YASIR WARDAD | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
After beef prices declined by around Tk 200 per kg, prices of other alternative protein sources such as eggs, broiler chicken, and fish have been on a decline over the last one and a half weeks across the country.Egg prices...
With the winter heralding its arrival, farmers on Dhaka's outskirts Keraniganj hand thresh Aman paddy -- the second-largest rice crop in Bangladesh. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
A 24-hour road, rail, and waterway blockade enforced by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is set to begin this (Wednesday) morning.Senior Joint Secretary-General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday declared a 24 hour blockade and a day-long hartal programmes. Hartal will...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
The revenue board's existing electronic system has yet to incorporate any option to register private-sector provident funds as taxpayers even though 27.5-percent tax levied on them since June 22, 2023.Although private provident funds are considered separate taxpayers, they are unable...
MONIRA MUNNI | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
Apparel owners tighten the regulatory noose around the export industry, in an apparent backlash against furious wage protests, by ordering moratorium on fresh recruitment and information holdback to forestall any recurrence. Two apparel apex bodies-BGMEA and BKMEA--have made a number...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh could be one of the "targets" for stringent measures such as sanctions, trade penalties and visa restrictions threatened in the US Presidential Memorandum on labour rights, alerts the country’s mission in Washington.Although the labour-rights edict is applicable globally-not specifically...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
Over a third of Bangladesh's current 169.828-million-strong population has no education, employment and job training as per latest total headcount that also shows a significant female-male demographic transformation. For the first time in the country's history, women outnumber men in...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.The highest temperature in the country on Tuesday was recorded at 34.0 degrees Celsius...
A 34-year-old man was crushed under a train in Dhaka's Khilkhet area Tuesday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Noor -E -Alam Taimur, an employee of Save the Children, Bangladesh.Sunil Chandra Sutradhar, in-charge of Airport Railway police output, said two...
Digital lottery was held on Tuesday for admission to government and private secondary schools across the country, reports UNB.Education Minister Dipu Moni inaugurated the lottery programme at International Mother Language Institute in the city as per the chief guest.The lottery...
A total of 143 illegal Bangladeshi migrants have returned home from Libya's capital Tripoli, reports UNB.A Burak Air flight carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the early hours of Tuesday.Foreign ministry officials and officials of International Organisation...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
The University Grants Commission (UGC) and UK-based Emerald Publishing (EP) signed an agreement on Tuesday to provide e-journal access to 55 universities nationwide. Secretary of the UGC, Ferdous Zaman and Business Manager of the EP, Nirjhar Mukherjee signed the agreement...
Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed returned home on Tuesday from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after attending the 'Saudi National Games-2023' as the President of Bangladesh Olympic Association, reports BSS.On November 25, General Ahmed went to...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
Speakers at a training programme on cyber security on Tuesday stressed the need for creating awareness among female journalists about deliberate use of information in digital devices to reduce risks of hackers and malware-related crimes.Females become victims of cyber crime...
Muhammad Al-Mamun has been re-elected as president and Mofizur Rahman Khan Babu as secretary of the Dhaka Sangbadik Poribar Bohumukhi Samabaya Samity Limited (DSPBSSL), said a press release.The election was held on Monday at the National Press Club's auditorium. Babu...
The President Parade (Winter)-2023 marking the commissioning of No 83 BAFA (Bangladesh Air Force Academy) Course and Direct Entry-2023B of Bangladesh Air Force was held at the BAF Academy in Jashore on Tuesday, reports UNB. Chief of Air Staff Air...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 28: The government is likely to sign an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in December for the development of a 45km dual gauge double rail line project stretching from Pahartali to Dohazari in Chattogram.Expected to take...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
The High Court issued Tuesday a rule over stopping the shipping of unfit and unregistered vessels on the Saint Martin route, which operates from Teknaf in Cox's Bazar. Additionally, the court has asked the relevant bodies to provide an explanation...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-29 00:00:00
Bangladesh lacks required supply chain infrastructure to ensure food safety though it has made tremendous progress in food production over the years.Besides, positive changes in the stakeholders' mindset and awareness among all levels of supply chain are essential to ensure...
BNP has expelled its chairperson's adviser, Syed AK Ekramuzzaman, and National Executive Committee member Shah Md Abu Zafar as they are going to take part in the 12th parliamentary election, reports UNB.A press release signed by party's Senior Joint Secretary...
A Dhaka court has sentenced expelled Gandaria thana vice president of Awami League Enamul Haque Enu and its joint secretary Rupon Bhuiyan to seven years in imprisonment in a case lodged under the Money Laundering Act, reports BSS.Judge Mohammad Badrul...
Family members of the BNP leaders and activists jailed in 'false cases' formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club in the city on Tuesday morning, demanding their immediate release — FE Photo
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 28 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a local Jubo Dal leader for his suspected involvement in police constable Amirul's killing on October 28 during BNP's grand rally in Dhaka.The arrestee is Murad Chowdhury, general...
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) president Md Sameer Sattar has proposed a wide-ranging dialogue among the political parties, business groups, and civil society organisations to end political impasse over the upcoming national election, reports UNB. "A consensus should...
Liberal Islamic Jote, an alliance of six political party led by newly-registered Bangladesh Supreme Party (BSP), has announced names of candidates for 121 constituencies for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) polls slated for January 7, reports BSS.Chairman of BSP and...
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the ruling party will share seats with the members of the 14-party alliance after observing the country's political situation, report agencies."The AL will have candidates in all 300 seats. But if...
Gold held its ground on Tuesday after touching a six-month peak, buoyed by expectations the US Federal Reserve has concluded its interest rate hikes, ahead of the release of key economic data, reports Reuters.Spot gold was steady at $2,013.59 per...
LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the possibility that OPEC+ will extend or deepen supply cuts was compounded by a storm-related drop in Kazakh oil output to send the Brent benchmark above $80 a barrel.OPEC+, comprising...
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