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Thousands of nurses at two New York City hospitals went on strike on Monday after contract negotiations stalled over pay and staffing levels, a move that caused one of the...
Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming...
The Chinese embassy in South Korea has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean visitors, it said on Tuesday, the first retaliatory move against nations imposing COVID-19 curbs on travellers...
China's central bank will step up support for private firms as part of steps to shore up the economy, while easing a crackdown on tech companies, Guo Shuqing, Communist party...
South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups are among those celebrating China's border reopening as businesses around Asia rekindle ties with the region's largest...
Indonesia was struck by a 7.6 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday off the Tanimbar islands, prompting panicked residents in the area to flee their homes, although a tsunami warning was lifted after...
Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact. A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by People's...
রংপুরে তারাগঞ্জ উপজেলায় দুই বাসের সংঘর্ষে প্রাণ হারিয়েছেন তিনজন। আহত হয়েছে অন্তত ১১ জন। উপজেলার ওয়ালীপাড়া এলাকার দিনাজপুর-রংপুর মহাসড়কে মঙ্গলবার সকাল সাড়ে ৭টায় এ দুর্ঘটনা ঘটে বলে তারাগঞ্জ থানার ওসি...
Prince Harry has accused his stepmother, Camilla, the queen consort, of leaking private conversations to the media to burnish her own reputation as he promotes a new book that lays...
Makalot (BD) Ltd, a Taiwanese apparel maker, is set to invest $17 million to establish an industrial unit at a private economic zone (EZ) in Bangladesh. The factory is expected...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (Jan 10, 2023) paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his Homecoming Day, BSS reports. The premier paid homage...
Expressing anger and frustration, several hundred protesters on Monday demanded justice for a Bangladeshi American college student who was shot and killed by police in the Boston suburb of Cambridge...
Australia's Labour government on Tuesday proposed to make the country's biggest polluters slash their emissions by at least 30 per cent over the next seven years, with some leeway for...
Russia has stepped up a powerful assault on Soledar in eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said, forcing Ukrainian troops to repel waves of attacks led by the Wagner contract militia...
Chittagong port, the prime seaport of the country, is going to get six modern container scanners at its jetty gates soon. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will purchase the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to recognise jute as an agricultural product. She made the directives while presiding over a cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister's...
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has urged the government to liberalise letter-of-credit (LC) opening to procure industrial inputs for smooth operation of the domestic industrial sector. It...
Md Abdur Rahman Khan, FCMA, has been elected President of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) for the term 2023 in its council meeting held on...
As many as 66 stocks trade below the face value of Tk 10, 12 of them entering the list in the last one year. They account for as much as...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday recommended use of weight-loss drugs in children ages 12 years or older for treatment of obesity, which impacts about 14.4 million kids...
Facebook parent Meta and Google's video platform YouTube said on Monday they were removing content supporting or praising the weekend ransacking of Brazilian government buildings by anti-democratic demonstrators. Tens of...
সংসদ কিংবা স্থানীয় সরকার নির্বাচনে অনলাইনে মনোনয়নপত্র জমার প্রক্রিয়া এগিয়ে নিতে চায় প্রধান নির্বাচন কমিশনার (সিইসি) কাজী হাবিবুল আউয়ালের নেতৃত্বাধীন নির্বাচন কমিশন (ইসি)। এ বিষয়ে নতুন করে ‘পাইলট প্রকল্প’ শুরুর...
বান্দরবানের রুমা-রোয়াংছড়ি উপজেলায় অনির্দিষ্টকালের জন্য নিষেধাজ্ঞার পাশাপাশি থানচি ভ্রমণেও নিষেধাজ্ঞা আরোপ করেছে স্থানীয় প্রশাসন। এর আগে থানচি উপজেলায় কয়েক দফা ভ্রমণ নিষেধাজ্ঞা দিয়েছিল প্রশাসন। মাঝখানে তা প্রত্যাহার করে নেওয়া হলে...
The government has allowed apparel exporters to import yarn from India in partial shipment through Benapole, Bhomra, Sonamasjid and Banglabandha land-ports. The National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued an office...
Nutrition status in many impoverished districts has deteriorated further for installation of modern auto-rice mills, mainly for over-polishing rice by millers. Apart from poverty and lack of dietary knowledge, rice...
The Russian ship that has been denied berth in Bangladesh finally anchored near Kolkata sea port, competent sources told the FE on Monday. Ursa Major, which is carrying goods for...
Sending manpower from Bangladesh to Japan has increased significantly in recent years following demand from the employers of different sectors. The East Asian nation hired 180 workers as technical interns...
An overhaul of the outmoded operational activity in company registration, name clearances, return filing, winding up and other major requisite services gets underway, but inches forward thus far. The government...
Saudi Arabia will host a number of pilgrims for the 2023 Hajj season similar to what it took in prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Reuters reported citing state media of...
ঢাকা ওয়াসা চাহিদার তুলনায় বেশি পানি উৎপাদনের সক্ষমতা অর্জন করেছে বলে সংসদে জানিয়েছেন স্থানীয় সরকার মন্ত্রী তাজুল ইসলাম। সোমবার জাতীয় সংসদে প্রশ্নোত্তরে মন্ত্রী বলেন, “শীত ও গ্রীষ্মে পানির চাহিদার তারতম্য...
Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal family and taken on the press to try to help the monarchy and change the media,...
State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahriar Alam has ruled out any possibility of getting fresh sanctions from the US against any individual or organisation in Bangladesh. "Certainly not," he...
China’s new ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen presented his credentials to President M Abdul Hamid on Monday at Bangabhaban in Dhaka. Welcoming the new ambassador, the President said China is...
Brazilian police amassed at a camp of supporters of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro in the capital on Monday, a day after rioters launched the worst attack on Brazil's state...
Finally walking out of jail after a month, BNP secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday took a fresh vow to intensify their ongoing movement to oust the government...
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said Bangladesh became 35th largest economy in the world after 14 years under the charismatic...
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh wants to build a “much better relationship” with the United States (US) with “constructive” and “positive” manners. “We are very happy that...
Ever since the bulk ---technically called weighted average bulk--- power tariff was raised by 19.92 per cent to Tk 6.20 from Tk 5.17 per unit in November last, a hike...
Myanmar junta's honouring the xenophobic Buddhist monk Wirathuwith a national award recently and other developments in that country doesn't bode well, especially for the Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. That this...
Md. Rabbi, a 22 years old youth, who was an assistant to a cycle-van driver, was killed when a bus hit his van at about 6 am on Sunday (January...
Iran's judiciary has sentenced three more anti-government protesters to death on charges of "waging war on God", its Mizan news agency reported on Monday, defying growing international criticism over its...
Dim light reflects poor visibility, significantly deteriorating air quality in dense winter fog. Poor visibility and unhealthy air cause a meteorological emergency in winter over Dhaka and many other South...
Shadow-economy is a complex phenomenon, as it is difficult to fix its scope and impact. Shadow-economy has multitudinous definitions and channels. Of which, tax avoidance, undisclosed ownership, unmatched transactions (i.e.,...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) held an awareness programme on Monday titled “The basics of government securities and trading on the stock exchange platform” as part of a series of...
Bangladesh and the United States on Monday discussed defence cooperation, Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), development cooperation, maritime safety and security, strengthening capacities of law enforcing agencies and cyber security. The two...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the authorities concerned to recognise jute as an agricultural product. She made the directives while presiding over a cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister's...
Bangladesh government is working to gradually implement almost all conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get a US$4.5 billion loan from the Washington-based lender, to meet the foreign...
Former Belgium and Everton manager Roberto Martinez has been appointed Portugal head coach. The Spaniard, 49, replaces Fernando Santos, who resigned after Portugal's quarter-final defeat by Morocco at the World...
The government is working on enacting a law for appointment of high court judges and it will be placed in parliament within a few days. According to UNB, Law Minister...
British Prime Minister's trade envoy to Bangladesh Rushanara Ali, MP, has said that British investors are interested to invest in various sectors of Bangladesh. The British MP said this, while...
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