Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in the country on Friday was recorded at 30.6 degrees Celsius in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
A fire broke out at a tin-shed aluminum foil factory in south Keraniganj on the outskirts of the city on Friday evening. Sources said the fire erupted at around 6:30pm. Eight firefighting units were working to douse the blaze at...
KHAGRACCHARI, Dec 15 (UNB): Bangladesh Army has rescued three members of United People's Democratic Front (Prasit Group) who were abducted from Panchhari in Khagrachhari district. A team of Bangladesh Army, led by Khagrachhari Zone Commander Lt Col Abul Hasnat Jewel,...
President of Bangladesh Olympic Association and Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed has returned home, wrapping his official visit to Qatar, says a press release.He returned to Bangladesh on Friday after attending the closing ceremony of the "Qatar...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
The four-day ISAME Forum of Lions International began in Dhaka on Friday. Bangladesh this year is hosting this event after 20 years. The event will be held at InterContinental Dhaka in the city till December 18, organisers said at a...
The 'community clinic' has already gained world repute beyond the boundary of Bangladesh, reports BSS. Earlier, these community-based clinics used to provide 30 types of free medicines to people in remote rural areas but recently medicines for high blood pressure...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 15 (UNB): Police have filed two cases in connection with the attack on police officials in Chattogram's Anwara during the blockade on Wednesday.A total of 37 BNP leaders and activists were named in the case and more than...
The Election Commission (EC) has barred Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, Shammi Ahmed, and Shamim Haque from participating in the upcoming 12th general election as they hold dual citizenship, reports bdnews24.com.The trio's appeals to win back their right to stand in the...
BNP Joint Secretary General Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon has said the government is holding a unilateral election of seat sharing as it has no public support, reports UNB."Why does not Awami League want to hold free and fair elections?" Because,...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) joint general secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Friday said they welcomed the call of the United Nations while its statement went against the BNP-Jamaat clique which announced to resist the elections, reports...
The advent of winter has sent temperatures tumbling and cast a veil of thick fog across Bangladesh, especially in the north, report agencies.And, the Met Office expects dense fog to blanket the country from midnight to morning over the next...
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,678 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 190 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
Twenty-two aspirants of the upcoming national polls - whose nominations were initially cancelled by respective returning officers (RO) of their seats - got their candidacy back on the sixth and last day of the Election Commission's (EC) appeal hearing, reports...
Anup Ghoshal, the Indian Bengali playback singer who mesmerised generations with his works in Satyajit Ray's 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne' and 'Heerak Rajar Deshe', has died at the age of 78, reports bdnews24.com.Ghoshal, the voice behind Goopy, died of a...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) is looking to shift from its manual bridge monitoring system to artificial intelligence (AI) and technology-driven approach, aiming to improve the effectiveness of regular maintenance, officials said.For introducing the smart bridge monitoring system, the...
ARAFAT ARA | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
In terms of outputs, the manpower bureau's driving project shows promising results: engaging young people, boasting a low dropout rate, increasing female participation, and achieving nearly 100 per cent job placement success both domestically and internationally. However, some logistical constraints...
REZAUL KARIM and YASIR WARDAD | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
While essential commodity prices have been on a rollercoaster ride for the past two years, a surprising twist has emerged: the government has drastically scaled back market monitoring -- leaving consumers vulnerable to price manipulators.In the financial year 2022-23 (July...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
Jute returns as environmental-friendly product while the world plans multibillion-dollar bets for green growth but Bangladesh's famous fibre faces anti-dumping duty and indirect foreign purchase as barriers to potential business. Speakers from home and abroad at a discussion Friday in...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
Bangladesh has to have US$17.78 billion in minimum reserves for December and $19.26 billion for March as the IMF has set the revised targets, amid the country's depleting foreign-exchange stock. After approving the second tranche of its loan from a...
Today marks the 52 years of our existence as a sovereign nation. On this day in 1971, our struggle for freedom following a nine-month war was rewarded with the victory that came at the cost of unimaginable loss of life...
Due to a lack of adequate exploration, mineral resources of Bangladesh including oil and gas are staying untapped. Even from discovered deposits, oil and gas are not extracted appropriately. As a result, we are becoming more import-dependent in the energy...
Tanim Asjad | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
It is yet another Victory Day, the 53rd, today. It is the day to commemorate the final day that sealed the ultimate triumph of the nine-month-long war against the occupied force. It is the day that completed the emergence of...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
There is no exact statistic on how many foreigners are working in Bangladesh, in various sectors of the economy. This is so because official data show that only 27,842 foreign nationals are staying in the country with jobs or for...
Blessed it was to be alive on the glorious morning of December 16, 1971 because on that day 52 years ago, the Bangalees gave the finishing touch to its long, painful, tragic and yet sweet and wonderful journey to emancipation...
Mokerrom Hossain | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
The arms struggle continued for about nine months, and it got massive support from its neighboring country India. In this world, it was never a problem for a struggling nation to receive support from other countries. The Cambodians provided sanctuaries...
Matiur Rahman | 2023-12-16 00:00:00
From a sociological perspective, socialisation is the lifelong process by which individuals learn and internalise cultural norms, values, and expectations, enabling them to function as members of society. This process occurs through interactions with various social agents like families, schools,...
BENGALURU, Dec 14 (Reuters): India's benchmark indexes hit all-time highs on Thursday, joining a global rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve bolstered expectations of an interest rate cut in March 2024.The NSE Nifty 50 index rose 1.23 per cent to...
NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters): A dovish shift from the Federal Reserve has put record highs in sight for U.S. stocks, even as some investors worry the market may be moving too fast given an uncertain outlook for the economy...
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