WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (AFP): At a munitions factory in northeast England run by BAE Systems, production is running at full speed thanks to the war in Ukraine and an increasingly dark outlook for geopolitics.Inside the large factory in Washington-filled with...
DEHRADUN, Nov 13 (AFP): Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tonnes of debris.Teams using heavy excavators have been working nonstop...
Afsan Chowdhury | 2023-11-14 12:00:00
That global shocks cause poverty is well known and few shocks have been as extensive as Covid. What made this pandemic so vicious was that the impact was all encompassing and affected every aspect of life and in every land....
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 13: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to inaugurate a portion of the Elevated Expressway in the port city tomorrow (Tuesday). The Tiger-pass to Airport section will open on the day, while the Tiger-pass to Lalkhan Bazar section...
In response to this year's unprecedented surge in dengue fever cases, Google worked with the Government of Bangladesh, the US Embassy in Dhaka, UNICEF, and other organisations to connect people to authoritative information on preventing, identifying, and seeking help for...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The government is set to launch a sale drive of key essential items today (Tuesday) to keep prices within the purchasing power of ordinary people in the overheated commodity market.The state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will sell essential commodities...
GAZA STRIP, Nov 13 (Agencies): The hospitals in northern Gaza were no longer functioning amid fuel shortages and intense combat, with the death toll inside the territory's largest facility rising, the Hamas-run health ministry said Monday.The World Health Organization (WHO)...
Hospitals in Bangladesh have recorded 1,740 new cases of deadly dengue fever in the latest daily count, taking the tally of infections this year to 293,572 amid the worst outbreak of the disease, reports bdnews24.com. The mosquito-borne viral fever caused...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh was praised by over 90 per cent of the 111 countries in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held in the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva on Monday.Law Minister Annisul Huq, who led the Bangladesh delegation in the UPR...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Case backlog is a long-standing problem in the judiciary of the country. Despite various initiatives taken at different times to solve this problem, the case backlog has gone on bulging.As the trial of the cases is pending for a long...
KHULNA, Nov 13 (UNB): Dismissing opposition BNP as headless Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said the party seeks to create an unusual situation by foiling the upcoming national election."They know that they don't have any leadership. They are just...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday directed foreign-exchange houses not to buy US dollar from the remitters beyond the fixed rate of Tk 116 a dollar.The central bank issued the direction at a meeting with the representatives of the top foreign-exchange...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Construction of a new crude-oil refinery still remains a dream as the project is yet to get necessary approval from the top economic policy-making body.State-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) twice sent the Tk 237.36-billion project proposal to the Planning Commission,...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh's apparel apex body wrote to the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) for readjusting garment prices commensurate with the enhanced worker wages amid industrial action. Meanwhile, sources said, factories in Gazipur began reopening with violent labour protests dissipating while...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The United States has urged Bangladesh's three major political parties -- Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Party -- to engage in "unconditional dialogue" to break a deadlock over polls.Just days before the announcement of the schedule for the next national...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasian inaugurated 24 development projects, involving Tk 25.93 billion, and laid foundation stones for another five schemes during a day's trip to Khulna where she urged people to support her re-election bid.The projects implemented by Public Works...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday announced a fresh two-day nationwide blockade from Wednesday morning, in an escalation of their agitations for neutral polls.Like-minded parties aligned with the BNP will also observe the blockade to press home their demand...
JUBAIR HASAN | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Cash feeding to banks begins over again in a policy shift by the central bank perforce following liquidity crunch, bankers say about the abrupt bailout action. Economists say the Bangladesh Bank's latest retreat from the contractionary monetary-policy stance for inflation...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Night temperature may rise slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the...
Today (Tuesday) is the 48th death anniversary of Major General (retd) M A Rab, Bir Uttam, chief of staff of the Liberation Forces and first honorary managing director of `Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust', says a statement. Relatives and well-wishers are requested...
The government has decided to provide Tk 1.08 billion (107.62 crore) as incentive to boost the production of hybrid (Ufsi) variety of Boro paddy across the country, reports UNB.The disbursement of incentives will start soon at the field level, said...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The chehlam of late Khurshid Jahan, a philanthropist, was held in her Iqbal Road residence on Monday.Late Jahan, wife of renowned footwear merchant Radu and Company late Nasiruddin, was the founder of Merajul Mominat, a religious organisation for women, and...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Speedy Trial Tribunal-2 of Dhaka to finish in the next six months the trial proceedings of the case filed in connection with the murder of film actor Sohel Chowdhury,...
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate multiple projects, including 2,023 government primary school buildings, today (Tuesday), reports UNB.The prime minister will inaugurate the schools virtually from Ganobhaban at 10:00 am, according to a press release of the Ministry of...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
An estimated 29 per cent of diabetic patients are facing a concrete risk of losing eyesight as the disease causes other serious and life-threatening illnesses subsequently.The figure was alarming and it needed additional precautionary measures, said Dr Shahjada Selim while...
The Election Commission (EC) has cancelled the results of one polling station in Lakshmipur-3 and two in Brahmanbaria-2 parliamentary by-elections due to irregularities, reports UNB.But no fresh voting is required in the three polling stations as the number of voters...
A Dhaka court on Monday set January 14 for the appearance of BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia before it in 11 cases filed against her, reports BSS.Monday was fixed for the appearance of the BNP chief before the court butDhaka...
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court challenging the legality of Election Commission (EC) decision not to give its registration to the Gono Odhikar Parishad. Dr Reza Kibria, Convener of a fraction of the Gono Odhikar Parishad,...
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