Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina assured the Bangladesh business community of restoring normalcy with tougher actions against the perpetrators of arson and violence that warranted countrywide curfew and army deployment In an exchange-of-views meeting with top business leaders at her office on Monday, the premier said the businessmen would be allowed...
Read moreBusiness leader Syed Nasim Manzoor requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday to restore at least the email communications as the businesses were failing to communicate with their foreign buyers amid the lingering internet outage.Syed Nasim Manzoor, President of Bangladesh Leather Goods and Footwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, also requested...
Read moreCustoms houses are directed to release imported perishables, industrial raw materials and food items through manual assessment as internet blackout disrupts digital operations.Officials said the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued the instructions to meet exigencies stemming from recent disruptive acts in the backdrop of students' quota protests culminated into...
Read moreAmid the twin troubles of curfew and internet blackout in force, crowds of people descend on the railway lines in the capital's Moghbazar Wireless area on Monday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam
Read moreMajority of commercial banks won't charge penal fees for delayed payment of loans or interest in a gesture of generosity to their clients amid the current the nationwide deadlock.Their decision comes following concerns from the businesspeople unable to repay loans because of the ongoing nationwide general holiday and internet outages...
Read moreNew Delhi has requested Dhaka to make Dolura, a land customs station (LCS) in Sunamganj, operational with an eye to facilitating customs-related issues between Bangladesh and India.Earlier, the Indian embassy sent a note verbale to foreign ministry in Dhaka to look into the matter and take the next course of...
Read moreA notification on the order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court over quota reform was issued Monday night as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved it, according to TV news.Earlier on the day Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain said, 'The notification file has been sent to the Prime Minister...
Read moreThe government extended the ongoing general holiday across the country for one more day, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain told UNB."Considering the ongoing situation, the ongoing general holiday has been extended by an executive order till July 23 (Tuesday)," he said."As a nationwide curfew is ongoing and considering the safety...
Read moreCurfew has been relaxed at different districts at different times for today, according to TV reports. The district-wise curfew breaks are as follows:Dhaka: From 1:00pm to 5:00pmChattogram district and Laxmipur: From 11:00am to 4:00pmCumilla, Feni, Chandpur and Cox's Bazar: From 12:00 noon to 4:00pm.Sylhet and Moulvibazar: From 1:00pm to 5:00pmBhola:...
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