While the Global Environment Facility (GEF) predates the 1992 Rio 'Earth' Summit, its importance as a financial mechanism grew after the Summit which was also attended by me representing the
Minimum wage terms already expired in 17 industrial sectors and another three are set to hit their deadlines by December, prompting wage-board recommendation for a review under the freshly amended
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved its first case under AKM Asaduzzaman, naming 10 people, including former Padma Bank managing director and CEO Abdul Motaleb Patwari, over an alleged Tk
Police have stepped up security in Dhaka’s diplomatic district after several embassies reportedly received threatening emails. Police intensified monitoring after hearing about the reported threats, Abu Khayer, additional deputy commissioner
Nine years after more than a million Rohingya fled Myanmar for Bangladesh, the crisis shows little sign of easing. Instead, a combination of shrinking humanitarian assistance, deteriorating conditions and the
Bangladesh regularly imports electricity from India. India has now sought to impose a new charge on the electricity it exports to Bangladesh, demanding 0.005 Indian rupees per unit. If the
Iran's foreign minister dismissed the threat of new US sanctions as a sign of desperation on Sunday and said the expected new measures would fail to defeat Tehran. US Treasury
France has recorded more than 300 drownings this summer, up sharply from last year, a minister said yesterday, linking the surge to the heatwaves that have swept Europe.
A security official was killed and six others injured when a roadside bomb struck security vehicles in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province on Saturday, police said yesterday.
Ukraine thinks Russia is planning to draft an additional 300,000 troops for its war effort after Russian parliamentary elections in mid-September, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group have agreed on a roadmap for peace talks, according to a joint statement published yesterday by Switzerland after hosting
Alibaba has announced plans to raise about HK$80bn ($10.2bn) through a share placement in Hong Kong to finance further investment in artificial intelligence.
Some users of xAI's Grok chatbot have reported receiving streams of apparently meaningless words instead of normal answers, prompting the company to acknowledge a temporary generation problem.
A hacker group identifying itself as "madarax" has advertised what it claims are the CVs of six million Bangladeshi jobseekers for sale on the dark web, saying the data came
China's humanoid robots have shown they can run quicker than the fastest humans. Now comes the real test: can they also handle packaging and warehouse operations while reliably performing precision
E-ticketing has been introduced on Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation’s women-only “Pink Bus” service, with POS-based ticketing now available on 14 buses operating in Dhaka, Chattogram and Bogura.
Google is giving online publishers a new way to encourage readers to prioritise their content across Search as media companies grapple with changes in referral traffic caused by AI-powered search
Enzo Maresca revealed Rayan Cherki was frustrated to be left on the bench before the "unbelievable" Manchester City playmaker inspired a dramatic 2-1 win against Bournemouth on Sunday.
Ferran Torres came off the bench to score a late double on his debut as Paris St Germain rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 with hosts Stade Rennais
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery insisted it was Ollie Watkins's responsibility to explain his absence from a thumping 4-0 Premier League loss away to Brighton on Sunday.
Former Australia captain Greg Chappell, backed by 20 other former international captains including India greats Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev, has appealed to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government to
Manchester City have agreed to sign Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from Lille in a deal worth £86 million ($117 million), according to reports on Sunday.
২০০৯ সালে মৌচাক ও ফরচুন শপিংমলের পরিচালক আবুল হোসেনের হাত ধরে নাছির উদ্দিন দুলাল নামে একজন প্রতারণার মাধ্যমে ফরচুর অ্যাপার্টমেন্টের একটি ফ্লাটের মালিকানা নেয়। পরে গেন্ডারিয়া এলাকার সাবেক শহিদ কমিশনার,
ঢাকা, ২৩ আগস্ট – ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় কেন্দ্রীয় ছাত্র সংসদের (ডাকসু) ভিপি সাদিক কায়েমের সঙ্গে সৌজন্য সাক্ষাৎ করেছেন ঢাকায় নিযুক্ত মার্কিন দূতাবাসের একটি প্রতিনিধিদল। রোববার ডাকসু ভবনে ভিপির কার্যালয়ে এই সাক্ষাৎ
Fu-wang Foods, a listed food products maker, has announced a factory lay-off for six months, citing inadequate gas pressure and rising raw material prices.
REDX Trucks, the trucking business of B2B commerce platform ShopUp, has signed an agreement with Popular Pharmaceuticals Limited to transport the drug maker’s imported raw materials.
MetLife Bangladesh has invested Tk 50 crore in the fourth subordinated bond issued by Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), as the insurer seeks to diversify its investment portfolio.
A recent job fair in Dhaka gives a grim picture of the country's unemployment situation, especially among the educated youth. Organised last week by career platform Nextjobs, the fair brought
Transplantation of Aman seedlings has started in several areas of the country but farmers, according to a report carried in the FE, are forced to pay Tk 3.0-12 in excess
The government's move to bring the country's healthcare system under an integrated digital framework through the envisaged 'National e-Health Platform' is definitely a decision long time coming. Prime Minister Tarique
To Muslims, Mecca is much more than any city. It is significant that the rulers of Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan chose this city as the place to sign a
Their final wishes therefore reveal a painful contradiction — an industry they once loved deeply, but an institution they no longer wanted to be part of even in death.
Directed by Rajon Talukdar, the film went into production on August 15 in the haor areas of Sunamganj. The shoot is expected to continue throughout the month.
The remix was first performed live at WorldPride Amsterdam on August 1. Minogue made a surprise appearance at Madonna’s Club Confessions party, where the pair performed the track together from
Five people died of dengue and 839 new patients were hospitalsed across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll
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