- Wednesday, 27 November 2024 |
- Today's FE |
- e-Paper |
- Beta Website
Human trafficking is not fully being prevented due to having several challenges,said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal."Still there are lots of challenges to prevent human trafficking," he added.The minister made...
Senior Chinese military official Zhang Yang committed suicide at home on Nov 23 after authorities launched an investigation against him, state media said on Tuesday. Zhang Yang, the director of...
European shares edged up on Tuesday, supported by gains in heavyweight Royal Dutch Shell, while Ocado rallied following a deal with French supermarket Casino. Ocado shares rose 26 per cent...
Indian finance ministry said that the government wants a rate cut sooner than that, putting a focus on the MPC meeting on Dec. 5-6, or when it next convenes in...
The government is all set to begin the construction phase of the 2,400 megawatt (MW) Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) with pouring the first nuclear concrete on Thursday (November 30)....
The government has approved a Tk 23.12 billion project to rehabilitate Rohingyas at Bhasanchar of Hatia in Noakhali district. The Rohingyas will be rehabilitated at Bhasanchar on a temporary basis. ...
Three people were awarded death sentence in a case filed over the murder of a child in Mymensingh in 2011. The Mymensingh Additional Sessions Judge’s Court announced the verdict on...
Researchers from Stanford have developed an algorithm that can evaluate chest X-rays and analyse signs of diseases. The research work is going at a good pace, and it has already...
After 15 years of shutting down, Rajshahi Silk Factory has partially resumed production Monday. The Bangladesh Silk Development Board (BSDB) plans to make at least five looms out of 63...
A Dhaka court has sent Bangladesh Krishi Bank 's Deputy General Manager (DGM) Zubair Monjur to jail in three separate cases. The court order on Tuesday follows the cases filed...
Pope Francis has urged the leaders of majority-Buddhist Myanmar to commit themselves to justice, human rights and respect for ‘each ethnic group and its identity’. The pope avoided a diplomatic...
Rangpur Riders beat Sylhet Sixers by four wickets in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. Rangpur chased down a target of...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq, who has been undergoing treatment in London, is now on life support as his condition deteriorated. Annisul’s family members informed on Tuesday...
Zillul Hye Razi, the former Trade Advisor to The European Union delegation in Bangladesh, passed away on Monday night. He died of cardiac arrest at 9:15pm in Dhaka, according to...
Despite the common perception that Bangladesh as an agro-based country has immense potential for exporting agro-processed foods, the reality is that the country is far from making any headway in...
Nearly 90 million people have been alleviated from poverty line in the last eight years, claims Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday. "We've brought around 90 million people out of...
The board of directors of CMC Kamal Textile Mills Limited has recommended 11 per cent cash dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2017, said an official disclosure on...
Indonesian officials have shut the international airport in Bali for a second day, as Mount Agung spews volcanic ash into the atmosphere. Massive plumes of dark ash were seen reaching...
The board of directors of United Power Generation & Distribution Company Limited has recommended 90 per cent cash dividend and 10 per cent stock dividend for the year ended on...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) along with explosives and Jihadi books from Gandaria area of...
Mostaque Ahmed Sadeque, managing director of Investment Promotion Services, has been elected president of the DSE Brokers Association (DBA). At the same time, Sharif Anowar Hossain, managing director of Md...
Facebook Inc will expand its pattern recognition software to other countries after successful tests in the U.S. to detect users with suicidal intent, the world’s largest social media network said...
Several workers of Infrabel, Belgian railway infrastructure manager, were mowed on a level crossing in Morlanwelz, south of Belgium. The accident that occurred on Monday night killed two people, leaving...
The review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on the 16th amendment of the Constitution will be filed in December, said Attorney General Mahbubey Alam on Tuesday. "We found the...
The government has upgraded the labour directorate to a department and approved 209 new posts and six regional offices for it, officials said. The total manpower of the Department of...
Separate mobile courts fined four LP gas traders to Tk42,500 and three shop owners to Tk 7,500 in the district town. The mobile court led by executive magistrate RaziaAkhter Chowdhury...
Bitcoin’s vertiginous ascent showed no signs of abating on Monday, with the cryptocurrency soaring to another record high just a few per cent away from $10,000 after gaining more than...
While a sizeable number of the country's youths are found to be engaged in unconscionable acts leading to exacerbation of moral values, a number of them stand out for their...
BNP on Tuesday demanded a fair and neutral investigation into the BDR mutiny in 2009 to unearth the main motive behind the brutal incident. "I don't want to make any...
Sometimes statistics scream with a message that words fail to din into ears! The case in point is the financial sector coming under increasing strains of non-performing loans (NPL) much...
Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has sought duty-free facility for export of knit products to Brazil, and also proposed direct trade between the two countries to enhance bilateral...
The mission of the public leaders is supposed to ensure growth to raise the level of living standard of the people, welfare and environmental comforts for which employment of most...
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said poverty alleviation and gender discrimination are the main barriers to achieving SDGs. To address these two key challenges he highlighted the involvement of...
Rohingya people, estimated to be 624,251 in total, have crossed into Cox's Bazar in just three months – thereby fleeing violence and oppression in Myanmar's Northern Rakhine State. With this,...
All commercial banks will have to keep their branches open until 8pm on Wednesday and Thursday. The Bangladesh Bank has given the instruction to facilitate income tax return submission. The...
The Rohingya crisis is the most serious one that Bangladesh has faced in its 45 years of independence. A million Rohingyas are now on Bangladesh soil, all forced to flee...
Islamic financial institutions and activities have been growing rapidly in recent years. The size of global Sharia/Islamic-compliant assets, including banking assets, Sukuk and funds, is estimated at $ 1.8 trillion....
Renowned journalist Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury left us on this day (November 29) three years ago in a tragic road accident near Sonargaon hotel while on way to take part in...
Official Facebook pages of all ministries, departments and directorates and offices of the government is going to be verified soon. Largest social media Facebook in collaboration with the government will...
Just two weeks after announcing his retirement from international duty, legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had admitted he could play for the Italy national team again. Buffon bid a tearful farewell...
Scarlet fever hit its highest level in England for 50 years, with more than 17,000 cases reported in 2016 - research in the Lancet shows. The disease has been on...
Bangladesh has urged the international community to work in unison to find a just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Palestinian question. It also called for translating its solidarity with...
Bangladesh Railway has started distributing compensation cheques to the people who are affected by Padma rail link project. The cheques were distributed among the affected people at a function held...
Pollinators, such as insects, those carry pollen from one plant or part of a plant to another, use a combination of cues such as colour, shape and odor to identify...
Sophia, a robot with artificial intelligence, is coming to Dhaka to mark this year's Digital World exhibition, said State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. "People will be able to...
The conservative mayor of a small town in western Germany was stabbed in the neck on Monday evening and seriously hurt. The 57-year old mayor, Andreas Hollstein, is known for...
UN experts have requested a report from Myanmar government on the situation of Rohingya women and girls from northern Rakhine State. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women...
Efforts to introduce new buses under the 'company system' have remained stalled due to sickness of the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) mayor and lack of initiatives by the authorities...
Amjhupi Nilkuthi, a famous or mostly known as notorious archaeological site established during the English reign, is situated at Meherpur, Khulna. At the bank of river Kajla, this nilkuthi was...
Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu on Tuesday left here for Malaysia to join the "Economic Times Asian Business Leaders Conclave (ABLC)". Malaysian Prime Minister Mohammad Najib Bin Tun Haji Abdul...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
