Nation pays homage to sharpest minds
People from all walks of life have gathered in droves at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Dhaka's Mirpur to honour the nation's brightest minds who were brutally murdered in 1971, reports bdnews24.com.On Saturday, thousands of people, young and old, observed National Martyred Intellectuals Day by paying their respects to those...
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Govt discards four ill-conceived projects after Tk 6.74b spent
The interim government has decided to terminate four of less-priority projects , including three named after Sheikh Hasina and her family members, on which Tk 6.74 billion has already been spent.Three of the projects under the annual development programme are Sheikh Hasina University in Netrakona, Sheikh Zahurul Haque Rural Development...
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High-stakes government securities market booms to Tk 6.0 trillion
Government securities (G-sec) market for state borrowing boomed to Tk 6.0 trillion in a fast expansion by around Tk 520 billion in this fiscal's first five months for juicy returns.Sources said lucrative yields on the risk-free investment instruments drew rapidly-growing participation of institutional and individual investors during the July-November period....
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Exporters to get paperless services from January 01
Domestic exporters are all set to reap the benefits of the fully automated bonded-warehouse facility from 01 January 2025, thereby enabling them to access paperless services.The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has completed all required modules for this system under a seven-year project due for completion on December 31.The paperless...
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Commission finds link of ex-PM Hasina in enforced disappearances
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances on Saturday submitted its first interim report to Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus, stating that the investigation found links of the high-ups of the deposed government in such incidents .The five-member commission, led by retired justice Mainul Islam Chowdhury,...
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Teams formed to recover laundered funds
Ten inter-agency teams have been formed to recover money laundered by top eleven business groups of the country.The new investigation teams will work to bring back the money laundered by S Alam, Nagad, Beximco, Bashundhara, Summit, Orion, NASA, Sikdar, Gemcon, Nabil Group and Aramit Group.Each of the teams, consisting of...
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Prayer Timings (2024-12-15)
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