- Saturday, 9 May 2026 |
- Today's FE |
- e-Paper |
- Beta Website
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Britain would become a competitor after Brexit and that its exit from the European Union would see it losing out. Merkel told a news conference...
The farmers, filed level agriculture officials, teachers, students and common people eliminated over 0.98 million rats saving 7,371 tonnes of crops worth Taka 10.6 million last year in all five...
Issuing a strong warning against child repression, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said those involved in killing and torturing children must face ‘toughest’ punishment. “Repression on children will not...
This month's El Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid has been postponed because of fears of civil unrest. The match was scheduled for October 26 but there have been days...
Mexico has deported over 300 Indians to New Delhi, the National Migration Institute (INM) said late on Wednesday, calling it an unprecedented transatlantic deportation. The move follows a deal Mexico...
Kalidas Karmakar, a painter and printmaker of international repute, passed away on Friday afternoon. He was 75. “He fell down in the bathroom after suffering a cardiac arrest around 1:30pm...
An Indian fisherman, who entered Bangladesh illegally in Charghat upazila in Rajshahi on Thursday, was sent to jail on Friday as two cases were filed against him for trespassing and...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has described the exchange of fire between Border Guards Bangladesh and India's Border Security Force on the Rajshahi border as an 'unfortunate incident', The home minister...
Chinese scientists have modeled the three-dimensional structure of African swine fever virus, laying a solid foundation for developing effective and safe vaccines against the disease. The research, jointly conducted by...
China's GDP expanded 6.2 per cent year on year in the first three quarters of 2019 to about 69.78 trillion yuan (about 9.87 trillion US dollars), data from the National...
California unveiled the first statewide quake warning system in the United States on Thursday (local time), the state governor's office said. Ground motion sensors from across the state will be...
A canteen staffer has been hacked to death by his employer on board a launch at the capital's Sadar Ghat, police said. The deceased was identified Md Rubel, 23, who...
Fighting continued Friday morning in a northeast Syrian border town at the centre of the fight between Turkey and Kurdish forces, despite a US-brokered ceasefire that went into effect overnight....
Police have arrested four relatives of slain teenager of Riyad Hossain in connection with the murder of the seventh grader in Uttarkhan area of Dhaka city. The arrestees are Riyad’s...
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen called upon the German businesses to invest in Bangladesh taking advantage of business-friendly policies and environment in Bangladesh. He called upon them to invest...
A total of 178 dengue patients were hospitalised across the country in 24 hours till Friday morning. Of them, 57 were hospitalised in Dhaka, the Directorate General of Health Services...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Atiqul Islam has said a 10-kilometer exclusive bicycle lane is being constructed in city’s Agargaon area. "For a separate space for cycling, work on...
Customs officials arrested a man along with 130 gold bars weighing about 16 kilogrammes from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Friday. The arrestee has been identified as Joynal...
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday (US local time) defended the social media company’s light regulation of speech and lack of fact checking on political advertising, while citing China’s...
Two people were killed when a bus hit them on Jashore-Khulna highway at Razghat Zafarpur in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore district on Friday. The deceased were identified as Golam Rabbani,...
A task force of District Administration in Companiganj upazila of in Sylhet district seized and destroyed stone lifting machineries worth Tk 7.50 million in a six-hour drive on Thursday. The...
Turkey has agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northeast Syria to allow for withdrawal of Kurdish forces, US Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday after talks with Turkish President...
Four suspected criminals, including two Rohingyas, were killed in separate gunfights in Cox’s Bazar, Mymensingh and Joypurhat districts early Friday. In Cox’s Bazar, two Rohingyas were killed in a reported...
The securities regulator on Thursday decided to include the names of the auditors along with their firms in its auditors' panel to ensure more accountability of the firms that check...
Ten most traded companies accounted for more than 26 per cent of transactions on the prime bourse on Thursday, with the National Tubes generating the highest turnover. According to the...
The price of onion, one of the main cooking ingredients which had showed a series of hikes across the country in the last few months, witnessed another rise in the...
New women entrepreneurs face difficulties to start up their ventures for lack of easy access to bank loans, according to a study. It showed that the majority of 37.66 per...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced taxes on mild steel (MS) products, cement sheet, bidi and some other raw materials for the steel sector. Officials said the revenue...
A new strategic Chattogram-Chennai-Europe shipping route is likely to commence next month which is expected to reduce lead time. Currently, Chattogram-Colombo, Chattogram-Singapore and Chattogram-Port Klang lines connect Europe and America...
Bangladesh is in talks with the United States to buy sophisticated military hardware from Washington in a move that could upset China. China has traditionally supplied defence weaponry to Bangladesh...
A muscle strain on the right side of the rib forced Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal out of the second round of the National Cricket League (NCL), reports UNB. A BCB...
The amount---more than Taka half a trillion--- is huge. The money was, reportedly, paid to the owners of the private sector power plants during the last 12 years as '...
A report recently released by the Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) on the standard of teaching at the secondary level paints a grim picture. Titled 'The Education Watch Report 2018-19',...
Tax collection fell short of the target by Tk 93.18 billion during the July-August period of the current fiscal recording a paltry 3.35 per cent growth. All the three wings...
The Posts and Telecommunications Division on Thursday approved a proposal of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) for appointing administrators for mobile operators Grameenphone (GP) and Robi. Posts, Telecommunications and Information...
During the first quarter of the current fiscal year (FY20), there is an indication that economic activities are slowing down. Export earnings from goods dropped by 3.0 per cent in...
Man laughs. He or she undergoes bursts of elation. Animals do not, because they lack the faculty of thinking. In order to burst into laughter, humans are required to identify...
If one dreamed up an ambitious global #MeToo success story, it might involve governments around the world enthusiastically supporting legal norms and action on sexual harassment with active support and...
Social media is all around us and has become a part of our daily lives. But, why do we post on social media? What is the consequence of the increased...
RAJSHAHI, Oct 17: Puthia Rajbari, a palace in Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi, is an example of Indo-Saracenic revival architecture. The historical structure stands on the Rajshahi-Natore highway, 30 kilometres away...
MAGURA, Oct 17: Erosion by the Madhumati river under Mohammadpur upazila in the district has taken a serious turn. Local sources said six villages of the upazila - Harekrishnapur, Moheshpur,...
Four 'Asias' may be brewing, according to Johathan Woetzel and Jeongmin of the McKinsey Global Institute. Common to all of them is economic growth, but what distinguish them, in addition...
Indian dietary culture has kept its unique customs and traditions, some of which hinder its efforts in poverty relief. India ranked 102 among 117 countries in the Global Hunger Index...
The 56th birthday of Shaheed Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be observed on Thursday. Sheikh Russel, also youngest brother of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was...
The High Court has stayed a court order requiring Grameenphone to pay Tk 125.8b in a disputed audit claim made by the telecom regulator for two months. Justice Abdul Hakim...
Saudi Arabian (KSA) company ACWA Power on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for investing around US$2.5 billion in power and energy sector in Bangladesh. Bangladesh Power Development Board...
Spain's top football division has asked that this month's El Clasico match between Barcelona and Real Madrid be moved from Barcelona to the capital amid growing protests in Catalonia. Nine...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has initiated a case against controversial businessman Moosa Bin Shamsher on charges of forging the registration documents of a car imported under the 'Carnet de Passage'...
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said the construction work on the Padma Bridge will be completed by June, 2021. He made the remark while talking to...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland expanded 6.5 per cent year on year to 683.21 billion yuan in the first three quarters of the year, an official with...
© 2026 - All Rights with The Financial Express
