DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The country's economy is passing through a critical juncture, struggling with both long-standing structural problems and emerging issues, Maria Howlader FCA, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), has said. "Though exports and remittances have shown improvements...
FE REPORT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
Country Director of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Hoe Yun Jeong reiterated the ADB's commitment to supporting Bangladesh in its journey towards sustainable development. He also said that the ADB will continue to work with International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh (ICCB)...
JAKARTA, Feb 27 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures plunged on Thursday, snapping two sessions of gains, as weakness in rival oils and abearish outlook from industry analysts weighed down the contract.The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the...
Gold prices fell over 1 per cent to their lowest level in more than a week on Thursday, as the US dollar firmed, while investors awaited a key inflation print that could offer clues on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy,...
PARIS, Feb 27 (Reuters): Europe's ailing steel sector needs to be better protected from cheap imports as current measures are insufficient, French industry minister Marc Ferracci said on Thursday.European steel producers are struggling to cope with depressed demand and an...
Oil prices rose more than 1 per cent on Thursday as supply concerns resurfaced after US President Donald Trump's revoked a licence granted to US oil major Chevron to operate in Venezuela, reports Reuters.Gains were capped, however, by signs of...
India and Pakistan could be up for potentially three more clashes later in the year, possibly in the UAE again as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has tentatively scheduled the Asia Cup for September, reports Cricbuzz. The continental tournament, set...
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Feb 27 (AFP): Pakistan's last Champions Trophy group match with Bangladesh on Thursday was abandoned without a ball being bowled in Rawalpindi because of rain, ensuring the host country's title defence ended with a wet whimper.Pakistan, who won...
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto laid emphasis on resolving the strike rotation issue as early as possible in a bid to regain their giant tag in ODI cricket once again, reports BSS.The strike rotation issue is believed to script Bangladesh's...
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Tangail and Kurigram districts on Thursday, reports BSSIn Tangail, a man was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run auto rickshaw near...
MOULVIBAZAR, Feb 27 (UNB): A Moulvibazar court on Thursday convicted seven people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2021.Moulvibazar District and Session Judge Khadem Ul Kayes handed down the punishment.The lifers are-Riad Mia, Rabindra Deb,...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
RANGPUR, Feb 27: Ample production and sale of flowers have brought smiles to the farmers as well as traders of Rangur district this year as their income witnessed a boom in February, a month which holds special features centring round...
TOKYO, Feb 27 (AFP): Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth-straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises, government data showed Thursday.The numbers highlight the dramatic demographic challenges facing the...
MANILA, Feb 27 (AP): Eight people were killed in a nighttime fire in the Philippine capital region that gutted a three-story residential building early Thursday in less than an hour, officials said.The fire, which also injured at least one resident,...
NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (AFP): The EU's top team arrived in India on an "unprecedented" visit Thursday, aiming to broaden commercial and diplomatic ties and hedge against souring relations with the United States.EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and her...
GENEVA, Feb 27 (Reuters): The UN Human Rights Chief accused Israel on Wednesday of showing an unprecedented disregard for human rights in its military actions in Gaza and said Hamas had violated international law."Nothing justifies the appalling manner in which...
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (AFP): Oscar-winning US actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa have been found dead inside their home in New Mexico, media outlets reported on Thursday.Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the couple was found dead...
TEXAS, Feb 27 (Reuters): A child in West Texas has died of measles, state health officials said on Wednesday, the first reported US death from the highly contagious disease in a decade, as a Texas outbreak has grown from a...
JERUSALEM, Feb 27 (BBC): Israel has completed forensic tests confirming the identities of four dead Israeli hostages whose bodies were handed over by Hamas in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.On Wednesday night, without a ceremony, Hamas passed four...
The security situation in the nation's capital, Dhaka, as well as in other regions, has worsened recently. It has become almost a daily occurrence for criminals to swoop on moving vehicles to loot their valuables. Ordinary people are, therefore, constantly...
Falgun is a uniquely Bengali festival, heralding the arrival of spring. At the same time, Valentine's Day has become widely celebrated in contemporary times. The blending of these two occasions is giving rise to a new cultural phenomenon, where Bengali...
Shiabur Rahman | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The task force on economic strategy redesign has suggested relocating the capital from Dhaka as the city of over 20 million residents has become unliveable on all counts. The task force report has explained the reasons behind its recommendation, which...
Nilratan Halder | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
The country's educational institutions from primary to college level are set to go for a long vacation on the occasion of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, the Independence Day, summer vacation and observance of a few other religious events. All government and private...
The healthcare sector of the country is increasingly plagued by unethical practices, making regulatory intervention a formidable challenge. Among these concerns, the growing nexus between pharmaceutical companies and practising physicians has become particularly alarming. While drug promotion through medical representatives...
Serajul I. Bhuiyan | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," Nelson Mandela once said, underlining the redemptive power of education in reshaping societies and advancing human progress. In Bangladesh, the growing demand for higher education, coupled...
Selim Ahmad | 2025-02-28 00:00:00
Journalist Amin Al Rasheed, an expert in Bangladeshi politics and parliamentary systems, presents his research-based book, titled Bangladesher Sangsadiyo Bitorko: Jatiyotabad, BAKSAL, Rastrodhormo o Onnanno (Parliamentary Debates of Bangladesh: Nationalism, BAKSAL, State Religion, and Others), at the Amar Ekushey Book...
Syed Badrul Ahsan | 2025-02-27 12:00:00
For the generation which came of age in the 1960s, the times were interesting, indeed riveting. It is a thought which has been re-emphasised by the American historian Doris Kearns Goodwin in her work, ‘An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal...
Savar, Feb 26 (UNB): A trader has been hacked to death allegedly by members of a teen gang over reported drug peddling in Ashulia, police said Thursday.The deceased Momin Islam, 32, was a resident of Dakshin Bypile area under Ashulia...
Gazipur, Feb 26 (UNB): A 22-year-old was killed in a mob attack suspecting him to be a thief in Tongi area of Gazipur on Tuesday night, said police.The identity of the youth could not be known yet. Police said locals...
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