Just a few days ago, Bangladesh with the rest of the world observed the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3. This day was all about promoting the rights and abilities of disabled people. I, however, believe that...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
The inward remittance figures are in for the month of November as the year draws to a close. The picture is far from rosy, and the data point to a monthly fall of 2.4 per cent in remittance from October...
Wasi Ahmed | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
The formulation of the halal certification policy for specific export products, particularly meat, has addressed a longstanding demand from exporters. Businesses engaged in the marketing of domestically consumed and export-bound halal products will now be required to obtain certification and...
The general public is well aware of the fact that the increasing number of natural calamities like cyclones, floods, downpours, droughts, heat waves and forest fires are what climate change is about and that global warming is the culprit. Also,...
DR IMTIAZ AHMED | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
The main function of traditional shampoos is to clean the hair and make it look polished. They are not meant for treating diseases. However, there are specialized ones containing active pharmaceutical compounds. These are called medicated shampoos. Their main role...
FIRUZ NAWER | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
November and December were traditionally supposed to be cold and freezing. We cannot, however, declare that winter has arrived this year. There is a big jump or temperature drop in the weather forecast daily. Even if we may need to...
MEGH RAHMAN | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
Bangladesh is in its wedding season, and according to a survey, there will be approximately 38 lakh weddings during this season. So, get geared up for a flood of "Alhamdulillah, we both said Qubool." But did you notice there is...
KHALID SAIFULLAH KHAN | 2023-12-06 00:00:00
In an era where Dhaka's only tourist places are 'restaurants,' Mawa has become one of the most popular spots for a day tour with sudden plans for refreshment; even if it is about 40 km from the centre of Dhaka,...
UK announces stricter visa measures LONDON, Dec 05: Britain announced plans to slash the number of migrants arriving by legal routes on Monday, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a skilled job by a third, amid pressure on...
MOSCOW, Dec 05 (Reuters): Maria Andreeva, whose husband has been fighting in Ukraine for more than a year, is also waging a battle in Moscow: to get him home. She is not alone.A growing movement of Russian women is demanding...
CHURACHANDPUR, Dec 05 (Reuters): At least 13 people were killed in a gunfight between two unknown militant groups in India's restive Manipur state on Monday, a police official said, seven months after ethnic clashes in the border state killed at...
YANGON, Dec 05 (Reuters): Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing has called on armed ethnic groups involved in an offensive against the country's ruling military to solve their problems "politically", state media reported on Tuesday."(He) warned that if armed organisations...
GENEVA, Dec 05 (AFP): The United Nations warned Tuesday that it was impossible to create so-called safe zones for civilians to flee to inside the Gaza Strip amid Israel's bombing campaign.Israel had initially focused its offensive on the north of...
The Red Sea Gateway Terminal International (RSGT), a Saudi company, and Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will sign a concession agreement tomorrow (Wednesday) to manage and operate the Patenga Container Terminal, reports UNB.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Saudi Investment Minister Khalid...
Cyclonic Storm Michaung over Southwest Bay and adjoining area moved North-Northwestwards and now lies over West central Bay of Bengal and adjoining area, reports UNB. It is likely to move North-Northwestwards and intensify further, according to the latest bulletin of...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expressed its concern over the government decision to seek $1.0 billion from the World Bank and the ADB to deal with the Rohingya crisis. "TIB expressed deep concern about the apparent decision by the government to...
Returning officers have accepted a total of 1985 nomination papers and rejected 731 others submitted by aspirants in the country's 300 constituencies to run in the 12th parliamentary election scheduled for January 07, reports UNB."Out of 2,716 nomination papers submitted...
DUBAI, Dec 4 (AFP): The Emirati head of the United Nations (UN) climate conference insisted on Monday that he respects climate science after he came under fire over a leaked video in which he questioned the science on fossil fuels.Amid...
Israel ordered people out of swathes of the main southern city in the Gaza Strip on Monday as it pressed its ground campaign deep into the south, sending desperate residents fleeing even as it dropped bombs on areas where it...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
The volume of mattress money or currency outside banks plummeted significantly in the first four months of the current fiscal year as a much-needed respite to credit-starved lenders, according to bankers.Deposits worth over Tk 460 billion, which flew out of...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday directed the authorities concerned to take measures to restore all canals in the capital city, Dhaka, and its adjoining areas as well as Buriganga, Shitalakshya, Turag and Balu rivers as soon as possible, report agencies.She...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Significant progresses were made in different labour-related issues which would be conveyed to the United States of America (USA) soon, senior commerce secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said on Monday.Progresses made over the last couple of months as per USA demand,...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Inflationary pressure eased to some extent as the November Consumer Price Index (CPI) was a bit lower than in the previous month, official statistics showed on Monday.The national statistical body -- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) -- has shown that...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) import from two gulf countries hits impasse as the renewal of standby letter of credit (SBLC) stalls for payment-guarantee refusal by regulators, apparently for forex crunch. Officials have said the LC renewal for the import of...
FE REPORT | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Merchandise export in July-November period of the current fiscal missed the target as earnings fell 9.23 per cent to $22.23 billion, although the five-month income marked some annualised growth.Latest official statistics show the November monthly turnover posted a growth of...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-12-05 00:00:00
Bashundhara Telecommunications Ltd, a sister concern of Bashundhara Group, has sent a proposal to the Post and Telecommunications Ministry about its investment in Teletalk, the lone state-owned mobile-phone company, as "strategic investor" aiming to improve the services of the latter...
Light rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Weather may...
Sale of warm clothes at shops on footpaths gets momentum over the last couple of days. The picture was taken from Mohammadpur Beribadh area of the city on Monday — FE Photo
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,634 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 682 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
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