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Police have proved their patience during protests by students seeking road safety as per the directives of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr Mohammad Javed...
Leaders of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have urged the government to set up a separate chemical zone as per its earlier decision to facilitate...
A businessman was stabbed to death allegedly by a medicine shop owner at his shop in Jhenaidah district town on Friday night. The deceased was identified as Mizanur Rahman, son...
The capital market passed a flat week that ended Thursday as investors mostly rebalanced their portfolio after quarterly earnings declaration. Analysts said the market finished almost flat as a section...
Foreign investors in the country may also become eligible for getting the prestigious Commercially Important Person (CIP) status, according to the latest policy that is currently in the final stage...
Most of the sectors faced correction last week that ended on Thursday with telecommunication sector sustained a big hit after quarterly earnings declaration. Of the 19 sectors listed with the...
The ongoing National Tree Fair has continued to attract a large number of visitors every day. The month-long fair, which began on July 18 at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city,...
Hundreds of people had thronged the Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital since Thursday night to buy advance tickets for going home before Eid-ul-Azha. Tickets for August 19 were sold...
The country's overseas employment dropped by more than 24 per cent in last seven months compared to that of the corresponding period last year. According to the data available with...
The cost of Dhaka-Sylhet four-lane highway project is set to see an upward revision despite the Planning Commission's directives to lower it assessing the proposed prices of all components, sources...
The ratio of the shadow economy in Bangladesh in terms of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been declining for more than one decade. Shadow economy, also known as the...
The government has decided in principle to convert Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) into Bangladesh Tourism Development Authority to make it more powerful and avoid conflicts with other ministries and departments....
A section of transport owners are busy renovating their rundown buses to give those a new and classy look to avoid stringent traffic scrutiny after the recent student protest over...
Britain's economy picked up some speed in the second quarter after a sharp winter slowdown in early 2018 but lost momentum in June, underlining its stuttering performance ahead of Brexit...
Nearly a decade ago, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone, an efficient smart phone. Since then the concept of mobile phones has changed entirely. Smartphone possesses extensive computing...
The sudden demise of Mr Moazzem Hossain, our beloved editor is no doubt an irreparable loss to our profession. I heard of him a lot as he founded the first...
When my footprint will not mark this borough/ I'll not steer my ferry boat at this crossing And then, Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player/...
The non-government organisations have traditionally played an important role in the empowerment of poverty-stricken and marginalised population in developing countries. In war-ravaged post-independence Bangladesh, the NGO activities commenced through providing...
Death, you are a cruel monster. You don't know any mercy. You are ruthless. You know no love. Yes, it's the fact, it's your real character and yes, we admit...
Detection of a suspected route of Yaba smuggling through the north-eastern Indian states is highly disconcerting. The new smuggling route brings to the fore the veritable unassailability of the scourge....
"You and I have memories; longer than the road that stretches out ahead" - two lines from a Beatles song, that captures the journey with our beloved late FE Editor...
He was out and out a professional person. He was a man of integrity and a source of inspiration. He was such a personality who had all kinds of human...
The word 'sustainability' has become a part of our daily life. Any individual action at workplace or home, whether it is small or large - can be a significant contribution...
A 10-year-old child of an affluent family in Bangladesh normally wakes up, brushes his or her teeth, has breakfast and gets ready for school. But Ridoy Ahmed's mornings are different....
Ten years ago this week, Russian tanks halted a few hours' march short of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. That short war in the Caucasus brought down the curtain on...
US President Trump frequently used the word “nigger” while he was the host of the reality television show “Celebrity Apprentice” and there are tapes that can confirm it, according to...
Kanye West was stumped by TV host Jimmy Kimmel when he quizzed the rapper about his support for President Trump. The usually verbose artist seemed lost for words when Kimmel...
Three people, including two siblings, died inhaling toxic gas in a septic tank in Khulshi area of Chattogram on Friday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Imran Hossain Imu, 27,...
The University of Virginia recently faced a storm of protest after its Miller Center of Public Affairs appointed President Donald Trump's former Director of Legislative Affairs, Marc Short, to a...
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said the government will bring militant leader Jahidul Islam Mizan alias ‘Boma Mizan’ back from India. “We have a prisoner exchange deal with India...
Trade policies comprise of the standards, goals, rules, and regulations that guide trade relations among countries. Trade policies involve taxes imposed on imports and exports, inspection regulations, and different non-tariff...
11 teachers and students University of Development Alternative (UODA) have received awards from 11th Kyokubi Tsukuba Exhibition in Japan recently. A press release said, twenty one students and four teachers...
Mohammad Ashraful still harbours hopes of playing for Bangladesh again after his five-year ban for involvement in match-fixing and spot-fixing in the 2013 Bangladesh Premier League officially ends on August...
Hundreds of Muslims in north-western China are engaged in a standoff with authorities to prevent their mosque from being demolished. Officials said the newly built Weizhou Grand Mosque in the...
Detectives arrested four alleged drug traders along with 2,000 Yaba pills from the city's Sayedabad area on Thursday afternoon. The arrestees are Al Amin alias Saimon, 26, Md Monir alias...
The government has appointed an internationally reputed lawyer to bring back the six fugitive convicted killers of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The convicts are absconding in...
Lionel Messi has been named as the new captain of Barcelona following Andres Iniesta's departure from Camp Nou. The Argentina international, who already wears the armband for his country, takes...
Heavy rains in the southeast of France caused flash flooding and led to the evacuation of 1,600 people in the Ardèche, Gard and Drôme regions for precautionary measures on Thursday....
Border Guard (BGB) members detained 19 Bangladesh nationals from Moidam border in Bhurungamari upazila on Friday for not having legal documents while returning to the country from India. The detainees,...
Canadian police say at least four people have been killed on Friday in a shooting in the eastern city of Fredericton, New Brunswick. They have advised residents of Brookside Drive...
E-commerce site Shophoods started its journey in Bangladesh aiming to provide quality products from authentic Chinese manufactures, said a press release. Purchasing overseas products online from Bangladesh is a complicated...
A court has granted a two-day fresh remand to interrogate actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amirul...
A female NGO worker was found dead and her minor cousin injured in a sugarcane field of Laughatabil in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Friday, a day after they went...
Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic saw his bid for a fifth Rogers Cup triumph ended by a shock third-round defeat at the hands of Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas in Toronto. Tsitsipas,...
A minor girl was crushed to death by a battery-run auto-bike in Mirshwarai area of sadar upazila at Munshiganj on Friday. The deceased was identified as Shahina Akhter, 5, son...
After a deadly earthquake devastated the Indonesian island of Lombok last weekend, Husni Handayani thought the worst was over. The powerful quake claimed hundreds of lives, wounded thousands more and...
A daylong carrier oriented workshop tilled ‘Career Masterclass 1.0’ was held today (Friday) on the Jahangirnagar University (JU) campus in Savar. Rotaract Club of the university unit and Monon Foundation,...
Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has urged the authorities concerned to set up a separate ‘chemical zone’ for facilitating the chemical business. The apex business body...
BNP on Friday demanded changes in the draft Road Transport Bill approved by the Cabinet in consultation with experts to ensure safe roads as per demands of the students. "All...
A young man and his lover allegedly committed suicide in sadar upazilas of Kushtia and Jhenaidah districts on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Rokonuzzaman, a student of Finance and...
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