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Search committee soon to reconstitute EC

FE REPORT | 2024-10-20 00:00:00

The interim government is set to form a search committee soon under the existing rules to pick election commissioners, in the run-up to the next polls in a changed milieu.In the post-uprising context, the immediate-past ruling Awami League and allied...

Rain likely today,,,,,

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna and Barishal divisions and weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today...

JU students settle in cosy dorms as classes begin today

HASAN SOJIB | 2024-10-20 00:00:00

Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) were assigned proper residential seats after years of room scarcity triggered by former students with political connections during the Awami League (AL) regime.First-year students were set to start their classes as part of JU's 53rd...

Movement if number of tourists to St Martin's limited: TOAB

2024-10-20 00:00:00

President of Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) Mohammed Rafiuzzaman has threatened a greater movement against any 'negative decision' on the Saint Martin's island ahead of the tourism season, reports UNB.He said the government can work together with the stakeholders...

Asif for curbing price uptrend, syndicate

2024-10-20 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, Oct 19: Labour and employment adviser Asif Mahmud has hinted at a distinct lack of goodwill of government officials to control prices of commodities in the port city.He stressed the need to control the sky-rocketing prices of essentials.Mr...

Two arrested over robbery bid in city

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Police have arrested two persons over a robbery attempt in Dhaka's Rupnagar area, reports UNB.The arrestees are Sazzad Hossain Sagar (28) and Shamim Fakir (26).Acting on a tip-off, a team of police conducted a drive behind the Rupnagar Housing Jam-e-Mosque...

Construction works in 18 DNCC wards to be completed by Dec

2024-10-20 00:00:00

FE REPORTConstruction of drainage systems and roads in 18 new DNCC wards including Natunbazar, Beraid, and Satarkul, will take until December to reach completion, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mahmudul Hasan said.He expressed his optimism on the matter when...

Reinstate caretaker government system

FE REPORT | 2024-10-20 00:00:00

Legal experts on Saturday laid emphasis on the re-insertion of the caretaker government system into the constitution in the interest of holding an acceptable general election.It was not a right decision to abolish the caretaker government system through the 15th...

AL brings out sudden procession at midnight in Chattogram

2024-10-20 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHATTOGRAM, Oct 19: Some activists of deposed Awami League (AL) brought out a sudden procession at Jamal Khan Road in the port city of Chattogram at midnight on Friday. The procession was brought out around 1.30 am after two...

Jamaat will serve nation as servant if given opportunity: Ameer

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has vowed to serve the people of the country if his party is entrusted with the responsibility of leading the country in the future, report agencies."If given the responsibility to lead the country, we...

JCD leaders clean Ziaur Rahman's grave premises

2024-10-20 00:00:00

The leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, have cleaned the premises of Ziaur Rahman's grave in the capital's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, reports UNB.Around 30 JCD leaders, led by the organisation's joint general secretary, Raju Ahmed,...

BNP leader Bulu hospitalised

2024-10-20 00:00:00

BNP Vice-Chairman Barkatullah Bulu has been admitted with chest pain to a hospital in the capital, reports UNB.He was taken to Farazy Hospital in the Banashree area on Wednesday night after he complained of chest pain, said BNP media cell...

Kamal Mojumder on remand

2024-10-20 00:00:00

A Dhaka court has placed Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, former State Minister for Industries under the Awami League government, on a three-day remand, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ali Haider passed the order on Saturday when sub-inspector of Kafrul Police Station...

Hasina did not serve people, rather swindled money: Rizvi

2024-10-20 00:00:00

FE REPORT Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said that the deposed Sheikh Hasina did not serve the people rather she embezzled public money. "The aim of deposed Sheikh Hasina was not to...

BNP factional clash leaves 8 injured in Dinajpur

2024-10-20 00:00:00

DINAJPUR, Oct 19 (UNB): Eight people were injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Saturday.Abdul Gafur, officer in charge of Birganj Police Station, confirmed the matter.The injured are...

Liberal Democratic Party President Dr Col (retd) Oli Ahmad holding talks with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Liberal Democratic Party President Dr Col (retd) Oli Ahmad holding talks with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Saturday as part of the ongoing political dialogue — PID

AGRANI BANK TRAINING COURSE BEGNIS

2024-10-20 00:00:00

AGRANI BANK TRAINING COURSE BEGNIS A 30-day foundation training course organised by the Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) for newly recruited officers (cash) of Agrani Bank began on Saturday. The bank's Chief Executive Officer (CC) Wahida Begum inaugurated the course...

DBCCI SEMINAR ON 'SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVE BUSINESS'

2024-10-20 00:00:00

DBCCI SEMINAR ON 'SUSTAINABILITY AND INCLUSIVE BUSINESS'The Dutch Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DBCCI), in association with Green Tech Ventures, organised a seminar on 'Sustainability and inclusive business' in Dhaka recently. Prof Dr. Farid A. Sobhani, President of Bangladesh...

US budget deficit tops $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024

2024-10-20 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters): The US budget deficit grew to $1.833 trillion for fiscal 2024, the highest outside of the COVID era, as interest on the federal debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time and spending grew for the...

POPULAR LIFE HOLDS MANAGERS' CONFERENCE

2024-10-20 00:00:00

POPULAR LIFE HOLDS MANAGERS' CONFERENCEPopular Life Insurance Company Limited held its Managers' Conference-2024 at its head office in Dhaka recentlty. Chairman of the company Md Jahirul Islam was present as the chief guest while Mangaing Director and CEO BM Yusuf...

Walton Computer Divisional IT Fair

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Walton Computer Divisional IT Fair Labour and Employment Secretary A.H.M Shafiquzzaman inaugurated the 'Walton Computer Divisional IT Fair' at ECS Computer City, Multiplan Centre, in the capital on Thursday. Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited's Additional Managing Director Liakat Ali, ECS Computer...

Dhaka calls for feasibility study on FTA

FE REPORT | 2024-10-20 00:00:00

Dhaka has offered Bangkok to carry out a joint feasibility study on the proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Thailand with an eye to enhancing the bilateral trade volume.Officials said Bangladesh ambassador to Thailand Faiyaz Murshid Kazi recently...

Structural reforms, liquidity support crucial for development of SMEs

FE REPORT | 2024-10-20 00:00:00

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) would not be sustainable without increased liquidity support for the sector, speakers at a discussion said on Saturday.They also stressed the need for improved coordination among agencies, structural reforms and good management to ensure the...

Natore, Bogura road crashes kill four

2024-10-20 00:00:00

A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Natore, Bogura districts on Friday night, report agencies.In Natore, two people were killed and several others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck at Rezu...

Narail fisheries, agriculture sectors suffer Tk 1.0 billion loss due to flood

2024-10-20 00:00:00

NARAIL, Oct 19 (UNB): The fisheries and agriculture sectors in Narail have incurred losses worth Tk one billion (100 crore), due to flood caused by multiple rounds of heavy rainfall during the monsoon.Massive flooding after continuous rains submerged at least...

Teasel gourd farming a beacon of hope for Gopalganj farmers

2024-10-20 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENT GOPALGANJ, Oct 19: Farmers in remote areas of Gopalganj Sadar upazila have found teasel gourd (kakrol) cultivation to be a profitable venture in recent time. Farming of the vegetable has raised hope among the farmers for its cost-effectiveness....

Rajshahi now a 'garbage-strewn' city

2024-10-20 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTRAJSHAHI, Oct 19: Haphazard waste dumping hither and thither is obliterating the identity of a 'clean city' from Rajshahi and that being so the name 'garbage-strewn' city is now replacing there. The main roads of the city are mostly...

New Zealand need 107 for first Test win in India since 1988

2024-10-20 00:00:00

BENGALURU, India, Oct 19 (AFP): New Zealand hit back after smashing knocks by India's Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant on a rain-hit day four of the first Test on Saturday, with the tourists needing 107 for victory.Fast bowlers Matt Henry...

Simmons wants Tigers to 'focus on the cricket'

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Bangladesh's newly-appointed head coach hopes the players can "leave out the confusion" as they preparation for the upcoming Tests against South Africa Phil Simmons, Bangladesh's newly-appointed head coach, on Saturday said that he is eyeing to make his charges focus...

Mushtaq join BD team as spin consultant for SA series

2024-10-20 00:00:00

Mushtaq Ahmed, the former Pakistan leg-spinner, has returned to Bangladesh coaching setup as the spin bowling consultant for the upcoming two-Test series against South Africa, reports Cricbuzz.Mushtaq was also with the team during the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 as...