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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has endorsed the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Uniform Rules for Forfaiting. The rules are complied in the ICC Publication...
The digging work for the 20-kilometre metro rail track construction in the capital is in progress. It goes on despite seasonal rains that normally disrupt movement of commuters and pedestrians....
A partial view of an off-season cabbage field in Bogra. The photo was taken on Monday. — FE Photo BOGRA, Sept 04: Off-season cabbage and bean cultivation brings smile on...
A horse-drawn carriage crossing through a dried-up river bed in Magura. — FE Photo MAGURA, Sept 04: Once river Gorai was resounded with the whistle of large steamers. The river...
Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on Monday launched a foundation named ‘Narail Express’ for ensuring overall development of Narail district. On the occasion of launching ceremony of the...
MILAN, Sept 4 (Reuters): Italian tyremaker Pirelli, bought by state-owned China National Chemical two years ago, will sell up to 40 per cent of its capital in an initial public...
Belgium became the first European side to join hosts Russia at next summer's World Cup finals as goals from Jan Vertonghen and Romelu Lukaku gave them victory in Greece, according...
A man drowned and his son went missing when they were taking bath in the Arial Khan River near Khankandi village of Zajira upazila in Shariatpur on Monday. Anis...
The UN's special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar has criticised the country's de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, for failing to protect the Rohingya Muslim minority. Yanghee...
It is unfortunate that in the universities of Bangladesh, research is hardly a priority-- even in the public ones, not to mention private ones, given their questionable quality of education....
It would be a waste of one's time to explain things that the USA is doing these days in the international arena. The reason is that the country has elected...
How do we explain the slow and unprecedented decimation of centre-left parties at the start of the 21st Century? Incompatibility with neo-liberalism pushed centre-left leaders like Bill Clinton and Tony...
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that BRICS cooperation has reached a crucial stage of development. Xi made the remarks last Sunday while addressing the opening of the BRICS Business...
The past weeks have seen a gradual decline in the assurance of security within Afghanistan. Several factors appear to be juxtaposing together to create greater uncertainty within its paradigm. Analysts,...
A teenage boy, who went missing in the Padma river of Goalondo upazila of Rajbari on Sunday afternoon, was found dead early Monday. The deceased was identified as Sujan...
A young man was killed and 35 other villagers were injured in a clash between two groups at Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj on Monday. The deceased was identified as...
Stocks ended higher on Monday, the first session after three-day Eid holidays, as investors continued their buying spree on sector-wise stocks. Market insiders said the stocks extended their winning spell...
Islamic History professor Md Akhtaruzzaman was appointed as the vice-chancellor of Dhaka University on a temporary basis. The move aims to help the public university function smoothly after the tenure...
The US Air Force's spaceplane is getting a new ride on September 7, when the fifth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) lifts off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from...
The crisis on the Korean peninsula intensified on Monday as South Korea said it appeared the North was preparing to launch more missiles after the test of a hydrogen bomb...
Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi is likely to arrive here on Tuesday to discuss with Bangladesh leadership the current persecution on the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar's western state of...
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad met Saudi Kind Salam Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman on Saturday. Ershad met the King and the Prince at Mina...
Three members of a family were killed as a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra river at Islampur in Gafargoan upazila of Mymensingh district on Sunday night. The deceased were identified...
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has accepted the resignation of Premier Lin Chuan, the ruling party said on Monday, a departure that had been widely expected because of declining public support...
Recently a meeting was held between Prime Exchange Co. Pte. Ltd. Singapore and Monetary Authority of Singapore. Marcus Lim, Deputy Director & Head of Payment & Infrastructure Division, Technology Risk...
Novartis Chief Executive Joseph Jimenez will retire in 2018, with chief drug developer Vasant Narasimhan taking over as CEO starting in February, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday. Jimenez,...
Saudi authorities have imposed more than SAR5m ($1.33m) in fines to citizens and residents for illegally transporting pilgrims without Hajj permits. As many as 90 administrative decisions have been...
Bangladesh has emphasised on strengthening business alliances like the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) to increase the...
Nearly 75,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh, with aid officials warning relief camps are reaching full capacity as thousands continue to pour in every day,...
Buoyed by last week’s maiden Test win against Australia in Dhaka, Bangladesh are aiming to clinch the two-match series by defeating the visitors in the second one in Chittagong. The...
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has warned Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi that the treatment of the Muslim Rohingya is "besmirching" the country's reputation, reports BBC. Mr Johnson called on...
Upon leaving office, former President Barack Obama left his successor President Donald Trump a letter that he left on the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office. Trump vowed...
The last rituals of Holy Hajj – annual five-day pilgrimage to Makkah in Saudi Arabia – are officially over. Khalid al-Faisal, governor of Makkah, announced on Sunday the formal end...
One of Cambodia's major English-language newspapers will close this week because it is unable to pay what the government says it owes in back taxes. In a statement,...
Al-Shabab fighters attacked a military base near Somalia's southern port city of Kismayu early on Sunday, a Somali army officer said, adding that he did not immediately have details of...
Twenty years ago, Judi Dench earned her first Oscar nomination for her heartfelt portrayal of Queen Victoria in “Mrs. Brown.” Despite winning the Golden Globe and BAFTA, she lost at...
Pippa Middleton is reportedly in the process of closing up her publishing business after its profits drastically plummeted in just a span of one year. Rumors suggest that Prince William...
Sacrifice of animals on Eid-ul-Azha had left Dhaka city authorities with 22,000 tonnes of waste to manage, according to South Dhaka Mayor Sayeed Khokon. Cleaners were able to remove ninety...
Madonna, the singer, has revealed via Instagram that she has moved to Portugal and is working on new music and a movie she previously announced. “The energy of...
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has called on Bangladesh to open its doors to Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. Speaking at a Justice and Development Party...
An article in Forbes put India on top of their list of Asia's most corrupt nation, citing a survey that presented statistics by Transparency International (TI), a Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog,...
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rezvi said on Sunday the government was conspiring to appoint an acting Chief Justice of their choice with the President exercising his power...
Princess Mako, the eldest granddaughter of Japanese Emperor Akihito, will wed a former classmate, the Imperial Household said on Sunday, confirming a marriage that will further deplete the royal family...
Even at Islam’s holiest sites and during the most sacred time of year for Muslims, some people cannot stop talking about Donald Trump. Among one group of American,...
The BRICS group of emerging economies must promote trade liberalisation and an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said at a business meeting on Sunday at the start of...
Bangladesh has set an export target of USD 50 billion by 2021 for the readymade garment (RMG) sector. The target appears slightly ambitious and sceptical about its attainability after the...
Many of us may not be aware of the fact that the World Water Day is an annual event observed on March 22 as a means of focusing attention to...
One of the common reasons why someone is being labelled by his/her staff members as a "boss from hell", quite not surprisingly, is micromanagement. Other descriptions associated with this "crime"...
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation piloted an inclusive business project in the readymade garment (RMG) industries of Bangladesh with funding support from The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands (EKN). The...
FE Photo Someone has to tell the truth.The RMG sector faces difficulties that have been growing steadily and have reached crisis levels. These difficulties must be faced and remedied. Otherwise,...
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