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Transactions thru school banking A/Cs allowed

Transactions involving the 'Bangabandhu Education Insurance' can be made through school banking accounts from now on, Bangladesh Bank (BB) said in a circular on Sunday.The insurance regulator -- Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) -- has recently launched the 'Bangabandhu Shikkha Bima' or Bangabandhu Education Insurance to mark the birth...

Sheikh Hasina leaves Finland for New York to attend UNGA

HELSINKI, Sept 19 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday left here for USA to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.The VVIP chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the PM left Helsinki-Vantaa Airport at 4:16 pm (local time), said PM's press secretary...

241 new Dengue patients in hospitals

A total of 241 new Dengue patients were hospitalized across country in 24 hours till Sunday morning, said the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB.The number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease remained static at 59 as no death was reported during the period.Among the new patients, 184...

Bank commissions cut to squeeze savings certificate sales growth

The government presses the brake on sales of national savings certificates (NSC) by way of slashing receivable commissions of commercial banks against transactions in these borrowing tools.The banks will receive commissions at a rate of 0.05 per cent from now on instead of 0.5 per cent on sales of the...

HC asks consumers to shun greed amid e-commerce scams

The High Court on Sunday asked the consumers to control their greed to save themselves from the fraudulence business of the e-commerce entities. It also asked the concerned bodies to campaign in the public interest on these issues.The bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman made...

43 more die, 1,383 new cases in BD

Bangladesh reported 43 more deaths from Covid-19 and 1,383 new virus cases during the last 24 hours until 8:00 am on Sunday.The figures were comparatively higher than the previous day's counts of 35 and 1,190 respectively, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest daily counts,...

Pandemic starting to wane finally globally

The global Covid-19 caseload has surpassed 229 million, but there are some unmistakable signs that the pandemic is starting to wane finally, both globally and in Bangladesh.With more and more people around the globe vaccinated, it should also be more difficult for the virus to gain transmission momentum today, than...

Another case filed against Evaly CEO, wife, 12 others

Another case has been filed against 14 people, including Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel and his wife Shamima Nasrin, chairman of the company, on charge of embezzlement and fraudulence, reports UNB.Mohammad Quamrul Islam, another aggrieved customer and son of Junedul Islam of Old Paltan area, filed the case with Dhanmondi Model...

HC grants bail to Keya chair, three children to surrender

The High Court on Sunday granted six-week anticipatory bail to Chair-man of Keya Cosmetics Ltd Abdul Khaleque Pathan and his wife in cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commis-sion over money laundering and acquiring illegal assets, reports UNB.The bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and SM Mujibur Rahman also asked...

As TCB started to sell

As TCB started to sell onion alongside other essential items at subsidised rates on Sunday, people form a long queue in front of a TCB sale point at Dayaganj in the city — FE photo

With Dhaka University gearing up to reopen dormitories

With Dhaka University gearing up to reopen dormitories on October 5, hall authorities sprang into action to refurbish them. The photo shows a worker painting a portion of the Haji Mohammad Mohsin Hall on Sunday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam