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Dr Yunus to visit 'Aynaghar' soon

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that he would visit the much-talked-about 'Aynaghar,' a joint- interrogation cell, in response to a request from the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, reports UNB.The commission briefed the Chief Adviser in a meeting on Sunday afternoon on the progress of investigations into...

Yarn imports soar 39pc amid local spinners' struggles

Yarn imports witnessed a significant surge in 2024, creating uneven competition for local spinners against foreign companies mainly because of higher production costs fuelled by a gas crisis, industry people said. Bangladesh imported 680.43 million kilograms of cotton yarn under bonded facility last year, which was 39.16-percent higher than the...

Arakan Army comes under UN scanner

FE REPORTThe UN investigation team on Myanmar will also look into the alleged involvement of the Arakan Army in atrocities against the Rohingya in Rakhine state, a senior UN official said on Sunday."We have a mandate to collect evidence committed by anyone, regardless of their ethnicity, religion and nationality, against...

USCG team's 6-day Ctg port visit starts tomorrow

CHITTAGONG, Jan 19: A four-member team of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) will start its six-day Chittagong port visit tomorrow (Monday) to assess its overall security measures. The visit will end on January 26.Led by USCG Lieutenant Commander Khiem V Nagy, the team would conduct the inspection under the...

Arrest warrant issued against Shakib

A Dhaka court on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against cricketer and former Awami League lawmaker Shakib Al Hasan and three others in a case involving two bounced cheques at IFIC Bank.Judge Md Ziadur Rahman of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, passed the order as the accused,...

BDBL seeks Tk 10b special liquidity support amid withdrawal spree

The Bangladesh Development Bank Limited (BDBL), a state-run commercial bank, has sought a special long-term liquidity facility to the tune of Tk 10 billion to meet its capital shortage amid substantial withdrawal by the depositors in recent times, sources said.It also sought exemption from the provision to maintain the statutory...

Border is fully secured

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) on Sunday said the border is completely protected as the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have always been put on alert at the country's frontier line. "BGB is always alert at the border. The border is fully secured," he said, reports...

Fair-price hilsa stock ends in an hour

Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) on Sunday launched an initiative to sell hilsa at a fair price, drawing thousands to its outlet at Karwanbazar in the capital.Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter inaugurated the hilsa sales drive at 2:00 pm, offering the dainty silvery fish at Tk 600 a kg,...

Low-income residents, especially females, under wards 45 and 46 of Dhaka city submit necessary

Low-income residents, especially females, under wards 45 and 46 of Dhaka city submit necessary particulars to an individual at Gendaria on Sunday in order to obtain TCB family cards that dispense low-price essential commodities to beneficiaries. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam