- Friday, 19 April 2024 |
- Today's FE |
- e-Paper |
- Beta Website
Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small change in exchange...
ইউক্রেইনে রাশিয়ার আক্রমণের নিন্দা এবং যুদ্ধ বন্ধ করে অবিলম্বে সৈন্য প্রত্যাহারের আহ্বান জানিয়ে একটি প্রস্তাব পাস করেছে জাতিসংঘের সাধারণ পরিষদ, যাতে ভোটদানে বিরত থেকেছে বাংলাদেশসহ ৩২ দেশ। দুই প্রতিবেশী দেশে...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the country’s health sector has witnessed significant progress despite various limitations over the last 14 years. “Bangladesh is now almost self-sufficient in cardiac...
গৎবাঁধা ক্যারিয়ার গ্রাফের বাইরে এখন অনেকেই ঝুঁকে পড়ছেন সমান্তরাল ধারায়। আর সেই ধারায় রয়েছে সামাজিক মাধ্যমে ইনফ্লুয়েন্সিং, ব্লগ বা ভ্লগ তৈরি ইত্যাদি। এই সবগুলো কাজের জন্যই বেশ প্রাথমিক একটি ধাপ...
Ukraine's parliament imposed sweeping 50-year sanctions on Thursday on Russian financial institutions including the central bank, all commercial banks, investment funds, insurers and other enterprises. The sanctions are part of...
The Rapid Action Battalion has arrested 29 suspected members of a mugging gang in Dhaka. The elite force arrested the suspects during raids in the neighbourhoods of Mohammadpur, Adabor, Hazaribagh,...
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনীতি বছরের পর বছর প্রবৃদ্ধি দেখে আসছে, দাঁড়িয়ে আছে বেশ শক্ত ভিতের উপরেই। তাই হঠাৎ করেই বড় রকমের অর্থনৈতিক বিপর্যয়ের আশঙ্কা তেমন নেই। তবে বৈশ্বিক অর্থনীতির হালচাল, দেশি ব্যাংকে...
বাংলাদেশের কর্মসংস্থানের অন্যতম বড় অংশ হলো কৃষি খাত। ২০২০-২১ অর্থবছরে কৃষিখাত থেকে মোট জিডিপির ১৩.৪৭ শতাংশ এসেছে। কিন্তু জলবায়ু পরিবর্তনের কারণে কৃষিকাজে আসছে পরিবর্তন। বাংলাদেশে সাধারণত বিরাজ করে নাতিশীতোষ্ণ আবহাওয়া।...
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged global financial leaders to focus on the world's "most vulnerable citizens" as he inaugurated a G20 meeting on Friday, the first anniversary of Russia's...
Bangladesh is among 32 countries that refrained from voting as the United Nations adopted a resolution condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine and urging the immediate withdrawal of troops after ending...
Netflix said on Thursday it has cut prices of its subscription plans in some countries as the streaming giant looks to maintain subscriber growth amid stiff competition and strained consumer...
Many unemployed fishermen have become self-reliant by growing vegetables on floating beds in the Harihar river in the Madhyakul Rajvanshipara area at Keshabpur Upazila of Jashore district. Having failed to...
Trade union registration is still a big problem in Bangladesh as union leaders face intimidation and opposition from the industry while the government authorities concerned make the process complex, observed...
Aramit Ltd saw a whopping 45 per cent year-on-year fall in profit in October-December (Q2) of the FY22. Though the company's expenses declined, including the cost of goods sold, it...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) said on Thursday that Bangladesh economy is resilient enough to overcome the current geo-economic challenges. It made the observation at a seminar...
The mobile operators added 600,000 new subscribers last month (January), taking the total number to 180.80 million in the country, according to latest BTRC data. The number is, however, only...
Planned outer ring road surrounding the crammed Dhaka city hits roadblocks as the project's part-financier Japanese investor goes cold, sources said, while the capital smarts under nagging traffic jam. The...
Rights activists at a meeting on Thursday called for eliminating child labour from the apparel sector to ensure child rights in the country. They also stressed the need for rehabilitation...
Speakers at a seminar on Thursday laid emphasis on increasing the use of clean energy to cope with the climate change impact on the country's people. The seminar titled 'Global...
The International Solar Alliance (ISA) signed Thursday a country partnership agreement with Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) to facilitate enhanced solar-energy deployment in...
Bangladesh's economic health will improve if the ongoing IMF loan programme is implemented properly, says an executive of the Fund that disapproves of blanket subsidies. Krishna Srinivasan, director for Asia-Pacific...
The price of broiler chicken has continued to soar only to batter limited-income people who are the key consumers of this protein item. Broiler hits Tk 240-250 a kilogram, marking...
Payments to US oil-major Chevron against gas purchase by Bangladesh couldn't be cleared for six months amid dollar crunch with the prospect of supply disruption from its largest producer, said...
US President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Indian-American business executive Ajay Banga to become president of the World Bank, lauding his experience forging public-private partnerships to address financial inclusion and...
Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the...
M Azizul Huq (1935-2020) was undoubtedly a pioneering figure who made unique contribution in the early stages of the establishment of Islamic banks in Bangladesh. He started his banking career...
It's sad to note how the solemn mood of the 21st February (Omor Ekushey) eventually gave in to many frivolities in the last four-and-half decades. This year was no exception....
Some people in authority are prone to using words, not deeds, to show themselves as achievers. The ground reality is that their ploy only works sometimes. The target audience these...
A study titled, "Impact of climate change on livelihoods & its alternative solutions for the people living in south-west coastal & slum areas in Bangladesh" has come up with findings...
Expansion of bonded warehousing facility for readymade garment (RMG) factories, though belated, is an encouraging move. The decision of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) that came through a circular...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped up calls on Thursday for increased financial support for Ukraine to help it battle the year-old Russian invasion as the United States readies an...
Bangladesh had to abide by the US sanctions against Russia to protect the country’s interest, said the foreign ministry on Thursday. “The US is the biggest trading partner of our...
Sri Lankan officials have been required to purchase economy class air tickets for official travel abroad to ensure that government resources are utilised efficiently, the President's Media Unit (PMD) said...
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Hass on Thursday said some more companies from the USA have expressed keen interest to invest in Bangladesh. Peter Hass said this when he called...
Turkey will widen an investigation into building contractors suspected of violating safety standards following its devastating earthquake, the interior minister said, as the country stepped up housing plans for victims....
Bangladesh’s foreign ministry has said Dhaka believed that its decision over a Russian ship under US sanction was unlikely to affect the existing friendly ties with Moscow. “Our (Dhaka-Moscow) understanding...
The French and German embassies in Dhaka on Thursday evening installed a Ukrainian flag in front of their shared embassy building on Madani Avenue, Baridahara. As February 24, 2023 would...
Bangladesh's IT industry has defied the global economic turmoil, with IT exports rising by 36 per cent in the first half of the current financial year, revealed data from the...
Canadian Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency Harjit S Sajjan will begin his four-day visit to Bangladesh on Friday. The Canadian government announced...
Ukraine said its forces had repelled Russian assaults along the length of the front line on Thursday on the eve of the war's anniversary, as President Vladimir Putin, empty-handed after...
As Europe emerges from a mild winter with gas storage close to record levels, it must brace for another costly race to replenish its reserves on the international market. European...
Imagine a restaurant that offers all 80 to 90 menu items at an affordable price -- a win-win situation for customers and the restaurant as well. When you may have...
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook a lightly populated, remote part of Tajikistan early Thursday near China's far western Xinjiang region. It was 67 kilometres (41 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan,...
বান্দরবানের সীমান্তবর্তী কুরুকপাতা ইউনিয়নের দুর্গম এলাকা পোয়ামুহুরী। সেখান থেকে হেঁটে অথবা নৌকায় আলীকদম উপজেলা সদরে আসতে স্থানীয়দের সময় লাগত দুইদিন। মাঝখানে কোনো পাড়ায় উঠে রাতযাপন করতে হতো। সেই দুইদিন হয়েছে...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated her call to scientists to put extra efforts on research to attain excellence in agricultural production. “I always think that without research it is...
Polish Ambassador to Bangladesh Adam Burakowski along with Ewa Stankiewicz, second secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in New Delhi, visited Dhaka Bank Limited Head Office on...
The Hongkong Shanghai Bank (HSBC) Bangladesh, in partnership with DNCC, and Bangladesh Badminton Federation, is organising HSBC-Mayor's Cup School Badminton-2023. Students from schools across Dhaka are gathering at Banani Kamal...
Bangladesh has recorded six new cases of Covid-19 in a day, taking the overall tally of infections to 2,037,786. The death toll from the disease stayed unchanged at 29,445 over...
আর্থিক সংকটে খাবি খেতে থাকা পাকিস্তানে কৃচ্ছ্রসাধনের অংশ হিসেবে মন্ত্রী-উপদেষ্টাদের বেতন-ভাতা ও ভ্রমণ খরচ কাটছাঁট করছে দেশটির সরকার। রয়টার্স জানিয়েছে, পাকিস্তানের প্রধানমন্ত্রী শাহবাজ শরিফ বুধবার তার মন্ত্রী ও উপদেষ্টাদেরকে ইকোনমি...
Four passengers of an autorickshaw have died after a bus ploughed into the three-wheeler in Bogura’s Shajahanpur Upazila. Two other passengers of the autorickshaw were injured after the accident occurred...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
