Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday),...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have called for a loss and damage (L&D) response fund, advocating for an initial annual commitment of $400 billion starting in 2025, with a scale-up target of $1-2 trillion in the following years.They further urged...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Adviser to railways and road, transport and bridges ministries Mohammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has welcomed criticism on the moves and decisions of the interim government, as it would provide scopes for correction."There might be some mistakes in our moves or...
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Country Representative Dr. Humnath Bhandari called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Tuesday. — PID
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The interim government keeps consulting various groups in conducting reforms so that the next government cannot denigrate these reform initiatives, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said Tuesday. Speaking as the chief guest at ERF-Nagad Best Reporting Award 2023 at a...
A Dhaka court has sent Molla Jalal, former president of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), to jail in a case lodged with the capital's Shahbagh Police Station over abduction and attempted rape of a singer, reports...
The Press Information Department (PID) has scrapped the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists including Imdadul Haq Milon, Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul and Ahmed Zobayer, reports UNB.A gazette notification, signed by Md Nizamul Kabir, chief information officer...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 05: Chattogram City Corporation's (CCC) new Mayor and BNP leader Dr Shahadat Hossain has said he wanted to build a green and clean city. "Chattogram will be a green, clean, and healthy city. Please give me some time....
The Islamic conference organised by Ulema Mashaikh Bangladesh at Suhrawardy Udyan in in the capital has announced a nine-point demand including justice for the 2013 Shapla Chattar killings and the withdrawal of all false cases against Islamic scholars, reports UNB.Prominent...
JASHORE, Nov 5 (UNB): BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said his party wants such state reforms that will help change the fate of the country's millions of people and ensure their rights.The leader came up with the remarks while...
The interim government has reconstituted the Bangladesh Planning Commission with Chief Adviser Dr Yunus as its chairperson, report agencies.Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has been made alternative chairperson. The Cabinet Division issued a notification on Tuesday to this effect. Planning...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
A UK medical team started working on Tuesday for treatments of the people injured in the student-led mass uprising in July and August. The two-member team consists of Georgian orthopaedic surgeon Saba Papuashbili and Jordanian rehabilitation specialist Dima Abdullah Ibrahim...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 1 to Tk 1,455 for a 12kg LPG cylinder for the month of November. The price for the 12-kg LPG cylinder was Tk...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday launched the National Air Quality Management Action Plan to improve air quality and enforcement mechanisms.The government under the plan will adopt fiscal instruments targeting major sources of air pollution, including carbon tax, emission...
The movement of vehicles through Mohakhali Flyover will remain partially suspended for some days this month for repairing its damaged expansion joint.In the first phase, the authorities concerned have instructed Kakoli-bound vehicles to run under the flyover from Jahangir Gate...
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged all to stay slert, warning that conspiracies are underway to once again plunge Bangladesh into new dangers, reports UNB."All of you need to remain alert and strengthen the organisation. The danger...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Expressing deep concern, the Editors' Council on Tuesday said the press freedom in the country was still under attack from certain sectors of society despite the interim government's repeated promises to uphold it.Some of the country's leading print-media offices faced...
The National Board of Revenue on Tuesday said hard copies need not be submitted to VAT office after filing online returns, coefficient declarations, etc, reports UNB.The NBR said that it has been informed that in some cases hard copies are...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking why an order should not be given to form a national independent investigation committee to re-investigate the killings during the mutiny at the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in the capital's...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
A massive gathering of Olama Mashayekh Bangladesh led to significant traffic disruptions across the capital on Tuesday. Major intersections and roads in areas like Farmgate, Shahbagh, Paltan, Gulistan, and Mohakhali were paralysed due to the turnout of a large number...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Local sugar refiners have urged the government to keep the LC (letter of credit) margin at a lower level for sugar import to ensure its uninterrupted supply during the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, sources said.The Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Japanese companies operating in Bangladesh continue to face difficulties in doing business due to procedural complexities even after the change of government.They pointed out complexities in tax systems, customs clearance, financial regulation and inconsistent policies, according to a survey conducted...
Six more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 326 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 1,370 more patients were hospitalised with the viral...
The inquiry commission formed to investigate incidents of enforced disappearances during the Awami League regime eight secret detention centers where detained people were reportedly tortured over the years, reports UNB."Eight secret detention centers more horrific than "Aynaghor" have been detected,"...
YASIR WARDAD | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Both consumers and farmers have fallen in difficulties amid a surge in potato prices further.The potato price has further increased to Tk 70-75 from Tk 60-65 a kg, battering consumers.Habibur Rahman Molla, a potato and spice trader at Rayerbazar-Beribadh in...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
Building the planned multibillion-dollar Bay Terminal in Chattagram takes new nudge in the changed political context as government authorities are set to evaluate progress and set new course of action. Officials have said the ministry of shipping will sit with...
Election Day voting was underway till the filing of the report on Tuesday at 10pm after an extraordinary -- and for many unnerving -- US presidential race, report agencies. Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, the former president,...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-11-06 00:00:00
A latest World Bank financing worth US$400 million is expected for strengthening financial-safety net and crisis preparedness in Bangladesh, officials said about the funding that specially focuses tidying up the banking sector.The money will go for bankrolling the Financial Sector...
KHAGRACHHARI, Nov 05 (BSS): Tourists can now visit Sajek Valley and Khagrachhari, as the authorities lifted the month-long tourism restriction on these two popular destinations on Tuesday."All tourist centers in the district are now open, with Sajek Valley accessible via...
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