocks than in Pakistan and India on Wednesday over fear of possible spill-over impacts of further escalation of the conflict between the two countries. Investors in Bangladesh seem to have gone...
Ajeyo Rohitashwo Al Quazi | 2025-05-08 00:00:00
There was a time when jute was called the 'Golden Fiber of Bangladesh' and was one of the major foreign currency-earning sectors. This was because Bangladesh produced-and still produces-65 per cent of the world's raw jute.Moreover, the strength of the...
Harassment of ordinary citizens at land offices has become an everyday ordeal. Whether it involves collecting land records, registering ownership, applying for mutation, correcting holding numbers, or paying land development tax, people encounter numerous hurdles. What should be straightforward processes...
From the narrow lanes of Rampura and Banasree to the main roads of the capital, battery-powered auto-rickshaws and other unauthorised three-wheeled vehicles now roam freely. Despite a High Court ban and the lack of any legal registration, these vehicles continue...
The proverb "Water is life" holds true in every aspect of our lives. When water becomes unsafe for use, it puts people's lives at risk. Residents of Gopibag and Maniknagar in Dhaka city have been facing numerous difficulties over the...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-05-08 00:00:00
Air pollution in Dhaka has reached such an alarming level that it is now being dubbed a silent killer. The city's air is heavily polluted with fine particulate matter (PM2.5), contributing to a wide range of health issues, including respiratory...
The recommendations, as reported primarily in the print media, made by the Health Sector Reform Commission look radical and ambitious. But the sector needs such a reconstructive surgery rather than a cosmetic one to cure the system. One of the...
Jabed A Khan | 2025-05-08 00:00:00
The Dhaka-Chittagong corridor serves as a critical lifeline for Bangladesh, primarily due to Chittagong's role as the principal seaport handling most of the country's import and export activities. As Dhaka faces growing pressure from overpopulation and chronic traffic congestion, positioning...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-05-08 00:00:00
Mark Carney, to use a cliché, has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. His Liberal Party was way behind the Conservatives and had Justin Trudeau still been in office would have lost the election. Even when Carney took charge...
Hajj takes place each year between the 8th and 12th of Dhul Hijjah. Muslims use the lunar calendar, so the corresponding Gregorian date will vary year to year. This year, in 2025, Hajj is going to take place between June...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has called for enhanced development cooperation, stressing the urgency of digital transformation, climate resilience, and regional integration amid an increasingly volatile global landscape, reports BSS.He said this in a compelling address on Monday at the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
More than a decade after the deadly Shapla Square crackdown on mass gathering of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have called for demanded an independent investigation for ensuring justice and state recognition of 'Martyrs'.At a discussion...
Farmers thresh grain by hand as the Boro season is nearing an end. The photo is snapped in Keraniganj on Tuesday. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
A total of 76 candidates will contest for 35 posts of board of directors of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) in the upcoming biennial elections for 2025-2027 term.Two platforms-Sammilita Parishad and Forum-- announced their final lists of candidatures...
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 6 (Reuters): The United Nations Security Council has urged India and Pakistan to ease tension and avoid military conflict, Pakistan said on Tuesday, as hostilities between the nuclear-armed rivals surge after a deadly attack on tourists in...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has apprised Bangladesh of the diplomatic measures Pakistan took in retaliation to such steps taken by India, Bangladesh Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said on Tuesday.Talking to the reporters at his ministry, he said Pakistan did...
National Citizen Party (NCP), a political party of student leaders who spearheaded the July Uprising, has proposed a "reform structure" to the National Consensus Commission.NCP Member-Secretary Akhtar Hossain handed over the proposal to the commission's Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz during a...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The yield on two-year Bangladesh Government Treasury Bonds (BGTBs) dropped significantly on Tuesday as banks expressed increased interest in investing their excess liquidity in the securities.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the BGTBs came down to...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The government looks to enhance air cargo services to strengthen the country's logistics ecosystem, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said on Tuesday.He said air transhipment has become important in addition to sea transportation in recent times, adding that air freight...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The record inflow of remittance, coupled with steady growth in export receipts, helped significantly narrow down the country's current account deficit (CAD) during the July-March period of the ongoing fiscal year.Although import growth showed some increase, it was much lower...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The parley between the officials of the government of Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ended inconclusive for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the two sides failed to reach consensus over the pending issues.Officials familiar with the...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The government has conveyed to the Arakan Army that the Rohingya must be included in different positions in the new Arakan Administration in the Rakhine State to prove that they are not in favour of ethnic cleansing."We have conveyed this...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
The government has asked all deputy commissioners (DCs) and its agencies to enhance monitoring to prevent the smuggling of spices and keep the price of the essential items under control during and ahead of the upcoming Muslim festival, Eid-ul-Azha.The National...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
Nine draconian sections of the controversial Cyber Security Act (CSA) used for clampdown on free speeches and dissident voices during the previous regime are now gone.The council of advisers of the post-uprising government Tuesday approved 'The Cyber Security Ordinance 2025...
FE REPORT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
After four months of advanced medical treatment in London, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia returned to Dhaka on Tuesday.Her arrival was met with an outpouring of support as thousands of BNP men lined the...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
Why go for imported expensive products when local buys of veritably same-quality substitutes can save one over 35-percent expenses is a moot question prompted now by domestic industrial expansion. A prime example being cited is homegrown toiletry and beauty productsthat...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday). Day temperature may rise slightly and...
The 12th Annual Conference and Executive Council Election of Bangladesh Law Society UK, an organisation of former students of the Law Department of Dhaka University, was held recently at The Atrium Hall in East London, said a press release. The...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-05-07 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, May 06: Leaders of the IEB, Chittagong Centre - set to celebrate the institution's 77th anniversary today (Wednesday) - urged the government to take steps for recruitment of engineers under a special cadre, similar to the BCS (health) cadre.Manjare...
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