FE REPORT | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
The four-day stalemate at the securities commission ended on Sunday as protesting employees called off their strike and returned to work, facing pressure from within and from market stakeholders. The BSEC Officers Welfare Association informally announced the suspension of the...
Nokia 3210 reinstates withits earlier glory The iconic Nokia 3210, first launched in 1999, has made a comeback after 25 years. A favorite among the youth at its peak, it sold over 160 million units, making it one of the...
TECHEXPRESS DESK | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
A private-service holder, Tamjid Ahsan has been habituated to cashless lifestyle for last few years, whether it’s online orders or shopping at physical stores. Sharing the significance of cashless lifestyle during the holy month of Ramadan, he said, "The city...
Mohammad Enayetur Rahman | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
Demand for appropriately groomed skilled engineers and experts has never been higher than now when humanity is rapidly advancing, powered by artificial intelligence and cutting-edge technology. Semiconductor provides the pivotal dynamics. Yet, the semiconductor industry in Bangladesh faces a significant...
Recently, two women were attacked by a mob, allegedly for smoking in a public place at Lalmatia in the capital. According to the police, the two female students were harassed for smoking in the area, and they were later rescued...
Agriculture forms the backbone of Bangladesh's economy. It is not merely a production system but a complex economic cycle where every crisis has a ripple effect on the food chain, market system, and national security. A new crisis is emerging...
Neil Ray | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
The United Nations World Food Programme's (UN WFP's) plan to reduce food ration for the Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazar by more than half from next month is highly alarming. Originally the allocation was $12.50 (Tk1,515) per person per month...
Syed Fattahul Alim | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
Sometimes, fatalities during even minor surgeries may occur due to improper use of anaesthesia. One might recall that in February last year, a ten-year-old student of Motijheel Ideal School and College died while he was undergoing a circumcision procedure at...
The stateless and hapless Rohingya people, who have rightfully drawn global sympathy for their plight as victims of ethnic cleansing in Myanmar and taken refuge in Bangladesh, now face a renewed crisis. A chronic funding shortfall, exacerbated by the Trump...
Muhammad Zamir | 2025-03-10 00:00:00
Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim lunar year, has become the symbol of humility and being able to withstand pain and hunger while helping others in their time of need. It is also punctuated by joyous family gatherings. It...
The National Independent Investigation Commission on the 2009 BDR carnage has issued a public notice urging 15 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, to testify as part of its ongoing inquiry, reports BSS.It made the call in a special...
The leaders of the Anti-Discrimination Front of the Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have pledged that no election will be held without reforming the federation chamber. They also promised that the anti-discrimination committee would resist any...
PANCHAGARH, March 8 (BSS): A Bangladeshi national was killed in firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Bhitargarh border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila of the district in the early hours of Saturday.The deceased was identified as Al Amin,...
Madaripur, Mar 8 (UNB): Three people were killed and at least seven others injured in a clash between rival groups vying for control of the illegal sand trade in Madaripur Sadar upazila on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Saiful Sardar,...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the shooting and robbing of a gold trader in the capital's Banasree area last month.The detectives also recovered the looted gold and firearms...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh's state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) intends to buy two more spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes during the second half of the current month before the ensuing Eid-ul-Fitr to meet the mounting demand during Ramadan.The RPGCL has...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
The country's concrete block manufacturers on Saturday urged the government to implement its decision to completely phase out the traditional clay bricks in public infrastructure development projects. Despite a government plan to replace clay-burnt bricks with concrete blocks by FY...
Jahidul Islam | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Bangladesh gets deeply indebted as, over the past 16 years, the Awami League government led by Sheikh Hasina had borrowed $74.40 billion from external sources and repaid $39.31 billion-nearly half the total-before stepping down amid a student-mass uprising.As of June...
Vendors occupy almost half of a road in the capital's bustling Bangabandhu Avenue, aggravating the problem of traffic congestion even further. The photo was taken on Saturday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
FE REPORT | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali said on Saturday that private security personnel stationed in residential zones, markets, and shopping malls will from now on serve as 'auxiliary police force' and will be given the authority to...
Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus on Saturday honoured outstanding women with "Indomitable Women's Award-2025" for their significant contributions to various fields as part of a government initiative to pay due respect and inspire them through recognising their contributions.The award giving...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2025-03-09 00:00:00
Interest payments on government's domestic and foreign borrowings emerge as the highest actual expenditure as percentage of budget spending in the first half of this fiscal year, coming to Tk 625.6 billion. Official statistics show the July-December 2024 interest payments...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature...
Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan said on Saturday that there would be no gender-based discrimination in New Bangladesh following the July Uprising, reports UNB.The adviser said women's presence at all levels would be guaranteed to ensure the success...
Police have registered a case against four people three days after a child was allegedly raped while visiting her sister in Magura, reports bdnews24.com.The child's mother started the case at Magura Sadar Police Station on Saturday, accusing the suspects of...
SYLHET, Mar 07 (UNB): A Bangladeshi youth was killed in an attack by Khasia smugglers near the Indian border in Kanaighat upazila of Sylhet.The victim, identified as Shahed Mia (25), son of Mosahid Mia from Mangalpur village in Kanaighat upazila,...
The interim government has appointed Md Riazul Islam as the new chairman of the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) for a two-year term, reports bdnews24.com.He will replace Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarkar.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Saturday, confirming...
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the Ministry of Planning has recommended for undertaking development projects through conducting more standard feasibility studies and analyzing received opinions from the concerned stakeholders to yield better outcomes, reports BSS.The IMED also...
Former Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique remains in critical condition and is on life support at the Neurosurgery Department of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, hospital sources said, reports UNB.A special medical board, formed to oversee his treatment,...
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