FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
The government has granted permission to an additional ten companies to import 50 million eggs as part of ongoing efforts to tame egg prices. With this recent approval, a total of 35 companies have been authorised to bring in 250...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh needs to lower its apparel-production margin costs through developing skills and manufacturing high-value-added items amid heightened competition in post-LDC period.The country's ready-made garment sector will lose trade preferences that offer substantial profit margins and government supports, like bonded warehouses...
ASJADUL KIBRIA | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
After a year of the worst economic crisis in history, Sri Lanka's economy is struggling hard to recover from its deep wounds. Though there are some signs of recovery, it will take more time for obvious reasons.A leading economist of...
Players of Laila Group celebrating with the champions trophy after winning the "GamesHour Corporate Premier League T20-Season 2" at the Police Staff College Cricket Ground in the city recently. They beat Mutual Trust Bank by 1 wicket. Bangladesh Cricket Board...
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (Agencies): After 39 days and 45 matches, the long group stage of the Cricket World Cup is over and four teams remain in the running for the title.After almost six weeks of huge totals, shock wins,...
MUMBAI, India, Nov 13 (AP): Host India, five-time champion Australia and long-time title contenders South Africa and New Zealand navigated the five-week first phase of the Cricket World Cup to reach the semifinals.When the tournament got underway on October 05,...
Farmers harvesting Aman paddy at a field in a village of Feni district on Monday — Focus Bangla
RAJSHAHI, Nov 13 (BSS): A meritorious teacher and a student belonging to the Bioscience Faculty in Rajshahi University (RU) were given dean's award as recognition of their significant achievement in their respective academic fields.Abu Saleh, a teacher of the Department...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 13 (UNB): Two minor children drowned in separate incidents in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram district on Monday.The deceased were identified as Rifat Mia, one and half year old boy of Ahmed Shafi of Boirag Para under Shilkup union...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Nov 13: Tuli Begum, a resident of the Hargram Rail Crossing area of Rajshahi city, is struggling to survive with her daughter and infant grandson. She has chosen a difficult and risky profession like pulling rickshaw.She said, "When I...
A total of five people were killed in separate road accidents in Joypurhat and Chattogram districts on Monday and Sunday night, reports UNB.In Joypurhat, two motorcycle riders were killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles at Durgadah Bazar in...
Cameron appointed UK foreign secretaryLONDON, Nov 13: Former UK prime minister David Cameron made a surprise return to frontline politics Monday after British leader Rishi Sunak appointed him foreign secretary in a government reshuffle. Cameron, who was Britain's leader from...
UTTARKASHI, Nov 13 (BBC): Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand are racing to rescue around 40 workers who are trapped inside a collapsed tunnel.The workers were building the tunnel when a part of it caved in on Sunday...
NEW DELHI, Nov 13 (AFP): More children in South Asia are struggling due to severe water scarcity made worse by the impacts of climate change than anywhere else worldwide, the United Nations said Monday."A staggering 347 million children under 18...
WARSAW, Nov 13 (AFP): Poland's new parliament opened Monday for its first session after elections, as both the ruling populists and the liberal opposition bid to form the next government.The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party won the largest number...
NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden wants to re-establish military-to-military ties with China, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, days before the president and the Chinese leader are set to meet.Biden will meet...
NAIROBI, Nov 13 (BBC): Kenyans have been given a special holiday to plant 100 million trees as part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees in 10 years. The holiday allows "each and every Kenyan to own the...
BRUSSELS, Nov 13 (AFP/AP/Reuters): Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza's largest hospital rejected Israel's claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and...
The lives of security guards are awful. The offices through which they are recruited exploit and hugely underpay these guards. A recent survey reveals that all security guards deployed in Dhaka city at a 12-hour shift receive a meagre salary...
Air passengers who regularly use Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka city often allege that they face harassment, mismanagement and misconduct by its staff on a regular basis. The service the airport offers can in no way be called up...
Books are a storehouse of knowledge. They are our best friend, philosopher and guide. What is more, one can never feel lonely in the company of books. They are a great source of enjoyment, recreation and knowledge. In recent years,...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
Restriction on imports due to dollar crunch has affected every sector of the economy. Even so, imports of some essential goods continue. A study shows that some 25 products made up about fifty per cent of the entire import made...
The formation of a wage board for workers is always a special occasion because it is a recognition of the need for an objective review of the existing wage structure preferably for a higher one. But given the unrest over...
Aminul Sarwar | 2023-11-14 00:00:00
When discussing "the world," it is essential to acknowledge that within our single planet, there exists a multitude of diverse worlds. Each society possesses its unique worldview, reflecting its values, beliefs, and historical experiences. The Germans aptly describe this diversity...
LONDON, Nov 12 (AFP): A first-class dinner menu from the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage offering oysters, beef and mallard duck has sold for œ84,0000 ($103,000), the UK auction house responsible for its sale said Sunday.The menu, for a meal served...
Ten more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,476 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,748 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, according...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pledged on Sunday to eliminate leprosy from the county by 2030, urging the local drug manufacturing factories to produce quality medicines for treatment of leprosy patients, reports BSS."We are firmly committed to erasing leprosy from the...
FE REPORT | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
Another garment worker succumbed to injuries on Saturday mid-night raising the death toll to four so far from the two-week long protests in different garment belts demanding a hike in the minimum wage, according to sources.Jalal Uddin aged 40, supervisor...
JERUSALEM, Nov 12 (AFP): Fighting raged in Gaza Sunday, over five weeks after Hamas's shock October 7 attack triggered a furious response from Israel which has vowed to destroy the Islamist militant group.About 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2023-11-13 00:00:00
The authorities concerned have selected 'pre-qualified contractors' for all packages of MRT-1 construction work, with a hope to start its physical work after completing necessary tendering processes by June next.The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the state-owned metro rail...
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