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World will do more business if we get over 'mess': Professor Yunus

Describing the situation a "hard situation", interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the world will do more business with Bangladesh if the country, as a nation, could collectively get over the "mess", reports UNB."We will have the world's attention. The world will look to us for...

No decision on demonetising 1000-taka note

No decision has yet been made to demonetise the 1000-taka banknotes says Finance and Commerce Adviser of the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, apparently to dispel speculations amid cleanup drives in banking-financial field. He notes that taking a decision on withdrawal of the denomination from the market would not be...

Prof Yunus to join Bimstec summit in Sept

Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, is likely to attend this year's BIMSTEC summit slated for September 02-04 in Bangkok, highly placed sources said.Dr Yunus is expected to depart Dhaka for Bangkok on September 03 and return on September 05, a senior foreign ministry official, who...

Workers' outflow rises 30pc in unrest-hit July

The outflow of workers increased last month (July) compared to the previous month, despite the country witnessing severe unrest mainly in the second half of the month amid students' anti-discrimination movement.Data released by the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) showed 71,441 Bangladeshi workers found jobs abroad in July,...

Case filed against Hasina with ICT

A new complaint has been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday, accusing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others, including journalists Mozammel Haque Babu, Ahmed Zobayer, Subhash Singh Roy and Naimul Islam Khan. Charges of committing crimes against humanity and genocide during a Hefajat-e-Islam rally...

Ensure people's political, economic rights: Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said political changeover does not mean just handing over of state power. Rather, it means bringing about qualitative changes in the state and politics."To consolidate the spirit and goals of the mass uprising, it is necessary to ensure empowerment of people's...

BERC chair quits

Md Nurul Amin has resigned as the chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC).He submitted his resignation letter to President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday, citing personal reasons. He was appointed as the BERC chairman on March 21, 2023.BERC general employees issued a 24-hour ultimatum last Tuesday, demanding the immediate...

Nine to die, five get life in jail

RAJSHAHI, Aug 20: A court in Rajshahi on Tuesday sentenced nine people to death and five others to life in prison for killing an Awami League leader.Judge Mahiduzzaman of the Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal announced the verdict.The condemned convicts are Pabna Sadar Upazila AL vice-president and Hemayetpur union parishad former...

25 DCs removed

Amid the major reshuffle in the administration, the government has now removed 25 deputy commissioners (DCs) of districts across the country on Tuesday, said authorities.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday night, reports UNB.The DCs of Dhaka, Sylhet, Habiganj, Mymensingh, Magura, Rangpur, Gaibandha,...

ACC approves case against former postal deptt officials

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved the filing of a case against former Director General of the Postal Department, Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra, and Deputy Postmaster General, Mostaq Ahmed, on charges of irregularities and corruption in government procurement, reports UNB.The case will be filed by an ACC Assistant Director at...

Nurul Islam Moni made BNP Vice Chairman

Former Member of Parliament (MP) Nurul Islam Moni has been nominated as the Vice Chairman of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports BSS.Besides, Mahdi Amin, adviser to the acting chairman of the party Tarique Rahman, has been inducted as a member of the Assistant to the...

Head office of IDRA damaged

Several hundred protesters under the banner of development workers vandalised the head office of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) on Tuesday.They confined at least 80 employees belonging to the IDRA until the filing of this report at 9:00 pm.The demonstrators were out to register their protest around 1:00...