FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
The Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU) on Wednesday urged the government to establish a commission or task force to look into financial losses suffered by Bangladeshi migrant workers due to widespread corruption involving recruiting agencies hiring workers for...
Bangladesh will import LNG (liquefied natural gas) from Brunei on a long term basis under a G-to-G contract, reports UNB.The Advisors Council Committee on Economic Affairs (ACCEA), in a meeting with Finance Advisor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair, approved...
The duration of the army deployment to assist civil administration will be determined by the government, said General Staff Officer Colonel Intekhab Haider Khan of Army Headquarters at a press conference on Wednesday, reports UNB.In response to questions from journalists,...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
Health adviser Nurjahan Begum and the British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cooke, outside an orthopaedic hospital in the capital had their way blocked on Wednesday by injured patients after the duo along with other officials visited the wounded of...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused India of persistently spreading propaganda against Bangladesh. "I have no hesitation in saying that India is constantly carrying out propaganda against Bangladesh. We should be cautious about the information...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
The construction cost of a 122.55-km rail line, including 37.49km loop, from Shahid M Monsur Ali Rail Station in Sirajganj to Bogura is set to rise by 63 per cent due to the project delays caused by complexities, mainly a...
To encourage online income tax payments and easing compliance for taxpayers, Bangladesh Bank has set specific charges for transactions made through cards, internet banking, and mobile financial services (MFS) or payment service provider (PSP) wallets under the e-Return system, reports...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
Inflation combat works little as the Finance Adviser himself is dismayed by the persisting volatility in commodity prices despite government interventions, including import-duty cuts."A deep chaos has been created on the market. We faced wrath of people though we have...
During an operation in Dhaka's Chawkbazar, 2,460 kg of polythene were seized, and three factories sealed.The polythene was seized and the factories sealed during an operation against polythene manufacturers in Dhaka's Chawkbazar.The operation was carried out on Wednesday, reports UNB.The...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking directives to cancel all 'one-sided' power deals signed with the Indian Adani Group. Challenging the legality of the Power Purchase Agreement signed on November 5, 2017, between the...
REZAUL KARIM | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
The home ministry has sounded an alarm about a possible crisis of edible oils during the holy month of Ramadan in March next, and suggested ensuring adequate stock of the key essential.It also recommended the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and...
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
Hefty budget-deficit financing bloats government borrowing to Tk595.16 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year and much of the money goes for repaying debts to the central bank. Officials said Wednesday the ministry of finance borrowed...
M AZIZUR RAHMAN From Baku, Azerbaijan | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
A band of leading multilateral development banks (MDBs) revealed at climate summit here their estimated annual collective financing worth US$170 billion for low-and middle-income countries.Meanwhile, in an LDC meeting with United Nations Secretary- General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), according to the Met office.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged.The highest temperature of the country was recorded...
SHERPUR, Nov 13 (UNB): Four people, including two siblings, were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between a pickup truck and a CNG-run autorickshaw in the Paishka Bypass area at Nakla upazila of Sherpur on Wednesday.The accident...
Bhasantek Beel, one of the largest waterbodies under the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), is almost gone. With the construction of the Matikata Road, sand-filling of the beel area started at a fast pace. Commercial and residential high-rise buildings are...
A total of 161 stranded and irregular Bangladeshi migrants have returned home from Libya and Tunisia separately, reports BSS.The repatriation has taken place under the joint initiative of the foreign ministry, Bangladesh Embassy in Tripoli and the International Organization for...
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has said her visit to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) with Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum on Wednesday was 'another reminder' of the horrific violence that happened during the July-August...
Amid an ongoing exodus of Bangladeshi patients seeking treatment abroad, Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) stands poised to lead the country towards a future as a medical tourism hub, reports UNB.Local residents, frustrated by inadequate healthcare facilities, are expressing their...
A Dhaka court has placed former company commander of RAB-2 SP Mohiuddin Farooqui on a two-day remand in the case lodged over the murder of Zobayer Omar Khan in the capital's Jatrabari area during the student-led mass uprising, reports BSS.Superintendent...
In another shake-up within the police force, 28 officers holding the ranks of Additional Superintendent of Police (Addl. SP) and Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) have been transferred to different units. This order was issued on Tuesday, reports UNB.According to...
Mahfuj Alam, an adviser to the interim government, has called on members of the Awami League and Bangabandhu's family to apologise for the 'fascist rule' of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and face justice, reports bdnews24.com.Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's contributions before...
A Dhaka court has placed former mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Atiqul Islam on a five-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of one Bokul Miah with Uttara East Police Station, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
The Ziaur Rahman Foundation (ZRF) has announced a new Board of Directors, appointing BNP's Acting Chairman Tareq Rahman as President and Dr. Zubaida Rahman as Vice President. This announcement was made through a post on BNP's official Facebook page on...
FE REPORT | 2024-11-14 00:00:00
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) Mayor Dr. Selina Hayat Ivy amid ongoing corruption investigations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Zakir Hossain issued the order on November 6, following a petition submitted...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir talking with journalists at his residence at Kalibari in Thakurgaon on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (AFP): South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged Wednesday with using the group's resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said.Jordaan,...
Former Bangladesh opener Imrul Kayes said he is set to wave goodbye to Test cricket this month, as well as his First-class career, reports UNB.The batter announced it on a social media post on Wednesday. Imrul started playing Test cricket...
Assistant Chief of Bangladesh Navy Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa handing over a prize to the best male swimmer of the Max Group 33rd National Swimming, Diving and Waterpolo Championship 2024 at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in the...
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