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Super rich grow exponentially in Bangladesh: Global report

The number of ultra rich people in Bangladesh is growing at the fastest rate in the world, said a new global report. The country of 160 million has seen its ultra wealthy population surge by around 17.3 per cent in between 2012 and 2017, said the latest edition of the...

US to play role in UNGA on Rohingya issue, says Bernicat

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said on Tuesday the US will play a strong role in the coming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) for the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh, reports UNB.The US envoy came up with the comment during a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at...

Polls-time govt by mid-Oct: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder said on Tuesday the polls-time government will be formed in the middle of October, reports UNB.He said he had a discussion on this with the Prime Minister.Talking to journalists at Secretariat, Obaidul Quader said the size of the government will be like the one...

Local people rescuing the victims of lightning strikes

Local people rescuing the victims of lightning strikes, which killed four farmers in a water-body at Atharokhada in Magura Sadar on Tuesday — bdnews24.com

Kamal won’t join BNP in greater unity, if Jamaat stays with it

Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain said on Tuesday his party will not join BNP in any greater national unity if Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami remains with it, reports UNB.He came up with the announcement at a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club.Asked whether they will go for forging the national...

Insurer plans to settle 15 more claims by Sept

The families of 15 more victims of the US-Bangla plane crash in Nepal may receive compensation from the insurer by this month."We're planning to settle 15 more claims by this month if they would get the court's clearances about their succession," Sena Kalyan Insurance Company Ltd managing director Brig Gen...

Power outage hits JS session

Tuesday's session of the Jatiya Sangsad was adjourned hurriedly within an hour of its beginning due to power disruption in the Sangsad Bhaban, reports UNB.The day's business began at 5:10pm with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair, but it was forced to adjourn the business after running the...

China seeks WTO backing for sanctions on US

GENEVA, Sept 11 (Reuters): China will ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) next week for permission to impose sanctions on the United States.China will seek WTO backing due to Washington's non-compliance with a ruling in a dispute over US dumping duties, a meeting agenda showed on Tuesday. The request is...

TIB airs concern over BRTA's rejection of household survey

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Tuesday expressed concern over Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA)'s rejection of a recent household survey on corruption in service sector.Instead of taking proper steps to curb irregularities and corruption, BRTA is denying the truth, said a statement issued by the anti-graft watchdog.It also thinks that...

Ctg gas supply normal after glitch

CHATTOGRAM, Sep 11: The city's gas supply suffered problems that hit most parts of it leaving the domestic consumers in trouble.The gas distribution authority failed to supply gas for about five hours on the day for glitch in the CNG gas supply line at Anwara City Gate Gas Station, officials...

100 migrants die off Libyan coast

More than 100 migrants died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coastline earlier this month, an aid agency says, reports BBC.Two rubber boats set off on September 01 but one of the vessels deflated and sank, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says.The 276 survivors were eventually taken to the Libyan port...

Global hunger increasing: UN

The number of people suffering from hunger has increased during the past three years, after years of decline, a UN report suggests.According to the analysis, 821 million people globally were undernourished in 2017 - about one person in every nine, according to BBC report.And nearly 151 million under-fives - 22...