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Rise of crony capitalism hindered country's sustainable development

Professor Rehman Sobhan, Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), has expressed concerns over the rise of crony capitalism in Bangladesh and said it fostered undemocratic tendencies in governance and hindered sustainable development of the country.Speaking at an annual international research conference on Saturday, he highlighted how the increasing...

Hasina's extradition, Indian propaganda up for talks

The extradition of deposed premier Sheikh Hasina and the seamless Indian media propaganda against Bangladesh are likely to feature prominently in the Indo-Bangla foreign office consultation slated for tomorrow (Monday).The talks will be hosted in Dhaka at a time when the strained relations between the two countries hit rockbottom over...

BD ‘unfairly portrayed’ in int'l media

Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Saturday encouraged the independent newspapers and rights groups to do their own probe into the reports of attacks on the Hindu community in the post-revolution days."If the government does the debunking job, there are strong chances that its reports will be seen with...

BSFIC seeks Tk 2.24b for payments to retirees

The state-run Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) has sought Tk 2.24 billion to make gratuity and provident fund (PF) payments to retirees of both BSFIS and loss-making sugar mills.According to sources, the BSFIS has pleaded with the government to provide the money from the losses that accumulated through...

13 NBFIs spent Tk 8.3m on Mujib Borsho

Despite the profit erosion over the years, a good number of non-banking financial institutions (NBFIs) spent a huge amount of money on celebrating 'Mujib Borsho', sources said.As many as 13 NBFIs spent over Tk 8.32 million in the last six fiscal years till FY2023-24.The Bangladesh Bank has provided the information...

Temperature drops to 9.9°C in Naogaon

The northern district of Naogaon has recorded the lowest temperature across the country on Saturday. Heavy fog in the district has also forced vehicles on the road to use their headlights even in the day, reports bdnews24.com. "Alongside the fog, the temperature has started to drop due to the cold...

Rescuers are seen taking a wounded man to a hospital in Khagrachhari

Rescuers are seen taking a wounded man to a hospital in Khagrachhari as a popular four-wheel drive jeep, Chandergari, turned turtle with 10 tourists from Manikganj who all sustained wounds in Housepara area while returning from Sajek Tourism Centre on Saturday. Sajek, situated 2,000 feet above sea level and surrounded...

Tarique seeks accountability of all, from PM to UP members

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday stated that the party's primary objective is to ensure accountability in Bangladesh, where everyone, from the Prime Minister to Union Parishad Members, is accountable to people for their actions, reports UNB."We want to create an atmosphere of accountability in the country. As a...

Five dead, 562 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Five more people have died of dengue while 562 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, reports bdnews24.com.The number of patients hospitalised with the disease this year has risen to 95,632. The total number of deaths from the illness now...

Road crashes claim five lives in Cumilla

CUMILLA, Dec 07 (UNB): Five people were killed and several others injured in separate road accidents in Daudkandi upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday.Two brick kiln workers were killed as a bus hit a tractor on Dhaka-Kachua road near Shayestanagar, said Kaushik Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Eliotganj Highway Police.The deceased...

Man found dead in Shahbagh area

Police recovered the body of a man in the Shahbagh area of Dhaka on Saturday noon, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Md. Kalam Hossain, 55.According to Shahbagh police, the man was found unconscious near Gate 3 of Suhrawardy Udyan at around 1:30pm.Later, local residents informed the police and took...