Abul Quasem Haider | 2023-12-23 12:00:00
A new dimension has been added to the economy of Bangladesh with the rise of the readymade garment (RMG) industry. At the time of the country's independence in 1971, our only export items were jute and jute products. Now our...
Weather may remain dry with partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Moderate to thick fog may. Night and day temperature may rise slightly over the country.The highest temperature in the country...
Dhaka has once again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB.With an AQI score of 328 at 8:50 am on Friday, Dhaka's air was classified as 'hazardous' - posing serious health risks to residents,...
A rescue volunteer has died during an attempt to rescue a parrot entangled in electric wires in in the city's Keraniganj, reports bdnews24.com.Two other members of the volunteer organisation Robin Hood were injured in the incident.Md Atif (30) met his...
Bhutan's Queen Mother Dorji Wanmgmo Wangchuckand and her Royal delegation made a stopover in Dhaka on Friday, reports UNB.Naheed Ezaher Khan, MP, and Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen received Queen Mother Dorji Wanmgmo Wangchuckand and her Royal delegation of Bhutan...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 22 (UNB): The decomposed body of an unidentified woman was recovered from a hill of Adhunagar Rashida Ghona Kulpagli in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram on Thursday.Locals spotted the body of a woman wearing black burqa on Thursday afternoon...
A fresh batch of 140 Bangladeshi citizens has returned home from Libya by a chartered flight of Buraq Air, reports UNB.Among them, 113 people were affected by floods in the city of Derna in the eastern Libya and 27 were...
A huge wholesale market of bamboo has developed beside the Chittagong-Dhaka highway in the city's Signboard area. Traders bring the bamboos from different parts of the country and sell those to city dwellers. Mostly used for construction work, each bamboo...
The United Nations (UN) wants to see a full investigation into the arson attack on a moving train in Dhaka recently that claimed four lives, including a mother and her child, reports UNB."I think it is incumbent on the authorities...
ARAFAT ARA | 2023-12-23 00:00:00
Bangladesh is contemplating bringing its migrant workers with HIV/AIDS-related ailment under the existing mandatory insurance coverage, given their major contribution to the national progress.To this effect, a vital clause, which excludes HIV-positive migrant workers from insurance coverage, will be removed...
A team of 15-17 security members will be posted at each polling station in the 300 constituencies throughout the country in the 12th parliamentary elections slated for January 7, reports UNB.According to a notification issued by the Election Commission on...
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) commissioner Habibur Rahman on Friday reiterated that any kind of anarchic activities and vandalism in the name of political programmes would not be tolerated, reports BSS."Troublemakers will be dealt with an iron hand if they try...
GOPALGANJ, Dec 22 (BSS): Election campaign for the Awami League-nominated candidate for Gopalganj-03 constituency (Kotalipara-Tungipara), Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was held in Kotalipara upazila on Thursday.Kotalipara upazila Mohila Awami League hosted the campaign for the national polls slated for January...
Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Jahangir Kabir Nanak today said the BNP will not be able to stop the upcoming general election through carrying out subversive activities, including sneak attack, across the country, reports BSS."BNP could not stop election by...
National Security Intelligence (NSI) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a joint operation have arrested nine persons at the airport railway station in Dhaka over vandalising rail lines and trains and other subversive acts, reports BSS.During a press briefing on...
CHANDPUR, Dec 22 (UNB): Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are killing people and setting fires on trains, buses and trucks in the name of 'non-cooperation' movement, Education Minister Dr. Dipu Moni said on Friday."But there can be no non-cooperation...
Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina will virtually join election rallies being staged in six districts today (Saturday), reports BSS.She will connect virtually to the rallies from Dhaka district AL office at Tejgaon from 3:00 pm, according to an AL...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-23 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday continued its countrywide mass-contact campaign in support of the party's non-cooperation movement.The rank and file of the BNP and like-minded parties dished out leaflets discouraging the public to adhere to government rules, and...
BNP vice-chairman Dr AZM Zahid Hossain dishing out leaflets outside the National Press Club on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, election under a caretaker government and release of all political prisoners, including Khaleda Zia — Focus...
NOAKHALI, Dec 22 (BSS): Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader started his election campaign in his constituency Noakhali-5 on Friday.The AL-nominated candidate started his election campaign after offering ziarat to the graves of his parents at his Miah Bari...
WASHINGTON, Dec 22 (AFP): The United States said Thursday it would launch a review into how companies procure Chinese-made semiconductors, aiming to reduce national security risks posed by China.The assessment will be launched in January 2024 and will focus on...
LONDON, Dec 22 (AFP) : Angola's departure from OPEC exposes the tensions with the oil cartel as it seeks to cut output to maintain prices just as the United States ramps up production.Despite slashing oil production for months on end...
A total of 17 Bangladeshi companies are participating in the Heimtextil Frankfurt 2024 scheduled for January 9-12, says a statement.Over 2,600 exhibitors will showcase their new products at the fair in Frankfurt am Main. The event is ready to present...
Bangladesh has registered 103 new hospitalisations due to dengue in a day, taking the tally this year to 320,158, reports bdnews24.comThe death toll from the mosquito-borne disease remained unchanged at 1,692 in a 24-hour count on Friday.Of the patients newly...
MUMBAI, Dec 22 (Reuters) : India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said.Global warming has triggered more intense...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-12-23 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 22: The election to the Board of Directors of Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) was held simultaneously at the Kurmitola Golf Club, Dhaka and at the Hall-24 Convention Center, CRB Hill Area, Chattogram recently.A meeting of the newly...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-23 00:00:00
Flour, potatoes, vegetables, and chicken have once again become more expensive, adding to the financial burden of the common peopleBoth finer wheat flour (maida) and coarse flour (atta) witnessed Tk 2.0-3.0 a kg further hike in a week and Tk...
The Home Ministry has imposed a complete ban on licence holders from carrying and displaying firearms till January 9, report agencies.A gazette notification signed by Israt Jahan, deputy secretary of the ministry, was issued in this regard on Thursday (Dec...
Army is set to be deployed for a 13-day period surrounding the Jan 7 general elections to help maintain security across Bangladesh.Troops will be on duty from Dec 29 to Jan 10, according to a circular issued by the Ministry...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina talks to the new generation at a function organised by the CRI at the Dhaka District Awami League office at Tejgaon in the city on Friday. — BSS
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