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Another BSC ship catches fire in Ctg, one dies

Nazimuddin Shyamol | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 05: Just five days after an explosion on a ship, another oil tanker named 'MT Banglar Sourav' caught fire at the outer anchorage of Chittagong port, resulting in the death of a crew member. The accident occurred at...

Political parties focus on reforms before polls

FE Report | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

The political parties which took part in the dialogue with the Chief Adviser on Saturday expressed their views on the electoral roadmap.BNP prioritised announcement of an electoral roadmap as soon as possible after conducting key reforms but some other parties...

Plea to remove Summit Power from list of cos

FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

The Summit Power International Limited (SPIL) has made an urgent plea to the government to remove Summit Group from the list of companies in a recent notice of the taxman suspending transfer of share.Incorporated in Singapore, the SPIL made the...

Beleaguered Summit Group forfeits lucrative new LNG ventures

M AZIZUR RAHMAN | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

Beleaguered Summit Group forfeits two new lucrative ventures on building its second floating storage and re-gasification unit (FSRU) and supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) under long-term deals, said sources, citing interim government moves.A four-member committee constituted by the Energy...

Light rain likely today ,,,,

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Day...

Brigadier General Muhammad Zaheed Kamal officially takes over the charge of the Director General

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Brigadier General Muhammad Zaheed Kamal officially takes over the charge of the Director General (DG) of the Directorate of Fire Services and Civil Defence (DFSCD) from Brigadier General Md Main Uddin at the DFSCD conference room in the city on...

Drive against polythene bag manufacturers from Nov 01: Environment secretary

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change, Dr. Farhina Ahmed, has said the drive against manufacturers of polythene bags will start from November 01, reports UNB.To enforce this, a team will be formed comprising officials from the...

Army chief meets President--

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the on Saturday, reports UNB.During the meeting, General Waker-Uz-Zaman briefed the President on the overall activities of the Bangladesh Army, highlighting the force's...

Scopes to ensure labour rights narrowing down

2024-10-06 00:00:00

FE ReportScopes to ensure labour rights in Bangladesh have steadily been narrowing down despite the global placement that progress has been made in the country, trade union leaders observed at a workshop on Saturday. They said that there had been...

Heavy rainfall causes sufferings to city dwellers

2024-10-06 00:00:00

People in Dhaka city are struggling to cope with incessant rains in the past couple of days as water-logging created in many areas of the capital is causing untold sufferings, reports BSS. "Like past few days, Dhaka city witnessed heavy...

297 killed by lightning strikes in eight months

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Lightning-related casualties in Bangladesh have been steadily rising. In the last eight months (February-September) of this year alone, 297 people have died and 73 others have been injured due to lightning strikes across the country, reports UNB.Among the victims, 242...

AL leader Dablu placed on 5-day remand

2024-10-06 00:00:00

A Rajshahi court on Saturday placed Awami League (AL) leader Dablu Sarker on a 5-day remand over allegations of shooting at protesters during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement on August 05, reports BSS.Metropolitan Magistrate Court-1 Judge Faisal Tarek passed the order...

15 injured in BNP factional clash in Khulna; 4 expelled

2024-10-06 00:00:00

KHULNA, Oct 5 (UNB): Clashes between two local factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) over a gathering in Khulna city on Friday night left at least 15 people injured.Witnesses and party leaders said BNP had organised the gathering at...

Sultan Mansur sent to jail

2024-10-06 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Saturday sent former DUCSU VP and lawmaker Sultan Mohammad Mansur Ahmed to jail in a case lodged over the murder of Jubo Dal leader Shamim Mollah, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sharifur Rahman passed the order as...

Jamaat pins on reforms in dialogue with advisers

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Jamaat-e-Islam Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called upon the interim government for working on some basic issues alongside bringing reforms to the state mechanism to pave the right way of governing the country, reports BSS."We're taking part in the dialogue...

EXIM Bank Holds Quarterly Business Conference

2024-10-06 00:00:00

EXIM Bank Holds Quarterly Business Conference EXIM Bank held Quarterly Business Development Conference 2024 on Saturday. Chairman of the Bank Md. Nazrul Islam Swapan was present as the chief guest while Managing Director and CEO Mohammad Feroz Hossain presided over...

EBL launches Women Payroll Suite

2024-10-06 00:00:00

EBL launches Women Payroll Suite Eastern Bank PLC (EBL) has launched EBL Women Payroll Suite exclusively for women professionals. The product first of its kind in Bangladesh was formally launched at EBL Head office in the city's Gulshan area recently....

BSEC to meet representatives of 14 cos today

FE REPORT | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

The securities regulator will hold a meeting with the representatives of 14 listed companies today to discuss the disbursement status of dividends declared by them. These companies have failed to pay dividends in time.Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has...

Central Pharma misleads investors by concealing true financial status

MOHAMMAD MUFAZZAL | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

The Central Pharmaceuticals has misled regulators and investors in various ways, including providing inaccurate information about its financial status, according to an inspection by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). The loss-making company's manipulated financial statements concealed significant discrepancies in operations,...

JAHIRUL ISLAM REELECTED CHAIRMAN OF POPULAR LIFE INSURANCE

2024-10-06 00:00:00

JAHIRUL ISLAM REELECTED CHAIRMAN OF POPULAR LIFE INSURANCEPopular Life Insurance Company Ltd Managing Director & CEO and President of Bangladesh Insurance Forum B M Yusuf Ali welcomed Mohammad Jahirul Islam with a bouquet, after being reelected as Company Chairman in...

Khorshed Alam President of BCCCI

2024-10-06 00:00:00

  Mohd Khorshed Alam Mohd Khorshed Alam has taken over as President of BCCCI, says a press release. Mohd Khorshed Alam, Chairman of Little Group & Managing Director of Intimate International Ltd, took the charge as president of the Bangladesh China...

Islami Bank holds Executive Development Program (EDP)

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Islami Bank holds Executive Development Program (EDP)Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA) organised an Executive Development Programme on "How to Boost Islamic Banking & Finance in Bangladesh" through a virtual platform recently. M. Kabir Hassan, Professor, University of New...

Walton to attend Canton Fair in China for 4th time

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Global electronics brand Walton is attending the 'China Import and Export Fair', commonly known as Canton Fair, one of the world's largest trade shows, for the fourth time, says the company in a statement. Walton will display its latest technology...

Businesses urge steps on law and order

FE Report | 2024-10-06 00:00:00

Business leaders on Saturday expressed concern over the country's law and order situation that, they observed, has not improved to a satisfactory level despite ongoing efforts, leaving businesses under pressure.They urged the government to hold talks with the business community...

Local AL leader's body recovered from Munshiganj pond

2024-10-06 00:00:00

MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 4 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a local Awami League leader from a pond in Munshiganj's Sreenagar Upazila on Friday.Md Yasin Munshi, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sreenagar Police Station, said they recovered the body of Shahjahan Sheikh, 60,...

Public sufferings acute as downpour deluges Chandpur and Kurigram

2024-10-06 00:00:00

People of Chandpur and Kurigram districts suffered severely as heavy rainfall continued the districts in the past 24 hours, report agencies.In Chandpur, heavy and torrential rains since Friday morning have inundated the main roads and lanes in Chandpur town, causing...

Seven special trains to run on Dhaka-Cox's Bazar route during Durga puja

2024-10-06 00:00:00

OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Oct 05: Railway authorities have decided to run seven special passenger trains on the Dhaka-Chittagong-Cox's Bazar route during Durga Puja holiday. These trains will be operated from October 10 to 13 as Railway authorities have already published...

SHOWKAT AZIZ ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PURBACHAL CLUB

2024-10-06 00:00:00

SHOWKAT AZIZ ELECTED PRESIDENT OF PURBACHAL CLUBShowkat Aziz Russell, Chairman and Managing Director of Amber Group, and President of Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), was elected as President of Purbachal Club Limited on Friday. Outgoing acting president Mozaharul Haque Shahid...

Smart Tech adjudged best performer in Dell South Asia Partner Summit 2024

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Smart Technologies (BD) Ltd., a leading organisation in the ICT solutions landscape of Bangladesh, has been honoured as the best performer in data center solution, storage at the Dell South Asia Partner Summit 2024. The event held at The Athene...

Teesta master plan still at policy making stage, says BWDB DG

2024-10-06 00:00:00

Kurigram, Oct 4 (UNB)-- The implementation of the Teesta master plan is still at the policy-making stage, according to Engineer Muhammad Amirul Haq Bhuiya, Director General of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB).Speaking to reporters, the DG noted that the...