Members of a community are food insecure if there is not enough food or they cannot afford to buy the food available in the market. It is not always the unavailability of food that constitutes food insecurity. In fact, people...
Farzal Muyid | 2024-01-02 12:00:00
Dengue, a vector-borne disease that usually appears in wet monsoon, especially during the months from June to September has evidently changed its behaviour in Bangladesh. For it is still raging during the unlikely season of winter with reports of hospitalisation...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Moderate to thick fog may occur over the country during midnight to morning....
As the January 07, 2024, national parliamentary election approaches, Dhaka University's usually bustling campus is witnessing a mass exodus, reports UNB. Ahead of the election, the university expedited final examinations across various departments. Consequently, a majority of students have vacated...
Another pair of trains named 'Tourist Express' will run on the Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route from January 10, said the Bangladesh Railway on Monday, reports UNB.The train will leave Dhaka at 6:15 am and reach Cox's Bazar at 3:00 pm. It...
Three teenagers received burn injuries while flying lanterns on the roof of a neighboring house to celebrate 31st night (Sunday night) in the capital's Kamrangichar area, reports UNB.The burn victims were identified as Md. Siam, 14, son of Swapan Bepari,...
Centre for Higher Studies and Research (CHSR) under Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) organised a 'Supervisor-Researcher Meet' on the university campus in the city recently to introduce newly enrolled MPhil and PhD fellows to their supervisors. BUP Vice Chancellor Major...
Newly appointed Army Chief of General Staff (CGS) Lieutenant General Waker-Uz-Zaman and Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Armed Forces Division (AFD) Lt Gen Mizanur Rahman Shamim on Monday paid a courtesy call on President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 01: The Mohiuddin Chowdhury Elevated Expressway, the longest elevated expressway in the country, is set to be partially opened for traffic this month (January) after being officially inaugurated in November 2023 by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina via video...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday inaugurated its first bone marrow transplantation and stem cell therapy centre; a big leap in healthcare facilities."With the new facility, it will worth Tk 0.3-0.5 million for a bone marrow transplant (BMT)...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Air pollution rose by 35 per cent and sound by 42 per cent during Sunday night's rabid celebrations of the English New Year 2024, said a study on Monday.In just one hour in the run-up to 2024, the intensity of...
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan adorning Lieutenant General Mizanur Rahman Shamim, the newly appointed principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, with a rank badge in the...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Demand for property in Dhaka's suburbs has witnessed a sharp rise in the past year, fuelled by the launch of the country's first metro rail and elevated expressway, according to a survey.The Dhaka Metro Rail -- connecting Uttara to Motijheel...
A Dhaka court has sentenced 18 leaders and activists of BNP to three years jail each in a case filed over a clash with police in 2019, reports UNB.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Begum Afnan Sumi passed the order on Monday.The convicts...
Jatiya Party (JP) candidate from Habiganj-2 constituency Shankar Pal has withdrew himself from the election for what he said lack of conducive environment for election, reports UNB.He came up with the announcement while talking to reporters at his constituency on...
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal is not sure how peaceful the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election will be but stresses the need to ensure that the election process cannot be called into question, reports bdnews24.com.The CEC came up...
FE REPORT | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said the comment made by Awami League (AL) leader Obaidul Quader was part of a deep-seated conspiracy against the BNP.On December 30, the AL general secretary said the BNP was...
A group of BNP activists led by party Vice-Chairman Nitai Roy Chowdhury distribute leaflets among people in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Monday, demanding national election under non-party caretaker government — Focus Bangla
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said BNP should be given a farewell forever by showing red card in the January 7 elections, reports BSS."BNP is a party of anti-liberation forces, looters, corrupt and conspirators. They should be...
Supporters of a candidate in the upcoming 12th national elections carry a colourful mini-truck made of cork sheets, the candidate's symbol. The photo was taken from Dhaka's Shahbagh area on Monday. — FE Photo
FE REPORT | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Five more commercial banks posted higher amount of operating profit in the just-ended calendar year 2023.According to available provisional figures, operating profit of the state-owned Agrani Bank (PLC) rose to Tk17.70 billion in 2023 from Tk 12.02 billion in 2022.Dhaka...
No fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the 24 hours till Monday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.During the period, 85 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
The emergency helpline 999 received 971 calls throughly Bangladesh about loud music and noise pollution during the first hour of the New Year 2024 celebrations, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka alone accounted for 237 of these complaints, said Inspector Anwar Sattar, the spokesman...
There are 2146 polling centers in the capital and half of those are considered vulnerable, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman said on Monday, reports UNB."DMP has undertaken a plan for security arrangements, considering half of the polling centres...
In 2023, Bangladesh grappled with persistent volatility in its foreign exchange market, despite concerted efforts by Bangladesh Bank to stabilize the situation through significant dollar sales from its reserves, reports UNB.Economists have pinpointed policy missteps as the root cause, warning...
SAJIBUR RAHMAN | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Sonali Bank PLC posted Tk 37.27 billion worth of operating profit in 2023 with its deposits and loans and advances showing an uptrend.The country's largest commercial bank has claimed the EBIT (Earnings Before Interest and Tax) or operating profit would...
Condemning the Labour Court's verdict against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, BNP on Monday said the entire nation was ashamed of this judgment dictated by Gonobhobon, reports UNB.Speaking at a virtual press briefing, party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh will seek more flexible entry and exit points for its citizens across the border with India as the two neighbouring countries prepare to renew their bilateral Revised Travel Arrangement (RTA) this month. Under the current arrangement, established in 1972,...
Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the people to give a befitting reply to arson violence, BNP and Jamaat by casting their votes in the January-7 general election, reports UNB."Don't only cast your vote, but...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-01-02 00:00:00
Bangladesh sent a record-breaking 1.3 million workers abroad in 2023, surpassing the 2022 figure of 1.14 million. Despite this surge, unresolved issues like high migration costs, a lack of skilled labour and informal money transaction channels like hundi continue to...
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