TEL AVIV, Apr 6 (AP/BBC): Starvation was likely the leading cause of death for a Palestinian teenager who died in an Israeli prison, according to an Israeli doctor who observed the autopsy.Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad, who had been held for six...
TEHRAN, Apr 06 (AFP): Iran's top diplomat has dismissed direct negotiations with the United States as pointless, his office said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump said he preferred face-to-face talks over its nuclear programme.Trump sent a letter to Iran's...
World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April 2025, kicks off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health. The campaign, titled Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures, will urge governments and the health community to ramp up efforts to end preventable maternal...
Health spending has become a vital area of public investment regardless of a nation's economic standing. The United Nations' 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda recognises the paramount significance of healthcare. Specifically, Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 emphasises the need to ensure...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-04-07 00:00:00
Each year as yet, umpteen women and newborns around the world -- Bangladesh is no exception -- have to embrace preventable deaths owing to complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. Behind each loss lies a tragic story of lives cut...
Revoo Bangladesh has launched its latest innovation-the Revoo C32 electric bike-featuring a 72V26Ah pure graphene battery and priced at BDT 139,900. Officially unveiled by Vane Ni, the C32 is now available at all Revoo showrooms across the country.The C32 is...
Grameenphone has launched its Eid campaign for alo, an innovative Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, introducing its first-ever television commercial (TVC) alongside a range of exclusive offers.The campaign showcases how alo's smart devices help users care for loved ones, making...
Dhaka experienced a massive exodus during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays, with millions of residents heading to their hometowns or traveling abroad. Mobile tracking data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) revealed that more people left the capital each day than...
Techexpress Desk In an era where digital transformation is reshaping societies across the globe, Banglalink is emerging as a key player in Bangladesh's journey towards becoming a digitally empowered nation. Under the leadership of Golam Kibria, the Chief Digital Officer...
In today's hyper-connected world, access to information is easier than ever before. With a few taps on a screen, people are flooded with news alerts, social-media updates, trending videos, and opinion pieces. While the democratization of knowledge has many benefits,...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said a new world must be built applying the framework of new thoughts."No matter how much we try to drag out the old world, this effort will not work," he said in an interview...
PABNA, Apr 05 (UNB): Police recovered on Saturday the bodies of a couple who drowned in the Padma River after the boat they were on sank on Friday.The deceased were identified as Hridoy Pramanik, 23, and his wife, Mou Akhter,...
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 5 (UNB): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that "nobody wins in a trade war," according to his spokesperson on Friday.The statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday introducing "reciprocal tariffs."...
The delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will start discussions today (Sunday) to review updated financial data before releasing the next tranches of the $4.7 billion loan package, reports UNB.According to the Finance Division of the Ministry of Finance,...
After days of scorching heat, a sudden rainfall brought much-needed relief to residents, especially in the capital, Dhaka, on Saturday evening, reports UNB.The rain, which started at 7 pm, helped lower temperatures in Dhaka to 29 degrees Celsius, providing respite...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Rice prices in the domestic market are still showing an upward trend, even though global prices have been declining gradually.According to the latest FAO All Rice Price Index, rice prices globally have further fell to a three-year low in March-down...
Doulot Akter Mala | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
All government departments swing into action to explore ways, including tariff rationalization, to mitigate adverse impact of the Trump-triggered global trade war on Bangladesh's already-woe-stricken economy.The jacked-up US tariffs, 37 per cent on Bangladeshi goods, higher than that of its...
FE Report | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will discuss the tariff issue with the US administration.The adviser gave the information at a press conference after an emergency meeting, convened by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus,...
Monira Munni | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh's cotton imports from the US have seen negative growth for the last two consecutive years, a trend spinners attribute to the high price and longer lead time of US cotton compared to Indian raw materials, despite the US cotton's...
FE ReportThe International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) expressed concern over US trade measures saying the new tariffs that would mark the beginning of a trade war will cost jobs, drive up prices and have devastating consequences for workers and consumers...
Bangladesh has moved one notch up in the global passport strength index, moving from 182nd to 181st in 2025, according to a recent report published by Dubai-based global consultancy firm Nomad Capitalist, reports UNB.As in previous years, Nomad Capitalist has...
FE REPORT | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
Power Division has sought the central bank's intervention to transfer its funds that remain stuck with the crisis-ridden National Bank Limited (NBL).Due to a delay in fund transfer, according to sources, the state-backed Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has been...
Passengers alight from a launch at Sadarghat terminal as they returned to Dhaka on Saturday after relishing a long Eid vacation with their near and dear ones back home in villages. - FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
A tax-reform package for imported LNG has been prepared to help reduce state subsidy burden being created through multiple taxation and marketing the item at cut rates. To reduce its burden from gas subsidies, officials say, the state-owned Petrobangla has...
FHM Humayan Kabir | 2025-04-06 00:00:00
After more than one and a half decades, the World Bank is coming forward with its technical assistance to conduct a feasibility study on greening the operations of Bangladesh Railway (BR), officials said on Saturday.The global lender has recently proposed...
Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office....
Tens of thousands of pilgrims from home and abroad joined Mahatirtha Snanotsav, a traditional holy bath of Hindus, at Brahmaputra River at three kilometre-long holy pilgrimage site of Langalband here since early hours of Saturday, reports BSS.Pilgrims are participating in...
Dengue claimed another life and 10 more people were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the year's death toll to 14 and total cases to 1,902, according to the Directorate General of Health Services...
Some 10.7 million mobile users left Dhaka during the extended nine-day public holiday for Eid ul-Fitr, spanning from March 28 to April 3, reports UNB.This information, based on data from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), covers users of four...
FE REPORT All the government offices, public and private banks, financial institutions, and capital market reopen today (Sunday) following a nine-day-long Eid vacation.On Saturday, returning city dwellers faced trouble at Kamalapur Railway Station, Sadarghat launch terminal, and bus terminals at...
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