Gene editing is one of the most thrilling scientific discoveries, able to cure genetic diseases, yield better crops, and even prolong human life. With tools like CRISPR, scientists can make exact changes to the DNA, opening up incredible possibilities for...
The amount of generational conflict is growing over time. A generational conflict arises when one generation blames another because the other cannot stand it. We coexist on this planet right now. One person does not understand technology, while another cannot...
Atiqul Kabir Tuhin | 2025-04-27 00:00:00
The World Bank's Bangladesh Development Update, released on April 24, painted a gloomy picture of Bangladesh's economic outlook, warning of rising poverty, deepening inequality, and slowing growth. It indicates that an additional 3 million people may fall into extreme poverty...
Asjadul Kibria | 2025-04-27 00:00:00
Global trade is going through a turbulent year due to United States (US) President Donald Trump's tariff coupled with policy uncertainty. Least Developed Countries (LDC), especially export-oriented ones like Bangladesh, will face severe repercussions due to their concentration of trade...
The government's decision to return 12,000 acres of forestland in Cox's Bazar to the Forest Department reversing previous allocations to various agencies offers a reason for optimism. The fact that such a vast expanse of forestland from Bangladesh's already limited...
Appreciating the government efforts to support the remittance fighters abroad, expatriate Bangladeshis in Qatar sought a number of measures from the interim government, including reduction of cargo charges from Bangladesh, reports UNB.In a session with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
More than 150,000 people from all over the world have viewed Pope Francis's body as the Vatican makes the final preparations for his funeral today (Saturday), reports agencies. The event will be attended by 50 heads of state and 10...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Prices of vegetables, fish and loose edible oil surged further last week, intensifying the sufferings of low-income consumers.The fish market has heated up as hilsa and shrimp prices increased sharply.Hilsa is now selling at Tk 1,800 to Tk 3,200 a...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Jiban Bima Corporation (JBC) wants to grab a big chunk of the country's life-insurance business with legal blessings, officials said.To this effect, the corporation has recently requested the Financial Institutions Division (FID) under the Ministry of Finance to amend two...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
A total of 42 projects, with a preliminary cost of Tk 113.65 billion, have been proposed by various ministries and divisions for inclusion in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) to support government's social-security initiatives. Of this amount, Tk 103.27 billion...
In the heat of early summer, Krishnachura trees start blooming along the roadside in Sangsad Bhaban area of Dhaka city. As cars pass and people walk by, the vibrant blossoms offer a moment of colour and calm, a brief pause...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
The mild-to-moderate heatwave, which was sweeping through different parts of the country on Friday, is likely to continue, according to the Met office.The heatwave swept across Rajshahi division and Tangail, Manikganj, Dinajpur, Nilphamari, Jashore and Chuadanga districts.The country's highest temperature...
NEW DELHI, April 25 (AFP): Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show "maximum restraint" following a deadly shooting...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Corruption in public offices is to blame first for foreign direct investment (FDI) shying away from Bangladesh so long as, according to World Bank findings, nearly one-fourth of the firms were forced to give bribe to start business."Bureaucratic delays and...
SAIF UDDIN | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
A persistent lower consumption has been affecting the growth of the local cement industry for the last few years, according to industry insiders. They have attributed such sluggish demand for the construction material to fewer infrastructure projects, especially in the...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus visited St. Peter's Square in Vatican City in Italy on Friday to pay homage to the mortal remains of Pope Francis, shortly after his arrival from Doha.Professor Yunus reached Rome from Qatar on Friday afternoon...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Government securities turn hotcakes as the G-sec market booms on the back of a quick growth in borrowing with these instruments by Tk 1.15 trillion in the first nine months of this fiscal.Officials and money-market analysts have said the government...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Weather may...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:30am on Friday morning, reports UNB.Today's air was classified as 'moderate,' referring to...
SYLHET, Apr 25 (UNB): A Sylhet court has issued arrest warrants against 58 people, including former Vice-Chancellor and Acting Registrar of Sylhet Medical University (SMU), in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of irregularities and abuse of...
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has conducted two separate mobile court drives in Dhanmondi and Badda areas of Dhaka to control air pollution, reports BSS.On Thursday, the drives were led by Siddhartha Shankar Kundu, Deputy Secretary and...
A Dhaka court on Friday placed Mehraj Islam, 20, prime accused in the case lodged over the brutal killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of the Textile Engineering Department at Primeasia University, in the city's Banani area on April...
Buyers making their choice of products at the stalls of the holiday market on the road in front of Motijheel Ideal School and College in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 25: Bagha Sharif Boli has won the champion trophy in the 116th edition of historic and traditional 'Jabberer Boli Khela' (wrestling competition) today, securing his second consecutive win in the event. Among the 147 Bolies (wrestlers), Bagha Sharif...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) nabbed on Friday a person for his alleged involvement in illegal VOIP (voice over internet protocol) business in the capital's Hazaribagh area while conducting a joint operation with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC)....
FE REPORT | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
Experts at a roundtable on Thursday called for the integration of climate finance and insurance mechanisms for coastal communities, to be funded through compensation from the world's major climate-polluting countries.Supported by CARE Bangladesh, An Organisation for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED) organised...
TALHA BIN HABIB | 2025-04-26 00:00:00
The government is set to launch a dedicated mobile application (app) to ensure hassle-free services of the country's Hajj pilgrims. Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Muhammad Yunus is expected to launch the app formally on Monday (April 28), said a high...
Detective Branch (DB) of police in separate raids arrested five Awami League (AL) men, including an accused in a case for setting fire to army vehicle, in the capital, reports BSS.Separate DB teams arrested them in drives at Dhanmondi, Banglamotor,...
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's advisor Salman F Rahman and former law minister Anisul Huq have been put in jail custody pending trial over the murder of Parvez Mia during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement in city's Jatrabari, reports bdnews24.com.Dhaka Metropolitan...
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