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Govt increased funding for Durga Puja by nearly two-fold

2024-10-13 00:00:00

MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 12 (UNB): The government has significantly increased its budget for the Durga Puja festival this year, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.Talking to reporters during a visit to the Santoshpara Durga Mandir Puja...

President to exchange greetings with Hindu leaders today

2024-10-13 00:00:00

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will exchange greetings with the Hindu community leaders at Bangabhaban in the capital on the occasion of Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu Community in Bangladesh, reports BSS.The President and his wife Dr Rebeka...

Illegal sand selling business has long been going on unabated by encroaching on the Balu riverbank at

2024-10-13 00:00:00

Illegal sand selling business has long been going on unabated by encroaching on the Balu riverbank at Kayetpara in Rupganj under Narayanganj, creating risks of landslide and subsequent loss of land in the river. The snapshot was taken on Saturday....

Victims recall those nightmarish days

FE REPORT | 2024-10-13 00:00:00

The brutal attacks on innocent students by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists and policemen were unprecedented and horrifying, leaving the victims of the July Revolution haunted by the trauma to this day.Unfortunately, many of the attackers and offenders are still...

EBL, Mars Apparels sign payroll banking agreement

2024-10-13 00:00:00

EBL, Mars Apparels sign payroll banking agreementM. Khorshed Anowar, DMD and Head of Retail and SME Banking, Eastern Bank PLC (EBL), and Mohsin Ahmed, Managing Director, MARS Apparels Limited, signed a payroll banking deal at the latter's corporate office in...

BRAC Bank partners with RAMADA

2024-10-13 00:00:00

BRAC Bank partners with RAMADA BRAC Bank has entered into an exciting new partnership with RAMADA by Wyndham Cox's Bazar to offer exclusive privileges to its credit and debit cardholders. Under this collaboration, BRAC Bank cardholders will be able to...

CPA urged to take action against LPG imports from sanctioned countries

2024-10-13 00:00:00

LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh (LOAB) has urged the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and other authorities concerned to take action against the import of illegal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from countries under global sanctions, reports UNB.According to official sources, LOAB...

NCC Bank launches four SME products

2024-10-13 00:00:00

NCC Bank launches four SME productsWith the aim of supporting CMSME entrepreneurs, NCC Bank has launched four new SME products with attractive terms. These are 'NCC Commercial Building Loan', 'NCC Commercial Vehicle Loan', 'NCC Supply Chain Finance' and 'NCC Business...

Business associations often lack grassroots representation

FE Report | 2024-10-13 00:00:00

BIDA executive chairman Ashik Chowdhury announced the formation of a national advisory council composed of genuine businessmen, noting that current business associations often lack representation from authentic field traders.Citing a quote from Churchill, he highlighted that the government is more...

BCBL holds Business Review Meeting---

2024-10-13 00:00:00

BCBL holds Business Review MeetingBangladesh Commerce Bank Limited (BCBL) held Business Review Meeting-2024 at its head office in Dhaka on Saturday, with Chairman of the bank Md Ataur Rahman in the chair. Executive Committee Chairman Md Mohsin Mia and Audit...

PRAN Dairy signs deal with ACDI/VOCA

2024-10-13 00:00:00

PRAN Dairy Limited and US-based international organisation ACDI/VOCA have signed an agreement to further strengthen dairy development in southern Bangladesh. The collaboration aims to support the dairy sector in the southern districts under the USAID-funded 'Feed the Future Bangladesh Nutrition...

China warns EU over EV price

2024-10-13 00:00:00

BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters): China urged the European Union on Saturday not to conduct separate negotiations over the price of China-made electric vehicles sold in the EU, warning that this would "shake the foundations" of bilateral tariff negotiations."If the European...

New Sony products launched, cashback offered

2024-10-13 00:00:00

New Sony products launched, cashback offered Japanese world-famous brand Sony announced the official launch of latest model products in Bangladesh recently. The products -- Bravia TV and sound system ULT FY 24 series -- are now available at Sony-Smart showrooms...

Businesses stall investment amid high interest rates

2024-10-13 00:00:00

Shasha Denims, a garment exporter, had plans to expand its operations by setting up a new factory with 210 looms at the Dhaka Export Processing Zone, aiming to increase its annual revenue by over $12.5 million. The company, capable of...

Bangladeshi youth advocates shine at 57th UN Human Rights Council Session

Abdullah-Aat-Tahmidus Siddiquee | 2024-10-13 00:00:00

WhetheR it is entrepreneurship, public service, social justice, or political reforms, the youth of Bangladesh have always come forward as advocates for sustainable and positive progress toward a brighter future. Their role as agents of change was also highlighted during...

Betting on WordPress

Tahmina Rahman | 2024-10-13 00:00:00

Entrepreneurship is the art of giving life to ideas. However, these ideas and visions do not turn into reality without hard work and effort. Success depends on an individual's dedication, and on knowing when to lead and collaborate for the...

Sri Lanka seek to match success in West Indies T20s

2024-10-13 00:00:00

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, Oct 12 (AFP): After celebrating victories in Test and ODIs, Sri Lanka hopes to extend its run of success to T20s, with their first showdown against the West Indies set to begin Sunday.Sri Lanka ended a 27-year...

New Zealand stay in last-four race with win over Sri Lanka

2024-10-13 00:00:00

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, Oct 12 (AFP): New Zealand eased past winless Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Saturday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Women's T20 World Cup.Set a target of 115, New Zealand cruised...

Sinner seals year-end top spot

2024-10-13 00:00:00

SHANGHAI, Oct 12 (Agencies): Jannik Sinner beat Tomas Machac 6-4, 7-5 to reach the Shanghai Masters final on Saturday and ensure he finishes the year as world number one.The 23-year-old has been in top spot since June and after his...

Cox's Bazar beach brims with tourists

2024-10-13 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Oct 12: Cox's Bazar sea beach is one of the most popular tourist destinations where tourists come when they get a break from work.The Durga Puja holiday has started like every year and employees have got four-day...

Bogura road crash kills auto-rickshaw driver

2024-10-13 00:00:00

BOGURA, Oct 12 (BSS): A driver of a CNG-run auto-rickshaw was killed in a road accident in Noimile area on the Dhaka-Bogura Highway under Shajaha-npur upazila of the district on Saturday. The deceased was Moznu, 27, hailed from Sherpur upazila.

Journalist hacked to death in Mymensingh

2024-10-13 00:00:00

MYMENSINGH, Oct 12: A local journalist was hacked to death following an old feud in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh, on Saturday morning. Safiqul Islam Khan, Officer-in-Charge of Kotwali Model Police Station, confirmed the matter. The victim was Swapan Bhadra, 55,...

Two students die after 'drinking toxic liquor' in Faridpur

2024-10-13 00:00:00

FARIDPUR, Oct 12 (UNB): Two college students died apparently after drinking toxic liquor in Faridpur town on Saturday.The deceased were Puja Biswas, 20, daughter of Sadhan Biswas from Debila village in Shalikha upazila of Magura and first year student of...

Tourist drowns in Jaflong's Piyain River

2024-10-13 00:00:00

SYLHET, Oct 12 (UNB): A 25-year-old tourist drowned while swimming in the Piyain River near the zero point in Sylhet Jaflong on Saturday.The deceased, Ahmed Jawad, was the son of Dr Aftab Uddin and a resident of Nahar Road in...

Brother 'kills' sister, sister-in-law over land dispute in Meherpur

2024-10-13 00:00:00

MEHERPUR, Oct 12 (UNB): A man allegedly killed his sister and sister-in-law at Sanghat village in Meherpur's Gangni upazila over a land dispute on Saturday morning.The victims were Jakia Akhter, 45, wife of Zahid Hossain, and Josna Khatun, 55, wife...

Hilsa price hits record high in Chandpur, ahead of ban

2024-10-13 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCHANDPUR, Oct 12: Before a 22-day government ban on catching, selling and transporting hilsha came into effect from today (October 13), price of the most delectable silver fish has reached Tk3,000 per kilogram in the markets of Chandpur district....

Iran bans pagers, walkie-talkies on flights after Lebanon attacks

2024-10-13 00:00:00

TEHRAN, Oct 12 (AFP): Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel."The entry of any electronic communication device, except mobile phones, in flight...

US forces strike Islamic State group in Syria

2024-10-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (AFP): US forces have conducted air strikes against multiple Islamic State group sites in Syria, the military said Saturday, as ally Israel battles other militants in Gaza and Lebanon.US forces "conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple...

Zelensky hopes war with Russia will end next year

2024-10-13 00:00:00

BERLIN, Oct 12 (AFP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky voiced hope Friday that the war with Russia will end next year, speaking during a visit to Berlin to ask for sustained military support.As Ukraine faces a gruelling third winter at war,...

First floods in Sahara in 50 yrs

2024-10-13 00:00:00

RABAT, Oct 12 (AP): A rare deluge of rainfall left blue lagoons of water amid the palm trees and sand dunes of the Sahara desert, nourishing some of its driest regions with more water than they had seen in decades.Southeastern...