M.G. Quibria | 2023-11-26 00:00:00
Recent years have seen a drastic deterioration in the global trading environment, which is a fundamental determinant of both trade and economic growth. World trade growth is currently at a historic low and is expected to decline from 5.1 per...
Cyclone Midhili, which lashed Bangladesh's coast recently with devastation despite being a 'weak' storm, has destroyed crops worth Tk 2 billion in five districts of Chattogram, according to government estimates. Mostly winter crops were damaged where the losses amounted to...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday alleged that the government is creating new parties by hiring people abandoned by different parties using the money looted from the state coffers, reports UNB.Speaking at a virtual press briefing,...
Six more deaths were reported from dengue caused by a mosquito-borne virus in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the fatalities in Bangladesh to 1,583 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 645 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever,...
The authorities have postponed the 45th written exams of the Bangladesh Civil Service due to consecutive transport blockades enforced by the BNP and its allies, reports bdnews24.com.The exams were supposed to begin on Nov 27.In a statement on Friday, the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled its two central leaders for violating party discipline and not toeing the line.The embattled party disclosed the development in a press statement issued on Friday.The expelled leaders are Matiur Rahman Montu, member of...
President of President Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerces and Industry (FBCCI) Mahbubul Alam has called for shunning the politics of blockades and hartals saying that a day of such protests cost the economy up to Tk 65.00 billion.Talking to...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Almost half the country's internet was disrupted on Friday as Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company PLC (BSCPLC) cut connections of 19 IIGs over Tk 2.5 billion.BSCPLC cut the connection on Friday night," Mirza Kamal Ahmed, Managing Director (Additional Charge), told The...
SILKYARA TUNNEL , India, Nov 24 (AFP): Just a few metres of rock and earth separate Indian rescue teams from 41 workers who have been trapped inside a collapsed road tunnel for nearly two weeks, officials said Friday, vowing to...
GAZA, Nov 24 (Reuters): Combat between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters halted on Friday for the first time in seven weeks in a temporary truce ahead of the planned release of Israeli hostages held by the militants in exchange for...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Bangladesh's central bank rolled out an ambitious plan in 2014 to improve the financial well-being of street children and workers. However, nearly a decade later, the programme is struggling to gain traction.The number of bank accounts, account holders and account...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Dhaka raised the stalled Teesta water-sharing deal and trade barriers among major issues at the Bangladesh-India talks held Friday in New Delhi, deemed crucial ahead of Bangladesh's polls. On the sidelines of the Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between Bangladesh and...
REZAUL KARIM | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Dhaka has urged Delhi not to impose countervailing duty -- also known as anti-subsidy duty -- on raw jute and jute goods, citing the existing anti-dumping duty already in place for these products in the Indian market, sources said.To formally...
Three people suffered injuries when a passenger bus caught fire at a toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa expressway in Keraniganj, reports bdnews24.com.The incident, which occurred on Friday afternoon, resulted in damage to both the bus and the toll plaza, according...
FHM HUMAYAN KABIR | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Not a single penny was spent by two government agencies from their development-budget allocations in four months of the current fiscal, sources say, largely for election-year inertia. Six other ministries' performances were also found bleak, failing to cross 5.0-percent budget...
Weather may remain dry 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 31.3 degrees Celsius in Teknaf while the lowest temperature 14.8 degrees Celsius inTetulia...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 24: One person was killed in an accident in the Barawalia area under Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram at 5:40 am today (Friday). Three others were also injured in the incident.The victim was identified as Mohammed Ismail (30), the...
Rezia Khatun led a simple life as a housewife in Meherpur's Subidhpur village. However, 30 years ago, her life took a horrifying turn when she was tortured, rendered unconscious, and then sold to traffickers across the border in India. This...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, a judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, has said that mediators have to play a vital role in reducing case backlog from the judicial system of the country by receiving proper training...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Speakers at a multi-stakeholder climate discussion have called for materialising bilateral climate partnership between the UK and Bangladesh, said a spokesperson for the High Commission on Friday.The British High Commission in Dhaka hosted the discussion styled 'Towards COP28: Building momentum...
Leaders of Sramik Nirapatta Forum pay tributes to the victims of a fire incident at Tazreen Fashion Ltd in Savar's Ashulia, by placing a wreath at their graves at Jurain Graveyard in Old Dhaka on Friday, marking the 11th anniversary...
JU CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
Underlining the importance of conservation of nature and raising public awareness for this, Jahangirnagar University (JU) hosted the Butterfly Fair-2023 on the campus on Friday. With the slogan, 'Urle Akashe Projapiti, Prokriti Pay Notun Goti,' which denotes 'if butterflies fly...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2023-11-25 00:00:00
In a move to safeguard communities facing disaster risks, the government has decided to construct 120 more cyclone shelter centres in 13 coastal districts, officials said.The cyclone shelter centres will be built between January 2024 and December 2027 under a...
Jatiya Party (JP) Secretary General Mujibul Haque Chunnu sees bringing the voters to the polling centres as the main challenge in the upcoming election, reports UNB. "We wanted that voters can exercise their franchise rights freely coming to the voting...
BRAHMANBARIA, Nov 24 (UNB): A total of 61 aspirants in 6 parliamentary constituencies of Brahmanbaria district have collected nomination forms of the ruling Awami League to contest the 12th parliamentary election to be held on January 7.Of these, seven aspirants...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested four persons, including a BNP activist, from different areas of the city in a sabotage case, reports BSS.The arrested are Office Secretary of DSCC Ward No 24 unit of BNP Mohammad Rahatul Islam (55)...
JHENAIDAH, Nov 24 (BSS): A former leader of Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League was reportedly shot to death by a group of miscreants at Shura village under Harinakundu upazila of the district on Thursday night.The deceased was identified as Kamruzzaman Shamim...
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