After a three-year lull, the government has moved forward to withdraw existing shares of state-run Rupali Bank from Pakistan-based Summit Bank, officials said.To this effect, they said, a high-powered committee formed by Rupali Bank will visit Pakistan soon.When contacted, deputy managing director of Rupali Bank Hasne Alam said, "A four-member...
Read moreIn absence of a stopover terminal for buses, some important intersections in the city's busy business areas, including Zero Point and Fulbaria, are getting almost inoperative due to congestion during peak and off peak hours, according to a study.It said more than 100 buses are parked for the highest 43...
Read moreThe government has fixed the procurement price of Boro paddy from the farmers at Tk 26 per kg and rice at Tk 38 per kg this year. The procurement price of parboiled (Atap) rice has been fixed at Tk 37 per kg.The decision was taken on Sunday at a meeting...
Read moreIn the wake of what now appears to be a liquidity shortage beyond presumption and a shortfall in revenue collection, the chances are high of the next budget bringing in newer forms of taxation. As the series of consultations with trade and industry continues, the National Board of Revenue (NRB)...
Read moreA Tangail court has sentenced absconding garment worker Mostafizur Rahman to death for the 2012 murder of labour leader Aminul Islam, reports bdnews24com.Tangail Special Judge Wahiduzzaman Sikdar announced the verdict on Sunday. Bangladesh Centre for Workers Solidarity Convener and Bangladesh Garments and Industrial Workers Federation President Aminul Islam went missing...
Read moreAt least 70 people have died in a suspected chemical attack in Douma, rescuers and medics say, report agencies.Douma is the last rebel-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta,Volunteer rescue force the White Helmets tweeted graphic images showing several bodies in basements. It said the deaths were likely to rise.There has...
Read moreThree members of a family sustained burn injuries as a fire erupted due to gas leak from a pipeline in the Bhadail area of Ashulia early on Sunday reports UNB. The injured were identified as Alamgir, 40, his wife Afroza Khatun, 30, and their son Alamin, 12, hailing from Sherpur...
Read moreThe man suspected of carrying out a van attack in Muenster was a lone German who suffered mental health problems, the state interior minister has said. There was no evidence linking the suspect to Islamist militancy, according to BBC.Authorities have searched four homes associated with the suspect, and said they...
Read moreMyanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims to Bangladesh, reports Reuters."From what I've seen and heard from people - no access...
Read moreSuicide needs to be declared a national problem as it is increasing alarmingly in Bangladesh, especially among the adolescents, speakers said at a counselling workshop Sunday. They stressed the need for creating a healthy society by overcoming the crisis of life.They were exchanging views at the workshop arranged by Brighter...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Mar 8 (BSS): The implementation of Tk 56.16 billion mega project of Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) with a view to mitigating city's water logging problem at last comes to light. CDA is going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with engineering corps of Bangladesh army today titled "re-excavation...
Read moreA shopping mall caught fire in the city's Gulshan area on Sunday evening, reports UNB.The fire erupted at a furniture shop on the first floor of 'Gulshan Plaza' at Gulshan-1 around 7:25pm, said Ataur Rahman, duty officer at the Fire Service and Civil Defence central control room.On information, six firefighting...
Read moreCraftsmen making children's toys at Lalbagh in the city on Sunday ahead of Baishakhi Mela — FE photo
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