LALMONIRHAT, Nov 12 (UNB): BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to refrain from appointing those, whose actions may provoke controversies."We must remember that the opportunity created through the recent student-led mass movement towards reforming the...
Gasline leak explosion in N'ganj: 7 burnt Seven people suffered burn injuries following an explosion caused by gas mainline leak in Narayanganj's Kanchpur in the early hours of Tuesday. The victims were rushed to the capital's National Burn and Plastic...
Light rain/drizzle is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country over the country until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday), according...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Shakti Foundation for Disadvantaged Women has won the prestigious South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) 'Certificate of Merit' Award for the best presented annual report in the non-governmental organisation (NGO) category. The award was handed over at a ceremony in...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam, on Tuesday, said there is no pressure of the government on the country's mass media, and the media should focus on objective news with courage taking the advantage of the prevailing freedom of...
GULAM RABBANI | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
The Committee on Freedom of Association (CFA) of the International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged the government of Bangladesh to ensure that the case of Grameenphone Employees Union (GPEU) pending before a labour court in Dhaka is concluded without further...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Imam Hossain lost his job as well as the ability to continue his studies after losing his eyesight from bullet wounds sustained on August 5 during the mass uprising. But he is happy to have a new beginning for the...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN From Baku, Azerbaijan | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged the global leaders to reach a consensus on a finance deal stressing that the COP29 must tear down the walls of climate finance."Developing countries must not leave Baku empty-handed. A deal is a must," he...
Tourist destinations are now buzzing with holidaymakers, as the country returns to normalcy following the political changeover. The photo taken on Tuesday shows a large crowd at Bholaganj Sada Pathor, a popular tourist spot in Sylhet.
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 11: Bangladesh Railway (BR) is set to appoint a consultant for the construction of a new rail-cum-road bridge project over the River Karnaphuli at Kalurghat by February of next year. The tender for this project will be released...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
The Editors' Council through a statement on Tuesday said the indiscriminate cancellation of press accreditation cards of 167 journalists creates a risk of leading to a regulatory environment with censorship in the media, which is also against the original spirit...
ZHUHAI, China, Nov 12 (Reuters): A hit-and-run attack at a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai killed 35 people and severely injured 43, local police said on Tuesday.The incident happened at 7:48 p.m. (1148 GMT) on Monday,...
Seven more people had died of dengue infection while 1,211 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning.With the new counts, the number of people in hospitals with...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday exempted Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited from appointing a receiver and attaching its property for two weeks. The apex court partially stayed a High Court order that directed the Bangladesh Bank to appoint...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
The online authentication of certificates for Bangladeshis going abroad, including students in higher education and workers, under the Apostolic Convention could save Tk 7 billion annually, experts said on Tuesday.Bangladeshis still need all their documents to be authenticated with huge...
The government has denied Bangla Academy allotment to Suhrawardy Udyan to organise the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair in February.The authorities, however, did not respond to the question of where the next fair will be held, reports bdnews24.com.In a letter...
Chief Adviser of the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, top left, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, top right, Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, bottom left, and Iranian Vice President Shina Ansari, bottom...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has strictly instructed the authorised dealers (ADs) to clear overdue import payments to avert tougher regulatory measures.The central bank's foreign-exchange policy department (FEPD) issued the circular in this regard on Tuesday, stating that the delays in payments...
DOULOT AKTER MALA | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Some relief from the catch-all tax dragnet may be forthcoming for people on the lowest rung of society as the interim government contemplates waiving VAT on day-labourers' wages. Officials say the measure is being mulled over to address longstanding inconsistencies...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
The chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in Dhaka has requested Interpol to issue a Red Notice for arresting former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on charges of crimes against humanity and genocide during the July-August mass uprising.The office...
Thirteen years after losing his leg in a shooting incident, Limon Hossain from Jhalakathi has filed a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against nine persons, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's security advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique and former...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Bangladesh's imports from the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member-countries increased nearly 9.50 per cent in September-October, officials said Tuesday, further weighing down the country's forex reserves. The amount of ACU payment rose to $1.50 billion during the period under review...
SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
An exigent switch from project aid to budget-support loans from bilateral and multilateral development financiers in the interim period will yield some breathing space for Bangladesh's economy, the IMF observes. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has noted that apart from...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-13 00:00:00
Professor Muhammad Yunus, the head of interim government of Bangladesh, mooted his concept of an equitable world of 'zero carbon' at the inaugural session of the COP29 summit in the Azerbaijan capital, Baku, as a galaxy of global leaders gave...
BELGRADE, Nov 12 (AP): Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month....
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (BBC): Out of all of Donald Trump's supporters, Derrick Evans has a particular reason to be happy with November's election results - he hopes the president-elect will give him a pardon for participating in the 6...
PYONGYANG, Nov 12 (Reuters): North Korea has ratified a mutual defence treaty with Russia signed by the two countries' leaders in June, which calls for each side to come to the other's aid in case of an armed attack, state...
GENEVA, Nov 12 (AFP): The UN on Tuesday warned that already low levels of aid trickling into Gaza had dwindled further, with the situation in the besieged north especially "catastrophic". The warning from UNRWA, the United Nations agency supporting Palestinian...
COLOMBO, Nov 12 (AFP): Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, who counts...
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