Gold prices gained on Thursday after falling more than 3% in the previous session, helped by a subdued dollar and bargain hunting, while market attention remained focused on any updates on US-China trade relations, reports Reuters.Spot gold rose 1.4% to...
Oil major BP and Meghna Petroleum, a leading national oil company under Bangladesh petroleum corporation (BPC), recently celebrated their 40 years of successful partnership, which has transformed the automobile and lubricants industry in Bangladesh. The event was marked by a...
PARIS, Apr 24 (BBC): One student has been killed and at least three people were injured in stabbing at a private school in western France, French media say.The attack took place at Notre-Dame-de-Toutes-Aides school in Nantes on Thursday afternoon, according...
JIUQUAN, Apr 24 (AFP): China will send a new team of astronauts to its space station on Thursday, as the country marches towards its ambition of becoming a space power to rival the dominance of the United States.Beijing has pumped...
SEOUL, Apr 24 (BBC): Prosecutors have indicted former South Korean President Moon Jae-in on charges of bribery related to his former son-in-law's job at an airline.Prosecutors argue his former son-in-law, identified only by his surname Seo, had little experience in...
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 24 (AFP): Outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis, and yellow fever are on the rise globally amid misinformation and cuts to international aid, the United Nations and the Gavi vaccine alliance warned Wednesday."Vaccines have saved...
LONDON, Apr 24 (Reuters): Britain is edging towards a new defence agreement with the European Union (EU) that officials on both sides hope will help to improve post-Brexit ties following US President Donald Trump's upending of security and trade alliances.British...
GAZA, Apr 24 (BBC/AP): On the streets of Gaza, more and more Palestinians are expressing open defiance against the armed group that's ruled the strip for almost 20 years.Many hold Hamas responsible for plunging the tiny, impoverished territory into the...
Dhaka is already overwhelmed by severe traffic congestion, and the unchecked rise of battery-powered auto-rickshaws is making the situation even worse. These vehicles, operating without registration or regulation, are contributing significantly to the city's transport chaos.Many of these rickshaws are...
Remittance inflows have become one of the most stable and significant sources of external financing for Bangladesh over the past decade. Growing from approximately US$ 12 billion in 2015 to over US$ 22 billion in 2024-equivalent to around 6.4 per...
Tanim Asjad | 2025-04-25 00:00:00
The set of recommendations, prepared and unveiled by the Women's Affairs Reform Commission last week, has already sparked strong protests, especially by various Islamist parties in the country. These parties, along with several clerics, blasted the commission for a deep...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-04-25 00:00:00
The ban imposed on the operation of battery-run rickshaws in Gulshan and Banani took effect from Saturday last. This time the inhabitants of the two posh areas took the initiative for keeping the streets and alleys free from the illegal...
The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) insistence on eliminating power subsidies and raising electricity tariffs has got the interim government in a difficult position. These two measures are among the primary conditions for the release of the 4th and 5th tranches...
Serajul I Bhuiyan | 2025-04-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, held from April 7 to 10 in Dhaka, marks a defining moment in the nation's economic trajectory. As the renowned business magnate Richard Branson once said, "Business opportunities are like buses, there's always another one...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Currently engaged in major infrastructure-development projects in Bangladesh, China signals its readiness to expand collaboration into digital, marine and green economies, and widen medical visas and scholarship quotas for Bangladeshi citizens.Also, China stands ready to participate in the Teesta River...
Members of the Bangladesh Photo Journalists Association form a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Wednesday to protest against the illegal occupation of the second floor of a building housing the association's office...
KHULNA, Apr 23 (BSS): The temporary suspension of 37 students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) was withdrawn, and the university's seven residential halls were reopened on Wednesday.The decision was taken during the 102nd emergency meeting of the...
Magura, Apr 23 (UNB): A Magura court on Wednesday framed charges against four accused of rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya.Magura Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md. Zahid Hasan framed the charges in a crowded courtroom.Prime accused Hitu...
CUMILLA, Apr 23 (BSS): Three youths died as a train ran them over at Madhabpur under Burichang upazila of the district Wednesday morning.Two of the deceased were identified as Saiful Islam, 18, son of Mokhlesur Rahman of Debidwarand and Md....
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Apr 23: Two policemen were injured, one of them requiring stitches on the head, in a clash between police and drivers of battery-powered auto-rickshaws in the Outer-Signal area under Chandgaon thana in Chattogram city on Wednesday.Locals said the incident...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Speakers at a discussion have stressed that microenterprises can act as a powerful engine of inclusive growth in Bangladesh, provided the right policy, social awareness and support systems are put in place.The discussion titled 'Small Ventures, Big Future: Microenterprise as...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has opposed the government's move to launch any fresh project on automation of revenue management blindly following donor prescriptions and without considering their desired outcomes. The TIB also called for giving highest priority on domestic technological...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the proceedings of a money-laundering case against seven accused, including interim government's Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus.The apex court also set aside a High Court ruling that upheld the indictment...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh's premature graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status will raise poverty levels and affect industries, including readymade garment (RMG), experts told a roundtable on Wednesday, requesting immediate deferral of the transition.They highlighted evidence-based decision-making, saying if the graduation happens...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh's premature graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) status will raise poverty levels and affect industries, including readymade garment (RMG), experts told a roundtable on Wednesday, requesting immediate deferral of the transition.They highlighted evidence-based decision-making, saying if the graduation happens...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus delivers a speech at a roundtable discussion titled 'Social and Environment Challenges around Forcibly Displaced Populations-The Case of the Rohingya' on the second day of the Earthna Summit held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-04-24 00:00:00
Bangladesh is set to inaugurate its first-ever ocean satellite ground station in Chattogram by the end of this year, marking a significant milestone in the country's push to harness the blue economy.The facility - located at the University of Chittagong's...
A motorcyclist is seen placing banyan-tree leaves on his helmet in an effort to cool himself off under the blazing midday sun. The photo was taken in Dhaka's Mirpur area on Wednesday. — FE photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman
NEW DELHI, Apr 23 (AFP): India unveiled a raft of punitive diplomatic measures against arch-rival Pakistan on Wednesday, accusing Islamabad of supporting "cross-border terrorism" after a deadly attack on civilians in Kashmir.These measures include the suspension of a key water-sharing...
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